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Loreto

May 18, 2013

Loreto has a fair amount of tourist traffic, but there isn’t a protected anchorage there. It’s basically open roadstead anchoring with protection only from due west. So, we stopped in for the day for some provisioning.

Logbook – May 18, 2013 (Puerto Ballandra to Loreto to Isla Coronados)

Passage Log Highlights

    • 0835 Depart Puerto Ballandra
    • 1105 Arrive Loreto

Daily Notes

    • Day trip to Loreto
    • Ran watermaker for 3 hours
    • Lunch @ Cafe Ole in Loreto, bought a directional wifi antenna.  Ferre Mar.  Groceries.

(Edit: That directional antenna was a blessing and a curse!  We could pick up wifi signals from shore, but as Exodus moved around the anchor we were constantly having to repoint it.  Why didn’t we just get data plans???)

Ballandra to Coronados
We departed Puerto Ballandra at 0835 and arrived at Isla Corondados at 1850 after a 6 hour 25 minute stop at Loreto for major provisioning.
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There is a small harbor for the fishing pangas
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View of the lighthouse behind the harbor
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The pier at Loreto
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Don’t they look ready for provisioning?
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It’s no La Paz Malecon, but it’s nice, nonetheless
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A nice shady walk street to the grocery store
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Loreto does boast the oldest California mission 

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