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Resorts and tequila bars are Baja California’s best-known attractions. But up the coast, the quiet waters of protected Loreto Bay hold almost 900 species of fish — and few tourists, at least for now.
With each paddle stroke, sea spray pelts my face like driving rain. In the past five minutes, I’ve barely moved along the limestone cliffs of the shore. My guide Terry Prichard — my partner in this two-man kayak — yells at the nearby boats, “Paddle back to shore!” We’ve taken too long a lunch break, and the wind has picked up: we’re fighting a strong headwind. But I don’t mind; the sky above is a sharp blue, and this morning three bottlenose dolphins passed close by our beachfront camp.
We’re heading for our campsite on a cactus-covered island in the Sea of Cortez… Details