LA BUFADORA MEXICO 2015
 
            
              
            
            
          
              In the spring of 2015, fellow kayakers Doug Hamilton, Don Fleming and I went on a short trip to Ensenada in Baja California, Mexico to check out a popular kayaking area known as La Bufadora ("the snorter"), home to one of the largest blowholes in North America. We spent several days kayaking around the area while staying in a dorm room in a nearby villa, and camped one night on a local island. Conditions were great on most days, although on one day a 2-3 meter swell prevented us from taking a break on shore. This was my first experience in Baja, and offered a big contrast to paddling in northern Canada and Alaska.
LA BUFADORA SLIDESHOW
 
                  
                    
                La Bufadora on a smaller day
 
                  
                    
                 
                  
                    
                The beaches were nice for lunch breaks
 
                  
                    
                Caves, caves everywhere!
 
                  
                    
                 
                  
                    
                 
                  
                    
                 
                  
                    
                 
                  
                    
                 
                  
                    
                 
                  
                    
                 
                  
                    
                 
                  
                    
                 
                  
                    
                Island hiking required caution!
 
                  
                    
                Local fish farms abounded
 
                  
                    
                There was a local show at La Bufadora tourist venue, atop the blowhole.
 
                  
                    
                La Bufadora from the tourist overlook
 
                  
                    
                A big diamondback rattlesnake
 
                  
                    
                Vista from near the local villas