Loreto Mexico on the Baja Peninsula January 24, 2026

Just going with the flow of this Loreto lifestyle means just going with the flow! As the winds picked up last evening , along came heavy rain all night. The rain stopped before sunrise but the wind did not. Because of that, the Marina was closed for the day. There would be no being out on the sea for me today so along with all other tourists who planned to be out there, we just went with the flow and found other ways to enjoy this piece of paradise.

If I could not be in or on the water, then I would be near it. That’s easy to do here.  Before leaving my home away from home this morning, I checked the live webcam for the sights and sounds by the sea. It was time to go down to the sea again. This was the view as I arrived!

It was windy! Weather was happening all around me but not over top of me. I will let the photographs tell the weather story.  The shore birds were plentiful and I spent tons of time snapping shots of them.  I met another birder from Ottawa who also had a tour cancelled for today.  He too was just going with the flow.

After birding and collecting seaglass, I headed to the Marina to see, that yes, it was closed.  The pangas were tied up when typically at this time of day they would all be out cruising.  These are a few of the dozens of pangas. The second one from the left was the one I was out on Wednesday for whale watching. 

Just going with the flow found me back at Plaza Juarez!  Being a Saturday it was bustling and probably more so with many more tourists just having to go with the flow today. There is so much to see along this stretch, I see new sights each time I am there.  

a shop at the right

golf tours promoted at the left door

a hotel in the heart of the plaza

note the portion of the vehicle at the left

police and military are plentiful

they are a noticeable strong presence 

a restaurant 

in its yard near the centre of the plaza

AI says:  The Camino Real de las Californias(or King's Highway) in Loreto is the historic 17th-century, 1,600-mile Spanish colonial missionary trail that began at the Misión de Nuestra Señora de Loreto, the "mother mission". It served as the primary supply, communication, and religious route connecting Baja California missions up to Alta California.

along the walkway through the plaza 

 

ice cream shop

I walked this eight kilometre route twice today.  I returned to walk it late afternoon but did not take photos that time. The winds remained strong. The forecast calls for calmer conditions tomorrow.  This is today’s seaglass collection.  I hope to have enough to create something once I return home.