The Ferry Crossing

Victory over bureaucracy!  It took nearly three hours, but we finally had everything we needed to board the ferry.

Victory over bureaucracy! It took nearly three hours, but we finally had everything we needed to board the ferry.

Saturday January 11, 2014; La Paz, Baja California
We awoke with excitement bright and early in our room at the Hotel Marina. Today we were catching the ferry to cross the Sea of Cortes to Mainland Mexico. Today we were leaving familiar territory behind and venturing into the unknown.

When we were in La Paz prior to going to Los Barriles, we had driven out to the ferry terminal to scope out the whole process. It all looked pretty straight forward. The woman at the ticket counter told us that the ferry to Topolobampo left Monday through Saturday at 2:30 and that we should arrive three hours ahead.

We enjoyed a leisurely morning with breakfast and final showers, packed up and eagerly headed out to the docks. We pulled in promptly at 11:30, strolled up to the ticket counter to buy our tickets only to discover that the Saturday ferry did not leave at 2:30; it left at 11:00