It truly was a lifetime Top Ten adventure. All aspects went so well, the wonderful terrain, equipment, communication and travel support, but most importantly were the outstanding guides! And the fresh food and meal preparation was amazing! Jorge and Charo are such a wonderful team! We learned so much from them and they are such wonderful human beings. During the trip they made us feel completely comfortable and we knew they would lead our group (all over 60 yr) with such competence that we could truly relax. We felt they were our friends by the end of the trip.

Eight members of the Chesapeake Kayak Adventures paddling group from the Baltimore/Washington area arrived for 9 day (7 days of paddling) on January 17, 2015. We had an unbelievably awesome time with Paddling South and our guides Jorge and Antonio.

Before I started writing this review I read what others wrote. I noted that two out of the 33 existing reviews gave Paddling South a "terrible" rating while all of the others spoke in superlatives. The only way anyone could have possibly given this organization that kind of rating is if they have some extremely serious issues of their own.

Antonio, Jorge and "guide in training" Alfredo were all fantastic. They were personable and intelligent with an immense knowledge of all things in the area. They prepared incredibly delicious meals and worked very hard while shepherding our group of mostly intermediate paddlers around some of the islands and down the coast while catering lavishly to our every need.

Most people book a trip like this at least a few months in advance. As a result, I will suggest that on any trip like this you contact the person you booked the trip with a few days before you depart to make sure that they remember all of the goals and objectives discussed at the time you booked the trip. My not doing so did result in a few minor disappointments but nothing significant enough to take even a small part of one star away from my rating.

The wind did prevent us from paddling a couple days but there certainly are worse things than getting stranded on a beach in the Baja for a day or two. In our protected cove it was still possible to do things like snorkel and hike. It was our luck to get stranded on a beach with a geothermal "hot tub" to play in too.

I genuinely believe that it's impossible to have anything but a 5 star experience while paddling in Baja with Paddling South. If you are considering a kayaking trip to the area Paddling South should be one of your first considerations.