The impossible journey? San diego to Cabo by Fishing Kayak
Posted on 20. Jul, 2010 by admin in Mexico
Dave Kalwick paddled south – solo- from San Diego Bay on Saturday July 17, sights set on a target so incredibly distant, some would say it verges on the impossible.
That destination is Cabo San Lucas, perched on the far end of Baja California, Mexico, nearly 1,100 long miles from Kalwick’s starting point. It isn’t the first time a kayaker has attempted this arduous route, but Kalwick is definitely forging a new path. He’s the first to try it with a fishing sit-on-top, in his case an Ocean Kayak Trident 15.
The Pacific side of the bony, desert Baja peninsula is no cushy coast. Once the San Diegan makes it south of El Rosario (roughly a sixth of the total distance), civilization will be limited to the odd fish camp. Kalwick will have to be incredibly resourceful and commited. Slaking his thirst could be the most difficult aspect of the epic journey. He will rely on a hand-operated water maker, possibly supplemented with a hand-made solar still and the kindness of strangers.
Food will be the least of the talented fisherman’s worries. These isolated waters are incredibly productive, a kayaker’s dream destination. Kalwick’s diet will include plenty of variation: yellowtail, white seabass, calico bass, halibut, rockfish, even tuna. Protein bars will offer an occaisonal change of pace.
