Blogs from Guerrero Negro, Baja California Sur, Mexico, North America

Linda Steve and I have just returned from our week-long trans-peninsular road trip, meaning we crisscrossed the upper 2/3s of this wonderful spit of Baja several times. It is quite a bit longer (length-wise) than the state of Florida; miles of almost uninhabited desert with unfenced ranges and lonely ranches. As we drove farther southeast (and southwest) the landscape morphed into different plants in the mountainous terrain. We camped directly on Pacific beaches as well as beaches on the Sea of Cortez (Gulf of California). Since this has been an El Nino weather year the west coast has been getting a lot of rain. You may have heard about the January rainstorms that hit the fire-damaged hills around Los Angeles causing terrible floods. San Diego and the Baja coast got those big rains too, so we ... read more

Guerrero Negro to Bahia de Tortugas Date: ‘not sure, it was a week or so ago, and we are really starting to lose track of time - FINALLY!‘ We did go on a whale watching outing in a panga from Guerrero Negro. It was a little expensive, but so great to spend four hours on the water with the wind and sea spray kissing our faces. And we did see whales. None were breaching but they were impressive. It’s too bad all the pictures just look like big rough rocks in the water. I took a couple of teeny movies with my camera, they give a better sense, but just barely. We left Guerrero on the 24th of January, leaving early anticipating a long,100 km stretch of dirt road before the end of the day. There ... read more

February 16, 2007. Before leaving LaPaz we located a water purification plant and had the holding tank filled again. This seems to be the best way for us to keep pure water available. Loreto, our destination today, is considered to be the oldest continuously occupied town on the Baja, founded in 1697. After parking the Bothan at the Riveria del Mar, we took off on foot to explore the town. Our first stop was the Mission, then we browsed through shops, and eventually walked along the windy beach. We were on our way “home” when I turned to look for Bob. He was on the ground. One of the many potholes got him…an abrasion on the elbow and a hip that will be bruised tomorrow. So we iced the hip and cleaned the wound. It ... read more