Blogs from Loreto, Baja California Sur, Mexico, North America
Breakdown and Salvation
Published: December 27th 2011North America » Mexico » Baja California Sur » Loreto
December 27th 2011
Sorry n advance if my typing is bad, this keyboard is quite sticky. So we are in Constitución now, not Loreto. Its a town inland a little south on the 1 freeway. After the day in Mulegé we decided to mov on South because the wind wasnt picking up. We drove down to Loreto, taking pictures the whole way. When we arrivd in Loreto, we found a hotel with a room right across from the oldest Mission on Baja (way cool!). We went to Christmas mass at 11am, then took a while to walk around and eat lunch. We spent the afternoon reading and then went to dinner and bed. The next morning we headed onward (Loreto didnt hold much excitment for us) and passed through constitución to Punta San Carlos. There were some pretty amazing ... read more
Bahia Conceptcion to Loreto
Published: February 23rd 2011North America » Mexico » Baja California Sur » Loreto
February 18th 2011
We woke up to a fight outside! Yes, two sea gulls were loudly arguing over what is still unknown. A stone would have made a massive difference (I do like animals, I swear) to balance the power. Now that we were awake, we slowly put our clothes on and went into Mulege for breakfast. We drove to Patty's place, also known as Rice & Beans. She was great! The restaurant had 4 tables that were in a living room and the kitchen was the same as you would find in any home. This was really a home cooked meal. The coffee was top quality and the juice was freshly squeezed. I had an Avocado and Cheese omelet and Cris had the Chilaquiles. The food came with potatoes, frijoles and tortillas. After gorging ourselves with all this ... read more
February 18th 2011
Up early and straight to the town center. First thing was to get coffee, so we found a café, the previous night, and decide to walk there to get something to drink and use the free WiFi. We got to the cafe and it was closed. So we went for a stroll and snapped a few photos around the center. We then walked back to the coffee shop, and to our surprise, and it was open. We sat inside, drank our coffee and planned our next stop in La Paz. Cris did not research any hotels or camping sites, which I reminded her of, so we had to do some quick last minute planning. I found a hostel for $25 a night called La Paz Backpacker's Inn and we set off back onto the Highway ... read more
June 7th 2010
Baha North North, Well Ansa and ECHO are finally far enough away from La Paz to say we really left this time. We've been wandering our way North to get to the "top" of the Sea of Cortez. At least higher than the hurricanes go. The first day we got to Partida, nice but we have been there before. The second day we got to Isla San Francisco. This is a nice island in the Marine park. The wind here blows all the time so we only stayed a day to explore. We found a salt pond on the other side of the sand dune and I collected about about a pound. It's really good sea salt and scoops up like someone dumped a truck load of morton salt. White, pure, and small grained. Thirsty bees ... read more
Pelicans and snowbirds
Published: January 23rd 2010North America » Mexico » Baja California Sur » Loreto
January 22nd 2010
The pelicans seem to own the harbor. Hundreds of them. It's a wildlife moment, they circle close then dive straight in, wing folded back, egrets and comorants all around. Really close. In fact the commorants and the pelicans are pretty much adapted to folks walking right next to where they roost. The boat owners must spend a lot of time grinding their teeth over the pelicans, their boats look like guano collection boxes. The one nice boat that came into the harbor while I was there was immediately put on a trailer and hauled away. Out past the harbor flocks of boobies gather and do their aerial dives. Many of the moored boats looked like fishing boats. Alaskan license plates, Oregon, Texas, California. Motor homes galore from north of the border. It´s a bit of a ... read more
October 12th 2009
After a busy few months a well earned break in the quiet little town of Loreto, Mexico - enjoyed 6 days of relaxing and reading at the pool and 1 day of diving (oh and lots of eating too!)... read more
July 2nd 2009
A nice morning of walking in Loreto, and Emilea says goodbye to Patricia and Mike. Emilea will be staying for another week taking care of Patrick's dogs and enjoying some more time in Mexico. Four more dogs are leaving today: Queso, Guapo and one new dog are going with Patricia. Jose is going with Mike.... read more
July 1st 2009
One more day of fun. Sea kayaks were lent to us by Alejandro and we spent several hours paddling along the waterfront and South of town. A stop at an isolated beach allowed some cooling off in the sea water as we watched some manta rays leap into the air. After a late lunch we decided to try the road up to the Mission at San Javier. The road is paved for about 10 of the 30 kilometers. About halfway up the dirt road we blew a tire :( The tire was changed in the middle of the desert and we headed back to town for cervesas at the Giggling dolphin. The Mission will have to wait for another trip. ... read more
June 30th 2009
If three people are enough to have fun, it's also enough to run a mini-clinic. Dr. Mike, Emilea and Patricia volunteered one more day at Animalandia to finish a few surgeries that couldn't be done last week for various reasons. 6 spays and 3 neuters were done today. In addition to the surgeries that were planned, our new friend Jose got neutered. He will be moving to Washington with Dr. Mike. Choco is doing very well today, energetic, playing with other dogs and loving attention. He was neutered today so he can return home to his family. A couple of dogs were brought from 2 hours away for evaluation. One had a limb deformity, but is doing well and needs no treatment right now. The other had a problem with his left eye caused by a ... read more
June 29th 2009
Three people remain: Patricia, Emilea and Dr. Mike. The original plan for sea kayaking today was delayed by a morning storm that churned up the waters in the Sea of Cortez. The day turned into a day of sampling the foods in the area and playing with the dogs. We explored a great deal of Loreto and ate at several restaurants, did a little shopping and visited some of the locals. In the evening Emilea returned to Patrick's house to care for his dogs; she is house sitting for Patrick while he is in LA. Patricia and Dr. Mike decided to go have a drink at the Giggling Dolphin. On the way to the Giggling Dolphin, we picked up a new guest. A little terrier was playing too close to the street and was caught by ... read more
