Blogs from Baja California Sur, Mexico, North America
Trip to Cabo October 2010
Published: May 14th 2012North America » Mexico » Baja California Sur » Cabo San Lucas
May 14th 2012
If you are planning a trip to Cabo and have not decided what activities your vacation should include, you are in luck! Cabo and the area surrounding it offer a variety of great things to do and all are likely a short trip from your resort. Depending on the size of your group or to just give you some added flexibility, you may even want to consider renting a car during your visit. However you choose to get around Cabo, make sure you include time for these 5 fun things to do in Cabo! Located at the southern-most part of the Baja California Peninsula, Cabo has large desert areas and mountain terrain, both providing excellent opportunities for horseback riding. With several local equestrian centers, it is possible to take a horseback ride to experience breathtaking views ... read more
Cabo San Adventure!
Published: May 9th 2012North America » Mexico » Baja California Sur » Cabo San Lucas
May 9th 2012
After a rough 2011, for both Sarah and I, this year is one that we wanted to fill with adventure, laughter and fresh starts. We had already traveled throughout China, so even though we are both up for anything, our work schedules and hectic lives dictated only a short adventure. But it still managed to meet all our requirements. After a few suggestions/options, we narrowed it down to Cabo San Lucas in hopes of guaranteed good weather, gorgeous beaches and a possible chance to see Justin Bieber (to brag to my 6yr. old niece) and George Clooney (to brag to my 56yr (ish) old Mom)!! I have been to Mexico only once before, Cancun, and I do not know if it was that I was much younger, had longer, blonder hair, was considerable less travelled, or ... read more
When life give you waves, learn how to surf
Published: April 3rd 2012North America » Mexico » Baja California Sur » San Jose del Cabo
April 3rd 2012
Yet again, I'm slacking off in my writing. I know I've been back a week now, but the final edition of Mexico 2012 is better late than never. I hope you enjoy my rambling recollections. 3/24/12 How time flies by ever so fast. Sadly, tonight is the eve of my last full day in Mexico. I fly out on Monday, but Steph has to work so tomorrow is really the last time we’ll get to hang out until I come visit again. I suppose, my current life as a student requires that I leave this misconstrued “fantasy” world for the life of stress, work, and studying back in the States. I am most definitely proud of my country, but I am the first to admit we have our priorities in such a wrong place. Although I ... read more
Not all who wander are lost
Published: March 21st 2012North America » Mexico » Baja California Sur » San Jose del Cabo
March 21st 2012
Buenas noches! Sadly, it’s been entirely too long since my last entry. Looking back at the previous entries, I am reminded not only of the good and bad times abroad, but also of how thankful I am to document all of my adventures and mishaps along the journey. I write now from the cozy casita of my friend Steph in San Jose del Cabo, Mx. I flew into the southern tip of the Baja peninsula last Thursday, less than 24 hours after finishing my last exam and turning in the final paper of the quarter. This vacation was definitely in the “mandatory” category of my life. After a long, but unremarkable journey from home to Baja, I waited in Customs lines for well over an hour, praying that Steph’s boyfriend, Saul, hadn’t abandoned the airport pickup ... read more
La Paz for New Years
Published: January 1st 2012North America » Mexico » Baja California Sur » La Paz
January 1st 2012
So after coming up from Surf Camp Pescadero we returned to La Paz and saw our beautiful house (owned by Vista Properties, if anyone is interested). My aunt and her fiance Richard arrived that evening and we went out to dinner at the marina. The next day, we got up slowly and had second Christmas with tamales (YES to street food!) At around 3pm, we went into town and split up to look for dive shops and shop around a little (We found what looks like a good shop, called Dive Carey.) We reunited (after some negotiation with a malfunctioning card, and a beer to recover). After going home to change, we hit the malec'on and looked for a dinner spot. After dinner (and a rather potent margarita) I went to meet up with a couch ... read more
December 28th 2011
We are now in La Paz, our main destination for this trip. We stayed over in constitucion and headed out mid morning. The drive was uneventful, more desert. We rounded a hill and BAM! there was the bay and city! The city is rather large, but not incredibly spread out. Its VERY different from San Jose. Im glad it wasnt as touristy as I was anticipating, it still feels like a very real city. My mom is staying with her friend Noel tonight and I am at a hotel/hostel thing tonight. It feels good to get some space. I will probably walk the malecón a little later tonight and hopefully meet someone in the hotel. Tomorrow, Im driving down to the airport in Cabo by myself to pick up sophie and we are going to do ... read more
Breakdown and Salvation
Published: December 27th 2011North America » Mexico » Baja California Sur » LoretoDecember 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
Baja Mexico, days 1-5
Published: December 24th 2011North America » Mexico » Baja California Sur » MulegéDecember 24th 2011
Buenas tardes amigos! We are in Mulegé, Baja del Sur, Mexico currently! Let me catch you up on the activities of our last few days! Day 1: We crossed the border in Mexicali (directly south of Calimex) and drove west on the 2 highway to Cañon de Guadalupe. After a gruelling drive on a washboard road followed by an extremely rocky (boulder-y?) road we hit a small pool that we couldnt decide was safe to cross (it was night by that time...great). Just when we almost parked to camp alongside the road an old man called out to us from the top of the hill and said the water was safe to cross. To prove it, he drove across twice and led us up to his campsites in the canyon. We were too cold to get ... read more
Riding the Mazatlan Star
Published: December 19th 2011North America » Mexico » Baja California Sur » La Paz
December 6th 2011
Riding the Mazatlan Star Well folks, it's been a while since I put something on this blog. I spent the summer in the US and Canada visiting and returned to La paz in September. Interesting things are happening again, so I have something to write about. Red, my traveling companion, and I are taking a little land yacht excursion to the Mexico mainland. The first step in this trip is to take the ferry from La Paz to Mazatlan. The ferry ticket costs about $200 and is an overnight trip, leaving La Paz at 6 pm and arriving in Mazatlan at 10 am the next day. I arrived at the terminal too early so I stopped at a roadside stand just outside the gate for a cup of coffee and met a couple, Wendy and Patrick ... read more
October 13th 2011
Hello all you friends and BBYC'ers, I decided to put up a new blog entry even though I haven't really been doing anything really interesting. I went North this summer because I just couldn't stand the thought of another Mexican summer. I just don't do well in excessively hot weather. I wouldn't have made this entry except that some BBYC'ers (like Linda Fenn) said it would be good anyway. Brian, aka Michael, stayed in La Paz and toughed out the summer and watched over our boats. I left La Paz in early June and flew to Reno, Nevada where my best buddy, Larry picked me up at the airport, which is a two hour drive from his house. I stayed at Larry and Janet's house in Nevada for almost six weeks. That's a long time for ... read more
