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Published: May 26th 2009
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Guerrero Negro

430 kms between San Quintin & Guerrero Negro. Half way to La Paz.

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Millions of wild cactus as tall as 30 ft on a backdrop of mountains as high as the Rockies!
Very impressive the Baja! Not only by its sheer size. The variety of landscapes, often breathtaking, is simply amazing. 90% wild and protected (well, except from the Mexicans irresistible need to litter), we have been privileged to witness the wonderful gifts that nature and time have created.

Un resto super le midi dans le milieu du desert. Brunch pour la 1ere fois. On a skippe le lunch et on ne s'en porte que mieux! Les bikes, ca fait pas faire beaucoup d'exercice... On s'est fait brasser un peu sur une partie de la route; l'asphalte etait maganne a cause du gel sans doute...

On a traverse 4 barrages militaires qui controlent les envois possibles de drogue vers les USA. C'est du serieux! Blindes avec heavy duty mitraillette sur le dessus. Ca ralenti le traffic direction nord, pas du tout direction sud...

We think of you all!
On pense a vous tous!

You understand we are doing this trip on your behalf right?
Vous comprenez qu'on fait cette expedition en votre nom n'est-ce-pas?





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Kilometers (really) of hot houses!Kilometers (really) of hot houses!
Kilometers (really) of hot houses!

We do use Mexican labour in Canada for our crops but not as much as Mexico does...
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Montagnes et vallees

Des montagnes aussi impressionantes que les Rocheuses!
"El Sacrificio" resto"El Sacrificio" resto
"El Sacrificio" resto

Un minuscule resto familial in the middle of the desert! Excellent brunch prepared by the mom & her daughter. No parlar engles here!
Change of timeChange of time
Change of time

Au beau milieu de la peninsule, latitude 28, l'heure change. Back an hour in Guerrero Negro, the minute we cross "paralelo 28".
Mountain with a hat!Mountain with a hat!
Mountain with a hat!

Unusual shapes of mountains everywhere!
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Plateaux

At some point, we are surrounded by mountains that lost their peak: volcano country!
Water hole of the day!Water hole of the day!
Water hole of the day!

Andre a deniche ce "petit bar typique". Il a perdu sa job de "denicheur de petit bar typique"...
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Mexican desert

Dressed like we did 5,000 kms ago. Cold (50F) in the morning, the Baja warms up to about 75F at mid-day. On a du remettre le cuir: c'est "fret" en "kiss" le desert le matin!
Cactus... again!Cactus... again!
Cactus... again!

All shapes & sizes! Des cactus de toutes les formes, petits, moyens, grands et XXXL...
Pet me! Please!Pet me! Please!
Pet me! Please!

Une petite caresse svp? I tried this position myself, unsuccesfully...
Water hole # 16Water hole # 16
Water hole # 16

The smell outside is nice!
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Water hole # 16

The smell inside is not nice!
Tecate stands for cold beer!Tecate stands for cold beer!
Tecate stands for cold beer!

Tecate est une marque de biere tres en promo au Mexique. Plus facile a prononcer que "Coors Light"...
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Barrage militaire

The army is checking drug trafficking closely on the #1. Bob took this picture from far... We crossed 4 check points so far.


26th May 2009

Thank you
Greetings - I always understood that you were doing this trip for me, and I thank you for taking such a heavy burden off my hands. That's one less thing I will have to do. LOL.
26th May 2009

the weather looks nice... have you crossed any bad weather? What kinds of drug searches did the military do? Did they go thorugh all of your stuff? Did they take all of your booze? thatd be a shame! Did you bring enough scotch? How are the baby bottles doing? gone yet?
26th May 2009

la Paz
Salut Francois J'imagine le coucher de soleil et la chaleur quand vous serez a la Paz. Tu pourrais le photographié? Chanceux!!! Bonne route et soyez prudent!! Hélène

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