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

POVERTYJETSET's SECOND SUPERBOWL SPECIAL EDITION BLOG EN VIVO FROM MEXICO! Just finished watching the New England Patriots most triumphant Superbowl LIII victory over the fraudulent Los Angeles Rams while hanging out in Guerrero Negro, Baja California, Mexico. Now for the blog... I didn't notice any jackrabbits swimming in their eponymous lagoon, Laguna de Ojo Liebre, in Southern Baja yesterday. But there were a lot of grey whales who winter around a few spots in Baja after their journey from Alaska. Arrived yesterday in Guerrero Negro a little before 8:00 after a semi-comfortable 10 hour bus journey from Ensenada. After grabbing a coffee I figured I would find a place to let me check in early, sleep the day away, and catch the ballena tour on Sunday... well before the Superbowl, of course. Anna, proprietress at Hotel ... read more

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, ... read more

Well after trying to sound optimistic in the last blog, we were relieved to arrive in Guerrero Negro after 5.5 hours on the bus. We were quite gutted that after half an hour on the bus leaving San Quintin we saw a lovely little town, El Rosario, that we almost stayed in instead. But that was before we learnt to research our destinations a bit better. San Quintin wasn´t terrible but it wasn´t great either. If we managed to avoid the one horse towns before it then San Quintin was a two horse town. Really just a big dust bowl/service town. Unfortunately with the distances we needed to cover it´s either the long haul on the bus or staying somewhere very basic. Our hotel had no hot water unfortunately and a ceiling fan that jumped around ... read more