Blogs from La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico, North America - page 7

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This Mexico thing is hilarious. I wanted to disprove the stereotype but absolutely can't. I'm sitting in La Paz after spending the night on the ferry from the mainland. First I have to say, that right now I'm sitting outside the terminal in an enclosed area with the kids -Jaime hunched over with her blanket , a chicken soup for the whatever book, sitting on a foamy wondering how long we'll be here. We are not allowed to leave until somebody picks up up..Sam is fighting with the vending maching to get a couple of cokes-breakfast of champions, and Joe is nowhere to be found. There are a billion, approximately, people waiting and nobody speaks English, and I just feel rude because I'm so inept at Spanish, even though I am trying.. Heres how the ferry ... read more

Today we got on the highway and headed to the Pacific side of the peninsula, to the small artist town of Todos Santos. The drive from La Paz is pretty short, less than an hour. The desert scenery on the way is spectacular. There is a small river going through town so it is much more lush than the desert surroundings. We drove down a long dirt track to where it ended at the beach. No one here except a few folks enjoying the stunning seascape. The water here is too dangerous for swimming, so most people head south to the very popular los cerritos beach. Before doing so, we stopped at a very popular taco stand on the way out of town that was recommended by a local expatriate. Excellent place, and the roasted peppers ... read more

Arrived in Baja around 2:00 PM, a little over an hour late. We came in on the NW flight out of Minneapolis. Customs was somewhat chaotic with a plane load or two ahead of us waiting to be processed. There are two lines of luggage screening, and it takes awhile to get out of there. Bob flew on American Airlines and arrived early so picked us up with the Avis rental van. Hit the highway and pointed north to La Paz. It feels good to be back in Mexico, and this part of Mexico is a stunning mountain/desert terrain. The highway is nice, though there are no shoulders and people drive anywhere from 40 to 80 mph. Meeting semis that hog the road are also somewhat of a thrill! We are headed for the diving resort ... read more

Trev and Liz After taunting Mexico in our last blog, the country became so cross that it gave us a big dose of humility. When we went to get our ferry tickets on Tuesday to leave on Wednesday we learned that the next ferry we could take would not leave until Friday and that it, in fact, would take 18 hours. We decided that flying is the wave of the future and hopped a flight from La Paz to Guadalajara. La Paz is a cool little beach town that seems to be centered around the local Applebees (pictured). We had a couple of hours after our bus ride so we decided to grab some food at La Fondas. We were just kindof TO'd that they didnt give us full meal pics yet. Even though we were ... read more