Blogs from Loreto, Baja California Sur, Mexico, North America - page 3

continued..Unfortuntately it was still blowing and we hoped that tomorrow would prove to be more user friendly, but the clouds were ominous and for the 2nd day in a row cloudy and cool at night. When we were in Salt Lake City, we bought a mesh tent, and still had not christened it, so figured what better place than this. Jaime was all rocked up to sleep outside and rightly so, Sam not so much so-tends to be a little chicken sometimes, so I offerred my services-didn't take much.. Is there anything better than1) camping in a mesh tent, on a sand beach, on a warm night, on the Baja? 2) Camping with your two favourite people, and buddy Gracie in a mesh tent, on a sand beach, on a warm night in the Baja, 3)Not ... read more

What, pray tell, would I buy? There is nothing out here that is not free for the asking. Can you buy a sunrise? Is there a price to the exhilaration we feel from the thunderstorm that rages outside? Nature is the truest democracy, and not the richest man in the world is served a grander sunset than the beggar. Michael Furtman Buenas dias todos! As some of you might now, I'm still in Baja. It's a tough life. My seminar went great. I learned quite a bit. I am now a very comfortable kayaker in 90% of doable conditions, and I have the basics of both surfing and rolling. It was pretty dang fun too. One of my instructors was a guy named Matt who used to be a NOLS instructor but for the past ... read more

This week I have a few pictures of the St. Patrick's day party held in El Juncalito, hosted by Joe and Vicky "Cat House". It was a nice sunny afternoon. There were contests for best joke or limerick spoken with an Irish brougue, best irish jig, best irish song. There was a great assortment of appetizers. We had a cruise on Bagabundos over to Marquer, a bay on Carmen, to spread John"Gertrud"'s ashes on Sunday. ... read more

When the Spanish explorers arrived in 1533, this place was known as Concho, meaning "reddish mangrove". At that time, it was principally inhabited by the Pericu Indians, who provided for themselves by collecting fruit, hunting and fishing. With the arrival of the Jesuit missionaries, the Baja peninsula's first mission was established in 1697, making Loreto the Historic Capital of California and Baja California until 1777. The city is recognized for its enormous diversity of natural resources, pleasant climate, tourist infrastructure and well preserved colonial village atmosphere. These attributes have made this town one of the favorite destinations for cultural and recreational tourism here and abroad. Puerto Escondido. Just 28 kilometers (17 miles) south of Loreto (15 km/9.3 miles from Nopolo) lies the largest natural marina in Mexico. An entrance port to Loreto through the se... read more

Dogs, roosters, loudspeakers, music, gusting breezes, dust........BUT it is sunny! The rooster pen is just adjacent to this RV park. They do NOT stop! But hey, it IS, after all, Mexico ......... Today, Saturday, is market day in almost every city in Mexico. It is a fun thing to visit but this one is more for the locals. Clothing, much of it second hand, is for sale, as well as fruits, veggies, meat (unrefrigerated!!!), cheese and household goods, even some furniture. It was soooo windy that even some of the vendors were threatening to close shop. The dust was really bad. In fact after we got back, I was covered in a dust crust!!! LOL!!! Only the main roads are paved--well, if you can call it real pavement, and all the side streets are dust. After ... read more