BAJA BOUND: NOTES FROM THE JOURNAL

18th/19th March: I’m quite sure that guy the other day told me the Mazatlan to La Paz ferry was one of the most comfortable boat rides he’d ever taken…nice quiet cabin, good food, new boat. So how come I’ve crawled into this 1930s playhouse, with its greasy chairs ripped from a Pullman coach, the roof panels […]

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South South Dakota

One thing we were quick to notice after arriving in town was the suspicious number of South Dakota license plates. You could easily walk around town and maybe half of all the vehicles would be sporting The Mount Rushmore State‘s placas. Now that winter and the busy season is coming, those cars now mingle with […]

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Gecko Poop, Inc.

We shared our casita with a variety of little creatures. We had a snake. We had scorpions. Two mice (that we could catch). Roaches, crickets, and lot’s and lots of other bugs. We could have done without most of these, but we liked the geckos. They make a loud kissing/screeching sound at night and will […]

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Last Day of School

In Mexico, I went to a school (it was in Spanish). We did a lot of math (like 2 hours of math every day).  Every Friday, we had art (well that was what they said, we never actually did art). On Wednesday, we had P.E. They took us to a basketball stadium to play soccer […]

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Cabalgatas

Postponed by the hurricane, and a few hundred caballeros short – we still went out to watch the cowboys come into town. It really is a beautiful event, even more so in a community so deeply affected by Hurricane Odile. Keep calm, carry on. There are usually demonstrations of trick riding, dancing horses, roping, forging, […]

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Todos Santos, Baja California Sur

The bottom of the Baja Peninsula is filled with touristy towns and gringos. Places like Todos Santos (All Saints) and the Cabos (aka Los Cabos, Cabo San Lucas, San Juan del Cabo, etc.) are really popular vacation spots.  The beaches… Read More ›

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