Baja Day 38: Punta Piedrita

One thing you can count on at gringo hot spots like Bahia de Concepcion are enterprising Mexicans. They’re exceptional at finding a need and filling it. If you need food, water, clothing, souvenirs, a car wash, they’ve got you covered. 

At 7:00 this morning Manuel was here to collect our nightly fee for camping on his beach. I have no idea how land ownership works around here but in certain areas such as this it’s as if a family claims a beach, offers a few services such as trash collection and a very rustic bathroom and in exchange collects a fee from campers that use the beach. Miguel takes our 200 pesos (about $10) and is on his way. 

Next up is a man selling produce, homemade banana bread, and Chile rellanos. We totally forget that negotiating is part of the culture and overpay for a loaf of banana bread and one Chile rellano. For that, I’m sure we can count on seeing this particular vendor again tomorrow. 

A few others come by with various offerings and we get accustomed to frequently saying “Buenos Dias” and “no gracias”. Everyone that comes by is friendly and not at all pushy. 

At sunset we walked over to the little restaurant on Playa Santispac for a few drinks. A live band started playing and I decided I’ve heard more of the Eagles music in the last month than the entirety of my life. That’s the second thing you can count on at gringo hot spots…70s soft rock. The Mexican people know their audience, mostly retirees from the US and Canada, and they keep the same playlist on rotation. 

We feel entirely out of place being the youngest people around by at least 20 years. The question is, if we’re in our 40s hanging out with a bunch of retirees on a beach in Mexico, are we not working hard enough or are we winning at life? Who knows what the future holds but in this very moment, I kind of feel like I’m winning.

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  • From our perspective, it great you are doing these things while young. We chose not to have children and had an extremely ‘spontaneous’ and adventurous lifestyle (traveling world wide and in a 4-wheel camper). Now that we are in our 70’s, we are finding some of those physical things are not so easy. Keep it up! Spontaneous travel has become much more difficult these days.

  • Really like your daily read’s. It’s a different insight than a 8 minute video. I like. Lucky y’all are to have a preview of how others are doing their retirement. Also you’re probably not experiencing the body’s aches and pains while doing the same thing. Enjoy the moment.

    R

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Hi!  We’re Mark & Michele, a couple of modern-day nomads perfecting the art of slow, perpetual travel.  Our tiny home on wheels and slow-paced travel style allows us maximum freedom at minimal expense.  This blog is where we share our travels as well as our insights in to this lifestyle that we absolutely love.  Thanks so much for being here.

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