Wind, sand, salt, and sun had begun to take its toll on me last week. The desire to go home growing stronger by the day. Then we got here, to this remote mountain ranch, four days ago, and since then my spirit has been completely recharged. Sharing meals and conversations with fellow travelers has been both comforting and rejuvenating. There’s nothing quite like parking a few feet from a...
There’s a common theme among the travelers here at Rancho San Dionisio. In the mornings everyone tends to gather in the outdoor kitchen for coffee and breakfast and ask one another about their upcoming travel plans. Are you leaving today? Where are you headed? And everyone seems to have the same answer. “Well, we thought we were leaving today but we’re not sure why. I think we’ll stay...
The silence experienced overnight here at Rancho San Dionisio was complete bliss. And waking up to cool, crisp mountain air just as good. Clarence & Isabel, the hosts of the ranch, have created a one of a kind experience for us travelers. The heart of the property is the outdoor community kitchen where I find most everyone gathered around hot coffee and freshly baked cookies this...
Our drive today takes us through the bustling city of San Jose del Cabo and with that, we’ve made it as far south as we can go. Before continuing on to our destination, 90 minutes to the north, we scope out restaurant options on google and decide to try out a spot that looks like it will be a good shot at getting some authentic Mexican food. Rosalita & Antonio welcome us in to their...
Are we staying or are we leaving was the first question of the day. Ultimately we decided that our desire to not do any driving today outweighed our disinterest in this spot. Sometimes that’s how it is, you may not necessarily be stoked on the campsite but taking a day to stop and tend to other things besides driving is needed. I did a lot of cooking and cleaning while Mark did a lot of working...
Today was a throwback to our rookie days when the draw to see what’s just around the next bend time and time and time again overpowered our decision-making skills to just pick a spot and stop already. The East Cape of Baja is outlined by a long, bumpy dirt road with endless places to camp on the beach. So today was one of those days when we said over and over again “we could camp there” but...
We packed up and made our way through the hectic city streets of La Paz this morning and continued our journey south. Though we made stops at LaVentana and Ensenada de Muertos, we were in a driving kind of mood and continued on down the road to Los Barriles. We’ve arrived late in the afternoon to the same beach spot we stayed at last year and shortly after walked down the beach to a...
Living and traveling in our truck camper is a lot of constant change. So dedicating 2/3rds of our day today to some semblance of a routine felt amazing. Yoga and meal prep and laundry were all rather cathartic for me today. Hopefully enough so that I can hold off the desire to go home a little longer. For dinner we tried out a little local joint in La Paz. The upside to finding local spots...
Today is our longest driving day so far. It’s a 4.5 hour trip south to reach La Paz, our next destination. We arrive at our campground of choice at 3pm and are happy to find spots available. We always try to arrive at our next spot between noon and 3pm as it’s late enough that people have packed up and left but soon enough that a new round of travelers haven’t yet arrived. Sure enough a half...
One night in Loreto was just enough. We were packed in tight among all the other campers inside the small, fully occupied campground. But starting the day with a hot shower and short walk to breakfast made it entirely worth it. We found an excellent little spot for breakfast called Dory Luz. Not long after our plates were served a woman stepped out of the kitchen and handed us two piping hot...
