Bahia de Concepcion // The first thing I noticed when I opened my eyes this morning was the silence, meaning the water was perfectly still. Make tea, coffee, hop aboard our paddleboard catamaran. No better way to welcome the sunrise on a day like today. We returned to camp a while later with plans to pack up and head to town for restocking before venturing in to the desert tomorrow. But the...
Bahia de Concepcion // I wake finally feeling like myself again, hopeful that Montezuma’s Revenge is behind me. On and off rain draws us in to our shared palapa where we enjoy a slow start to the day with Heather & Adam. As often does on Baja time, minutes turn to hours and we’ve not done much besides simply enjoying the serenity of the ocean and each other’s company. Come afternoon the...
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San Ignacio -> Bahia de Concepcion // We enjoy a slow morning before packing up and continuing our journey south. A two and a half hour drive along Highway 1 takes us to a beautiful white sand beach on Bahia de Concepcion. But not first without stopping at Mulege Brewing Company for pizza and beer. Good pizza, pizza of any kind for that matter, isn’t easy to come by in Baja so it’s a must...
San Ignacio // We decided to sit still one more day, this campground is too good not to. The only real downside is the hit our solar production is taking due to the towering palms we’re parked beneath. No problem, we’ll adjust. This means turning Starlink off when we’re not using the internet and making meals that use propane appliances rather than electric ones. After breakfast...
San Ignacio // I may be the only one in the campground that slept last night, or maybe the entire town for that matter. Though us travelers were actually trying to sleep, while the townspeople were not. Live music, amplified loud enough for the entire town to hear, began around 9pm and didn’t conclude until the wee hours of the morning, about 3:30am according to Mark and all the other...
Cactus Wonderland -> San Ignacio // We wake, go for a walk, and immediately decide to continue our drive south. The cold wind offering no appeal to stay put. All the way to Guerrero Negro the highway feels narrower, the drop-offs steeper, and the pot holes bigger than I remember. Unfortunately I’m usually an anxious passenger no matter what. Fortunately Mark is a great driver and unaffected by...
Around 4am I stepped outside to go to the bathroom and was startled by how close the waves were to the truck. It was pitch black out, thanks to the new moon and zero light pollution, but I could see the white foam atop crashing waves maybe 20’ from the truck. A rogue wave tossed enough water to come within inches of my feet, startling me in my half-asleep state. We’ve camped in this exact spot...
We woke in the California desert to sun and mild temps. With no reason to be in a hurry we went for a leisurely walk then made breakfast. Living in 80 square feet is easy when the weather is perfect. A short 20 minute drive took us to the border at Andrade, CA and Los Algodones, Mexico. Once again the panic of “have we remembered everything” set in as we quickly approached the point of no return...
It’s that time of year again! Time to head south… where the beaches, tacos, and adventure are in a never-ending supply. Starting tomorrow I’ll return to posting daily recaps of our travels throughout Baja. If you’d like to receive those posts straight to your inbox, be sure to sign up below! Type your email… Subscribe We can’t wait to start sharing the highs, lows...
