{"id":7772,"date":"2024-01-18T04:23:00","date_gmt":"2024-01-18T11:23:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/twohappycampers.com\/?p=7772"},"modified":"2024-04-22T17:32:08","modified_gmt":"2024-04-22T23:32:08","slug":"winter-in-baja-day-18-feliz-ano-nuevo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/twohappycampers.com\/winter-in-baja-day-18-feliz-ano-nuevo\/","title":{"rendered":"Winter in Baja Day 18: Feliz Ano Nuevo"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Adolfo Lopez Mateos \/\/<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I open the camper door this morning at 6am to a thick layer of fog that I can\u2019t yet see as much as I can feel.  It\u2019s dense and wet and chilly.  The first light of the morning reveals a moody scene, the mangroves barely visible and the water perfectly still.  As the fog lifts, a fog bow<\/a> takes shape, something I\u2019ve never seen before.  I\u2019m amazed by the number of firsts I have in Baja.  It\u2019s our third year here and they just keep happening, constantly reminding me how much I thrive on new experiences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The seven of us huddle inside the gazebo tent waiting for the sun\u2019s warmth to permeate the last of the fog.\u00a0 Once everything and everyone has warmed up, we all set out on the water.\u00a0 Mark & I on our electric paddleboard boat, Josh, Darci & Hannah on their inflatable kayak, and Heather & Adam on their packrafts.\u00a0 We\u2019re the only ones with a motor and Mark\u2019s idea to tow everyone around has us all too curious not to try.\u00a0 With some simple rigging, we become a hilarious gringo flotilla.\u00a0 I can only imagine what the passing fisherman thought of the scene before them.\u00a0 For a couple of hours we toured around the mangroves, everyone kicked back in their respective watercraft while our electric trolling motor did all the work.\u00a0 We\u2019re kind of a hilariously creative group and I\u2019m curious what we come up with next.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After lunch we hatch a plan for the next few days.  Assessing the weather and resource needs of the group helping us gauge our priorities.  The need for clean laundry is quickly climbing the list, though we\u2019re all willing to stretch it another couple of days.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hannah requests another movie night and so we ring in the new year with The Secret Life of Walter Mitty.\u00a0 While we didn\u2019t come close to staying up until midnight, around here 9pm is considered Baja Midnight and that\u2019s precisely when we wished each other a happy new year and said goodnight and goodbye to 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n