{"id":7943,"date":"2024-01-29T04:16:00","date_gmt":"2024-01-29T11:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/twohappycampers.com\/?p=7943"},"modified":"2024-04-22T17:31:46","modified_gmt":"2024-04-22T23:31:46","slug":"winter-in-baja-day-29-living-like-locals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/twohappycampers.com\/winter-in-baja-day-29-living-like-locals\/","title":{"rendered":"Winter in Baja Day 29: Living like locals"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

La Paz \/\/<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This morning feels different than any other morning in Baja because we actually have somewhere to be.\u00a0 Appointments, reservations, itineraries\u2026none of those things are a part of our life this time of year, something I take great pleasure in and never take for granted.\u00a0 However, this morning Mark has a dentist appointment.\u00a0 Two years ago I had a good experience getting a root canal in Los Algodones and paid a fraction of the cost of dental services in the States.\u00a0 Ever since then we\u2019ve been intrigued by the idea of tending to some of our medical needs while in Mexico.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At 9:30 we head downtown to the malecon where the dentist\u2019s office is located with unobstructed views of the bay.\u00a0 While Mark is filling out intake paperwork he shows me a unique question \u201cWho is your favorite musician?\u201d.\u00a0 After the initial consultation Mark decides to proceed with getting some fillings.\u00a0 As the work gets underway, a remixed version of Jack Johnson with some heavy bass begins filling the entire office, loud enough I imagine the tenants on either side could sing along.\u00a0 I\u2019m sitting in the waiting room and almost laugh out loud.\u00a0 It was unlike anything I\u2019d ever experienced at any medical facility in the States and I was in to it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Two blocks from the dentist happened to be a restaurant we loved, Maria California, and serendipitously some friends we made last year in Baja were going to be in La Paz for a doctor\u2019s appointment of their own, so we met up for lunch.  Len & Brenda, a Canadian couple, are some of the coolest people we\u2019ve met in Mexico.  Their laid-back vibe and sense of adventure give them a magnetic quality and I\u2019ve loved each and every one of our handful of meet-ups.  We part ways promising to stay in touch and hoping to see each other again sooner than later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When we arrive back at camp, a truck we know and love is parked beside us.\u00a0 Josh, Darci & Hannah are here and I\u2019m stoked to be reuniting.\u00a0 We catch up on our separate adventures over the last week and hatch a plan for some collective adventuring starting tomorrow.\u00a0 It\u2019s been a productive stay in the city but oh how ready I am to get back to the wilderness.<\/p>\n\n\n