{"id":7983,"date":"2024-02-01T04:35:00","date_gmt":"2024-02-01T11:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/twohappycampers.com\/?p=7983"},"modified":"2024-04-22T17:31:46","modified_gmt":"2024-04-22T23:31:46","slug":"winter-in-baja-day-32-laying-low","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/twohappycampers.com\/winter-in-baja-day-32-laying-low\/","title":{"rendered":"Winter in Baja Day 32: Laying low"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Somewhere north of El Cardonal \/\/<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This morning I lay in bed reading until the sun comes up.\u00a0 A welcome change of pace from the last few days.\u00a0 Mark & I put in a few hours of work, eat some breakfast, and then the five of us set out on a walk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The road from camp weaves along the coastline, a few hundred feet above the shore, offering expansive views of the Sea of Cortez.\u00a0 Along the way we cross paths with a bike-packer named Eddy who left Los Angeles 2.5 months ago to ride the Baja Divide Trail.\u00a0 He has an energetic and positive demeanor despite having woken up this morning to all of his food having been stolen by raccoons.\u00a0 Hannah offers him some of her snacks, which he gratefully accepts, we chat briefly and then part ways.\u00a0 During the entire interaction I stare in awe at the small pouches attached to his bike that carry everything he needs for months of travel on two wheels.\u00a0 Sometimes I think we\u2019re living with little until I meet someone like Eddy.\u00a0 And I absolutely love that shift of perspective.\u00a0 Our tiny truck camper feels like a mansion when we return to camp.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The rest of the day is extremely mellow.  I fight the voices in my head telling me I should do this and I should do that and instead find a nice, warm rock to sit on and stare at the ocean.  If I want the sense of overwhelm I\u2019ve been feeling lately to dissipate I need more time to simply sit and take it all in.  Watching the waves crash against the rugged coastline is as mesmerizing as watching a campfire.  I take note of the fact that I never notice how alive the planet is until I\u2019m near water.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The nearby mountain is causing the sun to set on us by 4:30pm, not at all helping our internal clocks to keep us up until a reasonable hour.\u00a0 By 6:30 we\u2019ve all gone inside and by 8:30 lights are out.\u00a0 We\u2019re not even outside long enough to catch the stars.\u00a0 I guess we\u2019ll just have to wait and do that in the morning.<\/p>\n\n\n