{"id":8004,"date":"2024-02-04T04:50:00","date_gmt":"2024-02-04T11:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/twohappycampers.com\/?p=8004"},"modified":"2024-04-22T17:31:46","modified_gmt":"2024-04-22T23:31:46","slug":"winter-in-baja-day-35-thieves-in-the-night","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/twohappycampers.com\/winter-in-baja-day-35-thieves-in-the-night\/","title":{"rendered":"Winter in Baja Day 35: Thieves in the night"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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

Apparently we weren\u2019t alone last night.  Ellie\u2019s missing dog food container and paw prints surrounding the area indicate thieves in the form of raccoons. We\u2019re so focused on sea life when we\u2019re at the beach, it\u2019s easy to forget about the land-based creatures whose habitat we\u2019re sharing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mark and I are in a cooking kind of mood today and make three satisfying meals.  For lunch I make a chickpea\/egg salad which causes me to open a jar of pickles, a treat we brought from the states just for this occasion as pickles are nowhere to be found in Baja.  The flavors of something more American than the traditional Mexican food we\u2019ve been having is more noticeable and enjoyable than I\u2019d expected.  We quickly return to Mexican for dinner with tacos on the menu.  Now that Mark is making corn tortillas from scratch I\u2019m going to be requesting taco night on a regular basis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The magnetism of connectivity is strong today and I find myself compulsively picking up my phone. The more I pick it up, the more removed I become from my surroundings and subsequently more anxious.  My chest tightens as the day goes on, my thoughts race in circles, and I finally realize it\u2019s because I\u2019ve been too connected.  Having Starlink (a constant internet connection anywhere) is a blessing and a curse.  I decide tomorrow will be a fully offline day, something I take great pleasure in from time to time but too easily forget just how enjoyable that can be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After a joint taco night with our friends, we gather around a fire to close out the evening.  We come to the easy conclusion that we\u2019ll stay one more day because we\u2019re all lucky enough to have nowhere to be.  Not to mention, the forecast looks amazing and it\u2019s an unspoken rule of ours to never drive on a perfect weather day. That\u2019s what windy days are for. <\/p>\n\n\n