{"id":8441,"date":"2024-03-11T04:27:00","date_gmt":"2024-03-11T10:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/twohappycampers.com\/?p=8441"},"modified":"2024-04-22T17:31:10","modified_gmt":"2024-04-22T23:31:10","slug":"winter-in-baja-day-76-powered-by-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/twohappycampers.com\/winter-in-baja-day-76-powered-by-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"Winter in Baja Day 76: Powered by the sun"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Las Animas \/\/<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A thick layer of grey clouds fills the sky this morning and subsequently drains us of enthusiasm for exploring.\u00a0 I hate that the lack of sun affects Mark and me so greatly but it\u2019s a fact nonetheless.\u00a0 We consider making it a driving day but it\u2019s my birthday and I\u2019d rather be on the beach in the company of good friends.\u00a0 The occasion causes me to reflect and regardless of the clouds, I spend the entire day in a state of gratitude for this life that I absolutely love.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Darci and I take refuge from the bees inside the gazebo tent and talk for hours about life.  The moment we see shadows cast in the sand we both spring upright and exit the tent.  The sun has come out.  Our mutual enthusiasm tells me that Darci is as solar-powered as I am.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I spot Mark on a paddleboard and decide to go join him.\u00a0 Our campsite is located on the end of a spit where a long, winding channel fills and empties with the incoming and outgoing tide.\u00a0 High tide has just passed and the channel is full so we paddle as far as we can go.\u00a0 At most, the water is 12\u201d deep, on average about 5\u201d, and it changes by the minute.\u00a0 It\u2019s a fun lazy paddle with beautiful mountains rising to our left and jagged foothills to our right.\u00a0 With the water on its way out of the channel, our return trip becomes a game of trying not to get stuck in the shallows.\u00a0 At times we plant one foot on the channel floor and push ourselves forward as though we\u2019re on skateboards.\u00a0 Finally we remove our fins and let the water simply take us where it wants.\u00a0 We\u2019re soaked, happy, and hungry by the time we return to camp.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Prepping dinner takes twice as long as it should thanks to the sunset.\u00a0 For what feels like an hour or more the sky puts on a glorious show.\u00a0 It glows in all shades of yellow, orange, and pink, and none of us can take our eyes off of it.\u00a0 In this moment the level of contentedness is high.\u00a0 And with that, the desire to leave tomorrow is fading.\u00a0 We go to bed deciding that we\u2019ll leave it up to the sun.<\/p>\n\n\n