(October 19 – written by Dave) Today was water under the bridge.  Or should I say that we saw water under the bridge for the first time in Mexico.  There are almost no permanent rivers in Baja but they have a lot of bridges.  I guess that during hurricane season, they get some real gully … Continue reading Water under the bridge –Santa Rosalia to Mulege (68k/7744k)

(October 18 – written by Dave) Today we reached the Sea of Cortez.  Or at least that’s what I grew up knowing it as.  It turns out to have many names, such as the Gulf of California, the Sea of Cortés or the Vermilion Sea.  And to make matters more confusing, it is locally known … Continue reading Sea of Cortez –San Ignacio to Santa Rosalia (77k/7676k)

(October 17 – written by Dave) Yesterday’s heat meant an early start today.  After brekkie in the room, we were on the road at 7:30 and rest of the other riders were not too far behind us.  While we didn’t love yesterday’s heat, the later risers in our little band of riders really got hit.  … Continue reading Early ride –Vizcaino to San Ignacio (74k/7598k)

(October 16 – written by Dave) We created a new LWOP rule today.  For years we’ve had the “Wet feet rule” – that is, if your feet are wet at the end of the day, you don’t have to camp, you can get a hotel room.  Today’s new rule is called the “Over 100 rule” … Continue reading New rule day –Guerro Negro to Vizcaino (81k/7524k)

(October 14 – written by Nancy) A few good hours of sleep (or maybe 15) does the body good.  After sleeping most of the afternoon and then all night I felt much better this morning.  I was able to keep liquids down late yesterday, and managed to drink some miso soup that we have been … Continue reading On the road again – Nuevo Rosarito to Guerro Negro (81k/7444k)

(October 13– written by Dave) We had planned another 75 mile day to complete the “desert crossing” – (we had heard that the 230 miles from El Rosario to Guerrero Negro were called this).  But our day was cut short when Nancy woke today with a little tummy bug.  We’re not sure what caused it … Continue reading Short day –Punta Prieta to El Nuevo Rosarito (40k/7363k)

(October 12– written by Nancy) Another long day today, but another good one through some great desert scenery.  . Our room at the Mission Hotel Catavina was very nice and I think we all slept well.  We ate breakfast in the hotel restaurant – very good pancakes and eggs to get us off on the … Continue reading Through the cactus forest –Catavina to Punta Prieta (119k/7323k)

(October 11– written by Dave) We had a great day today, a very hard, long day, but a really good one.  I’m going to keep this brief and let the photos do the talking – mostly. We left the hotel with Frederik at 7AM.  We had debated taking a day off in El Rosario because … Continue reading Saguaro Day –El Rosario to Catavina (124k/7203k)

(October 10 – written by Nancy) We had a good sleep in the relatively up-market Hotel Villa de San Quintin.  It’s far enough off the road that we weren’t bothered by the traffic noise – always something to consider when looking at places to sleep along the Transpeninsular, as Highway 1 is formally known.  So … Continue reading Finding Baja – San Quintin to El Rosario (65k/7079k)

(October 9– written by Dave) Back to the rough roads today – poor road surfaces, narrow shoulders and too much traffic – but we survived and are getting nearer to the end of the “bad parts”.  We’ve heard from several sources that south of here, mostly the traffic dies down.  We had a lot of … Continue reading Rough roads –Punta Colonet to San Quintin (61k/7015k)