(October 8– written by Dave) Today was a better day.  We only had one dusty, ride through town section - in San Vincente.  The roads were quieter – being Sunday and further from Ensenada.  In this part of Highway 1, the shoulders are fairly predictable.  When the route goes through or over a mountain, and … Continue reading Baja progress –Santo Tomas to Punta Colonet (81k/6953k)

(October 7 – written by Dave) First a comment about dirt road shoulders and dust.  Well, not just dust but burning trash, rotisseries BBQing chickens and truck fumes – and did I bring up the cars?  Not just cars but the smoking, what oil leak, who needs a gasket anyway, yes my plates are expired, … Continue reading Dust in the wind –Ensenada to Santo Tomas (45k/6873k)

(October 6 – written by Dave) We had a relaxing day here in Ensenada – a quick internet search told us that there was a highly rated Mexican brekkie joint just around the corner from our house – how could we refuse.  And the beach is only 4 blocks away – again, how could we … Continue reading Rest day in Ensenada

(October 5 – written by Dave) We’ve made it back to the coast.  We are on the Pacific, just like we were up in San Diego and LA.  We had the little swing inland to cross into Mexico at what was supposed to be a quieter border.  We are happy with our choice having seen … Continue reading Back to the Ocean… – Guadalupe to Ensenada (44k/6827k)

(October 4 – written by Dave) Today we started our Spanish lessons, one road sign at a time.  We like Spanish road signs better than say, Thai or Greek road signs.  We may not know what all the words mean but at least we know the letters and can sound out the words.  We can … Continue reading Learning Spanish… – Tecate Mexico to Guadalupe (76k/6784k)

(October 3 – written by Nancy) We had a big milestone today – we crossed into Mexico!  It feels like a big step, as so far on this trip we have been in countries where we spoke the same language and where things were fairly similar to where we come from.  Well, that all certainly … Continue reading Viva la Mexico! – Jamul CA to Tecate Mexico (39k/6708k)