Yuma to Baja

We picked up 10 days ago to travel with friends in a convoy to their winter home on El Coyote Beach - Baia Conception - Baja Sur, Mexico. The road is long, narrow and not for the faint of heart...afterall it is a foreign country; I say this with a smile.


From Yuma we gathered at the Golden Acorn Casino in Campo CA located about 20 miles from the border...given we were the "newbies" at the casino we were given a card loaded with $5 for the slots....and that and patience got me $26 from this winner which brought our dinner.

We departed Campo early the next day so as to get through customs @ Tecate before the rush hour of US employees crossing over to "sew" the clothes we buy at Target/WalMart/Sears. The following 8 hours got us about 200 miles to San Quentin where we stayed at El Papellon RV park for $10 US - on this lovely beach.

 






From San Quentin we drove another 220 miles plus 4 military checkpoints. As intimidating as the checkpoints are, the young men who man them are very friendly, courteous and "doing their jobs". When we indicated that we had "gatos - cats" they were very careful and concerned about 'claws'...which was really sweet.

Stopping at Mario's RV park - another beach front park which boasted a sand floor restaurant - the seafood soup was delicious!

Mario's RV park

 

Sunset @ Guerero Negro

Christmas Palm tree in the restaurant...



Our final leg was approximately 120 miles (still took about 7 hours) - the roads were being "improved" in stretches and we had several more military inspections, plus the crossing into Baja Sur (South) asking us for citrus.....citrus? us....finito! :-)

Our beach is in the background, center of photo....

Our flock of pelicans increases depending on the schools of fish each day, but they are a source of entertainment, along with the turkey vultures, egrets, sandpipers and the odd dolphin or two...

We are having a grand time....always something going on during the day. We will not be bored what with the kayaking, potlucks, hikes, art shows in Mulege, the vendors who arrive all day long to sell us shrimp, sole or scallops, fresh fruit and veggies and the tinkets that only vendors can hawk from the shore here....loving our life right now.

Ciao~