Sometimes decisions are made clear in the middle of the night. I've been considering a trip further into the center of Mexico to scout out Guanajuato, but it's time to start making my way North. It's 2 AM and I'm booking a ticket on Baja Ferries from Mazatlan to La Paz for the coming Sunday. My checkout is this morning and I'll make my way from Tapalpa to Chacala (again) for the final days in Nayarit
JANUARY 3 THROUGH MARCH 14, 2018
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Chacala has been a great resting place, but it's time to make my way south for Ann's arrival in Mexico. A quick overnight Friday in la Manzanilla then Saturday to the Manzanillo airport. Excited to see
Today is my last day in San Pancho - for now. Ann arrives in Mexico a week from today and the weather is threatening light rain south along my eventual path. A passing mention of Chacala at dinner last night and a google search today has me interested - there's time to check it out. The unique protected bay will makes for good swimming. Should be setup in one of the many casa rentals by early
Time to move on south to San Pancho and visit with friends Layne and Ricardo
Bahia de los Angeles is dramatic, bone dry craggy mountains contrast the deep blue Sea of Cortez. I'm up early ready for three hours of remote dirt road through 15 ft. cactus and talcum powder sections of road. Apparently the Baja 1000 ran through here and I'm very fortunate the road has been graded again. The weather isn't cooperating - very high winds keep the drone grounded most of the
These routes are preloaded into my iPhone-as-GPS device using Galileo Pro. They look nothing like this, but the blinking blue dot of my position is always comforting. The orange section on the map is graded dirt
Moments after rolling out of the driveway it starts to rain. Tradition isn't that hard to keep, ha