Hotel Cuesta Real Mulegé

... our bikes to the shop and now we have wheels in good running condition; better than we are. It’s a good thing the majority of places we stay are at sea level, or I’d be dead meat. Our plan is head south next week. Our first stop is Puerto Escondido. Then we’re off to Ciudad Insurentes, Cuidad Constitucion, La Paz, San Jose del Cabo, Cabo San Lucas, Todos Santos and destinations beyond.

... so dass sie bis ein, zwei Meter an die Boote herankommen. In den drei Stunden in der Bucht sahen wir insgesamt an die 50 Wale mit ihren Jungen. Es war schon sehr beindruckend, diese bis zu 15 Meter langen und 15 - 35 Tonnen schweren Säugetiere aus der Nähe zu beobachten. Wir hatten sogar das Glück gleich zweimal einen "Salto sobre el agua" bewundern zu können: Dabei schiessen die Wale mit hoher Geschwindigkeit aus ...

... revolving metal gate, like those at football stadiums. Dubious to cross over, Eli leaves me with the bags and cross back over to try and get rid of our US visa waiver cards. He comes back unsuccessful. We're told we have to first cross over into Mexico to prove we've left the country, so this is what we do and cross another bridge back to the gate on the other side to pass our slips of paper through the bars. Back on the Mexico side we pass from office to office to fill out forms ...

... to Mary, Joseph and little baby Jesus in your helmet, and then out of pure Catholic guilt, you decide to pull over and say, honey, it's only 10am, but we've arrived! Time to rewind the entire morning's process...off with the gear, off with the aluminum luggage, tank bag, etc...everything in hot, sweaty, slow-motion playback. I gave 100 pesos to the caretaker Juan (who calls me Jazz instead of Jess, and pretends to play a trumpet and laugh when ...

Today we splashed out and hired a car for a day, actually it worked out to be only $30 with insurance and everything as it is low season. It is normally $70 basic price and then everything else added on top. We set off early up the coast and within less than 2 hours we had a seen four or five beautiful beaches.

... was an infectious atmosphere but we did manage to stick to only one beer each. After one last walk past the port, we resigned ourselves to the fact that we were not going to see Carolyn and Jouni, so we headed back to camp. On the way, we passed a Wal-mart and could not resist stopping in for milk and eggs. Once inside we were surprised to see an entire fruits / vegetables section as well as a bakery, just ...

... until we found La Jolla Beach Camp. At only $9 USD, we couldn't say no. We had prime beach parking, bathrooms and piping hot showers that were fed from natural hot springs. The water was a tad salty, but at least it was hot. The following morning (Jan 19) Mike met the owner of the campsite, Mr. Pabloff, who's family were Russian immigrants to Mexico in the late 1800's. Mr. Pabloff purchased the beach front land in the ...

... who owned some land in the area and needed cash. Once they visited her, they found she also had a deaf child that she had taken in (saved) from the streets of Tiajuana. She agreed to sell them 500 acres in the valley for a $50 deposit. Once the deal was struck, the couple left and the wife exclaimed to Lucas "Where are we gonna get $50?" On the way home they went by the post office to pick up mail and there was a check for $50 ...

... Sauzel - is the cleanest and "homeliest" place I have seen on my travels. For company you get the two grey cats and two dogs, blanco ( white ) and negro ( black ). Maria took me to all her favourite food stands on the street where we stuffed ourselves with Tamales and Tortillas one night. Tamales are made from cornflour or mealie meal. You put some meat or chicken stew in the middle of the flour that has been flavoured with stock. Wrap it in a ...