La Pinta Loreto

... sites. He is in Loreto to kayak around the islands - hope his foot healed from stingray strike (see photo). We had a great conversation Monday night - relationships, baggage, spirituality - life. It was refreshing to have such meaningful conversation with such a new acquaintance. A delightful gentleman, Lee is.

... testicles retreating up into his body as his passenger wheel approaches the edge of a 200 metre drop-off and a Mexican gravel truck brushes past the driver side window close enough for him to see the driver's blood-shot eyes and tobacco-stained grin. At least there was very little traffic, though, which made sense since almost every campground we stayed in was practically empty. Not completely sure why, but if basically everyone we've ...

... on the beach and just enjoyed the sun and cool breeze coming off the ocean. It seems that this town is more for the fishing types and many fishing opportunities throughout the many agencies that are spotted on every street. It also has an array of snorkeling and scuba opportunities available here. Tomorrow, we are heading up the coast a bit in search of a nice secluded beach in which we can lie around and do nothing but enjoy the sun.

... was going on I wandered further through the city to the Degallado Theatre, built in 1856, and the Founders Square and then to The Devil's House (This was the place where the Court of Inquisition was sitting during the Colony) and the Children's Fountain and then found the Cabanas Cultural Institute, built in 1805 as a shelter for homeless children. In 1939 the mural 'Prometheus in Flames' was completed on the dome. This building now houses collections from around the world and is a ...

We arrived in Guanajuato (to work on our Spanish) on April 22 and immediately fell in love with the city, so much so that we stayed for 3 weeks when the original plan had been to stay for only one. And even then we were reluctant to leave. The city itself was so appealing to us, and our overall experience so fulfilling, that it is difficult to know where to begin. But here goes. Guanajuato (pop. 120,000) is almost in the dead centre of Mexico, about a 5-hour ...

... self-proclaimed Yahtzee professional, at my own game, with a whopping score of 521 (she rolled Yahtzee 3 times); -going with the owner of our campsite in Bahia de Los Angeles to the local elementary school to watch while his brother gave a talk to the kids about the environment; - being approached by the grey whales, in some cases so close that we could lean out the boat and scratch their heads- we had the best seats on the boat; -cheap campsites in Mexico ...

South of Zacatecas we arrived in Guanajuato, a small town tucked back into a canyon in the colonial heartland. You arrive in Guanajuato through a series of tunnels originally constructed to divert a river, and since the river has now been diverted with real pipes, the tunnels have been improved to accommodate traffic. It's surreal driving through a winding tunnel with no day light in sight. Guanajuato is not particularly car friendly with it's steep ...

We arrived in Zacatecas and immediately were pleased with the different atmosphere and architecture the city had to offer. Most of our stops prior were in more industrial towns which while friendly have problems with pollution. In contrast, Zacatecas is situated in the mountains with a beautiful city center, with clean streets and clean air. We made our way to a hostel that had a great write up in both of our guide books. This was by far the NICEST ...

... left. Runs like **** - get your act together ((:-) Lots of other Canadian travellers here also. Monday morning we decided to head off to Loreto for fancier digs. More winding roads and mountainous desert landscape, Baja scenery is becoming boring. Loreto is a town of 190,000 on the Sea of Cortez. Found a sweet spot in a deluxe RV park with WiFi, 21 BIG rigs on a tour ...

I thought we´d never get here. First of all, the train ride through Copper Canyon was amazing. The weather was clear and the scenery spectacular. I can´t believe it is not more well known (even within Mexico). Susie and I know of only two people who have ever done the train ride. We flew to Chihuahua (after a one hour delay in Tijuana). Go figure those unrelaible Mexican airports!! Just Kidding. ; ) We got to Chihuahua and walked around a bit. Both uf us liked this city a lot ...