JAN 16, Thursday; Another surprise meeting
11* at 7 am;
26*C in pm w/light winds
We
went into town today to do laundry and download our mail. At the laundrymat, we ran into MARG, our
friend Pat’s cousin. She is here with three
other rigs and they are coming down to the beach tomorrow. What an incredible meeting! We picked up a couple groceries then came
home and put everything away and shaked our outside rugs as they were full of
sand then it was relax time! At 4, we had
HH at Jack and Mim then came home, had dinner and sat outside watching the
stars. Another great day in Paradise!
JAN 17, Friday; Last day at Bahia Conception
12*C @ 7am;
27* in pm
I
bought some drinking water from our friendly Mexican fishermen and filled our
tank as we are out; now we can have a leisured shower. A few of the crew along with Val went
kayaking for an hour or two. After
breakfast, I began washing everything and putting it away. The kayaks were the last to be loaded. By 1 pm, we were ready to go. Marg and her friends arrived (3 small rigs)
and took over our Palapa as we are leaving in the morning. We sat around with our crew and at after HH,
went to the small restaurant and had dinner.
There was a disc jockey so we dance part of the evening then everyone
left.
It’s
been a wonderful 7 days and warm. We had
fun, we are relaxed and all ready to depart.
We will definitely stop on the way back.
JAN 18, Saturday; To Loreto then CD Constitucion
11*C @ 6:30
am; up to 30*C at destination
I
was awake at 6 am and finally got up at 6:30am.
Got the coffee going, had a shower then went out to finalize our
departure. Val was up by 7am, showered
and got her stuff ready. We said goodbye
to Marg and her friends and were on the road by 8:45am. We got into Loreto by noon and drove through
town where the streets were quite narrow.
We missed our turn and ended up on the Malecon; we had to make some very
tight turns and finally stop to ask for directions. That is one of the problems with Mexican
towns, the signs are rare and the few available are hard to see. We went to the campground but unfortunately only
3 sites were available. How
disappointing!!! We could have stayed
but it would have meant that 3 rigs would have had to ‘boon dock” so, after a
discussion, we decided to forfeit our stay and drove back out to the main
highway. We stopped for fuel where I
took on 2000 pesos. We went over the
Gigante Mountains without any incidents and finally made it to the top. The road from here was straight and as we got
closer to town, we saw more and more cultivated fields. As we were driving the wind picked up some
and as truck went by I would feel the whole rig move. We arrived in “CD Constitucion” and our
destination, “The Mission RV Park” without any incidents and parked for the
night. We hooked up and paid our 250
Pesos for the night then all of us went to the Palapa near the office and
hooked up to the internet and had HH in the shade. It’s very warm, over 30*C and barely cooled
off in the evening. In bed by 9 pm.
We travelled
266 Km @ an average 55 Km/hrs in 4.5 hours
N 025* 02.944’
W 111* 40.766’
Alt: 200 ft
JAN 19, Sunday; To La Paz
11* C @ 6 am; up
to 30* then down to 23* in La Paz, clouds and sun, light breeze
We
were on the road by 8:30 am. A couple of
rigs had left earlier to get some fuel and they joined us as we drove by. Ciudad Constitucion was quite nice and has
grown since the last time we drove through here. It is a very clean town but lots of stop
signs. I guess it’s better than
topes!? The highway from here was
straight and in good shape and we got up to 90 Km/hr. We reached El Cien and had a 10 minutes
break. From here, it became hilly and
curvy. We finally got our first glimpse
of the Sea of Cortes since leaving Loreto and the city of La Paz. We arrived and I noted lots of changes
including the closure of Casa Blanca Campground so we had to double back to Km
11 and turned into Campo Maranatha. We
paid our dues (550 Pesos for two nights) and set up. Afterwards we drove to town in Reg and
Sharon’s truck and shopped at Walmart; very expensive!! We came back home, put everything away and
went over to Reg and Sharon for HH. Val
was not feeling all that well when we got home so she had a short snooze. We had a short HH then came home, cooked
dinner and watched some earlier recorded program. To bed by 10 pm
JAN 20, Monday; La Paz
9*C @ 7am; cloudy
with sunny breaks, 22* in pm
What
a mess!!! I meant to open the water
valve for the fresh and instead, I opened the intake for the sewer-clean-up valve
and filled my black tank to the top. I
only caught it because I heard this gurgling in the toilet and realized what I
done. I ran out, close the valve and
open the sewer outlet. Well, the hose
popped out of the sewer pipe and made quite a mess. Now I have to clean that up...YUCKS!!! Anyway, we went to town later in the morning
and joined some of the crew on the Malecon for lunch. Afterwards, they left and we went for a walk
on the Malecon then came back to our vehicle.
We stopped at a little Art shop and bought a couple of little things for
Val granddaughter. We came home and had
HH at 4 pm then dinner consisting of shrimps and salad. Tomorrow, we head for our final destination!
Jan 21, Tuesday; To Cabo San Lucas
11*C @ 7 am;
cloudy and sun 30*C in Cabo San Lucas
We
were on the road by 8::45 this morning.
Traffic was heavy coming out of town but we eventually made it out and
drove SE towards Cabo. We took Highway 1
which was longer but much more scenic.
We drove over our first set of hills/mountains and stopped in El Triunfo
where there is a church built in the 1700’s.
This was a mining town at one time, rich in coal. We visited the church, also known as a “Temple”
and I think everyone was please about it.
We then continued on through the mountains where the going was slow and
eventually arrived in Los Barriles where there are quite a few
campgrounds. We looked around then had
lunch on the side of the highway. Three
of us went to a local restaurant and had lunch.
As we drove south, it got warmer and warmer. We stopped at Latitude of Cancer (23* 27’) where the Tropical Region begins. We took a look around. They have rebuilt the whole area and now it
is extremely pretty and we took lots of pictures. Even the parking area is now meant for
multiple vehicles/RV. We drove on and
finally arrived in San Jose del Cabo, drove through without any incidents and
continued on West to Cabo San Lucas. We
arrived at our campground but first had to drive further West because of
construction and made our turn, came back East and arrived at our Campground,
Villa Serena. The place was full because
of two caravans being here so we had to park in spots where some had no power
until tomorrow when one of the caravans is leaving and we will have more
spaces. We all gathered up at the Palapa
by the office and had HH. This is where
we found out that some are leaving within two weeks contrary to what we had
assumed. Ed & Judy and Reg and
Sharon have committed themselves to one month as we have. I had been quoted $385 US back in September
but now he wants $500 US. It’s either
pay or leave so we decided to bite the bullet.
Anyway, the dynamic within the group has changed somewhat! 24*C @ 8 pm....Very warm!
We drove 220
Km in 4.5 hrs @ an average 50Km/hr
N 022* 54.423’
W 109* 51.815’
Alt: 201 ft
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