JAN 6, Monday; Guerrero Negro, Baja Sur
12*C
@ 7 am; 24* in pm.
Definitely
much warmer then yesterday and the day before which is very nice. Everyone was ready by 10 am to go for our
whale watching trip. The cost was 625
pesos or about $53 Cdn. The tour guide
took us on a bus to the launching area past the salt fields work area. We got on our boat, all nine of us and we
went out into Ojo de Liebre lagoon which means the “Eye of the Rabbit”. We went to the entrance to the Lagoon from
the Pacific and began chasing whales. We
had a couple come close to our boat and right under it. When it first happened, everyone went to one
side which caused the boat to tip to the side...I’ve never seen people move
back so fast! From then on, when one
came close we were very cautious. We
spent just over 2.5 hrs then came back to the dock and took the bus back, being
home by 3 pm. Val and I went to find a
grocery store and get some wine and wieners.
We got back in time for HH.
Because we changed time, the sun now sets an hour later so it’s weird to
call it quit before dark.
We
learned today that this town got its name from a sail vessel that venture into
the lagoon and became stuck back in the 1800’s.
Guerrero Negro means the “Black warrior” which was the name of the
stranded vessel. This town came into
existence because of the salt field. It
is now owned by a Japanese company and the Mexican Government. At HH, everyone agreed to stop in San Ignacio
so that’s where we are headed for tomorrow
JAN 7, Tuesday; To San Ignacio
7*C at 7 am;
it got to a balmy 26*C in the pm
We
were on the go by 8:30 this morning under sunny warm day. I drove to the Pemex fuel station and filled
up. We headed out by 9 am. This section of the road was fairly straight
until we got near San Ignacio where it became hilly. We had to go through a Military check-point
then 10 minutes later, we pulled into “RICE & BEANS RV PARK”, a Passport
America member and paid $12 each for the night.
After setting up, we all drove to the town centre where we had lunch and
a couple beers. The people there were
quite overwhelmed by our group but I think they did quite well. The place hasn’t changed much since the last
time we were here. I took a few pictures
then it was time to come home after visiting the town and the church which was
built in 1786. A couple of incidents
worth mentioning; Jack and Mim had to drive back to town to get water but the
place was closed so he drove back. We
were sitting at the store on the main highway when we saw him drive by and hit a “tope” quite fast
and the truck bounced off, it was hilarious; the other incident, we were following George and he drove
right by our campground entrance even though there was a huge signs on the highway
indicating the turn...there are definitely no boring time with this crowd!!!
We
had HH at 4 pm and since it was Jack’s birthday, we celebrated with a cake and
some snackies which turned out to be our supper. We had fun and lots of laughs today and the
nice thing is that the temperature was warm.
As a matter of fact, I had to start the A/C to cool things a bit in our
home. We called it quit by 7 pm and went
home. It was an excellent day; very
relaxing. Everyone is really enjoying
this trip and the sights I am showing them which is really nice for us!
We drove 88
miles in 2 hrs at an average 48 mph
N 027* 17.913’
W 112* 54.298’
Alt: 348 feet
JAN 8, Wednesday; To Mulege
6*C at 6 am; mid
20’s by the afternoon
I
was up at 5:30 and Val at 7am! We were
on the road by 9am. This was another
short day drive. We only had one
incident where Len stopped on the hill coming down “The hill from Hell” as he
got nervous and Reg, coming behind him and a bit too fast, couldn’t stop so he
had to pass him while a semi was coming up.
I guess it was a bit close because when we got down to San Rosalia at the bottom of the hill and
stopped, there were a few choice words between them but they finally “kissed
and made up”. We got our first view of the Sea of Cortes as we got to the top of the hill. We finally arrived in
Mulege and at our campsite, “Villa Maria Isabel RV PARK” at 11:30am. As we were turning at the entrance, there was
an accident on the road just ahead and the cop was trying to make us go
straight but I refused and went in the Park.
It was quite comical even though I had my signal on. I just ignored him and came in once the
driveway was cleared. The campground is by a creek that empties in the Sea. We all set up, had
lunch then went for a walk to town with Reg & Sharon, George and Dorothy. We had a couple of tacos at our favorite
little Taco stand then walked up the street to the laundry. We met Jack & Mim and Ross & Diane
there as they were doing laundry. We
walked back to our campsite and arrived back in time for HH. I think this was another great day!? We are here for 3 days.
N 026* 53.836’
W 111* 57.868’
Alt: 10 ft
We drove 138
KM (86 miles) in 2.5 hrs @ average 59 KM/HR
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