JAN 9, Thursday; Mulege and Wash Day!
9*C @ 8am; 22*C
by the afternoon and cloudy
Actually
it felt like rain all day but we never had any.
I washed the Jeep this morning, it was really overdue! We went into town and did our laundry along
with Judy, Dorothy and Sharon. As I was
waiting for our laundry, I walked down the street and found a store that had a key
pad holder with two whales on it so I bought it for our Beaver. We all (8 of us) went for lunch at El Candle or better known as Scotty’s bar. It was good then we went back to the
laundry to pick up our laundry and a few groceries and wine then came
home. We put everything away, read for a
while then it was time for HH. I BBQ’ed
two steaks and we had that with a salad and Bollilo buns. Another great day on the Baja! It is warm tonight and still don’t have any
rain.
JAN 10, Friday; last day in Mulege
10*C @ 7 am; 23*C
in pm
Back
to sunshine this morning and getting warmer.
4 vehicles and we went for a drive to the Bay of Conception (Len and
Terry stayed back) and we checked out 5-6 campgrounds and decided on the first
one which is Santispac. One of the things
I didn’t realize was that there was a hurricane in 2009 which destroyed the
area and things have been rebuilt to a certain degree. No wonder I thought things had changed since
the last time we were here. Anyway, we
stopped at Bonaventura beach which has totally changed (there is no more sandy
beaches) and had lunch. The people were
very receptive and we had a marvellous lunch and lots of fun. We came back to our campground after taking
on gasoline for the Jeep. I took George
with me and went to town to fill his propane tank and to get some drinking
water. We had our last HH here then it
was time to call it quit for the night.
JAN 11, Saturday; to Bahia de Conception
9*C @ 7am; 23*C
in pm
Since
we only have a short 20 minutes drive, we took our time packing and
leaving. I filled the water tank, dumped
and we were ready. We left at 9:30 and
were parked by 10am. We travelled a
whole 12 miles (19 Km). We are now on a
huge beach with a Palapa Bar/restaurant and quite a few rigs but lots of spots
empty. We chose one with a palapa and
set up. Everyone is spread out along the
beach. What a BEAUTIFUL spot! We are far from the road so don’t necessarily
hear the trucks going up and down the hills.
First thing Val did is invite Jack to go for a kayak ride while I set
everything up. We have a very cosy
little corner. I went for a snooze in
the afternoon and we had HH at Ross and Jack’s place. The wind got stronger as the afternoon moved
on but calmed right down once the sun was down.
Two fishermen came in with FRESH scallops and sold everyone a few kilos
of them. We had a pleasant surprise
visit from Gary and Linda whom we met in San Felipe. They’ve been here for a month already. They told us all about Loretto and us, as a
group, decided to stop there when we leave here. We are here for 7 days.
N 26* 45.956’
W 111* 53.136”
Alt: 2’
JAN 12, Sunday, Bahia Conception and sad news
10*C at 7 am;
28* in pm
We
sat out in our palapa first thing this morning and watched the sun come
up. Started the generator to make coffee
and toast then got dress and went for a bike ride around the park. Val took the kayaks with Judy and went for a
paddle in the Bay; truly paradise! We
went into town to get some needed vegetables, beer and wine and I filled up the
Jeep. We decided to take a ride towards
Loretto but only got about half way then decided to return as it was getting
close to 3 pm when George and Dorothy were supposed to serenade us all with
songs, guitars and keyboard with speakers and all. We listened to them until dinner then
everyone went in to eat. After dinner,
we all gathered outside by Reg’s unit and listen to more singing and
music. We finally called it quit at 9
pm. It was a lot of fun and we all
enjoyed it.
We
learned today that Len and Terry have decided to return to the States via the
Santa Rosalia ferry to Guaymas on the mainland.
Terry has been very sick with anxiety about the road ahead and past to
the point where she is making herself very sick so they’ve decided to return. That is really too bad.
Jan 13, Monday
16*C @ 7 am; 20*
C and very windy
Another
beautiful sunrise; I watched it with a cup of coffee. This is really a tough life!!! J Our routine is to get up around 7 pm, start
the genset, make coffee and toast, charge the phone, batteries, computer and
whatever else need charging then sit on the beach or palapa chatting or reading
a good book. We have vendors that come
out with water, fresh vegetables and bakeries such as chili relleno, pies and
pastries. We go to town about the second
or third day for something to do, groceries or just to replenish on taco de camarons
and use the internet. HH only lasted one
hour today then we all went home to cook dinner. Afterwards we watched a recording I had made
earlier then called it quit for the night after shutting down the genset. Our friends Len and Terry left this morning
for Villas Marie Isabel campground in Mulege and, they hope soon, for the ferry
back to the Mainland.
JAN 14, Tuesday; to Mulege
17*C @ 8 am;
Strong gusts of wind all day, 23*C in pm
It
really howled overnight; it came as strong gusts from the North-West that woke
me up a few times but at least it is still sunny this morning. Genset started and coffee made! We went into town at “Scotty’s Bar” but it
was closed so we went across the street and waited for them to open. On the in to town we stopped at Villa Isabel
to see how Len and Terry were making out only to find them gone!?? In this wind?? At noon, we went in and proceeded to download
our mail and do some banking before the battery died (I forgot to bring the
power cord). Anyway, we called and
talked to Rochelle, Jeffrey and Joanne for a few minutes. We came home in time to watch a Caravan of 14
Units come in. We may have some
competition when we arrived south as far as camping is concerned!?? As I was sitting with the gang, I felt like
my stomach was quizzy so I stood up and passed out for about 20 seconds. Everyone caught me in time and Val thought I
had a stroke but I felt it was more food poisoning as my stomach felt awful and
I had the symptoms for it. I had fish
tacos at “Scotty’s” and I am sure that’s what caused it. Anyway, the gang was great catering to me,
laid me down and gave me a pillow and blanket as I felt shivers. Eventually they got me home and I went to bed
for a couple hours. Val kept checking my
vitals. I had a bowl of chicken soup
then went to bed early!
JAN 15, Wednesday; Bahia Conception
16*C @ 6 am;
22* and windy in pm
We
had a surprise first thing this morning!
I got up to find two Jeeps parked right beside us and two tents. I investigated, and found out that they were
our friends from KIKI, San Felipe; Bob & Sue and Bruce. We knew that they were travelling to Cabo but
never expected to see them here. What a
surprise and what a nice reunion! We
also heard from one of the Mexican salesperson that he saw Len and Terry’s
motorhome parked at the Ferry Terminal when he went to Santa Rosalia yesterday
so that is good news as we were wondering what was happening with them. I am feeling very good this morning after a
good night sleep and don’t seem to have any side effects. We read and visited with everyone then we
went out for dinner with Bruce, Bob, Sue, Linda and Garry, all from San Felipe
and had a great dinner and great fun. We
came back at 8 pm and proceeded to have tequila and more drinks. None of us felt any pain when we went to bed
at 10 pm.
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