Baja Characters

With an open mind, you meet some legendary characters in life.  A lost soul trying to see the cracked glass half full (of Ketel One Vodka over ice).  Fugitive author, journalist, storyteller and hard drinker Jim Dent returned to the USA to face his demons.  He was sentenced to 10 years in a Texas State penitentiary for his 9th and 10th DUI, failing to appear, and jumping bail.

 

 

 

For the record, I did all the driving in Mexico.  Big Jim, see you on the other side.

El Tule Beach, Los Cabos, BCS, Mexico

The sounds of waves lapping

 

 

 

 

Signs said left, I went right.

 

 

Tres Virgines, BCS, Mexico 

One of my favourite beaches

is Santa Marie, but it is undergoing some serious development...

 

 I wonder what it looks like now?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Baja Desert

Loreto

Early morning walk and coffee, off the malecon, Loreto

Cerritos Beach

California Cattle

Where do In-&-Out burgers come from?

Harris Ranch feedlot

Holy smells like shit batman

100,000 cows

Long Long way from free roaming Baja desert cattle...

Ford Flex

3.5 Litre V6 AWD

13000 kms in 3 months. 1200 kms on the last day of the trip, 

Redding California to Vancouver Canada no worries...

Fully loaded:

2400 rpms, 6th gear = 125 kph (80MPH)  

easy drivin' (on 91 octane, 87 drops gears noticeably quicker)

Home Base SJD

South of Mulege

Camping Laguna Ojo de Liebre

South of Tijuana

Hey Ford, for my next trip how about lending me a new aluminum
F-150,
Raptor,
please?

Sunrise Lomas De La Jolla

Every day in Los Cabos is a joy to wake up to.  A swim for breakfast.

My last day... :(

Laguna Ojo De Liebre

Las Viudas beach

Lord of the Wind, Los Barriles BCS Mexico

Racing Friday Jan 25 2014

These are the "bikes" I want to ride around baja!

Todos Santos Music Festival

Birding in the Estero

Exercising my Left eyeball

Living off your bike

I thought living out of my car (and hotels!) would be hard, until I met these cyclists.

How many horsepower is a human?

Loreto Veterinarian

Bahia El Coyote

So when we got to the Sea of Cortez just south of Mulege I finally let the dogs out.  At Bahia El Coyote, they hit the water with glee.  Willow racing for her ball, prancing into the ocean.  Ruby, ever the bulldog, hit her in the back haunches like a linebacker.  She cut her belly open 3 inches.

No taping this one up.  I can see the fat!

We rushed to Loreto and found this vet.  Actually I asked a local cop where the Vet was.  He drove me there.  It was 2pm and they were closed until 3pm.  I asked if there was another vet around.  My spanish not being that good, I put $10 in his hand.  I got a police escort to the other vet.

Dassia was awesome.  She put Willow under for only a few minutes and gave her 8 stitches.

Patas Y Pies (Legs and Feet) Clinica Veterinaria (small dog specialist)

Tel.: 13-5-02-77  Cel.: 613-114-0483

GPS

Loreto, Baja California Sur

Mexico

26° 1.212', -111° 21.032'

Turn off the HWY (1) at the paint store (COMEX)  ARCO IRIS go NE towards water.
1st right calle ALBORADA two blocks SE on the right side just past calle AURORA.

$500 pesos for the surgery plus 80 pesos for 8 painkillers...
I happily gave her $700 pesos (less than $60 CDN.)
Slowed us down but that`s OK.  We stayed at a pet friendly hotel in Loreto.

www.hotelangra.com

Hotel Angra. 670 pesos.  Super clean and secure.

On calle Benito Juarez after Ignacio Allende before Marques De Leon across from the Pemex.
GPS

Loreto, Baja California Sur

Mexico

26° 0.482', -111° 21.027'

Feliz Navidad Los Cabos Beach Video

Going back to Cabo, Cabo, Cabo, I`m going back to Cabo

Her bikini small, heals tall, she said she liked the ocean.

 actually a one piece and flip flops, but she did love the ocean.

San Jose Del Cabo Estero and Marina

Baja Markers Directives 2010

The Return to San Jose Del Cabo

1 CDN$ = 0.9830 USD$ Flirting with Parity UP 14.4%

1 CDN$ = 12.06 Pesos UP 37.73%

Litre of 87 octane = 114.9 cents/litre UP 31.46%

2006: One Canadian Dollar = .859 US$

One Canadian Dollar = 8.756 Peso$

Litre of 87 octane = 87.4 cents/litre

The Wife and I are going, for our 1st Anniversary, to the Barcelo Los Cabos San Jose Deluxe!