Jan 12
January 10, 2007
Yesterday we went whale watching in the morning but we didn’t have much luck. We could tell there were whales in the water but none wanted to give us a show. We saw porpoises and seals. It was a pleasant 2 hours out on the water.
We traveled into Guerrero Negro to find a bank and get some money. It was a lot cleaner than the towns we saw in the northern part of Baja. We visited a small kiosk to get some fish tacos but they didn’t have any fish. We ate beef tacos instead and they were very good. They also gave us some of the hottest peppers I have ever tasted! We also visited a roadside stall to get vegetables – the locals did not even give us a second look. The little kids stare at us, but if you just give them a big smile they will just smile back.
Then we traveled to San Ignacio. It has loads of palm trees and here is a picture of the mission in the main square – supposed to be the most impressive mission church on the Baja.
On the way to Santa Rosalia we heard a loud bang and Raymond immediately stopped on the road. One of the trailer tires had blown so we pulled over onto a space by the Sea of Cortez. Raymond got it fixed and we were on our way. He got one of the locals to put the new tire on the rim. He didn’t speak English but wrote 20 in the sand so Raymond paid him 20 pesos ($2). We also stopped today at a Laundromat and tomorrow we will take all of the laundry and he will wash and fold it (we talked to an American who was leaving his laundry and he said they do a great job – this will be a first for me!). Not sure of the price yet. We are staying in the RV Camacho N27°13.163 W112°12.503. We are parked on an inlet of the Sea of Cortez and there are many pelicans, sea gulls and cranes. The fellow that looks after the camping site went fishing this morning and gave us three fish for supper. Raymond went to waters edge to clean the fish and the pelicans swarmed. I took lots of pictures. Everyone we met has been very friendly and talkative.
Kevin, thanks for the info about the cell phone - we will try and get a phone card and phone on a land line soon.
January 11, 2007
We have arrived at Mulege in the Bahia Concepcion and are camped on the water’s edge in the Playa El Coyote campground N26°42.452 W111°54.096
We got our laundry done and they did a great job – we were quite impressed. We have now reached ‘paradise’ and hope we will be able to continue on our trip in a few days. One of the locals was selling baked goods on the beach so we purchased some and they were quite tasty. Another one was selling t-shirts and blankets so we purchased some shirts. Now that they have found that we bought some stuff, they will be telling all of their friends that they have found a gringo sucker and watch them flock here tomorrow. The bartering was fun!
Yesterday we went whale watching in the morning but we didn’t have much luck. We could tell there were whales in the water but none wanted to give us a show. We saw porpoises and seals. It was a pleasant 2 hours out on the water.
We traveled into Guerrero Negro to find a bank and get some money. It was a lot cleaner than the towns we saw in the northern part of Baja. We visited a small kiosk to get some fish tacos but they didn’t have any fish. We ate beef tacos instead and they were very good. They also gave us some of the hottest peppers I have ever tasted! We also visited a roadside stall to get vegetables – the locals did not even give us a second look. The little kids stare at us, but if you just give them a big smile they will just smile back.
Then we traveled to San Ignacio. It has loads of palm trees and here is a picture of the mission in the main square – supposed to be the most impressive mission church on the Baja.
On the way to Santa Rosalia we heard a loud bang and Raymond immediately stopped on the road. One of the trailer tires had blown so we pulled over onto a space by the Sea of Cortez. Raymond got it fixed and we were on our way. He got one of the locals to put the new tire on the rim. He didn’t speak English but wrote 20 in the sand so Raymond paid him 20 pesos ($2). We also stopped today at a Laundromat and tomorrow we will take all of the laundry and he will wash and fold it (we talked to an American who was leaving his laundry and he said they do a great job – this will be a first for me!). Not sure of the price yet. We are staying in the RV Camacho N27°13.163 W112°12.503. We are parked on an inlet of the Sea of Cortez and there are many pelicans, sea gulls and cranes. The fellow that looks after the camping site went fishing this morning and gave us three fish for supper. Raymond went to waters edge to clean the fish and the pelicans swarmed. I took lots of pictures. Everyone we met has been very friendly and talkative.
Kevin, thanks for the info about the cell phone - we will try and get a phone card and phone on a land line soon.
January 11, 2007
We have arrived at Mulege in the Bahia Concepcion and are camped on the water’s edge in the Playa El Coyote campground N26°42.452 W111°54.096
We got our laundry done and they did a great job – we were quite impressed. We have now reached ‘paradise’ and hope we will be able to continue on our trip in a few days. One of the locals was selling baked goods on the beach so we purchased some and they were quite tasty. Another one was selling t-shirts and blankets so we purchased some shirts. Now that they have found that we bought some stuff, they will be telling all of their friends that they have found a gringo sucker and watch them flock here tomorrow. The bartering was fun!
posted by Cathy and Raymond at
12:10 PM
1 Comments:
Hi Mom, I have checked with TELUS roaming and they have looked into the account and made some changes on their end so you should now be able to make a call if you are getting service. You need to dial a 13 digit number - 001-403- 7 digit number. They have added international calling on and checked with the local carrier to make sure they are seeing the phone.
Give it a try and let us know how it goes.
Thanks
Kevin
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