• Mexico State by State

    I thought it would be fun to review all the Mexican states we have visited - fun, inconclusive, and extremely subjective...

  • RIP Camping

    We gave it a real honest shot, but we aren't campers. Maybe it was the sand at Santispec, the tough sleeps and the long evenings. Or maybe, it was that the hotels and apartments were working out so well...

  • Travel Summary: Baja California

    With the Baja Peninsula is in the rearview, here are some thoughts about our experience travelling down Highway 1, approximately 1400 kilometers from the border to La Paz...

  • In the realm of insanity

    If you want to do the Baja and continue on, you'll need to contend with Baja Ferries. Here follows our experience with them. Nothing exaggerated for effect. It really was this ridiculous...

  • La Paz: Tale of Two Cities

    Our guide book tells us that everyone ends up in La Paz. I thought I knew what to expect and it really wasn't that at all...

  • The Cape for the Holidays!

    The southern tip of the Baja Peninsula is where the action happens. Approximately 1400 kilometers from the border it all comes together...

  • Easing into Loreto

    Loreto lived up to the hype. Yes, there were tourists and yes the prices were higher, but boy it felt nice to get some of our comforts back...

  • Tall Cactus Quickie

    From the next couple days after San Felipe, there is little to report. Most of the sites, the population centers, the things-to-do, were much farther south. Now, we just had to make tracks to get there...

  • Water on the Wrong Side

    The road from Mexicali towards San Felipe is mostly straight and flat. Fast. The start of our adventure coming at us fast...