Ok, we trucked across the peninsula from GN towards the Sea and Santa Rosalia. And once more we were astounded at just how pretty this drive is. Coming into Santa Rosalia the road winds down a pretty steep hill with a beautiful view of the Tres Virgenes Volcanoes along the way.

Santa Rosalia is a rather rough and tumble mining town that hangs on the steep shore of the Sea of Cortez- while some have extolled the virtues of this town, and while the people are probably as great as the rest of the residents of BCS- my opinion is based only on the drive through. Rough and tumble is a kind term.

Next on the way is the shore along the SOC and the town of Mulege- this area and the rest of the way along here to Loreto is very reminiscent of areas in Hawai’i- yes Hawai’i! it is as lush and steeply mountained and this was a real surprise. It was a great drive with beautiful vistas all along the way.

We stopped in Loreto for the night at the first well lit hotel as it was getting late and driving at night down here is way too stressful! It is a challenging road when there is enough light to see the cattle, but at night?

We hung out the next morning with a little wandering about- Loreto is a very nice place, but we did want to hit the road. So- the last day trip.

From Loreto we head back over the peninsula to the Pacific side, and after a little bit of mountain driving, the road straightens out for miles. Speed limits are for sissies! But it really does get a bit hairy above 130 ;-)

OK, blah,blah,blah cool road etc etc etc

We arrived back home at Costa Baja and laid eyes on our baby for the first time since the first of June. She needed some unloading before we could even start making her our home again. But we are back and that’s just the way living on a boat is- a lot more work than most would expect, but the work itself is part of the adventure.


Thanks to all who actually read this!