We had a good drive today- the baja peninsula roads so far don't deserve the reputation they've received. We left at about 11:30am, picked up some fish tacos in Ensenada and then headed south. We arrived at our first stop at about 5pm-- you shouldn't drive at night because of roaming cows and horses. we've seen some of those already by the side of the road, it's just that it is much more difficult to see them at night...
Our first stop is in El Rosario- we're staying at the BajaCactus motel- for about $38 we got a room with 4 beds on 2 floors! the beds, trim and stairs are all made out of old, weathered wood that reminds me of wood from a prairie grain elevator. It's the biggest room we've ever had in a motel and probably the nicest- and also one of the least expensive!
We're about to go eat out at the famous Mama Espinozas restaurant- a pit stop on the baja 1000 race (for you offroad race fans...)
tomorrow the plan is to go across the spine of Baja north and then back to the pacific ocaen at guerrero Negro where we cross into baja Sur-- from there we cross the peninsula again to the sea of cortez. I'm hoping we have enough time to slip into santa rosalia- a little town that was built during a brief french occupation-- the church in town was designed by some guy names eiffel (who apprantly built a tower of some type in europe) :) And we stop at Mulege for the night to rest...
Off to supper we go...
back from supper... ok-- that place is not famous for it's food... it was filled with gringos and the food tasted like it was for gringos and not mexicanos... it was ok- but was THE most expensive Mexican food I've ever had!
Caleb is feeling a little sick today- coughing and feeling cold... we're hoping that doesn't get worse or spread.
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