Heading for LA PAZ

We woke up at 7 and looked at each other – let’s go, we’re on vacation !  and the craziness of getting everything ready started: Les packing the suitcases in the car, Blanca doing internet (of course) , washing breakfast dishes and putting them away, making sure the house was ready for guests. When we leave, our neighbors take care of the B & B for us. Linda is fantastic – she speaks not a word of English but she makes it happen and our guests love her …they also take great care of Rex and if we are gone longer than a week, the tell us that Rex has forgotten his English and understands only Spanish, and that he has changed his last name to Arce Villvicencio.

We left at 8. Excitement filled our car. I spent 2 months reading up on Mexico – so many cities and so many different customs, food, such a varied history …

The ride south was fun – in Santa Rosalia we stopped at the Chinese restaurant Beijing for lunch – we were the early birds and got #16 – huge portions so we split the dish. Eventually, a couple came in and I asked them if they were on baja Nomad and of course they were !  we met Mr and Mrs Thefishaholics !!  Such fun to be part of such a huge club !!

After Loreto, the trip is really boring and quite ugly, IMO. So, I slept for a long time.  When we hit CConstitution, famous for corrupt cops, we didn’t see any. BUT, I also realized that we are in our special car.

Special car ????  well, part of getting ready for this trip was to tint the window.  Now we ride in black black black tinted windows. You can’t see in, period.  Why did we do this ? We are going to be driving on the mainland and want to leave suitcases and things we buy in the car. So, tinted windows. Moreover, this car has Mexican license plates.  And it is our Baja car, so it is dented and rusty. My belief is that the bandidos will take a look at it and ask us if WE need some cash donations !!!!  the car looks that bad. And the truth is: at every police checkpoint on the way down, the cops looked at us and waved us on.  Poor americanos, I am sure was running thru their minds.

Upon arriving here in La Paz, we hit the internet near Dudu’s house, called him and did internet while he came to pick us up 15 min. later. We went to dinner at LA FONDA. Wonderful inexpensive dinner. Signing off, good night and guess what ????  We are on vacation !!!!!