Week Two in Baja

Week 2

Hi everyone!! We are in week 2 here on the Baja, things are still going wonderfully, our last post was in Bahia de los Angeles. Since then we’ve been trucking along south over the dividing line of Baja Sur.

Day 10, Ojo de Liebre:
Our next camping spot after Daggetts was Ojo de Liebre a beautiful inlet/ bay where blue whale tours go out of and can be seen. We stopped ½ way in a small desert town to get some help w/ our Mexican cell phone and do some light grocery shopping. The approach to the bay was via some unmapped government roads through a series of “salt flats”. The salt water collects in pools along side the road and evaporates leaving huge masses of crystallized salt that looks like snow from a distance!! Unfortunately due to our fixed budget the $40
a person to take the dingy out and touch the whales was out of range for us. None the less we had the entire bay to ourselves and it was a cheap camping spot.

Day 11 & 12, Mulege:
We woke up early to try and catch a glimpse of the whales w/ our binocs but to no avail. We headed out the next morning with our destination to be Santa Rosalia. When we arrived in Santa Rosalia it was a lot more industrial and busy than we had hoped and decided only to stop for some fresh coconut and check out ferry prices to the mainland. The town of Mulege
was our next stop and we had a tip from our friend Julie to check out a restaurant called Ray’s that was a few miles off the beaten path (where we might be able to find some used fryer oil). Upon pulling up to the restaurant we ran into Ray himself. It was getting late and we were hoping to find camping accommodations for the night. It could not have been a more perfect scenario, Ray’s was totally set up for RVers and campers alike, w/ over 20 camp spots and hookups for water and electric!!!. A small country farm setting w/ a huge grassy field, shaded by a few palapas at the end of the field… we were in heaven! This was the first non beach camping we had done and what a treat!! No sand to deal w/ and Wallace could run free and socialize off leash w/ a bunch of other animals: dogs, pigs, and goats. Ray’s farm was complete w/ chickens, pigs and a small orchard of organic lemon, orange and palmetto trees that we were welcome to. We decided to stay for two nights. I should also mention that right around Santa Rosalia is where we finally ran out of the 80 gallons of veggie oil we were given in Tucson…thanks again Don!

Day 13, Coyote Beach:
So our search for more veg oil begins. After leaving Rays we headed into Mulege for the day to do some shopping, internet and laundry. We headed out toward Nols and Coyote beach on Bahia de Concepcion. We arrived at the

beach later in the day and were awestruck by the views of crystal clear water, inlets and coves around every corner. Unfortunately with the holiday week quickly approaching we were advised by a nice fellow to find a more secluded beach as most beaches near town get pretty crazy for the week.

Day 14, Juncalita Beach:
We headed out in the morning and again found a nice beach just outside of Loreto. There we got some info from Neil (a Canadian fellow who lives down here) w/ regards to where to possibly get oil. Another couple told us where to get free drinking water and the sweetest beach spot we’ve been to yet and are at now. It’s called Rattlesnake Beach due to all the twists and turns to get n here. After spending the day in Loreto, stocking up for the holiday week, we headed to our current camp spot and what a beauty. It has amazing views of islands just off shore, a calm bay and no one around but the seagulls.

Paz y Amor,
Kindra and John