Baja California Sur

La Paz -> Topolobampo

24 May 2012

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Pedro’s knee had been feeling a little sore, so the hope was that a few days off in La Paz would give it a bit of time to recover. Unfortunately, that didn’t seem to be the case, so he set off first to go for a massage. The ferry to the mainland leaves about 20km [...]

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Las Pocitas -> La Paz

21 May 2012

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Pedro, also known as YBP, gets up later than both Mike and myself, and so was left getting ready while we headed out to get some of the day’s 110+km done while there were still clouds in the sky. We made it over a few rolling climbs to El Cien, named because it’s 100km from [...]

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Ciudad Constitución -> Los Pocitas

20 May 2012

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Being closer to the Pacific Ocean than the Sea of Cortez/Gulf of California, meant that it was noticeably cooler, especially in the morning. That was good as Pedro was feeling under the weather again and needed a bit of a sleep in. The road out of Ciudad Constitución was straight and flat for the first [...]

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Federal de Aguas -> Ciudad Constitución

19 May 2012

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It turned out that Mike had got a lift to Ciudad Constitución, 25 km past Insurgentes, but still only 45km from where we had camped. Pedro and I slept in, and headed out quite late at a fairly relaxed pace. My only hope was to get to town in time to hopefully see Chelsea lose [...]

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Loreto -> Federal de Aguas

18 May 2012

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We had had a few enjoyable days off in Loreto. It was the first Spanish settlement in Baja and is the start of ‘el camino real’ (royal road), a series of missions that stretch up past LA. It seemed like the go-to place for Americans to winter in Baja. One of the main draws is [...]

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San Buenaventura -> Loreto

15 May 2012

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Mike and I had packed our bikes the night before, so all we needed to do was take down our tents. Peter preferred the idea of getting something to eat first and we figured he’d catch us further down the road. Mike and I set off and before long we’d split up. I got over [...]

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Mulegé -> San Buenaventura

14 May 2012

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It was a long stretch from Mulegé down to Loreto, but we weren’t in a rush so we had no set destination for the day. Rafael was still sleeping when we set off, but he caught up with us within an hour and he was fun to ride with. We passed a ranch and two [...]

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Santa Rosalia -> Mulegé

13 May 2012

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Having been in the middle of the desert for the Manchester derby, I planned things out to ensure I could keep track of the final day of the season. For a good hour of the games, I was very happy that I had. Then injury time started and Mike wondered why I shouted rather loudly. [...]

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San Ignacio -> Santa Rosalia

12 May 2012

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We managed to get up a bit earlier and were out by around 7:30. We’d heard of ‘la cuesta del infierno‘ (the hill of hell) and wanted not to be sweltering when we got there. Towns in Baja like to be in valleys and so the descent we had enjoyed on the way into town [...]

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Vizcaíno -> San Ignacio

11 May 2012

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While I enjoy camping, there’s definitely something to be said for staying in a motel. It’s so much easier to have everything packed the night before, meaning you can get from waking up to being on the road in 5 minutes. Mike and I haven’t got to that level, but it’s definitely something that I [...]

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Guerrero -> Vizcaino

10 May 2012

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With 20lb emptied out of Mike’s bags, we headed over to the post office to get it sent off. We tried to get it sent to the mainland, but thanks to a combination of mine and Mike’s Spanish we realised it wasn’t possible. Baja is considered a frontier state and so anything shipped to the [...]

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Guerrero

9 May 2012

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Just before 7am on the 9th, I made it to the bus station in Guerrero Negro to meet Mike. We had hoped to meet in LA, but things had got in the way and after a few setbacks, he ended up getting a lift from Vegas to TJ and then took a bus for 12 [...]

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