Day 5 Yesterday morning we had to “endure” our first sunrise on this beach with birds as our only wildlife to view on the water. So today, the dolphins remedied that, returning in far-larger numbers than the other day, and staying in the bay for a much longer time. It gave a chance for a… Read more…

Day 4 For the first time on the beach, there were some light clouds at sunrise, which not only gave the sky a fighting chance to compete with the beauty of the water, it also meant that the scorching heat that begins radiating from the east at 8:30am was a bit moderated this morning. So… Read more…

Day 3 A second night of tentless sleeping had us up as now-normal for sunrise. But unlike yesterday, we didn’t hear the slapping of manta ray fins on the calm waters of the bay. Instead, we heard the compressed-air exclamations of dolphins! Once we heard their sounds, their rising dorsal fins and arching tails were… Read more…

Day 2 It was Rett who had the idea to sleep without setting up the tent. Rett, who has much less success than me at suppressing her instinctual fears of small critters. So of course I was happy to go along with it, just laying out our sleeping pads and sleeping bag on top of… Read more…

We’ve read that “Baja midnight” is around 9pm, and that seems to be holding true. It might have something to do with the generally-gray population on these beaches, but I think it’s mostly just due to the “living by the sun” cycle that comes with an outdoor-focused life. Because most people seemed to be up… Read more…

Day 2 The night remained quiet, with small waves lightly lapping the sand 30 yards from our tent. There was probably some noise from engine-braking trucks on the highway, but for the first time in forever there were no crowing roosters, so dawn came with a peace appropriate for our location with its stun-you-to-silence beauty.… Read more…