Author: neil
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La Mision, BC to Ensenada, BC
In the middle of the night I laid awake long enough to convince myself that the sounds I was hearing were not coming from my imagination in the dark, but we’re in fact the sound of an animal trying to eat something. The sound didn’t seem to be coming from where I believed our bikes…
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Rosarito, BC to La Mision, BC
Wind! We haven’t had to deal with it much so far, but it will likely play a bigger factor in Baja. This morning it wasn’t a soul-sucking open-land headwind, but rather, a gusty crosswind. Which made it tough for Rett to keep the bike controlled on the busy out-of-town highway, and prevented her from looking…
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San Ysidro, CA, USA to Rosarito, BC, MX
When we became nomads in autumn of 2021, we had no intention of leaving our native country during our first winter. It was only when we stayed with Jayaram and Aparna in Alameda that Rett became obsessed with the idea to cycle the Baja peninsula (particularly to visit the gray whales), and I slowly came…
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San Diego, CA to San Ysidro, CA
Our week of social-activities continues! Our downtown hostel (which stayed relatively-quiet and unparty-like through the night, despite common review complaints) was just a few blocks from Sandy’s place. She had come up to visit us during our stay in Redlands, and we were excited to now see her in her home turf. Rett and I…
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Enicinitas, CA to San Diego, CA
Mixed it up this morning with a video chat with my Dad (and Mom) from the Airstream’s back yard. It’s his birthday, so it was good to “see” him to wish him a happy 75, and trade jealousies over his Mom-made chocolate cake, and our non-snow-covered ground. And also good to speak to them and…