Author: neil
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Guerrero Negro, BCS
Day 2: Chores We have a small 1-bedroom AirBNB house rented for 5 nights in Guerrero Negro. It’s on a dusty street with a patchwork of vacant lots, but that’s what makes it a true Baja experience, since that seems to be the structure of most towns. Guerrero Negro appears a bit more extreme in…
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El Rosarito, BC to Guerrero Negro, BCS
We got breakfast in the restaurant again, and then I dropped over to the abarrotes next door for a couple provisions while Rett returned to the room. When I got back, a friendly blue-eyed husky we had met the day before was sitting right in front of our door. “That’s kind of cute”, I thought,…
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Punta Prieta, BC to El Rosarito, BC
When we restarted after six weeks off in Redlands, we wanted to try to keep our mileage at 25 miles a day while Rett’s back continued to recover and strengthen. Over the last week, that had swelled to more like 35 miles per day, plus challenging hills and winds. The great news is that Rett’s…
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Chapala, BC to Punta Prieta, BC
Wild camping isn’t Rett’s favorite thing to do, mostly due to the difficulties of cleaning things (including herself) without access to running water. So I’m incredibly grateful for her willingness to do it again, so soon after her first time. Because for me, it was one of the best nights of camping I’ve ever had.…
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Cataviña, BC to Chapala, BC
A horrible sulfur-smell started wafting through our tent just as we were putting our heads down, and kept me awake for a long time. I’m not sure if it was just due to a shift in the winds, or if the hotel does some kind of water-processing overnight that causes the smell, but at least…