September 16th – 17th, 2014 ($703 mxn) Bahia Tortugas Finding a good place to eat in a town you are not familiar with is not always easy. We rode early into Bahia Tortugas, a humble small town with mostly unpaved narrow streets, where life seems to go by very slow, and most everyone knows each […]
San Diego – Panama
Malarrimo: Liquor for breakfast
September 14th, 2014 ($252mxn) Malarrimo (50Km-ish) Liquor for breakfast? Generally not, but if it’s a liquor bottle found at Malarrimo, count me in for a drink of victory! As with most days when camping, I woke up with the sun, it was early and Malarrimo beach, along with the countless lost cargo it promised, was […]
Malarrimo: Whiskey, shoes, and bonfires!
September 13th, 2014 ($851 mxn) Road to Bahia Tortugas (275Km) “Half a palapa, half price!” I proposed to the elderly couple who lived at the Restaurante as we were leaving San Francisquito that morning. Technically, we camped on the beach and, to my understanding, beaches are public in Mexico. It becomes a tricky situation, as […]
San Francisquito: A rusted bench and half a palapa
September 11, 2014 ($335 mxn) Bahia de los Angeles – San Francisquito (140km) So far, I had enjoyed the calm waters of the Sea of Cortez and our stay at Bahia de los Angeles, but we were ready to continue on South, towards new adventures with limited knowledge of the places to come. That morning, […]
Bahia de los Angeles: Best chilaquiles ever
September 10, 2014 – ($499 mxn) Bahia de los Angeles From small, cozy towns to big maze-like cities, each one has an intangible characteristic to it, an atmosphere one perceives. It cannot be seen, only felt. Bahia de los Angeles had a warm and friendly atmosphere of a small fishing town, and walking the main […]
Bahia de los Angeles: Moctezuma’s Revenge
September 8, 2014 ($0.00 mxn) San Jose de las Palomas (0 km) When I plan a vacation, I usually have a day to day itinerary, with places to be and things to do, there’s hardly any time for sleep, much less a nap under the tanning sun. That description, though, did not fit the schedule […]
San Jose de las Palomas: When It Rains It Pours
September 7, 2014 ($330mxn) Punta Baja – San Jose de las Palomas (220km) I am a Registered Nurse, not a meteorologist, for good reason. While filling up at gas stations, I often overheard others talking about hurricane season and Hurricane Norbert, which apparently was hitting land some distance south of our current position. It was […]
Punta San Jose: Hurry up and take your time!
September 6, 2014 ($425mxn) Punta San Jose – Punta Baja (260km) The next morning, as I enjoyed warm oatmeal, I leaned back on my camp chair, contemplating the vast Pacific Ocean laying before me just beyond that cliff we camped on top of, and realized the lack of pressure and stress I felt to be […]
On your mark, get set, go!
September 5, 2014 ($175mxn) Tijuana – Punta San Jose (180km) Early morning, sunny skies and perfect timing, with emotional good byes to all my loved ones gathered together and inspiring music in the background, as I stylishly mount my fully loaded motorcycle and drive away into the horizon as my friends and family wave good […]
Planting the Adventure Seed
“Luis, we should do a motorcycle trip after graduation!” Something along these lines is what Dominic said when we were close to culminating our third semester of nursing school, back in December of 2012. I always dreamed of travelling and loved motorcycling. I didn’t give doubt a chance to question my response, nor do I […]