San Ignacio is a lovely palm oasis town in the middle of the desert. We camped for a pittance at Los Petates right on the lagoon. Visited the lava-block mission church, started in 1728 and finished in 1786, that dominates […]
Summer in Baja must sizzle, but in winter it’s a lovely place to visit. We last talked about La Paz and environs. Now we’ll head south yet again and round the tip before heading north toward home. Took a look […]
I’d love to see a speeded up, time-lapse video of the thousands having their pictures taken with the La Paz sign. La Paz has been the capital of Baja California Sur (BCS) since statehood was granted in 1974. With a […]
We had almost no cash because the bank lines to the US were down in San Felipe, so we converted all the dollars we brought along into pesos. Gas is about $5/gallon and they only take cash. So at the […]
The California super bloom spread south to Baja Norte as shown in the above picture. However, that happened much later. For now (early January) we are heading south in search of summer. Craig built a camper on top of our […]
In the last blog post I managed from Ecuador we were still on the west coast. It is clear now, the recent devastating earthquake may have destroyed much of what we saw. We are very sad for people affected by […]
Ecuador is like a vertical Ireland. It’s very green, is divided into small farms, and has many self-contained communities. Plowed fields reach almost to the tops of the mountains. How they manage to avoid severe erosion, we haven’t a clue. […]
Springtime brings the frogs and toads out of hibernation. We hear them croaking near vernal ponds. They must have clean, calm water to complete their life cycle. All frogs absorb water through their skin from wet grass, damp ground or […]
Just wanted to post a few pictures from a quick spring trip to Arizona for the few who are interested. We lucked out on the weather, leaving Colorado ahead of a snow storm and enjoying two weeks of lovely temperatures […]