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Last Updated: 07/22/03 |
        
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Photos: Mouse over to see caption; Click to enlarge Titles: Underlined titles link to corresponding journal entries Cabo San Lucas: After an overnight ferry on a cargo ship with our truck, a night in La Paz, and a drive down to the tip of the Baja peninsula… we were ready for a couple days of sun and sand in the resort town of Cabo San Lucas. While we didn’t exactly recreate the college spring break days that Karen remembers so well (thank goodness), we did manage to have a respectable amount of fun for people in their 30’s. One night we ran into old friends from San Francisco, Brendan and Trevor, crazy small world… and the next night our old traveling friend Mette from Norway who we first met in Chile and have now traveled with in more countries than we can count, came to meet us. Good times indeed!
San Jose del Cabo: We marked the start of our long journey home as we headed NORTH from Cabo San Lucas to San Jose del Cabo. San Jose may share “Cabo” in name with Cabo San Lucas… but definitely nothing else. While still catering to an American vacation crowd with upscale restaurants and shops, San Jose still remains a quaint town with narrow streets, Spanish-style buildings and shady plazas. With Mette with us, we found a cute and economical place to stay for the night. Mette had stayed there before and remembered the Scandinavian owner. That night we encountered an informal parade that seemed to be caravanning local young women around for what we could only guess was some type of beauty pageant. But… that’s just a guess!
East Cape: Next we abandoned the paved HWY 1 for the scenic dirt side route along the coast referred to as the East Cape. The drive was absolutely gorgeous and more than made up for the hours of bumpy road. Along the way, we found a great taco stand with the best fish tacos ever, a beautiful RV park in Los Barriles with rooms and a pool on the beach, and we even made a quick stop to see the construction of a new house that our friends, Brian and Eileen, are building in the area.
Loreto: The drive to and from Loreto is some of the best desert landscape we’ve seen. Loreto itself, which is the oldest permanent settlement in the Californias, doesn’t disappoint with its lovely central plaza, sea wall walkway, and impressive mission church. We took a day trip (read rugged drive) from Loreto out to Mission San Javier that was incredible. It had amazing desert landscapes, a tropical oasis, ancient cave drawings, and a beautiful Spanish mission all in one drive. See the “Baja Missions” section for pictures of the Loreto Mission and the San Javier Mission.
Conception Bay: One beautiful place on the coast of the Gulf of California after another. Highway 1 follows the shores of Conception Bay for some 25 miles and provides breathtaking panoramic views the whole time. We found a campsite site we liked and stayed for a couple days. Nothing to do here except relax and enjoy the view!
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