Cool it down
steph On the advice of many new friends, we left Guadalajara and headed for the hills. We camped one night back in Ajijic, where still more canons and bells sounded through…
Strange times
I’ve proven to be the first man down, in my unhappy new phase of Food Poisoning, All the Time. Juan made me go see a doctor when he noticed that…
Five days of Christmas
After scuttling around a bit, I wanted to get some work done in a place with a kitchen and a desk. We found an adorable “bungalow” for rent in Barra…
A month to the mainland
Whenever people asked us about our route plans for this trip, we always started by saying, “We’re going to drive down Baja to La Paz and then take the ferry…
La Paz to Mazatlán
jbuhler We are finally in Mazatlán, where the adventure really begins. We both love Baja, but in some ways it feels like one is too protected there, like in an extension…
Friendly faces
First things first: HAPPY BIRTHDAY, POPS! I don’t know how old my dad is today, but it doesn’t matter because he is as much as an intrepid traveller and photographer…
Geraldo VWs
We had heard about this shop for a while, and my plan was to drop by anyway for a general checkup. It turns out we ended up having to come,…
Paz en La Paz
We’re just two weeks into our trip now but we’ve covered more than 1,450 miles (much more than the 1200 km I’d randomly guessed the other day) since leaving San…
Dog Day Afternoons
We’re officially on the new-to-me part of our trip, nine days in, because we’re now past Loreto, the farthest south in Baja I’d been before (last year with Juan). We’d…