Day 310-315, 17-22 May 2009: sea, dolphins & radar: World On a Boat!

It felt weird to cycle fully loaded once again. Once we closed the door of Brian’s apartment behind us we were back on the road, even if it was just for 5km We headed into the Marina on the North side of La Paz as agreed with Michael & Deborah. They had come over [...]

1000 Americans: Michael & Deborah Gallagher, Good News

Michael & Deborah have traded their home for a trip around the world on a small boat, the Good News. They will try to help out local communities where they can in an evangelistically way. Firm believers, they put their faith in their God to take them safe across the open seas, but they are [...]

Day 300-310, 7-17 May 2009: Chillin’, refillin’ and cruisin’ in La Paz

When we entered La Paz, we checked our CouchSurfing inbox for replies to our requests. Actually a few people had replied positively, including Brian from the US, who had just left for California. Still he offered us the use of an empty apartment he owned and we gladly accepted as we had our own mattresses & [...]

Day 297-299, 4-6 May 2009: Baja California Sur, pt3: through the desert to La Paz

Note: only a few photos in this report as the scenery was quite boring and often it was too hot to stop for photos, but instead some more stories, hope you like them as well! We had been advised to take a ride as the last section to La Paz would be ugly and boring. We [...]

1000 Americans: Antonio & Sarah, Ciudad Constitucion

Antonio is one of Sarah’s 3 sons. he might not have to go to school next year as they re-registered him to late, so maybe he will end up helping the parents with the fruit trees. Following is a part of our tripreport, about when we met them: Only a few minutes outside the city limits I [...]

Day 292-297, 29 April – 4 May 2009: Baja California Sur, pt2: Hot roads, Bahia Concepcion, hidden gems and cruisers

29 April 2009: Mulege – Buenaventura beach, 43km, 500m up and down Once we managed to leave Mulege, we quickly started climbing, cutting off a rough piece of coastline. The moment the sea-breeze was out of our face, the heat took its place and we had to stop often to drink and recuperate. The reward was the [...]

1000 Americans: Roberta from Juncalito

Off the grid Roberta lives in a small community together with other US citizens as well as locals. There is no power or fixed telephone, they are ‘off the grid’. Power is generated by solar panel (and generator if really needed, but usually that is off) and much communication is done through radios. She is a [...]

Day 286-291, 23-28 April 2009: Baja California Sur, pt1: Across Baja, records, annoyances & Oases

Finally, we have time to sit down and write some more trip reports… As the sign on the right says: better late than never, right? We have been enjoying Mexico a lot, we will try to get you updated on this wonderful country, filled with friendly people. So what happened? The last report ended just [...]

1000 Americans: Bill Enos, Mulege

“@#$%@&*!..” Bill is a master in entering curses in his sentences whenever he talks about his life, his neighbours, his countrymen, both from the US as well as Mexico, his health or anything in particular. But behind all those words is a nice guy in his late sixties, who spends his time in a small oasis [...]

1000 Americans: Jane Ames, San Ignacio

“I just wanted a place that was more quiet.. ..than my home in the US.” Jane found a nice old house in the centre of San Ignacio, turned it into a small guesthouse/B&B, Casa Leree. While offering a relaxed place to stay, she is busy puzzling the pieces of San Ignacio’s history photographically together.