pictures???

Bummer!  We had a problem with the camera - about 300 are missing or something..... something weird happened and who knows where those great shots are??  Hiking in Joshua Tree Park, Sunsets at Morro Bay, the new baby in Santa Cruz (believe me, she is a cutie), and day 1 in San Francisco, all gone!  So sad.... no photo post this time

The happy part is we are having a great trip home - not many glitches - the little incident with the high curb and the trailer step...... and yesterday another flat tire on the trailer.  If you remember back to our trip south, we had a flat in Oregon, and this one was again in Oregon about 50 miles from the last one! go figure?

On the way....

Sunday morning at an internet cafe for breakfast, downtown Morro bay.  This is one of our favorite stops on the coast.  We went to a great little restaurant for dinner last night (yes, it's still all about the food, I see a diet in the future)
The trip has been good;  Our days in Joshua Tree National Park were fun, it is a beautiful park, now at the coast again after a long drive across California.  No pics ready for you yet, next stop for sure. Ciao.

The days are just packed!

Well. it's almost time, we are just getting the last town chores done- hair cut, more shopping and a final lunch at our favourite taco stand.  Tomorrow is packing day, then Thursday we relax a bit then Friday we start the journey north.  Our beach buddies Steve & Nan left this morning, very sad :(  for us.  The south end of the beach is also getting very bare too, everyone is heading home, the spring weather had better be good in the north.

You sometimes hear of people loosing track of time while here - I really don't understand how that can happen.  It is so important to know what day it is - for example.......

Sunday - breakfast special at Bertha's restaurant
Monday - Pizza night (yes pizza delivered to the beach)
Tuesday - Diego arrives with fresh organic vegetables
Wednesday - dinner special at Bertha's
Thursday - eat the fresh vegetables and fresh fish or prawns from Carlos
Friday - chilli rellenos dinner special at Boneys
Saturday - BBQ rib dinner special at Anna's restaurant
How can you  not know what day it is? just think about what you  might miss.  Yup, it's all about the food!

here we are at Bertha's Pollo, I didn't even mention this one on the weekly schedule, you just have to fit it in.

More beach time.

Our beach is so full these days, I think we are now in the middle beach, no longer at the end!  Lots of travellers now starting to head north, staying a day or two, here and there.......always nice to meet new people....and of course we are always meeting up with people we know from our past - what fun it is to catch up on the last twenty years or so.

Headed back to the beach now....I think it's time for "sundowners"

See ya soon!

Road trip March 2 to Caleta San Juanico

 Wake early to another magical sunrise.  Drive south on Mex 1 to a dirt road that after 17.5 kilometers of  dry river bed, a few hills (very steep) and lots of dust, (all the way in low gear four wheel drive) eventually deposited us at an awesome beach.  The beach is on the Bahia de Caleta San Juanico, in the Sea of Cortes, on the east side of the Baja Peninsula.  There were a total of eight vehicles loaded with kayaks, food and drink for the day.  Crystal clear water that you can see the bottom in depths of thirty feet. Wayne and Glenna, Steve and Nan and Deb and I kayaked to a remote beach for our lunch.  Then of course there was the long dusty 17.5 kilometers  out and back north on Mex 1. Along the way someone decided going out for dinner.  We all (16) ended up at “Bertha’s” restaurant at El Burro for Hamburgoso Tuesday.  The “Margaritas Grande” were eventually served and we all had a great time.  “Bertha’s” is no longer run by Bertha, but has been turned over to a lovely young lady (bonita mujer joven) by the name of Ceilla and her very lovely daughter  Coco.  They both spent ten years living in Rock Creek, British Columbia which is about as close to desert as you will find in BC. Needless to say their english is almost perfect but very fast and musical. Not at all the way we talk.  Such a pity.

The next four are of the road in.

 

  

 The beach, Steve and Nan with kayak.

 

We had lunch on the beach to the right.

 

Deb in a rock crevice pointing out some weird bird to me.

And she just had to stop in the middle of the ocean to build a castle!

 

Now for the dusty road out!

 

  

A ranchero on the way.

  

  Afterwards here we all are waiting.

 

And this is what we are waiting for.  Ciella doing the "margaritas"

 

About three weeks left on the beach and then we will slowly head n, n, n, oh hell, I just can't bring myself to say that word. 

Hasta luego mi amigos,

Juan

Juan"s back!!

   I’ve been sitting on my butt for to long, but here goes.  Actually I’ve been very busy suntaning, swimming, fishing, hiking, reading (5 books so far), sailing, kayaking, exploring and just plain having a ball.  Oh yeah, I’ve been taking some photos too.

   We’ve done some backroad trips, a drive to Lorreto and to Santa Rosalia.  I sailed with my friend Chris on his WETA tri? (three hulls) 14 footer and fast and wet…..YEEEHAW!!!! what a rush.  We were out in a huge wind and mega waves and tried our damnest to stuff a bow to no avail. The thing just kept flying. This thing even has a furling spinnaker.  Might have to trade Plumcrazy.  One morning on my way to one of the islands to fish I ran into a mega pod of dolphins. Better than a hundred of them.  They were in the middle of a feeding frenzie.  They junped out of the water, swam under the inflatable and thoroughly entertained me which is good because there is no sense fishing when they are around. And there were even more Pelicans, Boobies, Seagulls and Frigate Birds scooping up the leftovers. Now, wouldn’t you know it, I was out there with no camera.  But my friend Bernadette was there with her video camera and got some awesome footage.  If I ever get it I'll share.  Today is laundry day and internet day for Juan (me).  We have just finished fish tacos at our favourite restaurant, "Doney's".

Now some photos. If you click on a photo you will see an enlargement.

 

A friend in/on our garden.

 

Chris's  WETA on a calm day?

 

One of our backroad trips.

The following are some of Deb's bird friends.

 Snowy Egret

 

Great Blue Heron and, yes, that is what you think it is on the rocks.

 

Pelicans standing in the same stuff.

 

Oyster Catcher

 

And the prize photo. A rare shot of a Blue Footed Boobie.

I've seen a few boobies in my day, but never with blue feet.

 

The Zig Zag trail we hiked up. Awesome view from the top.

Steve and Juan (me) sailing in incredible gusty (upwards of 30 knots)
winds. The wind would change direction 180 degrees in a flash every minute
or so.  No waves.

 

Our home for the past fourty-five days.

  

Deb's garden in the foreground.

 

Dinner with Steve and Nan at "Pollo Bertha's" walking 

distance from the beach.

 

Young sick sea lion friend of Deb's. Quite emancipated

and did not make it.

 

A magical Baja moment, sunrise.

 

And for you cruising friends, the harbour at Santa Rosalia.

 

Paddling the mangroves in the Rio Santa Barbara.

 

Nan coming through the slot and yes that is the the same white

stuff on those rocks. A clothes peg might come in handy.

And that's it for this day.

Hastay luego mi amigos,

Juan

 

Here is a sunset shot taken when we were having some very cloudy & rainy weather - it is much nicer now.

 Here is a sunrise - so nice to watch the sun come up from the comfort of my nice bed!  Usually I am able to watch the pelicans, snowy egrets, and the grebes fishing in the early morning light.

  

This beach shot was taken from the hill to the south.  John was on one of his many hikes to the top of the mountain.  If you look closely you will see many campers on the beach on the left of the photo - you will find us way down the beach to the right of the photo, we are the lone trailer, happy on our country acreage.

 

Come On, lets get going!