Hola Amigos,
Well, Ben and I have made a major decision to give up life here in Baja and move north. HAH!!! April Fool's!!! Not ready to do that yet. We've lived in each of our homes about 16 years, and we've only been here 11 years and a few months (we moved in Dec 2002), so we have a few years yet! Better get your reservations in for a visit before we move somewhere not as fun!
We picked up our current guest Lydia on Sunday evening from the SJD airport. It's the latest we remember ever picking anyone up, but she had a long, long trip to get here. She is from Austria! She flew from Vienna to London to Dallas to San Jose del Cabo! Phew. Almost as much fun as my trips to Jordan. Anyhow, she made it safely and is enjoying her vacation here so far. She was pleasantly surprised by her view of the Sea of Cortez from upstairs yesterday morning, since she arrived in the dark the night before.
We took her to the lighthouse beach yesterday. We haven't been there in ages because some big company bought a bunch of property out there and fenced off the access road to the lighthouse. The company has since folded and we could again drive out there. (Thanks to our friend Harold for reminding us where the first part of the road was located!)
They have built a new lighthouse since we've been here (the taller one on the right).
I told Lydia her outfit matched the colors of the water quite nicely! Water was a bit too cool for swimming, at least for us. She said her mother would love it!
This sailboat went by while we were there, and ended the day moored in front of Los Barriles. There was a nice south breeze to get them there!
We were disappointed in the lack of shells on the beach. When we first vacationed here in the 1980's, this beach was loaded with all kinds of beautiful shells. There are just bits and pieces now. I guess the advent of the ATV access has made it easy for more people to pick them up.
Other tours around the area are planned for the next several days; and probably some good old relaxing time, too. And of course, we'll sample some delicious Mexican food from our local restaurants! Last Friday, we went with friends Tony and Janet to La Trinidad restaurant near La Ribera. We were pleasantly surprised by the good food and the ambiance of the place, and we'll probably go back, now that the days are getting longer (and Daylight time begins in Mexico this next weekend). We DO NOT like driving after dark, since this is free range country and cows and horses and goats and sheep are all black at night!
Cactus are blooming now, which makes a lot of the birds happy. This is blooms from a Cardon, with many left to bloom. Again, like many cactus, the bloom lasts one day.
And to see how big these things can get, here's a shot of Lydia in front of one that must be well over 100 years old. People have carved their names in the trunk of this one!
I've added some final photos to our March 2014 album (they were taken in March, after all). Just look near the bottom of the album for the newest ones.
Hasta la proxima semana,
Tus amigos de Baja,
Harriet, Ben, Sam & Zoey (who caught a lizard when we were gone yesterday and left it at our back door!)
Well, Ben and I have made a major decision to give up life here in Baja and move north. HAH!!! April Fool's!!! Not ready to do that yet. We've lived in each of our homes about 16 years, and we've only been here 11 years and a few months (we moved in Dec 2002), so we have a few years yet! Better get your reservations in for a visit before we move somewhere not as fun!
We picked up our current guest Lydia on Sunday evening from the SJD airport. It's the latest we remember ever picking anyone up, but she had a long, long trip to get here. She is from Austria! She flew from Vienna to London to Dallas to San Jose del Cabo! Phew. Almost as much fun as my trips to Jordan. Anyhow, she made it safely and is enjoying her vacation here so far. She was pleasantly surprised by her view of the Sea of Cortez from upstairs yesterday morning, since she arrived in the dark the night before.
We took her to the lighthouse beach yesterday. We haven't been there in ages because some big company bought a bunch of property out there and fenced off the access road to the lighthouse. The company has since folded and we could again drive out there. (Thanks to our friend Harold for reminding us where the first part of the road was located!)
We were disappointed in the lack of shells on the beach. When we first vacationed here in the 1980's, this beach was loaded with all kinds of beautiful shells. There are just bits and pieces now. I guess the advent of the ATV access has made it easy for more people to pick them up.
Other tours around the area are planned for the next several days; and probably some good old relaxing time, too. And of course, we'll sample some delicious Mexican food from our local restaurants! Last Friday, we went with friends Tony and Janet to La Trinidad restaurant near La Ribera. We were pleasantly surprised by the good food and the ambiance of the place, and we'll probably go back, now that the days are getting longer (and Daylight time begins in Mexico this next weekend). We DO NOT like driving after dark, since this is free range country and cows and horses and goats and sheep are all black at night!
Cactus are blooming now, which makes a lot of the birds happy. This is blooms from a Cardon, with many left to bloom. Again, like many cactus, the bloom lasts one day.
And to see how big these things can get, here's a shot of Lydia in front of one that must be well over 100 years old. People have carved their names in the trunk of this one!
I've added some final photos to our March 2014 album (they were taken in March, after all). Just look near the bottom of the album for the newest ones.
Hasta la proxima semana,
Tus amigos de Baja,
Harriet, Ben, Sam & Zoey (who caught a lizard when we were gone yesterday and left it at our back door!)
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