Into Baja California Sur

Our last day in Baja California took us through a series of small towns along highway 1, where we were excited to be able to finally buy popsicles and then delicous fish tacos. We had an incredible tailwind helping us along, and reached the border into Baja California Sur, and the 28th parallel, mid-afternoon with only a few more kms to reach Guerrero Negro after pedalling just over 115 km. We passed some hotels and very colourful suburbs (?!) before cruising along the main avenida of the town, lined with hotels, restaurants, tacos stands and stores all geared toward tourists who come in January and February to see grey whales that migrate to the adjacent lagunas and give birth before heading north again each year. Sadly we were too early for the whales, but did appreciate the off-season hotel prices, and instead got to take in celebrations for the Virgin of Guadeloupe manifesting as many flash-mob style dances, parades and shows that spontaneously appeared and as quickly disappeared during our day wandering around the town. We walked the streets sampling food and ice cream and enjoyed getting cleaned up after our dry days in the desert.Read more