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    • Panamericana adventure
      Day 71

      Bike maintenance and a whale

      November 17, 2019 in Mexico ⋅ 🌧 19 °C

      We got up early in order to see some baby turtles get released at the sanctuary. However, it started raining heavily, so we decided to better stay at home and have breakfast. The electricity had gone off as well. But luckily, the stove runs on propane, so we could cook and boil water for coffee made in a French press.
      After breakfast, it cleared up, so we went for a walk along the beach with Donna and her dog Zoe. Back at the house, we did some maintenance on the bikes. As we could use the garage, we stayed dry even in unstable weather conditions.
      The rest of the day, it rained a lot. So we spent most of it on the porch, getting spoilt with food and drinks to regain energy after a long period of biking every day. We even saw a whale making his way up North, jumping out of the water every 100m or so. Whale watching from the porch - not bad!
      In the evening, the power came back as well. We were all quite happy. As the water pump needs electricity, we didn't have running water. (During the day we managed by using the rain water out of the pond 😊)      Read more

    • Panamericana adventure
      Day 72

      Exploring - and more rain...

      November 18, 2019 in Mexico ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C

      Today, the weather was supposed to get better. So we went to the turtle sanctuary in the morning in order to see some baby turtles get released. The people in charge look for turtle nests along the beach and mark the spots, so eggs don't get destroyed. 45 days later, the baby turtles hatch and first thing they do is crawling slowly right to the sea. They are all on their own against their predators. 13 years later, the turtles return to the same spot where they hatched to lay their eggs in it. This morning, we saw maybe 50 baby turtles heading to the sea. At least a couple of them got caught by seagulls straight away for breakfast. That's nature, I guess.
      In the afternoon, we did some exploring. Our destination was a waterfall at the end of a dry river. We could borrow the ATV, which was good fun. However, it started raining again and the dry river was not that dry anymore. When we could basically see only water around us instead of a dirt road, we decided it's probably safer to head back as fast as we can. Good decision! It rained so heavily that we could hardly see anything. Furthermore, the sand and mud flooded the paved roads and the dirt roads basically turned into rivers. But we made it back to the house safe and spent more time on the porch 😀      Read more

    • Panamericana adventure
      Day 73

      Enjoying the beach and the sea

      November 19, 2019 in Mexico ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C

      Finally, the weather looked kind of nice. So we spent the morning kayaking in the bay. Good training for the upper body after LOTS of cardio and leg training over the past few weeks. In the afternoon, we went to town to have some tacos and check out the beach. Some kite surfers tried their luck, but struggled with relatively calm winds. We went to a nice restaurant for dinner and got some icecream from the supermarket for desert. Great day for regaining energy for the days of cycling to come!!Read more

    • Panamericana adventure
      Day 74

      Back on the bikes

      November 20, 2019 in Mexico ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C

      This morning, we got back on the bikes to cycle to La Paz. It was quite hard to leave Los Barriles as we had a really good time with Donna and Bill and very much liked the town. However, there's still a long way ahead of us and it won't get any easier to move again.
      On the way to La Paz, we passes some nice mountain villages and stopped at El Triunfo at the famous bakery to get some awesome bread - yum! It was a nice ride with great views. The rain was good for the landscape, everything is green down here and we saw many trees amd bushes with yellow, pink, red, purple, blue, white and orange blossoms. Haven't seen this in a long time...
      Once we got to La Paz, we had to organize our ferry tickets to mainland. It's actually pretty hard to find valid information on the ferry times. We had tried our luck online, but the website of the ferry operators either didn't work, didn't have information at all or showed contradicting information. So we had tried to ask for help in Loreto already, but the Mexicans at the tourist office there didn't understand the information provided either and advised us to go directly to the habour in La Paz (which is 20km outside of the city). When we got here last Saturday, all offices were closed for the weekend. So we checked at a hotel when we were in Los Barriles. The staff was supportive and called the ferry call centre who told us that there's no passenger ferry to Mazatlan at the moment. Only a cargo one which we cannot use, so we'd have to go to Los Mochis, some 450km North of Mazatlan (= 4 days on the bike). That's why we decided to try in person. At the first operator, they confirmed that we'd have to go to Los Mochis, so we went to a second one. At that place, they sold us tickets to Mazatlan on the cargo ferry - no problem at all! Typical Mexican! It doesn't leave before Saturday though, so we have some time to explore the marine life here (whale sharks and sea lions).
      We also passed the 6000km today - wohoo! But Herbert got another flat tire. Roads in La Paz are pretty dirty, so it wasn't a surprise. Luckily, we are staying in a big room in a hotel (first time in a hotel on this trip), so he could fix it straight away.      Read more

    • Panamericana adventure
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      Day 76

      Isla Espirito Santo

      November 22, 2019 in Mexico ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C

      Today, we wanted to check out the second major attraction at La Paz: The sea lion colony at the tip of the island Espirito Santo. We went on a boat trip and headed North towards the island. The wind was pretty strong and blowing from the North, so the boat ride was quite rough and pretty wet when we hit the waves. The people at the front of the boat had no fun at all. After about 30 minutes, we turned around. Apparently, our small support boat couldn't make it against the waves and the current, so we had to toe it for the rest of the trip.
      As we came closer to the Northern tip of the island, the waves got even higher which didn't make it any smoother. The captain did a really good job and we could already see the arch - the rock formation where the sea lions live - , but when some people got too scared and pretty mad, he decided to turn around. We stopped at one of the beautiful bays of the island to have lunch and later at a reef for snorkelling. We also saw some sea lions on a rock close by. They were just sunbathing though and we couldn't stay to watch them, as the wind and waves made it too dangerous. Luckily, we had the waves in our backs on the way back to La Paz, which made it a lot smoother.
      In the end, it was a long day sitting in a boat today - definitely not enough exercise for us 😉      Read more

    • Panamericana adventure
      Day 77

      Leaving Baja California

      November 23, 2019 in Mexico ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C

      Today was our last day in Baja California as we had booked on a ferry to Mazatlán on the mainland. The harbour is located about 18km North of La Paz. As there is some nice beaches, we used the day to check them out. So first, we had a beer at Tecolote Beach. Great beach to hang out, just a little windy today. Secondly, we cycled to Balandra Beach, a stunning bay with mangroves, white sand and turquoise water. As there were way too many people, we decided to go back to the ferry terminal early and have a beer at the restaurant/beach club next to it while waiting.
      Boarding the ferry was quite professional. However, they didn't really know what to do with our bikes. They wanted to put them in the baggage container, but realized that this wouldn't work. So they called us back via the radio and we had to push them in the truck area. Let's see how they make the it... We got seats in a dark shady room. They are showing some loud Bruce Willis movie and our seats are right next to the "cafeteria". Don't think this is gonna be a quiet night...      Read more

    • Traveler2022 Crystal & Regent Cruises
      Day 99

      Cabo San Lucas, Mexico

      April 22, 2022 in Mexico ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C

      I toured around art galleries and folk craft stores in San Jose Cabo, Mexico, which is near Cabo San Lucas. .
      メキシコのカボ・サン・ルカスの隣街であるサン・ホセ・カボで画廊とか民芸品のお店などを回って、観光しました。

    • TravelerSven und Mona on Tour
      14211
      Day 126

      Road Trip - Cabo San Lucas

      May 13, 2022 in Mexico ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C

      Euses Auto hemmer in Empfang gnoh in Todos Santos und sind grad richtig Cabo San Lucas düüset. Die erste 4 Nächt hemmer no es Airbnb gnoh. Ganz anderst La Paz vill Turistischer (praktisch nur Amis) und eis bis zwoi Bunker Hotel 😅.
      S'Hilight vo Cabo San Lucas:
      Wunderschöni Stränd
      En Sanddüne bestigig imene Resort womer eus "inne gschliche hend"
      Traumhafte Sunneuntergang      Read more

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    • TravelerSven und Mona on Tour
      Day 129

      San Jose del Cabo - Diving

      May 16, 2022 in Mexico ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C

      Nach emene super ufenthalt in Cabo San Lucas simmer witter nach San Jose del Cabo.
      Städtli isch nomeh Bunkerhotel lastig und scho sehr amerikanisch aber wunderschön. Mir hend aber imene mega Härzige Hotel im Altstädtli gschlofe.
      Am 2te Tag hemmer eus ufgmacht uf eusi zwei erste Taugäng. Leider nit sooo vill atemberaubens gseh aber mir hends gliich gfühlt 🥰      Read more

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    • TravelerSven und Mona on Tour
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      Day 131

      Cabo Pulmo

      May 18, 2022 in Mexico ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C

      Nach de 2 erstr Tauchgäng hemmer Bluet gläckt und sind zum National Park Cabo Pulmo gfahre. Do hemmer au die ersti Nacht in unserem "Camper" am Strand verbrocht.
      Gschlofe hemmer so einigermasse aber s'Feeling am Strand schlofe und de bezauberndi Sunneufgang könne erläbe isch eifach eimolig gsi 🥰.
      Mir hend denn au do 2 Tauchgäng buechet und WOW was für 2 wunderschöni Tauchgäng. S'Hilight isch de riiiise Fischschwarm mit Jackfishes gsi und unde dra öbbe 8-10 Stachelroche. Ich hoffe das mir de einti Taucher no sini Fotis schickt, das mir das mit euch könne teile.      Read more

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    You might also know this place by the following names:

    Estado de Baja California Sur, Baja California Sur, BCS, Baixa Califòrnia Sud, Baja California Suri osariik, Hego Kalifornia Beherea, Basse-Californie du Sud, Baixa California Sur, Bassa California del Sud, バハ・カリフォルニア・スル州, 바하칼리포르니아수르 주, Kalifornia Dolna Południowa, Калифорнияи Поёнии Ҷанубӣ, 南下加利福尼亞州

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