Hotel Morelos, San
Blas , Mexico, 04-01-09
From the muddy depths of Lake Guerrero
Negro to the Sea of Cortez
Guerrero Negro to Mulegé: (4 cycle days;
287km; 1681m)
Guerrero Negro to Vizcaíno (75 km; 150 m)
Vizcaíno to San Ignacio (71 km; 329 m)
San Ignacio to Santa Rosalía (80 km; 768 m)
Santa Rosalía to Mulegé (62 km; 434 m)
When Ali wakes up singing zippy-dee-doodah; plays eeney-meanie-miney-mo with his tortillas and then places the kitchen sink over his head like a shower cap, I know we could be in for a kooky sort of morning. I think he's just happy to be taking a couple of days off in this inconspicuous, water-logged town: known only for its enormous salt refinery and close proximity to the whale watching site at Scammon's Lagoon. For us though, it is the first half-civilised camping spot on the Baja to date.
The downpours we recently experienced hit here big time as well, turning vacant lots into lakes and side roads into wellington boot territory. There's no sign of rain now though as our complete summer wardrobe dries between the date palms and we shade from cloudless skies...
