It's a Long Way Home

Home in B.C. At last (actually we've been here for a while) and the trip home was as we like it, uneventful!

We motorcycle mamas have to stick together.  One of our great stops along the road was for pizza at Indian Springs, home of the US military drones, where we slept behind the Oasis restaurant.

Some long straight roads in Nevada.

A wetter year than normal left the roadside lined with wildflowers...

And a little fog!

Glad to be home but the weather has left us longing for a little sun and warmth of the Baja.

Bahia de Los Angeles

The rig with the Bay of LA in the background.  After a short stay last year we decided to come back and spend a little more time this year.  We left before Semana Santas, Easter, when the beaches fill up all over Baja.

Sun sets on the islands as viewed at happy hour from our camp at La Gringa.

La Gringa is a marine park 9 km north of the town of Bay of LA, only 2 of those km were gravel and not  that bad a road at that.

The desert heading north was very colourful due to all the rain this year.

Leaving Life on the Beach

Can one really have too much sea, sun and sand?  I think not, but with that being said we are slowly storing our toys back into the trailer and preparing ourselves mentally (and physically) for our return trip to Canada.  It is always hard to leave the beach but with all the news we have been hearing about a long, cold and snowy winter at home  we are dragging our feet even more than usual.

This winter went way too fast, a few small trips on the bikes, lots of water sports a big birthday (Ken's 60th) and before you know it our months down here are gone.  Every winter down here has been a good one...what can I say?  Life is amazing on the beach when Ken and I can spend time together and with great friends.

A SUNDOG over the candlerias south of Danzante Island

A carpet of flowers in bloom line the road to San Juanico on the Pacific side, north of Lopez Mateos.

Been there before but the view overlooking La Parisima.

It pays to get up early.  The sunrise over Danzante from the middle of the strait is amazingly calm and a great way to start the day.

Rock crabs climbing on the lava rocks, close to their moulting period. 

We had the biggest storm we have ever seen in Baja this year.  Winds got up to130 kph, stuff was flying everywhere.  Most of us at the beach got off easy but palapas in nearby Juncalito village had roofs and walls flying.  The storm was short lived at 2 or 3 hours but it was very exciting, to say the least.

Thru the clear, clear water on Monserrate Island you have a great view of the stones and corral below.  Doug and Mary Tracy took us (and Al, Val, Sue and John) to the island that Ken and I had never been too before, just a little to far the Zodiac and for me to paddle.

On the way back to Puerto Escondito we saw a few whales.  There was not as many whales this year but it was always exciting to see them.

The Playa Grande Resort in Cabo San Lucas, wow!  Jay and Diane have a timeshare and were gracious enough to treat us to a couple nights stay with them.  Sooo nice.

That's us life on the beach at Lands End!!!

Happy Holidays

Seasons Greetings to friends and family in the 'Great White North' and beyond!

From the warm and balmy Baja!

La Flora

The Pitaya flower is beautiful but only lasts for a few hours in the early morning and only for a few days.  We were lucky enough to time in right, as did a few honey bees.

Not Just fish

Fishing and paddling take up most of our time here in Baja but we sometimes do get out with friends on a sailing trip or two (fishing still involved) or just enjoy the company of fellow campers on the beach.

A table of a type of Red Snapper...good eatn'

Dorado, Ken has caught about 9 this season.  They are a beautiful fish that change colour as you bring them in.  This is the same fish as...

this one!

Honeymoon bay on Dansante Island.  Doug and Mary's sailboat looks like a dream to us as it sits waiting for our return from a hike.  A glass of cold wine also awaits.

Iron Mike shows off his Wahoo (sp?) he caught while out fishing with Ken.

A sea lion takes a nap while paddle by him on our trip around Dansante.

A December full moon arising over Dansante.

And the gang from the beach is there is celebrate with a bomb fire and wienies.

Cardinals are a beautiful bird but this one in particular keeps taking a run at our window, not realising that it is it's own reflection it is seeing.

Atila and Friends

There seems to be one dominant male hummingbird that has picked our feeder as it's own, chasing away others whenever he can.  At times our feeder is so busy, with upward of 15 to 20 birds at a time, he may find  it impossible to keep it under his watchful eye. 

Birds are plentiful in the shrub behind and around our camp, a bird book would be a definite asset!

Check out our friendly hummingbirds, click on this link.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6NO0IKaUg8

   

Attila is very photogenic, don't you think?

He will pose endlessly.

He also has a few female friends around.

One in particular likes his profile.

And many of his friends are tame enough to land on my hand to feed!