Tag: beach
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Amazing tidepooling in Bahia de Los Angeles
Much of our time in Baja has been spent seeking nature – sunrises, sunsets, moonrises, shells, long snorkels, or hours of tidepooling. I guess you can call us nature addicts. Finally, in Bahia we were able to start some snorkeling. It wasn’t fantastic as the visibility was limited and the water was pretty cold (or…
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A real restaurant
We arrived at Bahia de Los Angeles with high hopes. Campo Archelon, where we planned to stay, had a restaurant, hot showers and potential turtle sightings. Driving up the dirt road leading to the site we were greeted with a series of painted signs you might expect to see at Burning Man — “Enjoy the…
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Tidal hot springs in Puertecitos
After failing in our quest to dig our own hot tub in the sand south of San Felipe we cruised about 50 miles south along the coast to Puertecitos, a tiny town known for its tidal hot springs (aguas termales). About 1/4 of a mile from the local campground located on a rocky outcropping at…
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An abandoned RV park on an utterly deserted beach
The site we are staying at for 2 nights just south of San Felipe was originally built as a luxury RV resort, but the property seemingly went bust and into bank receivership. Now, it’s a dilapidated campsite on a beautiful shell-strewn beach. The family collecting payment for camping may or may not be managers, they…
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Leaving the US
On November 12th we crossed into Mexico after months and months of preparations! Our first send off was October 25th, leaving our hometown of San Francisco. This was a big milestone as it meant all the work around moving out of our homes and preparing for renting them was done. Then what followed was 3…