2.25.08-2.27.08 la paz and cabo
2.25.08 Playa tesoro, la paz
we finally found it! the perfect beach, a quiet cove, a group of palapas with tables and chairs to protect you from the sun, a lovely restaurant that serves fabulous drinks and seafood, and no behemoths! not a single one. in fact we are the only campers and they are charging us $50 pesos a night (+/-$5.00 usd). it’s not really a campground but there are flush toilets, a sink and plenty of parking. this is what we imagined baja to be. we had shrimp cocktail, guacamole and chips (not as good as barb’s) and fruity drinks (margarita for eric, pina colada for fran) as we watched the sun go down. the last of the tourists had left so we were the only ones in the open air restaurant besides the waiters and cooks. right now their children are playing soccer by the light of the car beams. we can finally hear the lap of the water as the parade of trucks coming from the nearby port has ceased.¬† we are so happy to be away from the r.v.er’s. not that they aren’t friendly, but somehow that was not how we imagined camping to be. something about microwaving your premade frozen dinners takes the romance out of the whole camping experience. maybe we are old fashioned. apparently we are un-american.
2.26.08¬† el tesoro, la paz: not as restful as we might have imagined. ferrel dogs kept up a constant cacophonious concerto of bothersome barking all night long. let’s just say the intermissions lasted not more than 15 minutes and there were damned few of those. when they finally called a halt to the concert (just after dawn) a busload of local middleschoolers jubilantly arrived. it was time for us to move on.¬†
2.27.08 cabo san lucas: after a luscious night of delicious slumber at our friend coleen’s lovely abode. she prepared a typically wonderful coleen meal last night and presented us with latte’s this morning. we had a relaxing day at the beach, watching for whales (of which we saw many) and lazing in the sun. more of the same tomorrow….