Category Archives: Mexico

Bring back the semi-camas´

The bus arriving late last night meant it got in at a more sociable hour this morning – arriving around 0830 local time, we remembered to move our clocks. We opt for a taxi to the main hostel area, we … Continue reading

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Monday walk with cacti

It’s brekkie from another stall on the plaza and then an early walk up to the plateau that surrounds the town. It is like a desert as soon as you get away from the houses. Just different types and sizes … Continue reading

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Orange juice sir?

So plan made we get up and go looking for brekkie, Raffael suggested a place that he claims serves the best coffee in Loreto. Not sure it’s open on Sundays but we set off to see, we are in luck … Continue reading

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It hasn’t rained for two years

Back at the dive shop for 0800 we are just about ready to leave when two girls turn up wanting to go snorkelling. They are Nicky and Elana, from Australia we discover later. They choose to walk down to the … Continue reading

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Looking directly in the eyes of a balloon fish

Arriving at the dive shop we find we’re diving with David. He seems sound and seems to know more English than we do Spanish, which when it comes to diving is a good thing. Honest! It’s a good 30-40 minute … Continue reading

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Tattie fields

Another chilled day, well a waiting game more like, we’ve arranged to go back to the dive shop at 1800, so really it depends how Huw’s ears are by then whether or not we dive. We’ve also arranged to catch … Continue reading

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Teeny weeny wee world

Our priority this morning is to get some washing done. It seems relatively straight forward. Leave a load in the laundrette around 1100 and pick it up again around 1600. We are also on a mission to check out the … Continue reading

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Loreto, home of the Iguana

The bus to Loreto, our next place of interest is 5 hours north and in the middle of the Baja region. It’s on the Pacific coast nestled between two mountain ranges the guidebook claims. Not a big place but worth … Continue reading

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Happy Birthday

The plan for today was to hit the beach but we wake up to overcast skies and change the plan. Instead we opt for a walk around the rest of town and hope to find some Wi-Fi. The hostel claims … Continue reading

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Leaving the tropics behind

It’s official; as we left Cabo San Lucas and headed to Todos Santos yesterday we crossed the Tropic of Cancer and are now officially heading north leaving the Tropics behind. Today on reflection we agree there isn´t much more to … Continue reading

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