“What are you going to do about school?” The number one most asked question of us by complete strangers. It just nudges out the money question for the top spot. I guess in the same way that people assumed that having kids would be the end of our lifestyle, they … Read More
Todos Santos
Todos Santos, where gringo Baja dreams come to roost. People either seem to love this place so much that they immediately plop down a deposit on a plot of land north of town, or they leave scratching their heads wondering what all the fuss is about. We’re somewhere in the … Read More
Los Frailes
We hung out at Los Frailes for a couple of days. Lowe wanted to be Princessa Rainbow. If you’ve got a problem with that he has no problem with throwing a handful of sand in your face. This well brought on one of those “teachable” moments that we seem to … Read More
Los Barriles
From La Ventana we made the short drive to Los Barriles. In the end, we’re not really sure why. This place is just not our scene. It’s a kiteboarding mecca, which means lots and lots of two things: wind, and gringos. I’m probably being supercilious, but for me, any town in which … Read More
La Ventana
With a couple of weeks left to bumble about Baja before we hit the ferry for the mainland, we left to try out a place we’ve never visited before—La Ventana. Kiteboard capital of Baja, I believe. I checked it out on Google Earth the night before and found a picture … Read More
La Paz Beaches
Playa Tecolote is at the end of the road through La Paz. A collection of very small, very rickety restaurants, and a half mile of dunes and raw beach where anybody is free to pull up and stay as long as they like. When we were here in the past … Read More
Five Years
Ouest turned five today. She has been looking forward to this birthday for months and months. Eventually we had to put up a calendar and let her cross off the days as they ticked by. Part of her excitement no doubt came from us telling her that we didn’t want … Read More
Loreto to La Paz
We spent a few days in Loreto where I had big plans to hit up El Rey’s fish taco restaurant. Awesome fish tacos that I always look forward to, and yet somehow I didn’t manage a single one on this trip. First we were too late, then it was Sunday, … Read More
San Ignacio
At one of our road side pit stops we took a walk that wound through a field of cactus, shrubs, and funky trees. Our kids are well aware of the dangers of cactus—Lowe has been warning us to watch out for cactus since before he was two—but on this particular … Read More
Northern Baja
Baja is just gorgeous. The desert, the mountains, the light—not so much the towns and the littered highway, though. A few GoPro pics from today’s drive. Forgive the filter, the pictures need it—our GoPro easily ranks as our biggest camera purchase disappointment ever. The most difficult part of driving in … Read More
Baja At Last
We crossed the border this morning and I immediately felt fifty pounds lighter. I don’t know exactly what it is about being here—Ali asked me, and I tried to explain, but at the end she said, “Jesus, you better not say that to anybody else.” So I won’t. I’ll just … Read More