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Just Enjoying Life. Discovering Canada and Beyond."},"link":[{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.wediscovercanadaandbeyond.ca\/feeds\/posts\/default"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647254674638247733\/posts\/default?alt=json-in-script\u0026orderby=published"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.wediscovercanadaandbeyond.ca\/"},{"rel":"hub","href":"http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/"},{"rel":"next","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647254674638247733\/posts\/default?alt=json-in-script\u0026start-index=26\u0026max-results=25\u0026orderby=published"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Anders \u0026amp; Liz"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/14835518101524686868"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"24","src":"\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgbrpB0b7I3nBxwba6-8CbCRljAsRZDOJvdB3fA0B_sDgcm7E7esQILjyXz1INkgiERHfvZPATjecmSwU15xwgzLpNlQlqHSFmDkEJ5PJbzB0CyihGWW59gy--TKD45mwI\/s220\/lizNanders2007.JPG"}}],"generator":{"version":"7.00","uri":"http://www.blogger.com","$t":"Blogger"},"openSearch$totalResults":{"$t":"224"},"openSearch$startIndex":{"$t":"1"},"openSearch$itemsPerPage":{"$t":"25"},"entry":[{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647254674638247733.post-1821286455344192487"},"published":{"$t":"2019-03-22T10:01:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2019-03-22T10:01:07.429-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Guest Posts"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"RV Stuff"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"My first RV Cook Book is now available on Amazon; Tinfoil Cooking"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003E\nTinfoil Cooking; RV Cookbook\u003C\/h3\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\nTinfoil Cooking is the ultimate cookbook for the outdoors. Easy cooking for Camping, RV'ing, Boating and at home. Delicious meals with very few or NO DISHES!\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\nThis book is for RV'ers, boaters, campers and at home. Easy to follow recipes that everyone can use.\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\nWow, it has been a fun journey getting this book up on Amazon. I sure have learned a lot about publishing. Not as easy as one might think.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-hBJeRt9FYwc\/XJUThvyvsFI\/AAAAAAAANT0\/i3pLHh5qO-ot9NayICkYxqOr8d9naoQhACLcBGAs\/s1600\/Frontcover%2BFinal%2BVersion300.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Front cover of my book Tinfoil Cooking\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1600\" data-original-width=\"1000\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-hBJeRt9FYwc\/XJUThvyvsFI\/AAAAAAAANT0\/i3pLHh5qO-ot9NayICkYxqOr8d9naoQhACLcBGAs\/s400\/Frontcover%2BFinal%2BVersion300.jpg\" title=\"Front cover of my book Tinfoil Cooking\" width=\"250\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EFront Cover of Tinfoil Cooking\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\nIf you are looking to make your camping or boating trips a bit easier then this books is for you.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\nDo you dread having a whole bunch of dishes to clean up when you are out camping or boating or even at home? Then this book is for you. Actually, it’s a silly question — of course, you do, no one wants to do dishes and clean up the big mess left behind when you cook up a big meal.\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\nIf you are like me and want to simplify the whole cooking process without sacrificing on flavour, then this book is for you.\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\nIf you like to cook up the tenderest ribs ever, then this book is for you?\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\nIf you like to make the best-tasting vegetables supercharged with flavour, then this book is for you.\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\nIf you like to cook up some pasta without a pot and without steaming up your whole camper or boat, then this book is for you. You can even cook the pasta over a campfire.\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-PUaMrCFwlXM\/XJUTwjZbjJI\/AAAAAAAANT4\/sl_YtzqOAzACUdtfip7Y_-hgLgyevEnQQCLcBGAs\/s1600\/Backcover%2BFinal%2BVersion.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Back Cover of my Book Tinfoil Cooking\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1600\" data-original-width=\"1000\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-PUaMrCFwlXM\/XJUTwjZbjJI\/AAAAAAAANT4\/sl_YtzqOAzACUdtfip7Y_-hgLgyevEnQQCLcBGAs\/s400\/Backcover%2BFinal%2BVersion.png\" title=\"Back Cover of my Book Tinfoil Cooking\" width=\"250\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EBack Cover of Tinfoil Cooking\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\nDo you enjoy freshly baked artisan bread with your breakfast, lunch or dinner? No kneading required. Then this book is for you.\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\nI truly hope you enjoy the recipes in this book so you can spend more time with family and friends and less time washing dishes.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-bcYLy2t1-ug\/XJUUJ_-9vnI\/AAAAAAAANUE\/YexycKZQJpcrAfpqTmnSQ9uww87AI1yCQCLcBGAs\/s1600\/%25231Bestseler_outdoor_cooking.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"My book hit the Amazon #1 Best Seller in outdoor cooking.\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"900\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-bcYLy2t1-ug\/XJUUJ_-9vnI\/AAAAAAAANUE\/YexycKZQJpcrAfpqTmnSQ9uww87AI1yCQCLcBGAs\/s640\/%25231Bestseler_outdoor_cooking.png\" title=\"My book hit the Amazon #1 Best Seller in outdoor cooking.\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EAmazon #1 Best Seller in outdoor cooking.\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\nMy book is available on Amazon in all countries that Amazon operates in. For ease of ordering, here are some links, \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/TinfoilCooking\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Link to my book on Amazon.ca\"\u003EAmazon.ca\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/TinfoilCookingUSA\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Link to my book on Amazon.com\"\u003EAmazon.com\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/TinfoilCookingDE\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Link to my book on Amazon.de\"\u003EAmazon.de\u003C\/a\u003E and \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/TinfoilCookingUK\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Link to my book on Amazon.co.uk\"\u003EAmazon.co.uk\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp; You can also search the book Tinfoil Cooking or my name Anders Treiberg on your favourite Amazon site. Please NOTE, you \u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003Edo not\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E need an e-reader for the digital version, you can download a \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.ca\/gp\/digital\/fiona\/kcp-landing-page\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Link to free e-reader app on Amazon\"\u003Efree app here\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\nEnjoy,\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\nAnders\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.wediscovercanadaandbeyond.ca\/feeds\/1821286455344192487\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.wediscovercanadaandbeyond.ca\/2019\/03\/my-first-rv-cook-book-is-now-available.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647254674638247733\/posts\/default\/1821286455344192487"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647254674638247733\/posts\/default\/1821286455344192487"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.wediscovercanadaandbeyond.ca\/2019\/03\/my-first-rv-cook-book-is-now-available.html","title":"My first RV Cook Book is now available on Amazon; Tinfoil Cooking"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Anders"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/07453480269082890218"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"24","src":"\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiJn4oIQrskKP31UIP-Ob_T2keGdZNkDSCHokqvFKjtNZd-Z_1LDBWmfr4tS2m0xYIwNVcyMA89b3UVVlIHmkJvX6BlATvy9kGc76MUsHCy4iGtx4MMBLkHCp8_zhZm5Q\/s220\/Anders-at-mahood-falls.JPG"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-hBJeRt9FYwc\/XJUThvyvsFI\/AAAAAAAANT0\/i3pLHh5qO-ot9NayICkYxqOr8d9naoQhACLcBGAs\/s72-c\/Frontcover%2BFinal%2BVersion300.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647254674638247733.post-8793453026104692247"},"published":{"$t":"2018-01-02T12:04:00.001-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2018-01-03T10:36:53.382-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"RV Stuff"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Torquing The Wheels On Your RV Or Tow Vehicle"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ch2\u003E\nDon't Forget to Torque the Wheels on Your RV\u003C\/h2\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ctable cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-OOing07y8tA\/WkvjX56NlnI\/AAAAAAAAGLM\/NBfBu_JkAMs304wjOVVYuKxOWwsEQ7oRACLcBGAs\/s1600\/20180102_113833.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Torquing the wheels on your RV and tow vehicle.\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1600\" data-original-width=\"900\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-OOing07y8tA\/WkvjX56NlnI\/AAAAAAAAGLM\/NBfBu_JkAMs304wjOVVYuKxOWwsEQ7oRACLcBGAs\/s640\/20180102_113833.jpg\" title=\"Torquing the wheels on your RV and tow vehicle.\" width=\"360\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003ETorquing the wheels on your RV and tow vehicle.\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\nSo many RV'ers that I talk to have never retorqued the wheels on their RV or tow vehicle.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nMost of us have probably watch \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/aPgBxIB7uF0\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"link to Youtube movie about tire coming off\"\u003EYoutube movies\u003C\/a\u003E where wheels have come loose and roll past or of to the side.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThis can very well happen and it is a good habit\u0026nbsp;to re-torque the wheels every so often. Not only re-torquing the wheels, check the tires and maybe even give the wheel bearing a shot of grease.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nJust checking the overall wheel assembly. I always crawl under my RV and truck making sure all is in order and looking for something out of the ordinary.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nTo re-torque the wheels you need the proper tools and doing it right is important.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nIf it is not tight enough, the wheel can come loose and if you torque the wheels too much you can strip the threads.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nCheck in\u0026nbsp;your local\u0026nbsp;auto supply shop for a sale on torque wrenches. You need one of those for sure! I bought mine at Canadian Tire on sale 60% off.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ctable cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-a9QwisDcjWI\/WkvkAXiRKhI\/AAAAAAAAGLY\/A-xFcDGNUncu_6g5gfAN-j7Woa8SIHnLwCEwYBhgL\/s1600\/20180102_113702.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Buy yourself a good quality torque wrench with an extension  3\/4 inch drive.\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1600\" data-original-width=\"900\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-a9QwisDcjWI\/WkvkAXiRKhI\/AAAAAAAAGLY\/A-xFcDGNUncu_6g5gfAN-j7Woa8SIHnLwCEwYBhgL\/s640\/20180102_113702.jpg\" title=\"Buy yourself a good quality torque wrench with an extension  3\/4 inch drive.\" width=\"360\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EBuy yourself a good quality torque wrench with an extension\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n3\/4 inch drive.\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\nCheck your manual or with your RV dealer how much the wheels should be torqued to.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nFor my tow vehicle; 2017 Ram 3500 Longhorn I torque the wheels to 135 ft-lb. On our fifth wheel trailer, I torque the wheels to 125 ft-lb.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nNote that the lug nuts, hardware\u0026nbsp;seats, and\u0026nbsp;studs should always be free of grease, oil or dirt. It is the friction between the hardware seat that determines the torque needed.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nIf you oil any part you will not have an accurate reading and you can strip the threads or even break the lug nut.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nIf you are not sure if your torque wrench is working properly, take it into your tire shop, they might be able to check it for you. I take mine to my local Kal Tire shop.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nFor our fifth wheel trailer, I need a thin walled socket for the lug nuts. A regular socket does not work. This is something you may also want to check in to.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nGood luck and safe travels.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.wediscovercanadaandbeyond.ca\/feeds\/8793453026104692247\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.wediscovercanadaandbeyond.ca\/2018\/01\/torquing-wheels-on-your-rv-or-tow.html#comment-form","title":"2 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647254674638247733\/posts\/default\/8793453026104692247"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647254674638247733\/posts\/default\/8793453026104692247"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.wediscovercanadaandbeyond.ca\/2018\/01\/torquing-wheels-on-your-rv-or-tow.html","title":"Torquing The Wheels On Your RV Or Tow Vehicle"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Anders"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/07453480269082890218"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"24","src":"\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiJn4oIQrskKP31UIP-Ob_T2keGdZNkDSCHokqvFKjtNZd-Z_1LDBWmfr4tS2m0xYIwNVcyMA89b3UVVlIHmkJvX6BlATvy9kGc76MUsHCy4iGtx4MMBLkHCp8_zhZm5Q\/s220\/Anders-at-mahood-falls.JPG"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-OOing07y8tA\/WkvjX56NlnI\/AAAAAAAAGLM\/NBfBu_JkAMs304wjOVVYuKxOWwsEQ7oRACLcBGAs\/s72-c\/20180102_113833.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"2"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647254674638247733.post-5334724804400313628"},"published":{"$t":"2017-12-29T08:00:00.000-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2017-12-29T08:00:22.181-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"RV Stuff"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Replacing The Door Handle on The RV Screen Door"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ch2\u003E\nReplacing The Latch On The RV Screen Door.\u003C\/h2\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ctable cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-lRDTNSfIyPk\/WkMiFmZ99LI\/AAAAAAAAGCs\/2Cqe1h_wdocuUd3XCarW9n_RQR4RSQr6ACLcBGAs\/s1600\/20171226_164059.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Broken latch on the RV Screen door.\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1600\" data-original-width=\"900\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-lRDTNSfIyPk\/WkMiFmZ99LI\/AAAAAAAAGCs\/2Cqe1h_wdocuUd3XCarW9n_RQR4RSQr6ACLcBGAs\/s640\/20171226_164059.jpg\" title=\"Broken latch on the RV Screen door.\" width=\"360\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EBroken Latch On The RV Screen Door.\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\nStuff happens and this time I guess I'm a bit at fault. I think I might just have slammed the screen door a bit too hard and broke the latch.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nI'm writing\u0026nbsp;this blog post from Cathedral City, California. We have camp set up at Palm Springs Oasis RV Park. A great park, nice and clean and super nice swimming pools.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nBack to the darn door. Last year when we were down here I had my head in the toilet, but that's a whole different\u0026nbsp;story.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nYou can read about it on the \"\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.wediscovercanadaandbeyond.ca\/2017\/01\/head-in-toilet-aqua-magic-style-ll.html\" title=\"Link to my blog post about fixing the toilet\"\u003EHead In The Toilet\u003C\/a\u003E\" post.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThis one is a pretty easy job, at least I thought so starting out. First, though\u0026nbsp;I called\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/benlorv.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Link to Benlo Co. RV Service and supplies website\"\u003EBenlo Co. RV Service and supplies\u003C\/a\u003E, located in Indio.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThey are our go-to place down here if we need something. Can't say enough good things about them.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nSure enough, they have four different kinds. \"Just bring your pice in and we'll see if we can match one up\".\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ctable cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-VsYDMTNwgVc\/WkMiEb3PshI\/AAAAAAAAGCw\/S3mey68dTPEBCCDpeTtI2l7VGF4-IW88wCEwYBhgL\/s1600\/20171226_165330.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"New Latch in Place. Note new self-tapping screw.\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1600\" data-original-width=\"900\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-VsYDMTNwgVc\/WkMiEb3PshI\/AAAAAAAAGCw\/S3mey68dTPEBCCDpeTtI2l7VGF4-IW88wCEwYBhgL\/s640\/20171226_165330.jpg\" title=\"New Latch in Place. Note new self-tapping screw.\" width=\"360\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003ENew Latch in Place. Note new self-tapping\u0026nbsp;screw.\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\nWe drive over to them, about 13 km from the RV Park. We buy one that looks pretty close.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nBack at the trailer, I start to install the new part and it is just a tad bigger than the old one.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nOne screw is in but I will need to either drill a new hole or use a self-tapping screw. I opt for the later.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nIt works just fine and we are back in business.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThis is not a hard job to do and in my case, I just needed two screwdrivers to do the job.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nLife is good\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nCheers,\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nAnders\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.wediscovercanadaandbeyond.ca\/feeds\/5334724804400313628\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.wediscovercanadaandbeyond.ca\/2017\/12\/replacing-door-handle-on-rv-screen-door.html#comment-form","title":"3 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647254674638247733\/posts\/default\/5334724804400313628"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647254674638247733\/posts\/default\/5334724804400313628"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.wediscovercanadaandbeyond.ca\/2017\/12\/replacing-door-handle-on-rv-screen-door.html","title":"Replacing The Door Handle on The RV Screen Door"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Anders"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/07453480269082890218"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"24","src":"\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiJn4oIQrskKP31UIP-Ob_T2keGdZNkDSCHokqvFKjtNZd-Z_1LDBWmfr4tS2m0xYIwNVcyMA89b3UVVlIHmkJvX6BlATvy9kGc76MUsHCy4iGtx4MMBLkHCp8_zhZm5Q\/s220\/Anders-at-mahood-falls.JPG"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-lRDTNSfIyPk\/WkMiFmZ99LI\/AAAAAAAAGCs\/2Cqe1h_wdocuUd3XCarW9n_RQR4RSQr6ACLcBGAs\/s72-c\/20171226_164059.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"3"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647254674638247733.post-1336230709515240324"},"published":{"$t":"2017-12-26T08:00:00.000-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2017-12-26T08:00:06.210-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"RV Stuff"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Cleaning Your Bathroom Fan On Your RV"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ch2\u003E\nSuper Duty Screen And Fan Cleaning In Your RV\u003C\/h2\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Ctable cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-PkEvkFwc7sI\/WkGjQ4gEY9I\/AAAAAAAAF_A\/P3g_TbJtJTc1Pa59Ult19WM3kGIMQngcwCLcBGAs\/s1600\/20171225_171250.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Our RV Bathroom Fan.\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"900\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-PkEvkFwc7sI\/WkGjQ4gEY9I\/AAAAAAAAF_A\/P3g_TbJtJTc1Pa59Ult19WM3kGIMQngcwCLcBGAs\/s400\/20171225_171250.jpg\" title=\"Our RV Bathroom Fan.\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003ERV Bathroom Fan\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\nCleaning your bathroom fan in your RV is often overlooked. It is important that you get into the habit of cleaning it.\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\nIf not, you will leave a lot of moister in your RV and then you create a whole bunch of other problems like mold etc. It's a good idea to run your bathroom fan every time you have showers, cook pasta, boil potatoes etc. You know what I mean.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nIt is further important to keep the fan clean for the motor not to work too hard. This is, of course,\u0026nbsp;important when you are boondocking and want to consume less power.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nWe vacuum\u0026nbsp;the screen on the fan every time we vacuum\u0026nbsp;the rest of the trailer. This clears the screen pretty good but every so often you should do a deep cleaning.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nSince there are many different types of fans each process will be a bit different.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ctable cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-5AjcjpsuG-Y\/WkGjLRQdeCI\/AAAAAAAAF-8\/Cn6jQoMAaG0DBa9mPsraIEyKEkYGQt01wCEwYBhgL\/s1600\/20171225_171317.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Knob for raising and closing vent on top of trailer\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"900\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-5AjcjpsuG-Y\/WkGjLRQdeCI\/AAAAAAAAF-8\/Cn6jQoMAaG0DBa9mPsraIEyKEkYGQt01wCEwYBhgL\/s400\/20171225_171317.jpg\" title=\"If you have a knob like this to open and close the vent, it will more then likely have a screw through the center of the knob.\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EIf you have a knob like this to open and close the vent, it will more then\u003Cbr \/\u003Elikely have a screw through the center of the knob.\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\nOn our fan, the actual screen pops out but for easier cleaning of the fan blades, I like to remove the cover completely.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nFor this you need is a screwdriver, in our case a Philips.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nDepending on your unit, if it is like mine there is also a screw in the knob that opens the top flap.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nAfter you got the assembly\u0026nbsp;removed (it will still be attached to electrical cords) you just need some Windex and a rag. The dirtiest part of the fan will be the top of the fan blade that you can't see from down below.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nWet the rag with water and wring it out, then spray down one corner of the rag with Windex\u0026nbsp;get it good and soaked.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nNow wipe each fan blade. If you have not done this in a while you will have to rub a bit to get it clean. If it's really dirty you may have to rinse your rag out several times and add more Windex.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nOnce you got it all nice and shiny, put everything back together.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nCheers,\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nAnders\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.wediscovercanadaandbeyond.ca\/feeds\/1336230709515240324\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.wediscovercanadaandbeyond.ca\/2017\/12\/cleaning-your-bathroom-fan-on-your-rv.html#comment-form","title":"10 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647254674638247733\/posts\/default\/1336230709515240324"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647254674638247733\/posts\/default\/1336230709515240324"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.wediscovercanadaandbeyond.ca\/2017\/12\/cleaning-your-bathroom-fan-on-your-rv.html","title":"Cleaning Your Bathroom Fan On Your RV"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Anders"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/07453480269082890218"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"24","src":"\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiJn4oIQrskKP31UIP-Ob_T2keGdZNkDSCHokqvFKjtNZd-Z_1LDBWmfr4tS2m0xYIwNVcyMA89b3UVVlIHmkJvX6BlATvy9kGc76MUsHCy4iGtx4MMBLkHCp8_zhZm5Q\/s220\/Anders-at-mahood-falls.JPG"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-PkEvkFwc7sI\/WkGjQ4gEY9I\/AAAAAAAAF_A\/P3g_TbJtJTc1Pa59Ult19WM3kGIMQngcwCLcBGAs\/s72-c\/20171225_171250.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"10"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647254674638247733.post-1403941076646585125"},"published":{"$t":"2017-09-12T13:20:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2017-09-12T13:20:59.309-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"RV Stuff"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Solar Shower For RV'ing"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003E\nSolar Shower For Your RV\u003C\/h3\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ctable cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-f8cQqy_2rcc\/Wbgy34VooqI\/AAAAAAAAERI\/MVZt2QqJ3tsMYsqqGIRUek87uTTv90RogCLcBGAs\/s1600\/20170912_121421.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Solar shower in place on the rear ladder of our trailer.\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1600\" data-original-width=\"1200\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-f8cQqy_2rcc\/Wbgy34VooqI\/AAAAAAAAERI\/MVZt2QqJ3tsMYsqqGIRUek87uTTv90RogCLcBGAs\/s400\/20170912_121421.jpg\" title=\"Solar shower in place on the rear ladder of our trailer.\" width=\"300\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003ESolar Shower in Place\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\nIf you have not yet purchased a solar shower for your RV it is time. Once you have used one you wonder why you waited so long.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nNot only do you save on energy but also your holding tanks will not fill up as fast. This is especially true when boondocking or camping in parks with limited services.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nSome people think that the water will not heat up fast enough. Worry no more, as long as you have a bit of sunshine the water keeps heating up.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nIn full sunshine you will have warm water in 3 hours. The water can actually get to hot, so check first and if it is hot, just add some cold water.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThe Solar Showers are very affordable, starting at $10.00 (yes that's right, ten dollar) and go up from there.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/--2n8mM4At6E\/Wbg0Wn-ozAI\/AAAAAAAAERU\/3DmeDRYJfygkjruH-zvJRZfjhj5Dq0s6ACLcBGAs\/s1600\/20170911_185010.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Solar Shower\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1600\" data-original-width=\"1200\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/--2n8mM4At6E\/Wbg0Wn-ozAI\/AAAAAAAAERU\/3DmeDRYJfygkjruH-zvJRZfjhj5Dq0s6ACLcBGAs\/s640\/20170911_185010.jpg\" title=\"Solar Shower\" width=\"480\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003ESolar Shower\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nWe have two, Super Solar Shower, one smaller, 2.5 gallon and one larger, 5 gallon. Water is heavy so keep that in mind. Five gallons weigh in around 40 lbs. You do not have to fill up the whole bag, but a larger bag is nice not to have so you don't have to refill all the time.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nA five gallon Solar Shower is enough for 3-4 showers. The smaller bag is also great for doing dishes and rinsing feet etc.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-BRA59ksBkRg\/Wbg0DqvJ5zI\/AAAAAAAAERQ\/oVA1IhnRR3slKi7pcIUdrKCUVBJ2NHv-gCEwYBhgL\/s1600\/20170911_184838.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Deck and Balcony Tiles\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1200\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-BRA59ksBkRg\/Wbg0DqvJ5zI\/AAAAAAAAERQ\/oVA1IhnRR3slKi7pcIUdrKCUVBJ2NHv-gCEwYBhgL\/s640\/20170911_184838.jpg\" title=\"This is the plastic tiles we use.\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EDeck and Balcony Tiles\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\n\u003Ctable cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-4dIlyK5ygsQ\/Wbgy1xdMBnI\/AAAAAAAAERM\/MkZK-kdXOqM8rdjt-XjhjqA4jkuhfA_PwCEwYBhgL\/s1600\/20170911_184908.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Lay out the remaining tiles and use as stepping stones.\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1200\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-4dIlyK5ygsQ\/Wbgy1xdMBnI\/AAAAAAAAERM\/MkZK-kdXOqM8rdjt-XjhjqA4jkuhfA_PwCEwYBhgL\/s400\/20170911_184908.jpg\" title=\"Lay out the remaining tiles and use as stepping stones.\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003ERemaining tiles makes great stepping stones.\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\nNow, it can get a bit messy where you are standing having your shower, so what we did, we went to Home Depot and got some Deck \u0026amp; Balcony Tiles.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThese plastic slotted tiles are 1 x 2 feet come in different colours. Five in a package.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThey interlock with each other and no tools required to put together. We put two of them together for a platform to stand on when having the shower.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThe other three tiles we use as stepping stones to get back to the out door carpet. This keeps the dirt off your feet and out of the RV.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nCheers,\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nAnders\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.wediscovercanadaandbeyond.ca\/feeds\/1403941076646585125\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.wediscovercanadaandbeyond.ca\/2017\/09\/solar-shower-for-rving.html#comment-form","title":"27 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647254674638247733\/posts\/default\/1403941076646585125"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647254674638247733\/posts\/default\/1403941076646585125"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.wediscovercanadaandbeyond.ca\/2017\/09\/solar-shower-for-rving.html","title":"Solar Shower For RV'ing"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Anders"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/07453480269082890218"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"24","src":"\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiJn4oIQrskKP31UIP-Ob_T2keGdZNkDSCHokqvFKjtNZd-Z_1LDBWmfr4tS2m0xYIwNVcyMA89b3UVVlIHmkJvX6BlATvy9kGc76MUsHCy4iGtx4MMBLkHCp8_zhZm5Q\/s220\/Anders-at-mahood-falls.JPG"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-f8cQqy_2rcc\/Wbgy34VooqI\/AAAAAAAAERI\/MVZt2QqJ3tsMYsqqGIRUek87uTTv90RogCLcBGAs\/s72-c\/20170912_121421.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"27"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647254674638247733.post-4418449115036554610"},"published":{"$t":"2017-07-03T20:01:00.001-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2017-07-05T09:39:30.070-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Central America"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Guest Posts"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"To Drive or Not to Drive in Central America"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003E\nIs it safe for me to drive in Central America?\u003C\/h3\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ctable cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-KDoPfboOUSE\/WVr8ZnB6znI\/AAAAAAAADVY\/OQqaoNv4KNslgbNseU4T9cXFTPYjb01IwCLcBGAs\/s1600\/doug_and_johanne_dyer.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Doug and Johanne Dyer Laguna de Apoyo, Nicaragua. Doug is the author of A Tale of Two Geckos\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"577\" data-original-width=\"768\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-KDoPfboOUSE\/WVr8ZnB6znI\/AAAAAAAADVY\/OQqaoNv4KNslgbNseU4T9cXFTPYjb01IwCLcBGAs\/s400\/doug_and_johanne_dyer.jpg\" title=\"Doug and Johanne Dyer in Laguna de Apoyo, Nicaragua. Doug is the author of A Tale of Two Geckos\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EDoug and Johanne Dyer in Laguna de Apoyo, Nicaragua.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nDoug is the author of\u0026nbsp;\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 12.8px;\"\u003EA Tale of Two Geckos\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\nThe following post is from a good friend of mine Doug Dyer. Doug and his wife Johanne are enjoying life house sitting all over the world. \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.joyfultravellers.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Link to Dough and Johanne's website\"\u003EHere is their website\u003C\/a\u003E. Thanks for the post Doug.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nDoug just recently wrote a fantastic book called \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.ca\/Tale-Two-Geckos-Transformed-Lives-ebook\/dp\/B072FFCBC4\/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8\u0026amp;qid=1499134683\u0026amp;sr=8-1\u0026amp;keywords=two+geckos\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Link to Doug's book on Amazon.ca a Tale of Two Geckos\"\u003E\"A Tale of Two Geckos: We Transformed Our Lives and So Can You!\"\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nIf you want the US version of Amazon, its \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Doug-Dyer\/e\/B07149P32X\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Link to A Tale of Two Geckos, USA Amazon\"\u003Ehere\u003C\/a\u003E. \u0026nbsp;Once you get started reading you will not be able to stop.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nYou can get a digital copy at Amazon. No Kindle required just download an app for your pc, apple, android or what have you. \u0026nbsp;The book will change you and is so inspiring. The best part it is only around $1.00..... got to love it.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nDoug and Johanne also writes for \u003Ci\u003EInternational Living\u003C\/i\u003E and \u003Ci\u003EHouse Sitting Magazine.\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nOK, on to the actual guest post from Doug.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ch4\u003E\nIs it safe for me to drive in Central America?\u003C\/h4\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ctable cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-0YIgVM6VyMY\/WVr_lc-P7oI\/AAAAAAAADVg\/Nztlso1p4bYHTjYh6ZQsSu9uUxC0n90bACLcBGAs\/s1600\/central_america_busy_street.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"A busy street in Granada, Nicaragua Central America\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"540\" data-original-width=\"768\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-0YIgVM6VyMY\/WVr_lc-P7oI\/AAAAAAAADVg\/Nztlso1p4bYHTjYh6ZQsSu9uUxC0n90bACLcBGAs\/s400\/central_america_busy_street.jpg\" title=\"A busy street in Granada, Nicaragua Central America\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EBusy Street in \u0026nbsp;\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 12.8px;\"\u003EGranada, Nicaragua\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\nI have recently been confronted with the above dilemma and you may well be too.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nLet me share with you what I experienced when I mustered up my nerve and got behind the wheel of a car in Nicaragua.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nChaos like you cannot anticipate meets you as you pull out onto the road. All of your senses come to full attention, adrenaline rushes in.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nI don’t remember this being on my driver’s test – ever!!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ctable cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/--Qo9vWnmUes\/WVsB-qkltWI\/AAAAAAAADVo\/MlF__xALqkcz-95U-kX9CHq2ZG8K1ufcgCLcBGAs\/s1600\/central_america_street.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Travelling in Catarina, Nicaragua by car can be a challenge. As long as you get there it's ok.\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"225\" data-original-width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/--Qo9vWnmUes\/WVsB-qkltWI\/AAAAAAAADVo\/MlF__xALqkcz-95U-kX9CHq2ZG8K1ufcgCLcBGAs\/s400\/central_america_street.jpg\" title=\"Travelling in Catarina, Nicaragua by car can be a challenge. As long as you get there it's ok.\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003ETravel any which way. What ever takes you there is OK.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nCatarina, Nicaragua\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\nBe prepared for a myriad of massive trucks, barreling buses, taxis, horse carts, tuc-tucs, scooters, bicycles and pedestrians all vying for the same narrow ribbon of concrete that is misnamed \u0026nbsp;a highway.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nTo me there is no rhyme or reason, but somehow it all seems to have a flow.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThe road way itself is littered with the pesky pot holes and heavily camouflaged speed bumps.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ctable cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-20nymKyIoR4\/WVsDHDWYU_I\/AAAAAAAADV0\/Ntx0w-gfwkIkr-FD7RAoRibwHHacsWIKACLcBGAs\/s1600\/cattel_on_the_road.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Cattle on the road Ometepe Island, Nicaragua\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"576\" data-original-width=\"768\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-20nymKyIoR4\/WVsDHDWYU_I\/AAAAAAAADV0\/Ntx0w-gfwkIkr-FD7RAoRibwHHacsWIKACLcBGAs\/s400\/cattel_on_the_road.jpg\" title=\"Cattle on the road in Ometepe Island, Nicaragua\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003ECattle on the road, Ometepe Island, Nicaragua\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ctable cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-BLlmfrYNzpo\/WVsDHOttZkI\/AAAAAAAADVw\/J2fie8Y0Quo1tNsooBgPxijAioKbMVh0wCLcBGAs\/s1600\/Oxen_on_the_road.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"You can find anything on the road in Central America. Oxen pulling a load. No plans for a wrestling match here.\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"576\" data-original-width=\"768\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-BLlmfrYNzpo\/WVsDHOttZkI\/AAAAAAAADVw\/J2fie8Y0Quo1tNsooBgPxijAioKbMVh0wCLcBGAs\/s400\/Oxen_on_the_road.jpg\" title=\"You can find anything on the road in Central America. Oxen pulling a load. No plans for a wrestling match here.\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EOxen pulling a load. No plans for a wrestling match here.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nOmetepe Island, Nicaragua\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\nDon’t be looking for signage or directional arrows for guidance as they are most often forgotten or misplaced.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nSometimes what you think is actually a road headed back to town will instantly morph into a goat trail or alley into someone’s yard.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nOh and that one way that I headed down in the wrong direction? The locals were generally amused and forgiving.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nI have yet to mention the living moving obstacles which will include; dogs, chickens, horses, cows, lots of cows, and the old guy pushing an ice cream cart.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nLittle kids laugh and play unsupervised along the sides of the road and the buses load and unload at will.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThe other day I found myself in the driver’s seat staring down a very large bull that had little interest in giving way to little old me. In good time he and his buddies shuffled along down the road.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nOf course this is what you see in the light of day; don’t even consider venturing out after night fall, lighting is optional.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nSo did I answer the question? \u0026nbsp;Not really but maybe you get the picture.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nDoug and Johanne Dyer, \u003Ci\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.joyfultravellers.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Link to Doug and Johanne's website www.TheJoyfulTravellers\"\u003EThe Joyful\u0026nbsp;Travellers\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.wediscovercanadaandbeyond.ca\/feeds\/4418449115036554610\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.wediscovercanadaandbeyond.ca\/2017\/07\/is-it-safe-for-me-to-drive-in-central.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647254674638247733\/posts\/default\/4418449115036554610"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647254674638247733\/posts\/default\/4418449115036554610"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.wediscovercanadaandbeyond.ca\/2017\/07\/is-it-safe-for-me-to-drive-in-central.html","title":"To Drive or Not to Drive in Central America"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Anders"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/07453480269082890218"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"24","src":"\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiJn4oIQrskKP31UIP-Ob_T2keGdZNkDSCHokqvFKjtNZd-Z_1LDBWmfr4tS2m0xYIwNVcyMA89b3UVVlIHmkJvX6BlATvy9kGc76MUsHCy4iGtx4MMBLkHCp8_zhZm5Q\/s220\/Anders-at-mahood-falls.JPG"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-KDoPfboOUSE\/WVr8ZnB6znI\/AAAAAAAADVY\/OQqaoNv4KNslgbNseU4T9cXFTPYjb01IwCLcBGAs\/s72-c\/doug_and_johanne_dyer.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647254674638247733.post-6886414426347789191"},"published":{"$t":"2017-02-04T12:33:00.001-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2017-11-06T11:00:07.062-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"RV Stuff"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Preventing RV BBQ Flare up"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003E\nTip for preventing flare up on your RV BBQ\u003C\/h3\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ctable cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-ETG1vO5a7l0\/WJY2KDXQXJI\/AAAAAAAAB5A\/Z4pBym2sDMYif5YZye9FRGYL0x3cpqnsQCLcB\/s1600\/20170126_171455.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"RV BBQ Ready to go. In Organ Pipe National Monument, Arizona.\" border=\"0\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-ETG1vO5a7l0\/WJY2KDXQXJI\/AAAAAAAAB5A\/Z4pBym2sDMYif5YZye9FRGYL0x3cpqnsQCLcB\/s640\/20170126_171455.jpg\" title=\"RV BBQ Ready to go. In Organ Pipe National Monument, Arizona.\" width=\"360\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003ERV BBQ Ready to go. In Organ Pipe National Monument, Arizona.\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\nMost BBQ's that come with RV's are pretty small and most come with only one burner.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThis makes it hard to cook meat that has more fat in it, like a pork roast of even half a chicken with bone in and skin on. The flare up can be a real pain.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThe little BBQ we have on our 5th wheel is a good little BBQ but again it has only one burner and cooking one of my favourite \"half chicken with bone in and skin on\" can be a challenge to say the least.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nWhat I do to prevent flare up is use tin foil to make a little \"pan\". I use the heavy duty tin foil you can buy at Costco. It is really good and strong.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nTake about 18 inches and fold in to a size that fits the meat you are going to BBQ.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nIf you cook two large chicken breast, bone in and skin on, make two pans to fit each chicken breast.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nWhen you fold the tin foil make sure the shiny side is up to reflect more heat. Make little edges so the grease will not run off and cause more flare ups.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-EnV6NMJu8Bw\/WJY371IW7LI\/AAAAAAAAB5Q\/ZSkPHKn26F4LAhLYNVrfBy0UPVCdAbHVQCLcB\/s1600\/20170126_171426.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Whole Breast of Chicken, Bone in, Skin on. A Small Tray For Each Chicken Breast.\" border=\"0\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-EnV6NMJu8Bw\/WJY371IW7LI\/AAAAAAAAB5Q\/ZSkPHKn26F4LAhLYNVrfBy0UPVCdAbHVQCLcB\/s640\/20170126_171426.jpg\" title=\"Using a RV BBQ. Whole Breast of Chicken, Bone in, Skin on. A Small Tray For Each Chicken Breast.\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EWhole Breast of Chicken, Bone in, Skin on. A Small Tray For Each Chicken Breast.\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-L9sFEGzjXGU\/WJY3z27fynI\/AAAAAAAAB5M\/2RcXj9_ZZHYKnvUCNF1RDXd_dnCWYMt6gCLcB\/s1600\/20170201_184126.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Asparagus cooking in trays with the left over fat from the Chicken. Just cook till crisp.\" border=\"0\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-L9sFEGzjXGU\/WJY3z27fynI\/AAAAAAAAB5M\/2RcXj9_ZZHYKnvUCNF1RDXd_dnCWYMt6gCLcB\/s640\/20170201_184126.jpg\" title=\"Asparagus cooking in trays with the left over fat from the Chicken. Just cook till crisp. Using an RV BBQ\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EAsparagus cooking in trays with the left over fat from the Chicken. Just cook till crisp.\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ctable cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-MIRkP0t6dUg\/WJY38_z2HGI\/AAAAAAAAB5c\/mvxDy9gw_UsF3pAvanXOhDFEnrBPpV8RwCEw\/s1600\/20170129_175553.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"A glass of rosé wine goes just great with chicken.\" border=\"0\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-MIRkP0t6dUg\/WJY38_z2HGI\/AAAAAAAAB5c\/mvxDy9gw_UsF3pAvanXOhDFEnrBPpV8RwCEw\/s640\/20170129_175553.jpg\" title=\"A glass of rose wine goes just great with chicken. Using an RV BBQ, matching BBQ'd chicken and a glass of Rosé\" width=\"360\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EA glass of rosé wine goes just great with chicken.\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\nOnce your chicken is cooked wrap it in some more tin foil and let sit 10 min or so. It will continue to cook.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nNow if you have some asparagus ready, throw them on the BBQ in the grease that's left on the pans or trays.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nCook till crisp, don't over cook.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nMatch this wonderful chicken with a nice glass of Rosé. Serve chilled.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nWell, I hope that works for you.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nCheers,\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nAnders"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.wediscovercanadaandbeyond.ca\/feeds\/6886414426347789191\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.wediscovercanadaandbeyond.ca\/2017\/02\/preventing-rv-bbq-flare-up.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647254674638247733\/posts\/default\/6886414426347789191"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647254674638247733\/posts\/default\/6886414426347789191"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.wediscovercanadaandbeyond.ca\/2017\/02\/preventing-rv-bbq-flare-up.html","title":"Preventing RV BBQ Flare up"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Anders"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/07453480269082890218"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"24","src":"\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiJn4oIQrskKP31UIP-Ob_T2keGdZNkDSCHokqvFKjtNZd-Z_1LDBWmfr4tS2m0xYIwNVcyMA89b3UVVlIHmkJvX6BlATvy9kGc76MUsHCy4iGtx4MMBLkHCp8_zhZm5Q\/s220\/Anders-at-mahood-falls.JPG"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-ETG1vO5a7l0\/WJY2KDXQXJI\/AAAAAAAAB5A\/Z4pBym2sDMYif5YZye9FRGYL0x3cpqnsQCLcB\/s72-c\/20170126_171455.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647254674638247733.post-4945383094521318046"},"published":{"$t":"2017-01-16T20:52:00.000-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2017-01-16T20:52:51.196-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"RV Stuff"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Replacing Battery And Propane Vents"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003E\nGeneral Maintenance of Your RV - Replacing The Battery Box Vent and Propane Compartment Vents\u003C\/h3\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ctable cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-U_AUcBagwPk\/WH2gcJ6vtjI\/AAAAAAAAB38\/NbMDaEm-9Bg9L27AxswzUYZmYI3E36pvwCLcB\/s1600\/20170110_150838.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-U_AUcBagwPk\/WH2gcJ6vtjI\/AAAAAAAAB38\/NbMDaEm-9Bg9L27AxswzUYZmYI3E36pvwCLcB\/s400\/20170110_150838.jpg\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003ECracked Vent\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\nAs your RV gets older and it is exposed to the elements some of the plastic just cracks and need to be replaced.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThis was the case with two of my three vents.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nI have one for each propane tank and one for the batteries. They are often referred to as Battery Box Vents.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThis is a pretty easy job and can be done in less then half an hour.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cb\u003EStuff needed for this job:\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cul\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EPhilips Screw driver\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EFlat Screw driver\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003ECaulking gun\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003ECaulking\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EPaper Towel\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003ESpray Nine cleaner or Windex\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ctable cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-ivkhh5--AJk\/WH2hVFRGWOI\/AAAAAAAAB4E\/Bdy987OvH_8sQKI5u_FTzUpJ80i_DwAKwCLcB\/s1600\/20170110_151534.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Cleaned up vent hole on trailer for the battery box vent\" border=\"0\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-ivkhh5--AJk\/WH2hVFRGWOI\/AAAAAAAAB4E\/Bdy987OvH_8sQKI5u_FTzUpJ80i_DwAKwCLcB\/s400\/20170110_151534.jpg\" title=\"Cleaned up vent hole on trailer for the propane and battery box vents\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003ECleaned up vent hole on trailer\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ctable cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-wYAW78kCzwA\/WH2hU_LYjMI\/AAAAAAAAB4A\/lcYm_YHI224fysPZbCtXgRX9fm04IZcjwCLcB\/s1600\/20170110_152505.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"New Battery Box Vent in Place\" border=\"0\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-wYAW78kCzwA\/WH2hU_LYjMI\/AAAAAAAAB4A\/lcYm_YHI224fysPZbCtXgRX9fm04IZcjwCLcB\/s400\/20170110_152505.jpg\" title=\"New Battery Box Vent in Place\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003ENew Battery Box Vent in Place.\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\nRemove the four screws holding the vent in place and put to the side. You will need them again.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nIf the vent does not come off, grab the flat screw driver and from the side give it a gentle tap and it will fall off.\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\nRemove any excess old caulking. I found that the flat screw driver works well, just gently scrap it off or use a plastic scraper of some kind.\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\nClean off with cleaner and paper towel. Let it dry. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nIn the meantime, turn the new vent upside down and put a bead of caulking close to the outside edge and completely around the four holes.\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\nInstall the vent and as you tighten the screws up the caulking will ooze out on the sides.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nMake sure not to tighten it to much. The plastic will crack.\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\nYou can clean up the excess caulking or leave it, your choice.\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\nCheers,\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\nAnders\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.wediscovercanadaandbeyond.ca\/feeds\/4945383094521318046\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.wediscovercanadaandbeyond.ca\/2017\/01\/replacing-battery-and-propane-vents.html#comment-form","title":"4 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647254674638247733\/posts\/default\/4945383094521318046"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647254674638247733\/posts\/default\/4945383094521318046"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.wediscovercanadaandbeyond.ca\/2017\/01\/replacing-battery-and-propane-vents.html","title":"Replacing Battery And Propane Vents"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Anders"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/07453480269082890218"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"24","src":"\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiJn4oIQrskKP31UIP-Ob_T2keGdZNkDSCHokqvFKjtNZd-Z_1LDBWmfr4tS2m0xYIwNVcyMA89b3UVVlIHmkJvX6BlATvy9kGc76MUsHCy4iGtx4MMBLkHCp8_zhZm5Q\/s220\/Anders-at-mahood-falls.JPG"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-U_AUcBagwPk\/WH2gcJ6vtjI\/AAAAAAAAB38\/NbMDaEm-9Bg9L27AxswzUYZmYI3E36pvwCLcB\/s72-c\/20170110_150838.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"4"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647254674638247733.post-3352626791583285176"},"published":{"$t":"2017-01-16T20:23:00.000-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2017-01-16T20:23:30.995-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"RV Stuff"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Head in The Toilet. Aqua Magic Style ll Water Valve"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003E\nChanging The Water Valve in Aqua Magic Style 2 Toilet. Part # 42049\u003C\/h3\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ctable cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-VHkEkzjDBqo\/WH2Tj9ZHbmI\/AAAAAAAAB3A\/dTcNd9C7R7wONqwUu4EHjwrilT6cfHUogCLcB\/s1600\/20170110_085943.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Aqua Magic Style II Water Valve Kit\" border=\"0\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-VHkEkzjDBqo\/WH2Tj9ZHbmI\/AAAAAAAAB3A\/dTcNd9C7R7wONqwUu4EHjwrilT6cfHUogCLcB\/s400\/20170110_085943.jpg\" title=\"Aqua Magic Style II Water Valve Kit\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EAqua Magic Style II Water Valve Kit\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\n\u003Ctable cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-O1Jsgt7T9SA\/WH2Tl4g65-I\/AAAAAAAAB3E\/lCDAEVtFuvYNVGmZtc5Odjzh2Xqz_YVkQCLcB\/s1600\/20170110_085932.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Instructions for Aqua Magic Style 2 Water Valve Kit\" border=\"0\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-O1Jsgt7T9SA\/WH2Tl4g65-I\/AAAAAAAAB3E\/lCDAEVtFuvYNVGmZtc5Odjzh2Xqz_YVkQCLcB\/s400\/20170110_085932.jpg\" title=\"Instructions for Aqua Magic Style 2 Water Valve Kit\" width=\"300\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EInstructions for Aqua Magic Style 2 Water Valve Kit\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nSometimes things on the RV or in our case the 5th Wheel Trailer breaks down.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nIn our case the water valve in the RV toilet would not shut off. The water just keeps running.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThis happen to us after sitting for several months and not being used.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nIt was actually just before Christmas and we had several of our kids and grand kids coming up and we needed the extra space in the trailer.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nI filled the trailer up with water and then turned the pump on and the water in to the toilet just kept running.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nLiving on a small little Island in the Pacific Ocean there was not a hope of getting a new valve for the toilet.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nSo what I did in the meantime was to install a brass shut off valve on the waterline.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThis way the toilet could still be used. A bit of a pain having to shut the water off manually, but way better then not having a toilet at all.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nWe had a trip planned to California and Arizona starting New Years Day. I could always pick up a water valve there or on the road down some place.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nActually as I am writing this blog post we are camped at Palm Springs Oasis RV Park in Cathedral City, California. This is a very nice park by the way.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nI got the water valve for the Aqua Magic Style II, part number 42049 from a local dealer here in the Palm Springs area called \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/benlorv.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Link to Benlo Co RV Service and Supplies\"\u003EBenlo Co. RV Service and supplies\u003C\/a\u003E. Very good and efficient.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cb\u003EThis is what you need for the repair:\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ctable cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-_YlsA2V58OM\/WH2U48gLLMI\/AAAAAAAAB3M\/bLHx6pnT77gRXb1y1BY1UVU3-SPAS2yTQCLcB\/s1600\/20170110_090423.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Stuff needed for the repair job of the Aqua Magic Style 2 toilet\" border=\"0\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-_YlsA2V58OM\/WH2U48gLLMI\/AAAAAAAAB3M\/bLHx6pnT77gRXb1y1BY1UVU3-SPAS2yTQCLcB\/s400\/20170110_090423.jpg\" title=\"Stuff needed for the repair job of the Aqua Magic Style 2 toilet\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EStuff needed for the repair job.\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\n\u003Cul\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EThe Aqua Magic Style II replacement kit. Part number 42049. Comes with instructions.\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EThree large Garbage Bags\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EA set of latex gloves\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EHead lamp or flash light\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EPlumber Pliers\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003ENeedle Nose pliers\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003E½ inch Wrench\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EPhilips Screwdriver\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EFlat Screwdriver\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EVaseline\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EPhone and or Digital Camera\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003ERoll of Paper towel or Rags\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003ETowel\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003ESpray Nine or other disinfectant cleaner\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\nHave a good look at your repair kit\/water valve kit. Make sure all the pieces are there. When you dismantle the toilet take pictures as you go. They will come in handy if you forget some steps. If you have lots of room beside your toilet (on the Pedal side) you do not need to remove the toilet. However most bathrooms in RV's are pretty tight.\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Ch4\u003E\nRemoving the Aqua Magic Style II Toilet:\u003C\/h4\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Cul\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EBefore you start, spread a large plastic garbage bag on the floor.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EClean out toilet well, empty the black tank and flush well. Add deodorizer and whatever liquid you use for the black tank. Use Spray Nine and clean the toilet well.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003ETurn off water pump or disconnect water supply. Drain all water inside using the Pedal.\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EIf you have a \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.wediscovercanadaandbeyond.ca\/2015\/08\/adding-pressure-tank-to-your-rv.html\" title=\"Link to blog post of how I installed a pressure tank\"\u003Epressure tank installed\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;like I do, make sure to drain\/release all the pressure in the lines or close by pass valve.\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EDisconnect the water supply to the toilet. You may need a set of pliers or plumber pliers for this. Put some towels around the supply line to catch any water coming out.\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EUsing the flat screwdriver pop off the plastic caps covering the Flange Nuts.\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EGrab the\u0026nbsp;½ inch wrench and remove the Flange Nuts. Note that these nuts are not super tight. Important when you install it back again.\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003ELift the toilet straight up and lay it down on the garbage bag on its side, pedal side up.\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EUse second garbage bag to cover the hole in the floor.\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Ctable cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-fe8il3O_Yus\/WH2Vn46NXUI\/AAAAAAAAB3Q\/5Qv31L0Nm-kCZMkLZhQLe_gBOFRCcCYgQCLcB\/s1600\/20170110_091242.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-fe8il3O_Yus\/WH2Vn46NXUI\/AAAAAAAAB3Q\/5Qv31L0Nm-kCZMkLZhQLe_gBOFRCcCYgQCLcB\/s320\/20170110_091242.jpg\" width=\"240\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EToilet removed. Note brass water valve I\u003Cbr \/\u003E\ninstalled\u0026nbsp;\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 12.8px;\"\u003Eon the water line at the back of the toilet.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nNow is a good time to take some more pictures even from the bottom side so you can see how the Closet Flange Seal fits on to the bottom of the toilet.... I know it may not look pretty.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ch4\u003E\n\u003C\/h4\u003E\n\u003Ch4\u003E\n\u003C\/h4\u003E\n\u003Ch4\u003E\n\u003C\/h4\u003E\n\u003Ch4\u003E\n\u003C\/h4\u003E\n\u003Ch4\u003E\n\u003C\/h4\u003E\n\u003Ch4\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\n\u003Ch4\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\n\u003Ch4\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\n\u003Ch4\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\n\u003Ch4\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\n\u003Ch4\u003E\nRemoving the Aqua Magic Style ll Water Valve.\u003C\/h4\u003E\n\u003Ctable cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-xOu5IkvsIb4\/WH2WYn4doxI\/AAAAAAAAB3Y\/HkN4cdh5sSwKfcEVY2pjKk9OUp2d2_V9wCLcB\/s1600\/20170110_091248.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Grab handle and make a quick jerk for  the handle to come off.\" border=\"0\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-xOu5IkvsIb4\/WH2WYn4doxI\/AAAAAAAAB3Y\/HkN4cdh5sSwKfcEVY2pjKk9OUp2d2_V9wCLcB\/s320\/20170110_091248.jpg\" title=\"Grab handle and make a quick jerk for  the handle to come off.\" width=\"240\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EGrab handle and make a quick jerk for\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nthe handle to come off.\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cul\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EWith the toilet laying on its side, use your left hand holding the toilet bowl, grab the pedal with your right hand and give it a quick jerk up and off. I know what you are thinking, you are going to break the darn thing, but not so. Just give it a good pull and it will snap off. Put it to the side.\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003ETake some more pictures of what you see.\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EThe next step seems impossible but it works.... using your right hand, put your thumb in to the depression of the valve, fingers under the retainer, lift slightly and turn clockwise and it will come off just like that.\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EPut to the side. I use the sink (close drain) or shower to put all the stuff in. Another picture maybe\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EGrab your needle nose pliers and remove the Water Inlet Seal and compression spring (this is the sucker that caused the problem to start with). Put to the side.\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Ch4\u003E\nInstalling The New Aqua Magic Style II Water Valve\u003C\/h4\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Ctable cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-uTaT0-rCN_A\/WH2WYkmAMHI\/AAAAAAAAB3k\/-eFlWZr1ZLMaN16TR8fiZj7XeWuzf0grgCEw\/s1600\/20170110_091311.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Close up of the Water Valve Cartridge Assembly. Note you will not have the brass valve on the far left. I installed that to be able to turn the water off\" border=\"0\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-uTaT0-rCN_A\/WH2WYkmAMHI\/AAAAAAAAB3k\/-eFlWZr1ZLMaN16TR8fiZj7XeWuzf0grgCEw\/s400\/20170110_091311.jpg\" title=\"Close up of the Water Valve Cartridge Assembly. Part number 42049. Note you will not have the brass valve on the far left. I installed that to be able to turn the water off\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EClose up of the Water Valve Cartridge Assembly. Note you will not have\u003Cbr \/\u003Ethe brass valve on the far left. I installed that to be able to turn the water off\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\n\u003Cul\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EUsing the Philips screw driver, insert the new Water Inlet Seal Assembly. The Spring only goes or fits one way in to the seal assembly.\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EPut a tiny bit of Vaseline on the O-Ring on the Valve Cartridge.\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EInsert new Water Valve Cartridge Assembly until fully seated. Note, if the Water Valve Cartridge Assembly is apart the Valve pice fits in to the Cartridge from underneath not from the top. Also make sure the O-Ring has not fallen off. It makes a big mess when you turn the water back on again. Yes I did experience this.\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003ERotate retainer until it clicks in to place.\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EWhen installing the pedal back in to place, you will need a bit of patience... a bit of swearing helps as well.\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EPlace Water Valve Arm in closed position.\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EYou have to make sure the arm lines up in three places. First the Water valve arm and the spring pedal pivot, then you push down (like you would step on the pedal) a bit and the drive arm pin fits in.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EOnce in place keep pressure on it and then give it a good whack. It will snap in to place.\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003ESet toilet up on plastic bag and operate the pedal several times making sure the waste ball opens and closes properly. If the pedal falls off you screwed up, do it over again. I'm talking from experience here.\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\nOnce you have it all back in to place it is time for dirty work and time for the latex gloves, just slip them on..... and pretend you are a doctor doing a prostate check.\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\nRemove the old Closet Flange seal and discard in third garbage bag. Using rags or paper towel clean out the flange. This is the time when you also clean out the floor area where the toilet sits on and the Closet Flange Seal meets the floor area.\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Ch4\u003E\nInstalling Aqua Magic Style II toilet\u003C\/h4\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Ctable cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-FUFe2WMSdXI\/WH2YWiICn2I\/AAAAAAAAB3s\/LiuxqxgmRBQDkeRBCDLzoe_3oaDjaMb3QCLcB\/s1600\/20170110_090112.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Aqua Magic Style 2 water valve installed, toilet in place.\" border=\"0\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-FUFe2WMSdXI\/WH2YWiICn2I\/AAAAAAAAB3s\/LiuxqxgmRBQDkeRBCDLzoe_3oaDjaMb3QCLcB\/s400\/20170110_090112.jpg\" title=\"Aqua Magic Style 2 water valve installed, toilet in place.\" width=\"300\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EAqua Magic Style 2 water valve installed, toilet in place.\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\n\u003Cul\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EInstall the Closet Flange Seal on the toilet itself. Lip side down.\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003ERemove plastic bag from opening in the floor.\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003ERemove and discard latex gloves.\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003ELift up toilet and align the flange bolts when gently setting it down. Now have a good look at which way the toilet is facing. You have some room for adjustment here. Turn it one way or the other to make it fit best for your bathroom.\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003ETighten the Closet Flange Nuts...... IMPORTANT. Do Not Over tighten. The Flange will break if you get to rough with it. Just tighten it till the toilet does not rock any more.\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EReplace the nut\/bolt covers\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EHook up the water lines again\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003ETurn on water and flush the toilet several times and check for leaks.\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\nThats it, your done! \u0026nbsp;After a week or so check for leaks and make sure the toilet is not lose or rocking.\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\nCheers,\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\nAnders\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.wediscovercanadaandbeyond.ca\/feeds\/3352626791583285176\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.wediscovercanadaandbeyond.ca\/2017\/01\/head-in-toilet-aqua-magic-style-ll.html#comment-form","title":"18 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647254674638247733\/posts\/default\/3352626791583285176"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647254674638247733\/posts\/default\/3352626791583285176"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.wediscovercanadaandbeyond.ca\/2017\/01\/head-in-toilet-aqua-magic-style-ll.html","title":"Head in The Toilet. Aqua Magic Style ll Water Valve"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Anders"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/07453480269082890218"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"24","src":"\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiJn4oIQrskKP31UIP-Ob_T2keGdZNkDSCHokqvFKjtNZd-Z_1LDBWmfr4tS2m0xYIwNVcyMA89b3UVVlIHmkJvX6BlATvy9kGc76MUsHCy4iGtx4MMBLkHCp8_zhZm5Q\/s220\/Anders-at-mahood-falls.JPG"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-VHkEkzjDBqo\/WH2Tj9ZHbmI\/AAAAAAAAB3A\/dTcNd9C7R7wONqwUu4EHjwrilT6cfHUogCLcB\/s72-c\/20170110_085943.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"18"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647254674638247733.post-2360087458324425543"},"published":{"$t":"2016-12-18T15:24:00.000-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2016-12-18T17:05:49.338-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Baja Mexico Trip 2015-2016"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Mexico"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Baja Mexico Trip 2015-2016, Part 12"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\" trbidi=\"on\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003E\nOur First Month in Los Barriles, Baja California, Mexico\u003C\/h3\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-OJPq-PuX5wo\/VqGetulMOII\/AAAAAAACUO8\/8SwCuIssCgACQ6fJI7ZVVd1ZCh8gIwCdgCPcB\/s1600\/IMAG3856.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Liz walking on the beach in Los Barriles, Baja California Sur Mexico\" border=\"0\" height=\"226\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-OJPq-PuX5wo\/VqGetulMOII\/AAAAAAACUO8\/8SwCuIssCgACQ6fJI7ZVVd1ZCh8gIwCdgCPcB\/s400\/IMAG3856.jpg\" title=\"Liz walking on the beach in Los Barriles, Baja California Sur Mexico\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003ELiz walking on the beach in Los Barriles, Baja California Sur Mexico\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-kkLmLfUiL3U\/VqGek8HqKzI\/AAAAAAACUO8\/PWgrl5ZbIEg9y-53tTyipUPBGOQ3EHPaACPcB\/s1600\/IMAG3852.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Camped at East Cape RV Park in Los Barriles.\" border=\"0\" height=\"226\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-kkLmLfUiL3U\/VqGek8HqKzI\/AAAAAAACUO8\/PWgrl5ZbIEg9y-53tTyipUPBGOQ3EHPaACPcB\/s400\/IMAG3852.jpg\" title=\"Camped at East Cape RV Park in Los Barriles, Baja California Sur Mexico\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003ECamped at East Cape RV Park in Los Barriles.\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\nLos Barriles is a wonderful sleepy little town on the Sea of Cortez or Gulf of California.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThe town has a population of around 1200 people give or take a few.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nIt is located about 100 km south of the capital La Paz and 65 km north of San Jose del Cabo.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nBoth La Paz and San Jose has good airports.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nLos Barriles is known for its great fishing, and for wind and kite surfing.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nActually Los Barriles is know as Baja's Windsurfing Capital. The westerly wind averages around 35-45 km\/hr. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nEvery year there is a big kite surfing, wind surfing and stand up paddle competition in town called \"Lord of the Winds\".\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ctable cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-pWfBOnZbqqE\/VqGe28vOY8I\/AAAAAAACUO8\/eVgjLECFfHgxksl9jonj7DZPklmlzNj3QCPcB\/s1600\/P1040024.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Local Fishermen in Los Barriles\" border=\"0\" height=\"266\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-pWfBOnZbqqE\/VqGe28vOY8I\/AAAAAAACUO8\/eVgjLECFfHgxksl9jonj7DZPklmlzNj3QCPcB\/s400\/P1040024.JPG\" title=\"Local Fishermen in Los Barriles, Baja California Sur. Mexico\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003ELocal Fishermen in Los Barriles\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-yasB07bPDpw\/VqGfO_qHiNI\/AAAAAAACP0U\/0rWiYsLgSRUy8a0Az4W3aU-z-ApFqc9LgCPcB\/s1600\/IMAG3864.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"La Fogata Restaurant\" border=\"0\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-yasB07bPDpw\/VqGfO_qHiNI\/AAAAAAACP0U\/0rWiYsLgSRUy8a0Az4W3aU-z-ApFqc9LgCPcB\/s640\/IMAG3864.jpg\" title=\"La Fogata Restaurant in Los Barriles\" width=\"361\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003ELa Fogata Restaurante\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ctable cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-cXv7SiOWI3E\/VqGfcnQo3YI\/AAAAAAACP1U\/wYU_mgwzDH8OBsEqJIqbCBBgebIE9qGtgCPcB\/s1600\/P1040043.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Open mike at La Fogata. Susan and Catherine performing, just wonderful!\" border=\"0\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-cXv7SiOWI3E\/VqGfcnQo3YI\/AAAAAAACP1U\/wYU_mgwzDH8OBsEqJIqbCBBgebIE9qGtgCPcB\/s400\/P1040043.JPG\" title=\"Open mike at La Fogata. Susan and Catherine performing, just wonderful!\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EOpen mike at La Fogata. Susan and Catherine performing, just wonderful!\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ctable cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-pHMhL9Fb9Uw\/VqGf6CpuzHI\/AAAAAAACP3U\/Jlr3-1N1-jAvW_qWMT6S2mi0b-GmTxt5wCPcB\/s1600\/P1040065.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Anders out for a walk in Los Barriles.\" border=\"0\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-pHMhL9Fb9Uw\/VqGf6CpuzHI\/AAAAAAACP3U\/Jlr3-1N1-jAvW_qWMT6S2mi0b-GmTxt5wCPcB\/s400\/P1040065.JPG\" title=\"Anders out for a walk in Los Barriles.\" width=\"328\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EAnders out for a walk in Los Barriles.\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\nTons of people from all over the world descend into town during this competition.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nWe worked as volunteers for the 2016 competition. So much fun and excitement.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nMany avid fishermen come to Los Barriles to fly fish for Marlin, Rooster fish, Tuna, Dorado and more.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThe town offers plenty of amenities with stores, delis, cafes, hotels, campgrounds and endless beaches.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nEvery Wednesday night there is open mike at La Fogata Restaurant and the proceeds go to the local kids for continued education.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nSchool is paid for up to grade six, after that the parents have to pay. This money that is collected at open mike goes to the local families to help pay for education. A very worthy cause.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nWe stayed at East Cape RV Resort right in town. This is a great and well run RV park with full hook-ups.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThe park has a lot of permanent people that come back every year, and if you choose you can participate in many functions.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThere is also a pickle ball court next door to the RV Park. Great fun!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nHere every Saturday morning the Farmers Market is on up till about 1pm or so. Come early for best selections of vegetables and other stuff.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nWe are lucky to have some good long-time friends in Los Barriles.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nLorne and Catherine built a beautiful home here just on the outskirt of town. We have spent some wonderful evenings at their place.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nLorne and Catherine are the people that enticed us to come down and visit. Thanks you two.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nDuring our three months stay in Los Barriles we were introduced to so many people and made a ton of new friends like Susan and Brian.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nWe also found the best massage therapist, \u0026nbsp;Christine and also a fantastic Physio Therapist Dennis. Dennis and his wife are also fantastic two step dancers. Thanks for the lessons Dennis.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nWe even took Spanish lessons. Just so much excitement and lots to do.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nFrom Los Barriles it is easy to make day trips down to Los Cabos (San Jose del Cabo and Cabo San Lucas).\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nShopping is really good down here along the Corridor with many local stores including a Costco and Walmart.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nIf you have not been in Los Barriles, Mexico, add it to your bucket list. It is a very safe and quaint little town.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/photos\/9FumPSgDuSCLmtZ88\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Link to more pictures from Los Barriles, Baja California Mexico\"\u003EMore pictures from Los Barriles.\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nCheers,\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nAnders and Liz\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.wediscovercanadaandbeyond.ca\/feeds\/2360087458324425543\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.wediscovercanadaandbeyond.ca\/2016\/12\/baja-mexico-trip-2015-2016-part-12.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647254674638247733\/posts\/default\/2360087458324425543"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647254674638247733\/posts\/default\/2360087458324425543"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.wediscovercanadaandbeyond.ca\/2016\/12\/baja-mexico-trip-2015-2016-part-12.html","title":"Baja Mexico Trip 2015-2016, Part 12"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Anders \u0026amp; Liz"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/14835518101524686868"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"24","src":"\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgbrpB0b7I3nBxwba6-8CbCRljAsRZDOJvdB3fA0B_sDgcm7E7esQILjyXz1INkgiERHfvZPATjecmSwU15xwgzLpNlQlqHSFmDkEJ5PJbzB0CyihGWW59gy--TKD45mwI\/s220\/lizNanders2007.JPG"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-OJPq-PuX5wo\/VqGetulMOII\/AAAAAAACUO8\/8SwCuIssCgACQ6fJI7ZVVd1ZCh8gIwCdgCPcB\/s72-c\/IMAG3856.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647254674638247733.post-7562755846303003176"},"published":{"$t":"2016-12-11T15:17:00.000-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2016-12-18T17:25:46.644-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Baja Mexico Trip 2015-2016"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Mexico"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Baja Mexico Trip 2015-2016. Part 11"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\" trbidi=\"on\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003E\nCiudad Constitución to Rancho Verde and onward to Los Barriles\u003C\/h3\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nIt is the 13th of December 2015 and we have a leisurely morning with a nice breakfast. We break camp, pack up and get the truck and trailer ready for the next trip.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nOnce we are packed, we go over our usual trip inspection to make sure all is ready and all the lights work as they should.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThis morning many of the streets in Ciudad Constitución are closed off by Police. We realise there is some kind of race happening.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-zRlx_sYG8Cg\/VodUZWFZPfI\/AAAAAAACUyQ\/HlNY_XLvlOskVakEkjHVVyhfW7_5AVDdgCPcB\/s1600\/P1030923.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Wonderful Landscape as we Motor Along to Rancho Verde.\" border=\"0\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-zRlx_sYG8Cg\/VodUZWFZPfI\/AAAAAAACUyQ\/HlNY_XLvlOskVakEkjHVVyhfW7_5AVDdgCPcB\/s640\/P1030923.JPG\" title=\"Wonderful Landscape as we Motor Along to Rancho Verde.\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EWonderful Landscape as we Motor Along to Rancho Verde.\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\nIt is beautiful sunshine as we motor out of town towards Rancho Verde and Los Barriles. The road is great and absolutely straight up till Santa Rita.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nIn Las Pocitas they have built a brand new Pem-X gas station and Oxo store. Two years ago this was only a two building town, with a lovely older man selling odds and ends. Now it even has a coffee shop.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ctable cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-qu67kQ31Xpo\/VodUz-H41QI\/AAAAAAACUyQ\/uzy-WrqV1Zs_7KnEF_jnZ4YPlDoN3w_TQCPcB\/s1600\/P1030945.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Village of El Triunfo\" border=\"0\" height=\"255\" src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-qu67kQ31Xpo\/VodUz-H41QI\/AAAAAAACUyQ\/uzy-WrqV1Zs_7KnEF_jnZ4YPlDoN3w_TQCPcB\/s400\/P1030945.JPG\" title=\"Village of El Triunfo\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EVillage of El Triunfo\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ctable cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-3lQQf1wTkhE\/VodU-5szDdI\/AAAAAAACUyQ\/QA7_tFNexFsw1RkSCUo7bYSRpryXp9TIQCPcB\/s1600\/P1030954.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Lots of curves and mountain passes.\" border=\"0\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-3lQQf1wTkhE\/VodU-5szDdI\/AAAAAAACUyQ\/QA7_tFNexFsw1RkSCUo7bYSRpryXp9TIQCPcB\/s400\/P1030954.JPG\" title=\"Lots of curves and mountain passes.\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003ELots of curves and mountain passes.\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ctable cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-KrLDnnCA4rc\/VodVGP7fDwI\/AAAAAAACUyQ\/_t0MBntEsA4f4JnvS3mfDyoZHWr1_BjYwCPcB\/s1600\/P1030959.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Incredibly beautiful landscape as we get close to Rancho Verde\" border=\"0\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-KrLDnnCA4rc\/VodVGP7fDwI\/AAAAAAACUyQ\/_t0MBntEsA4f4JnvS3mfDyoZHWr1_BjYwCPcB\/s400\/P1030959.JPG\" title=\"Incredibly beautiful landscape as we get close to Rancho Verde\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EIncredibly beautiful landscape as we get close to Rancho Verde\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\nWe drive around and through La Paz with not too much traffic.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nYou really have to watch for the stop signs in this town. Not easy to see in many places.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nOnce we get closer to El Triunfo and San Antonio the narrow road winds over mountains through lots of steep curves.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nLiz is a bit uncomfortable, but all goes well and the truck gets a good workout.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nWe stop and spend the rest of the day and night at Rancho Verde RV Haven at km 142.5 or 32 km before Los Barriles.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThis very well maintained RV Park is way up in the mountain, just off the highway.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThere is lots of room to turn around inside the park. I believe this is still a working ranch.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThere is water only available, so you have to be self sufficient otherwise.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThis is of course no problem for us with the solar panels and even a generator as a back up.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nWe really like this RV Park, it is peaceful and beautiful.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-HJeotm7skJg\/VodVcYwpbyI\/AAAAAAACUyQ\/zI542ZNDUDYefyyBKRY3ce9FaXlNr389gCPcB\/s1600\/P1030969.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Rancho Verde RV Haven\" border=\"0\" height=\"172\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-HJeotm7skJg\/VodVcYwpbyI\/AAAAAAACUyQ\/zI542ZNDUDYefyyBKRY3ce9FaXlNr389gCPcB\/s640\/P1030969.JPG\" title=\"Rancho Verde RV Haven, Baja California Sur Mexico\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003ERancho Verde RV Haven\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\n\u003Ctable cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-RfbZK6RpJBc\/VodVj_qPWpI\/AAAAAAACUyQ\/QCXe-55YGW4wr26j91vOAegGn_vjBmzKACPcB\/s1600\/P1030975.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Anders and Liz at Rancho Verde RV Haven\" border=\"0\" height=\"221\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-RfbZK6RpJBc\/VodVj_qPWpI\/AAAAAAACUyQ\/QCXe-55YGW4wr26j91vOAegGn_vjBmzKACPcB\/s400\/P1030975.JPG\" title=\"Anders and Liz at Rancho Verde RV Haven, Baja California Sur Mexico\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EAnders and Liz at Rancho Verde RV Haven\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ctable cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-7QzM5U6fuv8\/VodV_3ongqI\/AAAAAAACUyQ\/RBcw7XpeL2EqX92zcOaJv8UN05WfziaGwCPcB\/s1600\/P1030984.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Wonderful flowers all around the Rancho Verde RV Haven.\" border=\"0\" height=\"266\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-7QzM5U6fuv8\/VodV_3ongqI\/AAAAAAACUyQ\/RBcw7XpeL2EqX92zcOaJv8UN05WfziaGwCPcB\/s400\/P1030984.JPG\" title=\"Wonderful flowers all around the Rancho Verde RV Haven.\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EWonderful flowers all around the Rancho Verde RV Haven.\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ctable cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-ADCSgOZFLfk\/VodWeRDlF9I\/AAAAAAACUyQ\/CZMljanzZzs6Gry8k6KjUbia56XE4cdwACPcB\/s1600\/P1030987.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Liz on our hike with cactus and trees.\" border=\"0\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-ADCSgOZFLfk\/VodWeRDlF9I\/AAAAAAACUyQ\/CZMljanzZzs6Gry8k6KjUbia56XE4cdwACPcB\/s400\/P1030987.JPG\" title=\"Liz on our hike at Rancho Verde RV Haven\" width=\"376\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003ELiz on our hike\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ctable cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-_9J4THMyvoo\/VodWi7nj7GI\/AAAAAAACUyQ\/WOhoqifXv8EeYcvWr6sgCOoiP3zH4bfRwCPcB\/s1600\/DSC_7456.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Anders on the hike around Rancho Verde RV Haven\" border=\"0\" height=\"265\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-_9J4THMyvoo\/VodWi7nj7GI\/AAAAAAACUyQ\/WOhoqifXv8EeYcvWr6sgCOoiP3zH4bfRwCPcB\/s400\/DSC_7456.JPG\" title=\"Anders on the hike around Rancho Verde RV Haven\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EAnders on the hike around Rancho Verde RV Haven\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\nWe were the only guests here which is really surprising since it is so nice up here with all kinds of hiking trails.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nWe have a really good sleep and wake up to a cool morning; it's the 14th of December which is our anniversary. Happy Anniversary Darling!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nI cook up some eggs and bacon as the sun comes up, soon it starts dripping from the roof gutters. We must have had a bit of frost over night.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nAfter breakfast we go for a nice hike around the Ranch, just a wonderful area to hike in.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nAfter the hike I head down to the ranch house to see if we could pay, nobody was able to collect money yesterday.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThis time I had better luck, and I paid our dues.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nWe break camp. We only have a short drive today to Los Barriles.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nOnce in Los Barriles we check into East Cape RV Park. It is located on a street called \"20th of Novembre\".\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThis is wonderful park with all the amenities and with large RV sites.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nMore on this RV Park and Los Barriles in our next blog post.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/photos\/rJDrntdNeJxuAYLHA\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Link to more pictures from Rancho Verde\"\u003EHere are some more pictures\u003C\/a\u003E from this part of our trip.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nCheers,\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nAnders and Liz\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.wediscovercanadaandbeyond.ca\/feeds\/7562755846303003176\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.wediscovercanadaandbeyond.ca\/2016\/12\/baja-mexico-trip-2015-2016-part-11.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647254674638247733\/posts\/default\/7562755846303003176"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647254674638247733\/posts\/default\/7562755846303003176"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.wediscovercanadaandbeyond.ca\/2016\/12\/baja-mexico-trip-2015-2016-part-11.html","title":"Baja Mexico Trip 2015-2016. Part 11"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Anders"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/07453480269082890218"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"24","src":"\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiJn4oIQrskKP31UIP-Ob_T2keGdZNkDSCHokqvFKjtNZd-Z_1LDBWmfr4tS2m0xYIwNVcyMA89b3UVVlIHmkJvX6BlATvy9kGc76MUsHCy4iGtx4MMBLkHCp8_zhZm5Q\/s220\/Anders-at-mahood-falls.JPG"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-zRlx_sYG8Cg\/VodUZWFZPfI\/AAAAAAACUyQ\/HlNY_XLvlOskVakEkjHVVyhfW7_5AVDdgCPcB\/s72-c\/P1030923.JPG","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647254674638247733.post-6495565773033994992"},"published":{"$t":"2016-12-10T17:14:00.000-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2016-12-18T17:44:10.154-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Baja Mexico Trip 2015-2016"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Mexico"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Baja Mexico Trip 2015-2016. Part 10"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\" trbidi=\"on\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003E\nVisiting San Juanico at Scorpion Bay, Las Barrancas, Puerto Adolfo Lopez Mateos\u003C\/h3\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ctable cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-UiXUMuQN3Ac\/VodOIo4SToI\/AAAAAAACUyA\/Nby7Ih0oAwI1kJsF041WbfrGEDGjZTnogCPcB\/s1600\/P1030895.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Going West Towards Las Barrancas\" border=\"0\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-UiXUMuQN3Ac\/VodOIo4SToI\/AAAAAAACUyA\/Nby7Ih0oAwI1kJsF041WbfrGEDGjZTnogCPcB\/s400\/P1030895.JPG\" title=\"Going West Towards Las Barrancas, Baja California Sur\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EGoing West Towards Las Barrancas\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ctable cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-zDD2mPMbG30\/VodOTGc-JEI\/AAAAAAACUyA\/8NVHchp8TTkUj6p4g5mFZfr6sxBJipdfQCPcB\/s1600\/DSC_7322.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Work on bridge\" border=\"0\" height=\"265\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-zDD2mPMbG30\/VodOTGc-JEI\/AAAAAAACUyA\/8NVHchp8TTkUj6p4g5mFZfr6sxBJipdfQCPcB\/s400\/DSC_7322.JPG\" title=\"Work on bridge\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EWork on bridge\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ctable cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-lo4gmXGntGs\/VodOVaz3sRI\/AAAAAAACUyA\/ZFpZB1AFC9IfcBt-jBtteGXya7Mp71zMgCPcB\/s1600\/DSC_7325.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Cattle grassing along the river\" border=\"0\" height=\"265\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-lo4gmXGntGs\/VodOVaz3sRI\/AAAAAAACUyA\/ZFpZB1AFC9IfcBt-jBtteGXya7Mp71zMgCPcB\/s400\/DSC_7325.JPG\" title=\"Cattle grassing along the river\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003ECattle grassing along the river\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ctable cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-7qgwldJT-xk\/VodOpbHnBBI\/AAAAAAACUyA\/Sn-4D-wN2qwzFXHXzdAUJ1uLIIP9LoiZwCPcB\/s1600\/DSC_7338.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Incredible Sand Dunes That Goes on For Ever.\" border=\"0\" height=\"265\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-7qgwldJT-xk\/VodOpbHnBBI\/AAAAAAACUyA\/Sn-4D-wN2qwzFXHXzdAUJ1uLIIP9LoiZwCPcB\/s400\/DSC_7338.JPG\" title=\"Incredible Sand Dunes That Goes on For Ever.\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EIncredible Sand Dunes That Go on Forever.\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\nIt is the 11th of December, and boy o boy have we already been busy today, and we are not finished yet. See our \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.wediscovercanadaandbeyond.ca\/2016\/12\/baja-mexico-trip-2015-2016-part-9.html\" title=\"Link to our previous blog post from San Miguel de Comondu and San Jose de Comondu\"\u003Eprevious blog\u003C\/a\u003E post from \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.wediscovercanadaandbeyond.ca\/2016\/12\/baja-mexico-trip-2015-2016-part-9.html\" title=\"Link to our blog post from San Miguel de Comondu and San Jose de Comondu\"\u003ESan Miguel de Comondu and San Jose de Comondu\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nWe have just arrived at Mex 1 at Ej. Francisco Villa from San Miguel de Comondu.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nHere we turn north on Mex 1 for about 25 km.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThen we turn west toward Las Barrancas on our way to Scorpion Bay and the town of San Juanico.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThis road is now paved. It is not going all the way to La Purisima like in the olden days.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThe drive west toward the Pacific Ocean is flat and the cacti looks grey, almost dead like. We do not know what has caused this?\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nOtherwise the scenery is absolutely fantastic with the huge rolling sand dunes past the inlet of Boca San Gregorio.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nHere the bridge is out over the inlet La Purisima, and we drive over a temporary contraption.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nTo re-enforce the bridge, by hand, the workers stack rocks in wire cages.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThey then align the cages \u0026nbsp;along the bridge for support.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nIn San Juanico we are staying at the Las Casitas with John and Christine.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nIt is like a small motel with a common outdoor kitchen that all the guests can use.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThis is a very nice and clean casita motel and the owners are very friendly.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nParking is inside the walls of the property.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nSan Juanico is a quaint little town that is completely off the grid and is geared towards windsurfing.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThere are also lots of large fishing boats anchored in the bay.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nWe have a walk around town and take in the sights. Lots of houses are for sale here. The town is fairly empty and not much is going on. Apparently the surfing season here is from May through October.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ctable cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-ROzD6rsgXJI\/VodPmd2q2lI\/AAAAAAACUyA\/RT2rbNG0vXQr4q0Z6BD8I4JSgv8sNPCYQCPcB\/s1600\/DSC_7374.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Las Casitas in San Juanico on Scorpion Bay\" border=\"0\" height=\"265\" src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-ROzD6rsgXJI\/VodPmd2q2lI\/AAAAAAACUyA\/RT2rbNG0vXQr4q0Z6BD8I4JSgv8sNPCYQCPcB\/s400\/DSC_7374.JPG\" title=\"Las Casitas in San Juanico on Scorpion Bay, Baja California Mexico\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003ELas Casitas in San Juanico on Scorpion Bay\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ctable cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-mM378XPRGF4\/VodP234riaI\/AAAAAAACUyA\/dHIGrmaszlIGaa5i6iv-sTOroUdfx5N9QCPcB\/s1600\/IMAG3838.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Liz Overlooking Scorpion Bay\" border=\"0\" height=\"226\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-mM378XPRGF4\/VodP234riaI\/AAAAAAACUyA\/dHIGrmaszlIGaa5i6iv-sTOroUdfx5N9QCPcB\/s400\/IMAG3838.jpg\" title=\"Liz Overlooking Scorpion Bay\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003ELiz Overlooking Scorpion Bay\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ctable cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-1vFDnseSKg8\/VodP8Vul_XI\/AAAAAAACUyA\/pkODIfXP6K4fz-1z9WXi5HPXtO4azr82ACPcB\/s1600\/DSC_7388.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Fishing boats anchored in Scorpion Bay\" border=\"0\" height=\"265\" src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-1vFDnseSKg8\/VodP8Vul_XI\/AAAAAAACUyA\/pkODIfXP6K4fz-1z9WXi5HPXtO4azr82ACPcB\/s400\/DSC_7388.JPG\" title=\"Fishing boats anchored in Scorpion Bay\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EFishing boats anchored in Scorpion Bay\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ctable cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-3_dHFy0FuIA\/VodQmlzC_fI\/AAAAAAACUyA\/jAcF4iPz0Mw1By2tXKgfXVdP9wZeSJUnACPcB\/s1600\/P1080064.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Dinner at El Burros in San Juanico\" border=\"0\" height=\"266\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-3_dHFy0FuIA\/VodQmlzC_fI\/AAAAAAACUyA\/jAcF4iPz0Mw1By2tXKgfXVdP9wZeSJUnACPcB\/s400\/P1080064.JPG\" title=\"Dinner at El Burros in San Juanico\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EDinner at El Burros in San Juanico\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\nThat night we have dinner at El Burros and do some people watching.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nWe see all kinds of characters here.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nIn the evening some loud music kept us awake for a while, but we really had a big day, so it did not take us long to fall a sleep.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ci\u003ESan Juanico on Scorpion Bay Back to Ciudad Constitución\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nWe awake early the next morning. We sure had a good sleep.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nWe get dressed and go for a walk about to find a place for breakfast.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nWe end up at El Burros again, because we could not find anything else open this morning.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nWe had a nice breakfast. I had shrimp omelet with beans and Liz had scrambled eggs and bacon with rice and beans. Really good!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nAfter driving around town and along the sandy cliffs we decide to leave San Juanico and work our way back to Ciudad Constitución.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nWe drive into Las Barracas. This is an old fishing town. Except for some workers at a local slaughter house there is not much happening here.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nA bit sad and depressing.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nWe also decide to drive out to Puerto Adolfo Lopez Mateos (La Soledad).\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThe road out is good and straight. This is a sleepy little town now, but the high season is around the corner when the whale watching start.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nWe are told the the big Gray Whale mamas push the calves up to the boats so they can be petted.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nIn this town, most businesses are closed and are patiently waiting for the Gray whales.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nEven the 100's of pelicans look bored. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nAlthough most people we see seems happy, even though they don't have very much.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nBack at Misiones RV Park in Ciudad Constitución we make supper and have an early night. But wait... it is Saturday night. The party starts in town with loud music, fire crackers or gun shots and it goes on till early morning when the darn roosters take over with their serenade.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nPatti comes and wishes us a good trip as we head out.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/photos\/xQfsf8TKsxPDY7c27\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Link to more pictures from this part of the trip\"\u003EHere are some more pictures\u003C\/a\u003E from this part of the trip.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nCheers,\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nAnders and Liz\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.wediscovercanadaandbeyond.ca\/feeds\/6495565773033994992\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.wediscovercanadaandbeyond.ca\/2016\/12\/baja-mexico-trip-2015-2016-part-10.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647254674638247733\/posts\/default\/6495565773033994992"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647254674638247733\/posts\/default\/6495565773033994992"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.wediscovercanadaandbeyond.ca\/2016\/12\/baja-mexico-trip-2015-2016-part-10.html","title":"Baja Mexico Trip 2015-2016. Part 10"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Anders \u0026amp; Liz"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/14835518101524686868"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"24","src":"\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgbrpB0b7I3nBxwba6-8CbCRljAsRZDOJvdB3fA0B_sDgcm7E7esQILjyXz1INkgiERHfvZPATjecmSwU15xwgzLpNlQlqHSFmDkEJ5PJbzB0CyihGWW59gy--TKD45mwI\/s220\/lizNanders2007.JPG"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-UiXUMuQN3Ac\/VodOIo4SToI\/AAAAAAACUyA\/Nby7Ih0oAwI1kJsF041WbfrGEDGjZTnogCPcB\/s72-c\/P1030895.JPG","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647254674638247733.post-6840997559377504546"},"published":{"$t":"2016-12-09T13:17:00.000-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2016-12-18T17:54:52.504-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Baja Mexico Trip 2015-2016"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Mexico"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Baja Mexico Trip 2015-2016. Part 9"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\" trbidi=\"on\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003E\nTrip to San Miguel Comondu and San Jose Comondu\u003C\/h3\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-n6dOAz3wc8s\/VoH94wBOFfI\/AAAAAAACUxo\/ptGU2ZRnSgUAE9RBuQ-L0-VWiK7xcqK-gCPcB\/s1600\/P1030778.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Ciudad Insurgentes \" border=\"0\" height=\"258\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-n6dOAz3wc8s\/VoH94wBOFfI\/AAAAAAACUxo\/ptGU2ZRnSgUAE9RBuQ-L0-VWiK7xcqK-gCPcB\/s400\/P1030778.JPG\" title=\"Ciudad Insurgentes \" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003ECiudad Insurgentes\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\n\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Mex 1 Construction\" border=\"0\" height=\"248\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-VfpV95TWW6w\/VoH-FeVTFII\/AAAAAAACUxo\/id2BQ5E8cks-LKozV_-kAaBNtBL4MHUFQCPcB\/s400\/P1030794.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" title=\"Mex 1 Construction\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EMex 1 Construction\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-VfpV95TWW6w\/VoH-FeVTFII\/AAAAAAACUxo\/id2BQ5E8cks-LKozV_-kAaBNtBL4MHUFQCPcB\/s1600\/P1030794.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ctable cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-8L98WEX_wg4\/VoH-HUxJz4I\/AAAAAAACUxo\/CnlSA_Mg61c0MBRcltT1cgMc86xWi9iAgCPcB\/s1600\/P1030797.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Driving in the ditch while the road is being built.\" border=\"0\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-8L98WEX_wg4\/VoH-HUxJz4I\/AAAAAAACUxo\/CnlSA_Mg61c0MBRcltT1cgMc86xWi9iAgCPcB\/s400\/P1030797.JPG\" title=\"Driving in the ditch while the road is being built. Mex 1 north of Ciudad Insurgentes\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EDriving in the ditch while the road is being built.\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\nIt is the 11th of December 2015, and we are camped at RV Misiones or Misiones RV Park in Ciudad Constitución.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nWe will stay here for three nights and do a one-day trip to San Miguel Comondu and San Jose Comondu.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nAfter San Miguel Comondu and San Jose Comondu we will continue up north to San Juanico on Scorpion Bay and Bahia San Juanico.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nToday then, we have a leisurely breakfast and pack some lunch and fill up our water bottles and coffee in our travel mugs. The trailer will stay put at RV Misiones for two nights by itself.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nWe stop at the first gas station and fill up diesel and ask the gas station attendant how the roads are going north from Ciudad Insurgentes.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nHe said with a smile, some good, some not so good.... and he was spot on.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nBetween Villa Ignacio Zaragoza and the turn off at Ej Francisco Villa to go to Comondu we encountered: narrow roads full of dangerous pot holes and wash outs.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nWe found about five km of new road \"Mex 1\" and then another five km of trail in a sandy ditch while they are working on the Mex 1.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nApparently the Mex 1 will come through here from San Ignacio straight down rather then going over Santa Rosalia, Mulege and Loreto.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ctable cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-0CRDBIEayN8\/VoH9-f1UsfI\/AAAAAAACUxo\/QIDXqfbPItYvuz5R3R8TyeFVSw4Ya6DmQCPcB\/s1600\/P1030788.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Finished Section of Mex 1, North of Ciudad Insurgentes\" border=\"0\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-0CRDBIEayN8\/VoH9-f1UsfI\/AAAAAAACUxo\/QIDXqfbPItYvuz5R3R8TyeFVSw4Ya6DmQCPcB\/s400\/P1030788.JPG\" title=\"Finished Section of Mex 1, North of Ciudad Insurgentes\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EFinished Section of Mex 1, North of Ciudad Insurgentes\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\nThe sign on this part of the road has already changed from BCS53 to Mex 1.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nIt will take some time to get all this done, but when completed it will be great.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nWe turn off \u0026nbsp;the Mex 1 to the east at Ej. Francisco Villa heading east into the Sierra la Giganta mountains. This road is mostly paved and is in good condition.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nAs we come up to the foothills, we encounter a good size creek that even has fish in it.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nWe climb up towards San Miguel Comondu and the scenery is just wonderful. San Miguel Comondu is a sleepy little town in a beautiful oasis.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-Jk9Oi04_Sxg\/VoH-XHsO-pI\/AAAAAAACUxo\/EwYrrwrvxX0ik_2ESg52DTkICkp1L7oJQCPcB\/s1600\/DSC_7187.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Drive up to San Miguel Comondu and San Jose Comondu. Watch for washouts.\" border=\"0\" height=\"424\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-Jk9Oi04_Sxg\/VoH-XHsO-pI\/AAAAAAACUxo\/EwYrrwrvxX0ik_2ESg52DTkICkp1L7oJQCPcB\/s640\/DSC_7187.JPG\" title=\"Drive up to San Miguel Comondu and San Jose Comondu. Watch for washouts.\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EDrive up to San Miguel Comondu and San Jose Comondu. Watch for washouts.\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-bMxXUMxjGPE\/VoH-fCYesTI\/AAAAAAACUxo\/UXzl_0J93u4BknOC-s5Yon6de_hfLzq3gCPcB\/s1600\/DSC_7194.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Creek crossing the road to San Miguel Comondu and San Jose Comondu.\" border=\"0\" height=\"424\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-bMxXUMxjGPE\/VoH-fCYesTI\/AAAAAAACUxo\/UXzl_0J93u4BknOC-s5Yon6de_hfLzq3gCPcB\/s640\/DSC_7194.JPG\" title=\"Creek crossing the road to San Miguel Comondu and San Jose Comondu.\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003ECreek crossing the road\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-VQOELYvFXRM\/VoH-k9yJJRI\/AAAAAAACUxo\/f-FV6B1vZCUyviFhevEd51Xld68bOQwYACPcB\/s1600\/DSC_7198.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Small Oasis on the way up to Small Oasis on the way up to San Miguel Comondu and San Jose Comondu.\" border=\"0\" height=\"424\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-VQOELYvFXRM\/VoH-k9yJJRI\/AAAAAAACUxo\/f-FV6B1vZCUyviFhevEd51Xld68bOQwYACPcB\/s640\/DSC_7198.JPG\" title=\"Small Oasis on the way up to Small Oasis on the way up to San Miguel Comondu and San Jose Comondu.\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003ESmall Oasis on the way up to San Miguel Comondu and San Jose Comondu.\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-Ps-pMC_JFb4\/VoH-9Q-UvcI\/AAAAAAACUxo\/zhVQhRCDAg07zzJe2HIXIxXOoI1jLZlAgCPcB\/s1600\/DSC_7220.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"The drive up to San Miguel Comondu and San Jose Comondu offers some incredible scenery\" border=\"0\" height=\"424\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-Ps-pMC_JFb4\/VoH-9Q-UvcI\/AAAAAAACUxo\/zhVQhRCDAg07zzJe2HIXIxXOoI1jLZlAgCPcB\/s640\/DSC_7220.JPG\" title=\"The drive up to San Miguel Comondu and San Jose Comondu offers some incredible scenery\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EIncredible scenery\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-yXqehfETK24\/VoH_JI0RiDI\/AAAAAAACUxo\/EMskrSQ-JHAewxMYqTiYanbCkkbi9udzwCPcB\/s1600\/DSC_7232.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Oasis with palm trees close to San Miguel Comondu and San Jose Comondu.\" border=\"0\" height=\"412\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-yXqehfETK24\/VoH_JI0RiDI\/AAAAAAACUxo\/EMskrSQ-JHAewxMYqTiYanbCkkbi9udzwCPcB\/s640\/DSC_7232.JPG\" title=\"Oasis with palm trees close to San Miguel Comondu and San Jose Comondu.\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EOasis with palm trees close to San Miguel Comondu and San Jose Comondu.\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-ijb8xYyWHb4\/VoH_K23x6vI\/AAAAAAACUxo\/sEf_UwvbbFAcSAbOekDUjvKcvgsad878wCPcB\/s1600\/DSC_7234.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"424\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-ijb8xYyWHb4\/VoH_K23x6vI\/AAAAAAACUxo\/sEf_UwvbbFAcSAbOekDUjvKcvgsad878wCPcB\/s640\/DSC_7234.JPG\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"font-size: 12.8px;\"\u003EOasis with palm trees close to San Miguel de Comondu and San Jose de Comondu.\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\n\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\n\u003Ctable cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-YHP-DMWzkV8\/VoH_N7tcJqI\/AAAAAAACUxo\/MLmV-pG2x2YJlTDmWEvDWvifOhyIiNkbwCPcB\/s1600\/DSC_7237.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Ruins in San Miguel de Comondu \" border=\"0\" height=\"258\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-YHP-DMWzkV8\/VoH_N7tcJqI\/AAAAAAACUxo\/MLmV-pG2x2YJlTDmWEvDWvifOhyIiNkbwCPcB\/s400\/DSC_7237.JPG\" title=\"Ruins in San Miguel de Comondu \" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003ERuins in San Miguel de Comondu\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ctable cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-tf3zFkTcwY8\/VoH_QjbyhbI\/AAAAAAACUxo\/dy6ytZ7cZrcHjiKD6fWn7huy13-9q7cwwCPcB\/s1600\/DSC_7239.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"253\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-tf3zFkTcwY8\/VoH_QjbyhbI\/AAAAAAACUxo\/dy6ytZ7cZrcHjiKD6fWn7huy13-9q7cwwCPcB\/s400\/DSC_7239.JPG\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EA newer small hotel in San Miguel de Comondu\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ctable cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-BFUZteqznts\/VoH_cygsX3I\/AAAAAAACUxo\/yuOqD-GX4ZAt2oyIXtsR0y_zyKMJm94QQCPcB\/s1600\/P1030818.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"278\" src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-BFUZteqznts\/VoH_cygsX3I\/AAAAAAACUxo\/yuOqD-GX4ZAt2oyIXtsR0y_zyKMJm94QQCPcB\/s400\/P1030818.JPG\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003ELiz walking the cobble stoned streets in San Miguel de Comondu\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-jOWjn7RhI6k\/VoH_mJQt-jI\/AAAAAAACUxo\/wWuXI5f9l84mTM3ujz4sF1E6bla-R3nFQCPcB\/s1600\/DSC_7247.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"A renovated home.\" border=\"0\" height=\"265\" src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-jOWjn7RhI6k\/VoH_mJQt-jI\/AAAAAAACUxo\/wWuXI5f9l84mTM3ujz4sF1E6bla-R3nFQCPcB\/s400\/DSC_7247.JPG\" title=\"A renovated home.\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EA renovated home.\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ctable cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-G6tEsSFVUaQ\/VoH_rKspD9I\/AAAAAAACUxo\/IoqUh7uKFqg0AnX1BswrFiLRCFBcRrz6gCPcB\/s1600\/DSC_7248.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Another ruin. If only these walls could talk!\" border=\"0\" height=\"265\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-G6tEsSFVUaQ\/VoH_rKspD9I\/AAAAAAACUxo\/IoqUh7uKFqg0AnX1BswrFiLRCFBcRrz6gCPcB\/s400\/DSC_7248.JPG\" title=\"Another ruin. If only these walls could talk!\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EAnother ruin. If only these walls could talk!\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\nIn San Miguel de Comondu we parked the truck and walked around the cobble stoned streets looking at old ruins and current buildings.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nSome of the ruins in San Miguel de Comondu are from 1709; and from a Jesuit Mission that is probably from 1750.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nSome of the ruins have been incorporated into a later dated church.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nWe observe old men and women walking and sitting around town. They seem to be enjoying a slow paced lifestyle.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nTwo young teenagers in tight pants walked by throwing candy wrappers on the sidewalk.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nA loud Juke-box is playing Latin music for the benefit of half the town.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nOn a side street we find a sign indicating a wine cellar. We had to check this out!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nA wonderful old man, I think called Mr Morales came out to greet us.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nHe asked if we wanted to taste his wine? Hello..... do I really need to think about this!!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nInside we went, passing the bedroom into the inner grand room completely open to the garden.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nMr Morales disappeared to his wine cellar and came out with a ¼ bottle of wine.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nHe gave us a taste in some small plastic cups. It was great, a bit like Port or a Sherry.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nSince 100 years they have produced wine up here. Mr Morales said the vineyard is quite far away up in the hills.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nHe has been producing wine since 1960 under the Shangri-La, Vinto-Tinto Artesanal 100% UVA.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nI asked if I could purchase a bottle and he said YES.... made my day.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n$130 Pesos later, I now had a wonderful bottle of wine.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nWe chatted a little in his main living room.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThe table was stacked with stuff, the old Singer sewing machine was standing in the corner, and the laundry machine was beside it.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThe back wall is open to the beautiful garden with flowers and fruit trees.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nOne of Mr Morales daughters came for a visit, very nice lady.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-lFkVLgYnMaI\/VoH_yBH4GKI\/AAAAAAACUxo\/GAB0JeQ1yf8Sc7hyuibp-y-duMM8kyqOgCPcB\/s1600\/P1030832.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Shangri-La Winery, Vino Tinto Artesanal 100% UVA desde 1960. San Miguel de Comondu Baja California Sur\" border=\"0\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-lFkVLgYnMaI\/VoH_yBH4GKI\/AAAAAAACUxo\/GAB0JeQ1yf8Sc7hyuibp-y-duMM8kyqOgCPcB\/s640\/P1030832.JPG\" title=\"Shangri-La Winery, Vino Tinto Artesanal 100% UVA desde 1960. San Miguel de Comondu Baja California Sur\" width=\"426\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EShangri-La Winery\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-h7JdSn7RxPg\/VoH_3nMSplI\/AAAAAAACUxo\/oh76bF0vUMoDUKnyPromwbHojU5vO2RrgCPcB\/s1600\/DSC_7252.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Mr Morales pouring some Shangri-La wine.\" border=\"0\" height=\"424\" src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-h7JdSn7RxPg\/VoH_3nMSplI\/AAAAAAACUxo\/oh76bF0vUMoDUKnyPromwbHojU5vO2RrgCPcB\/s640\/DSC_7252.JPG\" title=\"Mr Morales pouring some Shangri-La wine.\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EMr Morales pouring some wine.\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-kbEmLpmVKpg\/VoH_4_QnR3I\/AAAAAAACUxo\/bXlFLjvgVO0YP2tq7kZVFX9b-o5rjZNvgCPcB\/s1600\/DSC_7253.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Anders with his priced bottle of Shangri-La wine.\" border=\"0\" height=\"424\" src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-kbEmLpmVKpg\/VoH_4_QnR3I\/AAAAAAACUxo\/bXlFLjvgVO0YP2tq7kZVFX9b-o5rjZNvgCPcB\/s640\/DSC_7253.JPG\" title=\"Anders with his priced bottle of Shangri-La wine.\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EAnders with his priced bottle of Shangri-La wine.\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-UHnXqGmrtXU\/VoH_6Tq90lI\/AAAAAAACUxo\/weRsKCoI7KYYgxBLEt-4_yqF6TvGPx6bACPcB\/s1600\/DSC_7254.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Mr Morales and Anders in deep discussion about Shangri-La wine. \" border=\"0\" height=\"424\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-UHnXqGmrtXU\/VoH_6Tq90lI\/AAAAAAACUxo\/weRsKCoI7KYYgxBLEt-4_yqF6TvGPx6bACPcB\/s640\/DSC_7254.JPG\" title=\"Mr Morales and Anders in deep discussion about the Shangri-La wine. \" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EMr Morales and Anders in deep discussion about wine.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\n\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Anders with his priced bottle of Shangri-La wine.\" border=\"0\" height=\"542\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-Kk2ZuqxjZSc\/VoH_8xbPwxI\/AAAAAAACUxo\/3gmMOYkDznY_Fz9spncv3LmnK84FTCKuACPcB\/s640\/DSC_7256.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" title=\"Anders with his priced bottle of Shangri-La wine.\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EAnders with his priced bottle of Shangri-La wine.\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-Kk2ZuqxjZSc\/VoH_8xbPwxI\/AAAAAAACUxo\/3gmMOYkDznY_Fz9spncv3LmnK84FTCKuACPcB\/s1600\/DSC_7256.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-Kk2ZuqxjZSc\/VoH_8xbPwxI\/AAAAAAACUxo\/3gmMOYkDznY_Fz9spncv3LmnK84FTCKuACPcB\/s1600\/DSC_7256.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-16Z6uJOo8fc\/VoIBbBotkBI\/AAAAAAACUxo\/6h1pKp8Gy9wgP3ei71fapUI7Sq1ThrsKwCPcB\/s1600\/DSC_7286.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Wonderful landscape on the way to San Jose de Comondu\" border=\"0\" height=\"265\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-16Z6uJOo8fc\/VoIBbBotkBI\/AAAAAAACUxo\/6h1pKp8Gy9wgP3ei71fapUI7Sq1ThrsKwCPcB\/s400\/DSC_7286.JPG\" title=\"Wonderful landscape on the way to San Jose de Comondu\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EWonderful landscape on the way to San Jose de Comondu\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/--Eo4RBrFvcA\/VoIBxL3rKYI\/AAAAAAACUxo\/U4eskIw6V8kbc2rjJ_2KExmK0_LBJNccgCPcB\/s1600\/P1030868.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Sign saying Mision de San Jose de Comondu\" border=\"0\" height=\"266\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/--Eo4RBrFvcA\/VoIBxL3rKYI\/AAAAAAACUxo\/U4eskIw6V8kbc2rjJ_2KExmK0_LBJNccgCPcB\/s400\/P1030868.JPG\" title=\"Mision de San Jose de Comondu\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EMision de San Jose de Comondu\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ctable cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-KdW8XgipdhM\/VoIB4_biFuI\/AAAAAAACUxo\/r3BKmG-UEVYcAJCBdRmLJkSjV2uUXONIACPcB\/s1600\/DSC_7297.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Village of San Jose de Comondu\" border=\"0\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-KdW8XgipdhM\/VoIB4_biFuI\/AAAAAAACUxo\/r3BKmG-UEVYcAJCBdRmLJkSjV2uUXONIACPcB\/s400\/DSC_7297.JPG\" title=\"Village of San Jose de Comondu\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EVillage of San Jose de Comondu\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ctable cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-0jSdwtaoIvU\/VoIB6chJBNI\/AAAAAAACUxo\/LBunZ62ayis9MsOnDggkVgXapGlXBBPxQCPcB\/s1600\/DSC_7294.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Mision de San Jose de Comondu\" border=\"0\" height=\"265\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-0jSdwtaoIvU\/VoIB6chJBNI\/AAAAAAACUxo\/LBunZ62ayis9MsOnDggkVgXapGlXBBPxQCPcB\/s400\/DSC_7294.JPG\" title=\"Mision de San Jose de Comondu\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EMision de San Jose de Comondu\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ctable cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-JrT8tVo4FpQ\/VoICLJRvhjI\/AAAAAAACUxo\/IeeAtgjUF1A-US5y6zgBFYRZuwDTzs9vwCPcB\/s1600\/P1030864.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Liz in San Jose de Comondu, Baja California Sur\" border=\"0\" height=\"265\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-JrT8tVo4FpQ\/VoICLJRvhjI\/AAAAAAACUxo\/IeeAtgjUF1A-US5y6zgBFYRZuwDTzs9vwCPcB\/s400\/P1030864.JPG\" title=\"Liz in San Jose de Comondu, Baja California Sur\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003ELiz in San Jose de Comondu\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ctable cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-hbrh9fChI94\/VoICTHPZy2I\/AAAAAAACUxo\/s3q8C7xjgBkWJKursGDDMHnn_cUVutrnwCPcB\/s1600\/P1030869.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Inside the Mision de San Jose de Comondu. Arched ceiling, wooden benches.\" border=\"0\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-hbrh9fChI94\/VoICTHPZy2I\/AAAAAAACUxo\/s3q8C7xjgBkWJKursGDDMHnn_cUVutrnwCPcB\/s400\/P1030869.JPG\" title=\"Inside the Mision de San Jose de Comondu\" width=\"311\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EInside the Mision de San Jose de Comondu\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nVery special.\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\nHe also has a daughter in La Paz who speaks English. Up here in San Miguel Comondu English is very limited or non existent.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nWe said good bye as new found friends. Mr Morales, you are a wonderful man.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nWe found our truck and drove through the palm forest further up into the mountains on a gravel road full of pot holes and rocks.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nAfter about three km we arrived in San Jose Comondu.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nHere there are some ruins left and a nice old church.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nOn the church wall are some old photographs of 1901 showing old colonnades and a bell tower which still existed from the 1750's.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nMany inhabitants of this area are still fair skinned descendants of early Spanish pioneers, though by now many are inter-mixed with Mestizos from mainland Mexico.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nWe were eating our packed lunches in San Jose Comondu and were people watching.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nOne can not imagine living in some of these homes or running one of these so called businesses.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nI think we have to shift paradigm, people are happy, they laugh, they talk, they sell gas out of a 45 gallon drum. If you own a pig, you tie him to the tree...\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nPeople are very happy with what they have.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nAfter lunch we returned back to San Miguel Comondu and drove back down the mountain to Ej. Francisco Villa.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nWhat a fantastic day we have had, just love the friendly folks and the wonderful country of Mexico.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nFrom Ej. Francisco Villa we headed north for San Juanico and Scorpion Bay.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nMore on this in our next blog post.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nHere are some \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/photos\/uVb7z3DEGpxPGAsH7\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Emore pictures\u003C\/a\u003E from San Miguel Comondu and San Jose Comondu\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nCheers,\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nAnders and Liz\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.wediscovercanadaandbeyond.ca\/feeds\/6840997559377504546\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.wediscovercanadaandbeyond.ca\/2016\/12\/baja-mexico-trip-2015-2016-part-9.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647254674638247733\/posts\/default\/6840997559377504546"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647254674638247733\/posts\/default\/6840997559377504546"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.wediscovercanadaandbeyond.ca\/2016\/12\/baja-mexico-trip-2015-2016-part-9.html","title":"Baja Mexico Trip 2015-2016. Part 9"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Anders \u0026amp; Liz"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/14835518101524686868"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"24","src":"\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgbrpB0b7I3nBxwba6-8CbCRljAsRZDOJvdB3fA0B_sDgcm7E7esQILjyXz1INkgiERHfvZPATjecmSwU15xwgzLpNlQlqHSFmDkEJ5PJbzB0CyihGWW59gy--TKD45mwI\/s220\/lizNanders2007.JPG"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-n6dOAz3wc8s\/VoH94wBOFfI\/AAAAAAACUxo\/ptGU2ZRnSgUAE9RBuQ-L0-VWiK7xcqK-gCPcB\/s72-c\/P1030778.JPG","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647254674638247733.post-4248577656624670381"},"published":{"$t":"2016-12-09T09:19:00.000-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2016-12-09T11:34:03.028-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Baja Mexico Trip 2015-2016"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Mexico"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Baja Mexico Trip 2015-2016. Part 8"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\" trbidi=\"on\"\u003E\n\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\" trbidi=\"on\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003E\nLeaving Coyote Beach, Drive to Ciudad Constitucion\u003C\/h3\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ctable cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-Znx398OU2zU\/VoIEjNHTurI\/AAAAAAACUxc\/wKXRfhhv2pUH02TSpewFrbF3dfLq6yL6QCPcB\/s1600\/P1030744.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Sunrise over Coyote Beach, Baja California, Mexico\" border=\"0\" height=\"277\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-Znx398OU2zU\/VoIEjNHTurI\/AAAAAAACUxc\/wKXRfhhv2pUH02TSpewFrbF3dfLq6yL6QCPcB\/s400\/P1030744.JPG\" title=\"Sunrise over Coyote Beach, Baja California, Mexico\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003ESunrise over Coyote Beach, Baja California, Mexico\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\nIt is time to move on, with some sadness we are leaving our good friends Dave and Lynne behind on Coyote Beach.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nWe have enjoyed so many friends here and really loved the warm water, swimming, and hiking.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nWe will both also miss the Spanish lessons we just started a few weeks back.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nWe will miss the waterfront dining right by the sea, we will miss the laid-back lifestyle and will really miss boondocking.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nIt is so nice to be able to create your own electricity and be self sufficient.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nFirst things first, it's the 9th of December 2015 and today is the day we break camp. Wow, it's amazing how much stuff you take out of the RV when you boondock in a warm and beautiful climate like this.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nAt the end of the day we have the fifth wheel trailer and the truck all packed and \u0026nbsp;hooked up and ready to go.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nDave and Lynne invite us out for supper at Burro's, and we enjoy a nice meal together.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-QK4S6qb8bbE\/VoIE-vq0g4I\/AAAAAAACUxc\/xgaDYCvBrfAAMzfdr2uxe7EltAs-7bBQQCPcB\/s1600\/P1030766.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Liz and Anders Make a pitstop on our way to Ciudad Insurgentes and Ciudad Constitución\" border=\"0\" height=\"425\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-QK4S6qb8bbE\/VoIE-vq0g4I\/AAAAAAACUxc\/xgaDYCvBrfAAMzfdr2uxe7EltAs-7bBQQCPcB\/s640\/P1030766.JPG\" title=\"Liz and Anders Make a pitstop on our way to Ciudad Insurgentes and Ciudad Constitución\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003ELiz and Anders Make a pit-stop on our way to Ciudad Insurgentes and Ciudad Constitución,\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nhere with the Sea of Cortez in the background\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-vfRo93RgRNI\/VoIFEcOAyMI\/AAAAAAACUxc\/jZXSyDqpT3wCHBtUpTlwLDynyLplmqc4wCPcB\/s1600\/DSC_7147.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"424\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-vfRo93RgRNI\/VoIFEcOAyMI\/AAAAAAACUxc\/jZXSyDqpT3wCHBtUpTlwLDynyLplmqc4wCPcB\/s640\/DSC_7147.JPG\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EWonderful Vistas\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\nIt's now early morning on the 10th of December. The sun is coming up, and we are ready to go. We say goodbye to Dave and Lynne and our other good friends Dodi and Joel.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nWe are on the road heading south. We have traveled this road a few times before, and it all looks familiar. We make a few stops along the way and soon pass the town of Loreto. We drive over the Sierra la Giganta and the truck is getting a good workout.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ctable cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-pMg-JIi5A8Q\/VoIFaA51EII\/AAAAAAACUxc\/6MkCgsMJ_tghktajKbwad3a4fD7uPWUKwCPcB\/s1600\/DSC_7159.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Sierra la Giganta Provides a Rugged Backdrop\" border=\"0\" height=\"265\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-pMg-JIi5A8Q\/VoIFaA51EII\/AAAAAAACUxc\/6MkCgsMJ_tghktajKbwad3a4fD7uPWUKwCPcB\/s400\/DSC_7159.JPG\" title=\"Sierra la Giganta Provides a Rugged Backdrop\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003ESierra la Giganta provides a Rugged Backdrop\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\n\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Drive up the Sierra la Giganta\" border=\"0\" height=\"228\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-cK-LZGFMAaU\/VoIFenTxgiI\/AAAAAAACUxc\/5LPV7omwAGopWm4lZkgsWHS0KPRL9V_NgCPcB\/s400\/DSC_7166.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" title=\"Drive up the Sierra la Giganta\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EDrive up the Sierra la Giganta\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ctable cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;\"\u003E\n\n\n\n\u003C\/table\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\nAfter climbing up the Sierra de Gigante we arrive up on a high plateau with incredible vistas.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nFrom here on it is a pretty straight road down to Ciudad Insurgentes and Ciudad Constitución.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThe area of Ciudad Insurgentes and Ciudad Constitución is a large agriculture area. Here you can buy all kinds of vegetables and lots of citrus fruits.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nWe have planned to stay in Ciudad Constitución at the RV Misiones where Pat is the owner.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nWe check in for three nights.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nMore pictures from this part of our trip in our \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/photos\/dmFTAH62VDNf1jtT9\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Link to more pictures from this part of our trip\"\u003Eweb album\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nCheers,\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nAnders and Liz\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-gFoGwfKkKR8\/VoIGfpklw2I\/AAAAAAACUxc\/5FHMLGX1c24n9T9TEY1tKWezUlGBfdxTgCPcB\/s1600\/P1080046.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Camped at RV Misiones\" border=\"0\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-gFoGwfKkKR8\/VoIGfpklw2I\/AAAAAAACUxc\/5FHMLGX1c24n9T9TEY1tKWezUlGBfdxTgCPcB\/s640\/P1080046.JPG\" title=\"Camped at RV Misiones\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003ECamped at RV Misiones\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.wediscovercanadaandbeyond.ca\/feeds\/4248577656624670381\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.wediscovercanadaandbeyond.ca\/2016\/12\/baja-mexico-trip-2015-2016-part-8.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647254674638247733\/posts\/default\/4248577656624670381"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647254674638247733\/posts\/default\/4248577656624670381"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.wediscovercanadaandbeyond.ca\/2016\/12\/baja-mexico-trip-2015-2016-part-8.html","title":"Baja Mexico Trip 2015-2016. Part 8"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Anders \u0026amp; Liz"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/14835518101524686868"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"24","src":"\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgbrpB0b7I3nBxwba6-8CbCRljAsRZDOJvdB3fA0B_sDgcm7E7esQILjyXz1INkgiERHfvZPATjecmSwU15xwgzLpNlQlqHSFmDkEJ5PJbzB0CyihGWW59gy--TKD45mwI\/s220\/lizNanders2007.JPG"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-Znx398OU2zU\/VoIEjNHTurI\/AAAAAAACUxc\/wKXRfhhv2pUH02TSpewFrbF3dfLq6yL6QCPcB\/s72-c\/P1030744.JPG","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647254674638247733.post-5607689530168852784"},"published":{"$t":"2016-10-15T17:11:00.002-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2016-12-04T14:31:00.640-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"RV Stuff"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Tech Stuff"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Boondocking"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\" trbidi=\"on\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ch2\u003E\nBoondocking or Camping Without Services.\u003C\/h2\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-oghVoHbSZSQ\/VnjYVqvvTZI\/AAAAAAACM04\/j1-vgj_mdt8S3rLzXXWMY4aJiOog-h74ACPcB\/s1600\/P1030597.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Enjoying dinner with friends while boondocking on Coyote Beach, Baja Mexico.\" border=\"0\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-oghVoHbSZSQ\/VnjYVqvvTZI\/AAAAAAACM04\/j1-vgj_mdt8S3rLzXXWMY4aJiOog-h74ACPcB\/s640\/P1030597.JPG\" title=\"Enjoying dinner with friends while boondocking on Coyote Beach, Baja Mexico.\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EEnjoying dinner with friends while boondocking on Coyote Beach, Baja Mexico.\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\nBoondocking or camping without services is a lot of fun but you should be prepared. If you plan to boondock there are certain things that will be very nice to have.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nOn our fifth wheel we had a solar system installed. The system we have is by GoPower and is called\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/gpelectric.com\/products\/solar-elite-charging-system\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Link to Solar Elite Info\"\u003ESolar Elite\u003C\/a\u003E. We had it professionally installed.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThe system includes:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cul\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003ETwo 160 watt panels for a total of 320 watt.\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003E2000 watt pure sine wave inverter for AC power\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003E30 amp pulse width modulate digital regulator\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003E45 amp smart battery charger\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003E30 am pre-wired automatic shore power\/inverter AC switching kit\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EDC inverter install kit\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EInverter remote on\/off\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003E50 ft of MC4 output cable and all mounting hardware.\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-1Z3pu6t5mV8\/WALB6LlKr9I\/AAAAAAACUmA\/Bx_42g21-vYLI3A3InZv0h2D4NdDbrRugCLcB\/s1600\/CloseUpInverter.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"226\" src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-1Z3pu6t5mV8\/WALB6LlKr9I\/AAAAAAACUmA\/Bx_42g21-vYLI3A3InZv0h2D4NdDbrRugCLcB\/s400\/CloseUpInverter.jpg\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EInverter installed on the wall in the pass-through compartment.\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ctable cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-eXer4kx4PGo\/WALB6BYJ45I\/AAAAAAACUl8\/MHIuN0D53RYeQf42LL5zrY1-Tyv8ey6eQCLcB\/s1600\/CloseUpOfRemoteForInverter.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"226\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-eXer4kx4PGo\/WALB6BYJ45I\/AAAAAAACUl8\/MHIuN0D53RYeQf42LL5zrY1-Tyv8ey6eQCLcB\/s400\/CloseUpOfRemoteForInverter.jpg\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003ERemote in the trailer to turn the inverter on.\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ctable cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-ZHYelzEvWS0\/WALB5voU_UI\/AAAAAAACUl4\/t4QGwxh8iG0Zutg1MQr3WScIGggjF3AIgCLcB\/s1600\/CloseUpSolarPanels.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Two solar panels on the roof of our trailer. Nice to have when boondocking.\" border=\"0\" height=\"226\" src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-ZHYelzEvWS0\/WALB5voU_UI\/AAAAAAACUl4\/t4QGwxh8iG0Zutg1MQr3WScIGggjF3AIgCLcB\/s400\/CloseUpSolarPanels.jpg\" title=\"Two solar panels on the roof of our trailer. Nice to have when boondocking.\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003ETwo solar panels on the roof of our trailer. Nice to have when boondocking.\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ctable cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-XA3EEZQ5G24\/WALB67VYzVI\/AAAAAAACUmE\/sqtW_CUtWqYzfxltfEgRAvz5piZwdwFIACLcB\/s1600\/InverterInPassthrough.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Another view of the inverter in the pass-through\" border=\"0\" height=\"226\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-XA3EEZQ5G24\/WALB67VYzVI\/AAAAAAACUmE\/sqtW_CUtWqYzfxltfEgRAvz5piZwdwFIACLcB\/s400\/InverterInPassthrough.jpg\" title=\"Another view of the inverter in the pass-through\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EAnother view of the inverter in the pass-through, part of our solar system\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ctable cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-rMKtvSVqN2U\/WALB7OBP81I\/AAAAAAACUmI\/rckTjbo_C0gnY4lIJI81I9N2CavQLVO6gCLcB\/s1600\/OneBankOf6Volts.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"We now have four of these 6 volt batteries. Lots of storage for boondocking\" border=\"0\" height=\"226\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-rMKtvSVqN2U\/WALB7OBP81I\/AAAAAAACUmI\/rckTjbo_C0gnY4lIJI81I9N2CavQLVO6gCLcB\/s400\/OneBankOf6Volts.jpg\" title=\"We now have four of these 6 volt batteries. Lots of storage for boondocking\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EWe now have four of these 6 volt batteries. Lots of storage for boondocking\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ctable cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-DghzPy6kJzA\/WALCH_XjxRI\/AAAAAAACUmM\/Fq5xoZ3dXjofSvwPe8YXV-mjnhxX2gvhgCLcB\/s1600\/Solarpanels.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Our trailer from above showing the solar panels on the roof. A must for boondocking\" border=\"0\" height=\"226\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-DghzPy6kJzA\/WALCH_XjxRI\/AAAAAAACUmM\/Fq5xoZ3dXjofSvwPe8YXV-mjnhxX2gvhgCLcB\/s400\/Solarpanels.jpg\" title=\"Our trailer from above showing the solar panels on the roof. A must for boondocking\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EOur trailer from above showing the location of the solar panels on the roof.\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\nWe also installed two new 6 volt deep cycle flooded batteries. This year we have added another set of batteries and now have four 6 volt batteries. This will be sufficient for most campers.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nIf you have an RV that is older then 2015\/2016 (like we do) you should definitely change all the lights to LED lights, this will make a hugh difference.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nGo through your RV and see how many you need and order them on Amazon or where every you prefer to shop. You will be surprised at how many lights there are in your unit.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nHaving some kind of solar system is pretty well a must if you plan to do a lot of boondocking. If you don't, you pretty well have to run your generator every day and it might not be appreciated that much by others if it goes on for longer periods.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nWith our system we run our Nespresso coffee maker, hair dryer, TV, computers and just about anything.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nIt is really nice to just turn one switch and there is power in every outlet.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nWe often camp on Coyote Beach ( Baja Mexico). At the beach there are two local fellows that will sell you water, but otherwise there are no services.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThe \"water man\" provide you with a 45 gal plastic barrel and comes and fills water when you need it. The cost is about US $10.00 per fill. You then have to have some way of pumping the water into your RV if you use a RV.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nA 12 volt pump will do that just nicely. We added a 1\/4 of a cup of bleach to each tank we filled up. We do not drink this water, but use it for all cooking.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nIf you don't have water readily available you have to have some other way of getting water to your RV. This can be as simple as a bucket and carry water from a creek.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nWhat else do you need? You will need a blue boy or grey boy. This is a little wagon to transport your waste water away. We have a SmartTote LX 4-Wheel waste tank. Ours is the 27 gallon one.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ctable cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-4H0U9vJtj9o\/VnjZmWkdYaI\/AAAAAAACM6o\/FpNmapFHsoEuYnpafK7qWoLO9QVzB5-LQCPcB\/s1600\/P1030611.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Our trailer, boondocking on Coyote Beach\" border=\"0\" height=\"243\" src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-4H0U9vJtj9o\/VnjZmWkdYaI\/AAAAAAACM6o\/FpNmapFHsoEuYnpafK7qWoLO9QVzB5-LQCPcB\/s400\/P1030611.JPG\" title=\"Our trailer, boondocking on Coyote Beach\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EOur trailer, boondocking on Coyote Beach\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ctable cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-6xwK3XzTB1A\/VnjZoLY77YI\/AAAAAAACM6w\/LmuCVdvEgvYCLnsJWELC39GO2QVz6V94wCPcB\/s1600\/P1030612.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Gray water disposal setup.\" border=\"0\" height=\"266\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-6xwK3XzTB1A\/VnjZoLY77YI\/AAAAAAACM6w\/LmuCVdvEgvYCLnsJWELC39GO2QVz6V94wCPcB\/s400\/P1030612.JPG\" title=\"Gray water disposal setup.\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EGray water disposal setup.\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\nIf you are considering the 35 gallon one, remember even the 27 gallon is very heavy (225 lbs) when it is full and can be tough slugging in sand and soft ground. Better to make two trips or empty more often.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nOn Coyote Beach you dump the black water into the outhouses and rinse with the grey water.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nMany people will dig a pit by\/under the RV for the grey water and keep it covered with palm leaves.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nBefore you discard wastewater of any kind, make sure to know what the rules are in that area and do it responsibly.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nWhen you boondock you learn quickly to conserve water and power. There are many ways of doing this. Use a small plastic container for doing dishes. Use a solar shower bag for rinsing off when you come out of the water or otherwise having a shower. Take sponge baths instead of showers and I'm sure you can think of a few.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nLife is good....\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-NR5Tj_R1XLE\/VnjaveaMIII\/AAAAAAACM-o\/43vP-BLcji8nuZ2i9zXT8zR3Ri8xBDGXACPcB\/s1600\/P1030625.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Boondocking at it's best. Coyote Beach, Baja Mexico\" border=\"0\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-NR5Tj_R1XLE\/VnjaveaMIII\/AAAAAAACM-o\/43vP-BLcji8nuZ2i9zXT8zR3Ri8xBDGXACPcB\/s640\/P1030625.JPG\" title=\"Boondocking at it's best. Coyote Beach, Baja Mexico\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EBoondocking at it's best.\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.wediscovercanadaandbeyond.ca\/feeds\/5607689530168852784\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.wediscovercanadaandbeyond.ca\/2016\/10\/boondocking.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647254674638247733\/posts\/default\/5607689530168852784"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647254674638247733\/posts\/default\/5607689530168852784"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.wediscovercanadaandbeyond.ca\/2016\/10\/boondocking.html","title":"Boondocking"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Anders"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/07453480269082890218"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"24","src":"\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiJn4oIQrskKP31UIP-Ob_T2keGdZNkDSCHokqvFKjtNZd-Z_1LDBWmfr4tS2m0xYIwNVcyMA89b3UVVlIHmkJvX6BlATvy9kGc76MUsHCy4iGtx4MMBLkHCp8_zhZm5Q\/s220\/Anders-at-mahood-falls.JPG"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-oghVoHbSZSQ\/VnjYVqvvTZI\/AAAAAAACM04\/j1-vgj_mdt8S3rLzXXWMY4aJiOog-h74ACPcB\/s72-c\/P1030597.JPG","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647254674638247733.post-7194200381804279162"},"published":{"$t":"2016-10-15T16:39:00.001-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2016-12-04T14:33:18.737-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Baja Mexico Trip 2015-2016"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Mexico"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Baja Mexico Trip 2015-2016. Part 7"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\" trbidi=\"on\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ch2\u003E\nCoyote Beach on the Bay of Conception or Bahia de Concepcion, BCS Mexico\u003C\/h2\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-QoP1xCxvMRQ\/VnjThJaow9I\/AAAAAAACMgo\/9xFx_-bel3YjFc_FaJKWJjp9DBTH9q_aA\/s1600\/IMAG3761.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Panorama of Coyote Beach, Baja California Sur, Mexico.\" border=\"0\" height=\"201\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-QoP1xCxvMRQ\/VnjThJaow9I\/AAAAAAACMgo\/9xFx_-bel3YjFc_FaJKWJjp9DBTH9q_aA\/s640\/IMAG3761.jpg\" title=\"Panorama of Coyote Beach, Baja California Sur, Mexico.\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EPanorama of Coyote Beach, Baja California Sur, Mexico.\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\nBoondocking (dry camping) on \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/d\/edit?mid=zgsfUIgrE2tw.kdlZImPR_blk\u0026amp;usp=sharing\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Link to map of Coyote Beach, Baja California Sur, MX\"\u003ECoyote Beach\u003C\/a\u003E is an incredible experience. Coyote Beach is located about 20 km south of the town of Mulege right on the Bay of Conception in the Sea of Cortez.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThe Bay of Conception or Bahia de Concepcion is the largest bay in the Sea of Cortez also called the Gulf of California. It is located half way down the Baja Peninsula on the east side.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThe Bay of Conception is about 32 km long and hosts a variety of fish and other marine animals. The water is wonderful for swimming, but you have to be careful, there are some Stingrays in the sand.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ctable cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-GmQrTfdRn_g\/VnjSPOG1b3I\/AAAAAAACMcI\/JfAxnS-OFxMmMlw3msBjpHU_dLaMbDxogCPcB\/s1600\/P1070469.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"A sting on my foot by a sting ray\" border=\"0\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-GmQrTfdRn_g\/VnjSPOG1b3I\/AAAAAAACMcI\/JfAxnS-OFxMmMlw3msBjpHU_dLaMbDxogCPcB\/s640\/P1070469.JPG\" title=\"A sting on my foot by a sting ray\" width=\"425\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EKeeping my food in hot water\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\nI know from experience. I got stung while playing around with a Frisbee in the shallow waters. This does not mean you should not go in the water, just shuffle your feet as you walk in the sand and they will take off. The stingray does not seek you out, it's just if you step on them.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nIf you do step on one and get stung it is very handy to have a snake kit with you so you can suck out some of the venom.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nSince I'm pretty allergic to bee stings and all kinds of stuff we keep two kits with us. One in my back pack and one in the trailer.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThe following is what I was told to do after my wrestling match with the Stingray (my sting was on the top my left foot, and cut right through my boot): As soon as possible, we used a suction extractor to suck out some of the venom. We did this twice for a bout 2-3 minutes. We were told to never try to suck the venom out with your mouth for any type of sting or bite.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ctable cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-s99OEQxqnZU\/VnjSH3_rbOI\/AAAAAAACMbw\/O5lrgxHacAgWur6pqKQ5UIKM2ukGA2DGACPcB\/s1600\/P1070467.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Bite and Sting Kit with an extractor or suction device.\" border=\"0\" height=\"266\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-s99OEQxqnZU\/VnjSH3_rbOI\/AAAAAAACMbw\/O5lrgxHacAgWur6pqKQ5UIKM2ukGA2DGACPcB\/s400\/P1070467.JPG\" title=\"Bite and Sting Kit with an extractor or suction device.\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EBite and Sting Kit\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ctable cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-JR1kabh0p4w\/VnjSMCgwZPI\/AAAAAAACMb4\/sAzP2Hd2zwouDRla_PPYOdUMtfNA_TdNACPcB\/s1600\/P1070468.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Suction device used to suck out some of the venom from a sting ray sting\" border=\"0\" height=\"266\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-JR1kabh0p4w\/VnjSMCgwZPI\/AAAAAAACMb4\/sAzP2Hd2zwouDRla_PPYOdUMtfNA_TdNACPcB\/s400\/P1070468.JPG\" title=\"Suction device used to suck out some of the venom from a sting ray sting\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003ESuction Device from the Bite and Sting Kit\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ctable cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-S0eSdP5XoL4\/VnjSNVaT2aI\/AAAAAAACMcA\/EKgwZdGXVgUArwF02thW_NdIPjMAfB9KACPcB\/s1600\/P1070470.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"The mark on my foot from the Sting Ray\" border=\"0\" height=\"266\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-S0eSdP5XoL4\/VnjSNVaT2aI\/AAAAAAACMcA\/EKgwZdGXVgUArwF02thW_NdIPjMAfB9KACPcB\/s400\/P1070470.JPG\" title=\"The mark on my foot from the Sting Ray\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EThe sting on my foot.\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\nI was told to put the food in as hot water as possible and this really eased the pain tremendously.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nI had to have the foot in the hot water (keep adding hot water) for two to three hours. You will know, if you take your foot out of the water too early, the pain is pretty awful.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nFurther I took an antihistamine and two Advil. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThe next day I was fine. If you do get stung, make sure the stinger did not break and there is not a piece left in your foot or leg.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003E\n\u003C\/h3\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003E\n\u003C\/h3\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003E\n\u003C\/h3\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003E\n\u003C\/h3\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003E\n\u003C\/h3\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003E\n\u003C\/h3\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003E\n\u003C\/h3\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003E\n\u003C\/h3\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003E\n\u003C\/h3\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003E\n\u003C\/h3\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003E\n\u003C\/h3\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003E\n\u003C\/h3\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003E\n\u003C\/h3\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003E\n\u003C\/h3\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003E\n\u003C\/h3\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003E\n\u003C\/h3\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003E\n\u003C\/h3\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003E\n\u003C\/h3\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003E\n\u003C\/h3\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003E\n\u003C\/h3\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003E\n\u003C\/h3\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003E\n\u003C\/h3\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003E\n\u003C\/h3\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003E\n\u003C\/h3\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003E\n\u003C\/h3\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003E\n\u003C\/h3\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003E\n\u003C\/h3\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003E\n\u003C\/h3\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003E\n\u003C\/h3\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003E\n\u003C\/h3\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003E\n\u003C\/h3\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003E\n\u003C\/h3\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003E\n\u003C\/h3\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003E\nBoondocking on Coyote Beach\u003C\/h3\u003E\nBoondocking or camping without services is a lot of fun but you should be prepared. If you plan to boondock there are certain things that will be very nice to have.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-68vTrONE_qU\/VnjUX45v3SI\/AAAAAAACMjg\/c8AyVQER76ocHj89SlljPymFSCv2kqM3gCPcB\/s1600\/P1030501.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Boondocking on Coyote Beach, Baja California, Mexico\" border=\"0\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-68vTrONE_qU\/VnjUX45v3SI\/AAAAAAACMjg\/c8AyVQER76ocHj89SlljPymFSCv2kqM3gCPcB\/s640\/P1030501.JPG\" title=\"Our Trailer. Boondocking on Coyote Beach, Baja California, Mexico\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EOur trailer boondocking on Coyote Beach, BCS.\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\nOn Coyote Beach there are two local fellows that will sell you water. They provide you with a 45 gal plastic barrel and come and fill water when you need it. The cost is about US $10.00 per fill. You then have to have some way of pumping the water in to your RV if you use a RV. A 12 pump will do that just nicely.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nOn our fifth wheel we have a solar system installed. The system we have is by GoPower and is called \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/gpelectric.com\/products\/solar-elite-charging-system\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Link to Solar Elite Info\"\u003ESolar Elite\u003C\/a\u003E. I had it professionally installed. More info in \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.wediscovercanadaandbeyond.ca\/2016\/10\/boondocking.html\" title=\"Link to our blog on boondocking\"\u003Eour blog on Boondocking.\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-bcI5Db6egcQ\/VnjUKlBDugI\/AAAAAAACMiw\/KOCti25psUkxnBFjecWFCZudTikX5BXtgCPcB\/s1600\/P1030488.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Liz and I hiking above Coyote Beach, Baja Mexico.\" border=\"0\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-bcI5Db6egcQ\/VnjUKlBDugI\/AAAAAAACMiw\/KOCti25psUkxnBFjecWFCZudTikX5BXtgCPcB\/s640\/P1030488.JPG\" title=\"Liz and I hiking above Coyote Beach, Baja Mexico.\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003ELiz and I hiking above Coyote Beach, Baja Mexico.\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\nWe love Coyote Beach and the surrounding area. The little town of Mulege is very friendly and you can get all the basics here. Good meat you still have to go to a bigger city to get. We stock up in Ensenada once we have crossed the border. Ensenada has a Walmart and Costco.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ctable cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-wwyleo_yH0s\/VnjXUNvORvI\/AAAAAAACMvA\/loJtucT8UCI--x3jpbb6G3iS6A2sEETRwCPcB\/s1600\/P1030562.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Going out fishing early morning.\" border=\"0\" height=\"266\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-wwyleo_yH0s\/VnjXUNvORvI\/AAAAAAACMvA\/loJtucT8UCI--x3jpbb6G3iS6A2sEETRwCPcB\/s400\/P1030562.JPG\" title=\"Going out fishing early morning.\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EGoing out fishing early morning.\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ctable cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-JWyz5UJENbA\/VnjXkcloXGI\/AAAAAAACMwQ\/WjU4RAXsZxs2uCUMK_zOIEOBpVwXTFRBgCPcB\/s1600\/P1070703.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"We got a bunch of trigger fish\" border=\"0\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-JWyz5UJENbA\/VnjXkcloXGI\/AAAAAAACMwQ\/WjU4RAXsZxs2uCUMK_zOIEOBpVwXTFRBgCPcB\/s400\/P1070703.JPG\" title=\"We got a bunch of trigger fish\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EWe got a bunch of trigger fish\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ctable cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-2CO29SblAQ0\/VnjXsT8QFlI\/AAAAAAACMw4\/wHKPTcCcuf87C8olFt-VZQU81O-1NmnSQCPcB\/s1600\/P1070708.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Filleting trigger fish on Coyote Beach\" border=\"0\" height=\"266\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-2CO29SblAQ0\/VnjXsT8QFlI\/AAAAAAACMw4\/wHKPTcCcuf87C8olFt-VZQU81O-1NmnSQCPcB\/s400\/P1070708.JPG\" title=\"Filleting trigger fish on Coyote Beach\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EFilleting trigger fish.\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\nMost of the time down here we go for our morning hike before it gets too warm. \u0026nbsp;We take the truck and go into the back country and explore little wonderful towns.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nIf you like fishing, it is plentiful. If you like swimming the water is fantastic. Paddle boarding is becoming very popular. If you have a kayak of some kind, bring it along. A small sail boat is a blast down here. Snorkeling is high on the list for fun things to do.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nWildlife watching is pretty good, with Whale Sharks coming into the bay and all kids of birds.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThe day on Coyote Beach starts early. Most of the time we are up before the sun rises with coffee in hand. This is around 6 am. The sun sets around 6 pm and it is pitch black by 8 pm. This is also referred to as \"Baja Midnight\"\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThere is a local \"Cantina\" or restaurant that has a dance every Thursday night with dinner.... it is just wonderful. There are a lot of artists down here and you can also attend many different art shows.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThere are many local people that come and sell souvenirs, produce, fish, shrimps and ready made food. Please be friendly to these people, most are absolutely wonderful. Many of them and their families will not eat unless they sell you something. They work really hard. We usually buy what we need. If we don't need anything we say \"No necesito, gracias\", with a smile. This means, I don't need anything thank you. Much better then just saying NO.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nWhen buying from the locals or vendors on the beach you will need small bills, so keep this in mind when you head south. You can take out local currency at bank machines in Mulege and most other towns of size.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nWe have made many friends here and created many memories.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-S8IYXIRHVcQ\/VnjYQbsm37I\/AAAAAAACM0Q\/BTmQ7StX1-84TOMFUtdBFxVSd3wyC2DyACPcB\/s1600\/P1030589.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Dinner on Coyote Beach with the moon coming up.\" border=\"0\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-S8IYXIRHVcQ\/VnjYQbsm37I\/AAAAAAACM0Q\/BTmQ7StX1-84TOMFUtdBFxVSd3wyC2DyACPcB\/s640\/P1030589.JPG\" title=\"Dinner on Coyote Beach with the moon coming up.\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EDinner on Coyote Beach with the moon coming up.\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.wediscovercanadaandbeyond.ca\/feeds\/7194200381804279162\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.wediscovercanadaandbeyond.ca\/2016\/10\/baja-mexico-trip-2015-2016-part-7.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647254674638247733\/posts\/default\/7194200381804279162"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647254674638247733\/posts\/default\/7194200381804279162"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.wediscovercanadaandbeyond.ca\/2016\/10\/baja-mexico-trip-2015-2016-part-7.html","title":"Baja Mexico Trip 2015-2016. Part 7"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Anders \u0026amp; Liz"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/14835518101524686868"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"24","src":"\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgbrpB0b7I3nBxwba6-8CbCRljAsRZDOJvdB3fA0B_sDgcm7E7esQILjyXz1INkgiERHfvZPATjecmSwU15xwgzLpNlQlqHSFmDkEJ5PJbzB0CyihGWW59gy--TKD45mwI\/s220\/lizNanders2007.JPG"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-QoP1xCxvMRQ\/VnjThJaow9I\/AAAAAAACMgo\/9xFx_-bel3YjFc_FaJKWJjp9DBTH9q_aA\/s72-c\/IMAG3761.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647254674638247733.post-8094656452251347193"},"published":{"$t":"2016-04-09T20:10:00.001-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2016-04-10T13:28:20.340-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Tech Stuff"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"A Cool Gadget For My Truck - Zus"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\" trbidi=\"on\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ch2\u003E\nZus..... You Need One My Friend!\u003C\/h2\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ctable cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-EQqPDvhCEww\/VwnClMC1eaI\/AAAAAAACRb8\/bMyh_vKVa4goisPzOo6xgYZwrSIjOcdoQ\/s1600\/Zus%2BU%2527SB%2Bcharger.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Zus USB phone charger and car \/ truck finder\" border=\"0\" height=\"215\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-EQqPDvhCEww\/VwnClMC1eaI\/AAAAAAACRb8\/bMyh_vKVa4goisPzOo6xgYZwrSIjOcdoQ\/s400\/Zus%2BU%2527SB%2Bcharger.png\" title=\"Zus USB phone charger and car \/ truck finder\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 12.8px;\"\u003EZus USB phone charger and car \/ truck finder\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\nEvery so often I seem to stumble over some of the coolest gadgets. Zus is just one of those gadgets that is a must have in my books.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nSo what's Zus? Zus is made by \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.nonda.co\/products\/nonda-zus-smart-car-charger\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Link to Nonda website\"\u003ENonda\u003C\/a\u003E and is a turbo charged USB car charger. Not only that together with your smart phone you can download an app and use Zus to help you locate your car.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ctable cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-6TGMZRhKcf8\/VwnCnYAGzWI\/AAAAAAACRb8\/aSP1HEHgEncbk1sx7_GmQWTGMT4zNZywQ\/s1600\/Zus%2Band%2Byour%2Bsmart%2Bphone.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Zus phone charger and app for smart phone.\" border=\"0\" height=\"266\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-6TGMZRhKcf8\/VwnCnYAGzWI\/AAAAAAACRb8\/aSP1HEHgEncbk1sx7_GmQWTGMT4zNZywQ\/s400\/Zus%2Band%2Byour%2Bsmart%2Bphone.jpg\" title=\"Zus phone charger and app for smart phone.\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EZus phone charger and app for smart phone.\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\nOnce I got mine I put it to the test right away and. It works like a charm. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nSince we live on a remote Island I don't use the \"car finder\" feature here, however when we went to Victoria and Vancouver is sure came in handy.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThe car finder feature works via blue-tooth and when you turn off your truck it registers the point where you left it. And if you are like me and \u0026nbsp;can't always remember where you left the darn truck \u0026nbsp;this gadget will point you in the right direction.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nYou can order one on Amazon or from the \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.nonda.co\/products\/nonda-zus-smart-car-charger\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Link to Nonda web site\"\u003ENonda\u003C\/a\u003E site..... Don't leave home without it :)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nSafe travels,\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nCheers,\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nAnders\u003C\/div\u003E\n"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.wediscovercanadaandbeyond.ca\/feeds\/8094656452251347193\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.wediscovercanadaandbeyond.ca\/2016\/04\/a-cool-gadget-for-my-truck-zus.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647254674638247733\/posts\/default\/8094656452251347193"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647254674638247733\/posts\/default\/8094656452251347193"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.wediscovercanadaandbeyond.ca\/2016\/04\/a-cool-gadget-for-my-truck-zus.html","title":"A Cool Gadget For My Truck - Zus"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Anders \u0026amp; Liz"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/14835518101524686868"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"24","src":"\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgbrpB0b7I3nBxwba6-8CbCRljAsRZDOJvdB3fA0B_sDgcm7E7esQILjyXz1INkgiERHfvZPATjecmSwU15xwgzLpNlQlqHSFmDkEJ5PJbzB0CyihGWW59gy--TKD45mwI\/s220\/lizNanders2007.JPG"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-EQqPDvhCEww\/VwnClMC1eaI\/AAAAAAACRb8\/bMyh_vKVa4goisPzOo6xgYZwrSIjOcdoQ\/s72-c\/Zus%2BU%2527SB%2Bcharger.png","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647254674638247733.post-9062225413931961648"},"published":{"$t":"2016-02-22T10:32:00.002-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2016-03-24T14:51:43.589-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Mexico"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Baja Mexico Trip 2015-2016. Part 6. Is Mexico Safe?"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\" trbidi=\"on\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ch2\u003E\nIs it safe to RV in Mexico?\u003C\/h2\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ctable cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-ibiNWtTbVKE\/VnjSqMZPHWI\/AAAAAAACMdQ\/rl02W9ke7LQ\/s1600\/P1070480.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Liz and Anders hiking at Coyote Beach, BCS.\" border=\"0\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-ibiNWtTbVKE\/VnjSqMZPHWI\/AAAAAAACMdQ\/rl02W9ke7LQ\/s400\/P1070480.JPG\" title=\"Liz and Anders hiking at Coyote Beach, BCS.\" width=\"388\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003ELiz and Anders hiking at Coyote Beach, BCS.\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\nLiving in Canada, we hear all kinds of horror stories about RV'ing in Mexico and holidaying in Mexico.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nWe have now been three times in Mexico, and we have yet to experience any such thing.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nWe feel totally safe when traveling down here. No difference then traveling in Canada or the USA.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nI was tickled, when I came across the article in the Los Cabos Magazine, written by Sandra A Berry about Mexican safety concerns.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nHere it is, re-written with permission from Los Cabos Magazine.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003E\n\u003Ci\u003E\nWhy Los Cabos? – Longtime resident Sandra A. Berry responds to concerns about travel in México\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Ci\u003EWhy would anyone miss a chance to visit Los Cabos on the southern tip of the Baja Peninsula? Unfortunately, some people have been scared off because of misleading, sensationalistic reports in the media.\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Ci\u003EThe entire country has been shown in a negative light due to isolated instances that have, in some cases, been taken out of context. Los Cabos—as well as many other parts of México—is actually safer than other popular tourist destinations around the world and safer than many U.S. areas. Does bad publicity in New York City preclude vacationers from going to Cape Cod? What if México published warnings not to visit the United States? Would this help the relationship between the adjoining countries?\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Ci\u003EDespite the bad hype, thousands of visitors still visit Los Cabos, but there are those who are missing what Los Cabos has to offer. They are reading and listening to negative reports about the entire country. Not only is Los Cabos safebut there have been no safety advisories posted by the U.S. State Department for travel to Los Cabos. In fact, much of México remains unaffected by violence, and statistics prove there is less violence in México overall than in the United States.\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Ci\u003ELet’s think about the positives. Why would celebrities not only continue to have Los Cabos on their annual getaway list but also invest in real estate in what they consider a paradise? Some possible reasons:It has beautiful beaches; it is a haven for relaxation with a plethora of beachfront villas, condos, and hotels; it offers an abundance of year-round activities like golfing and fishing 360 days out of the year; the people are friendly and most speak English; and last, but not least, it is safe. The who’s who list of international celebrities who continue to visit includes such names as George Clooney, Jennifer Anniston, Jennifer Lopez, Cameron Diaz, and more.\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Ci\u003E\u0026nbsp;Here are more questions to ponder. Why would filmmakers spend millions filming in Los Cabos? Why would anglers come annually for the biggest fishing tournaments in the world? Why would an international television series like Destination Baja Sur be filmed for the entire world to see the positive side of Los Cabos by viewing the people and places and getting to know the culture of Baja California Sur? Why would many of the famous golfers such as Jack Nicholas, Robert Trent Jones, and Tom Fazioput their signatures on the world-class golf courses in Los Cabos? Why would countless brides select Los Cabos for their destination wedding? Why would film stars such as Reese Witherspoon attend the annual Film Festival in Los Cabos? There are several answers, but the primary one: Because Los Cabos is safe.\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Ci\u003ESome visitors think they can throw caution to the wind when visiting México. They think there is no drinking age limit—that’s not true—and they overindulge in alcohol, many times in public places.That can lead to getting involved in incidents they would never dream of doing on their home turf. And, yes, they will get into trouble. As a rule, if someone is looking for trouble, he will find it. The best way to enjoy any vacation away from home is to take the usual precautions you would if you were going into an unknown neighborhood in your hometown. Lower your profile. Avoid displaying evidence of wealth. Stay within the well-traveled areas.\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Ci\u003ELos Cabos welcomes its visitors to come and enjoy the beaches, the sunsets, and myriad activities for the entire family. Don’t miss out on what can be the vacation of a lifetime. Who knows, you may want to consider Los Cabos as not only an annual vacation paradise but as a place to retire in a safe and secure environment\u003C\/i\u003E.\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\nEnd of article.\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\nSo there you go. Take it from someone who lives and works down here. When traveling here, use common sense and precautions just like in any unknown area.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/howsafeismexico.com\/index.html\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Link to more information comparing other parts of the world to Mexico\"\u003EHere is a link\u003C\/a\u003E to some more information on safety in Mexico.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nWe love to vacation in Mexico, and we are sure you will as well,\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.wediscovercanadaandbeyond.ca\/feeds\/9062225413931961648\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.wediscovercanadaandbeyond.ca\/2016\/02\/is-mexico-safe.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647254674638247733\/posts\/default\/9062225413931961648"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647254674638247733\/posts\/default\/9062225413931961648"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.wediscovercanadaandbeyond.ca\/2016\/02\/is-mexico-safe.html","title":"Baja Mexico Trip 2015-2016. Part 6. Is Mexico Safe?"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Anders \u0026amp; Liz"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/14835518101524686868"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"24","src":"\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgbrpB0b7I3nBxwba6-8CbCRljAsRZDOJvdB3fA0B_sDgcm7E7esQILjyXz1INkgiERHfvZPATjecmSwU15xwgzLpNlQlqHSFmDkEJ5PJbzB0CyihGWW59gy--TKD45mwI\/s220\/lizNanders2007.JPG"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-ibiNWtTbVKE\/VnjSqMZPHWI\/AAAAAAACMdQ\/rl02W9ke7LQ\/s72-c\/P1070480.JPG","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647254674638247733.post-3213434375170321622"},"published":{"$t":"2016-02-13T21:44:00.000-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2016-02-14T20:10:28.349-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Baja Mexico Trip 2015-2016"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Mexico"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Baja Mexico Trip 2015-2016. Part 5. Day Trip to Santa Ines, San José de Magdalena and Santa Rosalia"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\" trbidi=\"on\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ch2\u003E\nDay Trip to Santa Ines, San José de Magdalena and Santa Rosalia\u003C\/h2\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-o8sWDJ1PnRM\/Vnyw14tKEUI\/AAAAAAACNSo\/MtS3Ovn7j88\/s1600\/DSC_6977.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"The Road Less traveled. Wonderful country side and the Baja desert is so green. Road back from Playa Santa Ines\" border=\"0\" height=\"424\" src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-o8sWDJ1PnRM\/Vnyw14tKEUI\/AAAAAAACNSo\/MtS3Ovn7j88\/s640\/DSC_6977.JPG\" title=\"The Road Less traveled. Wonderful country side and the Baja desert is so green. Road back from Playa Santa Ines\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EThe Road Less traveled. Wonderful country side and the Baja desert is so green.\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\n\u003Ctable cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-WyVpn5RmW_w\/Vnyw7NRg1LI\/AAAAAAACNTA\/j2qr1UYG0K0\/s1600\/DSC_6976.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Road down to Playa Santa Ines\" border=\"0\" height=\"265\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-WyVpn5RmW_w\/Vnyw7NRg1LI\/AAAAAAACNTA\/j2qr1UYG0K0\/s400\/DSC_6976.JPG\" title=\"Road down to Playa Santa Ines\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003ERoad down to Playa Santa Ines\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ctable cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-6yRSufrpnHE\/Vnyw9fVWqOI\/AAAAAAACNTI\/4oS4B6QTB18\/s1600\/P1030605.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Playa Santa Ines, BCS. MX\" border=\"0\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-6yRSufrpnHE\/Vnyw9fVWqOI\/AAAAAAACNTI\/4oS4B6QTB18\/s400\/P1030605.JPG\" title=\"Playa Santa Ines, BCS. MX\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EPlaya Santa Ines, BCS. MX\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\nIt is the 25th of November, and we decided to take a drive, and check out some of the little towns and the country side.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nLiz was not 100%, she was battling an upset stomach and headaches.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nHowever as the good sport as she is, some Tylenol and Pepto Bismal will fix things up. I promised to drive extra slow!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nWe head north from Coyote Beach. After Mulege, we drive another 15 km north then turn right to Playa Santa Ines.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThe road is very rough, but the landscape is very beautiful with the cacti and desert.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThe beach at Playa Santa Ines is miles and miles of white sand. It is so beautiful and not a person in sight.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-XQ6Y0H_6fPQ\/VnyxHKUT9TI\/AAAAAAACNT4\/2tjSTwk2s8U\/s1600\/IMAG3791.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Anders on Playa Santa Ines. Can barely stand the crowds.\" border=\"0\" height=\"362\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-XQ6Y0H_6fPQ\/VnyxHKUT9TI\/AAAAAAACNT4\/2tjSTwk2s8U\/s640\/IMAG3791.jpg\" title=\"Anders on Playa Santa Ines. Can barely stand the crowds.\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EAnders on Playa Santa Ines. He could barely stand the crowds.\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\n\u003Ctable cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-gDjH8Wv2IWU\/VnyywHoNjbI\/AAAAAAACNYI\/SHnK0XNsEzY\/s1600\/P1070723.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Road up to San Jose de Magdalen\" border=\"0\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-gDjH8Wv2IWU\/VnyywHoNjbI\/AAAAAAACNYI\/SHnK0XNsEzY\/s400\/P1070723.JPG\" title=\"Road up to San Jose de Magdalen\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003ERoad up to San José de Magdalena\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ctable cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-SqWL3CdPkVk\/Vnyy6oZsgCI\/AAAAAAACNYg\/aeDkJoCGsVA\/s1600\/P1070727.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-SqWL3CdPkVk\/Vnyy6oZsgCI\/AAAAAAACNYg\/aeDkJoCGsVA\/s400\/P1070727.JPG\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 12.8px;\"\u003ERoad up to San José de Magdalena with a few wash outs here and there.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\nWe walked the beach for about an hour and collected a bunch of really nice sea shells.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nWe were thinking of driving out to Punta Chivato but the washboard road was so bad, we decided to turn around and drive up to San José de Magdalena instead.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThis is where the farmers grow a lot of garlic.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nSan José de Magdalena is a quaint little village high in the mountains and it was founded in 1774.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nOriginally it was supposed to be a mission to serve the Cocimi Indians. It did not last that long, it was closed in 1828 when the mission in Mulegé closed.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-x9nipUcjgP4\/VnyzAyDaCRI\/AAAAAAACNY4\/vxPV-HKNiWI\/s1600\/DSC_7013.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Garlic fields in San Jose de Magdalena, BCS. MX\" border=\"0\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-x9nipUcjgP4\/VnyzAyDaCRI\/AAAAAAACNY4\/vxPV-HKNiWI\/s640\/DSC_7013.JPG\" title=\"Garlic fields in San Jose de Magdalena, BCS. MX\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EGarlic fields in San Jose de Magdalena, BCS. MX\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\n\u003Ctable cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-h3I88ublbHU\/VnyzoY5LhsI\/AAAAAAACNbY\/2gyvRY79rw0\/s1600\/DSC_7036.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Had to drive through a river to get to San Jose de Magdalena.\" border=\"0\" height=\"266\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-h3I88ublbHU\/VnyzoY5LhsI\/AAAAAAACNbY\/2gyvRY79rw0\/s400\/DSC_7036.JPG\" title=\"Had to drive through a river to get to San Jose de Magdalena.\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EHad to drive through a river to get to San José de Magdalena.\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ctable cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-s9BpoDb3WF4\/Vny0XQXjZII\/AAAAAAACNe0\/EaE3fkiDmcE\/s1600\/DSC_7062.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Coming back, there is beautiful vistas of the Bay of Conception.\" border=\"0\" height=\"242\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-s9BpoDb3WF4\/Vny0XQXjZII\/AAAAAAACNe0\/EaE3fkiDmcE\/s400\/DSC_7062.JPG\" title=\"Coming back, there is beautiful vistas of the Bay of Conception.\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EComing back, there are beautiful vistas of the Bay of Conception.\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\nThis is a pretty good drive with paved roads just about all the way, except through the river and into the village.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nNothing was open when we got there.... Siesta I think!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nSo we just had a quick look around and headed back down to sea level again.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nFrom there we drove into the city of Santa Rosalia.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nSanta Rosalia was named after the Saint Rosalia. The reason for the name is not quite clear.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThe Misión de Santa Rosalía is not located by or in the city, but rather in the town of Mulegé, about 100 km south, and the local parish is devoted to Santa Bárbara.... I give up, just too confusing.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-SRSkyb2_jn0\/Vny0eLqIaDI\/AAAAAAACNe8\/RWC6vv9C4t8\/s1600\/DSC_7065.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"During a pit stop I noticed a self threading screw in one of the back tires.\" border=\"0\" height=\"424\" src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-SRSkyb2_jn0\/Vny0eLqIaDI\/AAAAAAACNe8\/RWC6vv9C4t8\/s640\/DSC_7065.JPG\" title=\"During a pit stop I noticed a self threading screw in one of the back tires.\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EDuring a pit stop I noticed a self threading screw in one of the back tires.\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-wlthEOEJhJg\/Vny0cdGASKI\/AAAAAAACNew\/f6fgnKgWWzw\/s1600\/DSC_7064.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Luckily, it did not go through the whole tire so no plug needed.\" border=\"0\" height=\"424\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-wlthEOEJhJg\/Vny0cdGASKI\/AAAAAAACNew\/f6fgnKgWWzw\/s640\/DSC_7064.JPG\" title=\"Luckily, it did not go through the whole tire so no plug needed.\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003ELuckily, it did not go through the whole tire, so no plug was needed.\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\n\u003Ctable cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-cnLPZ_ZFvG4\/Vny0jqbSNJI\/AAAAAAACNfc\/P04KewgC-O4\/s1600\/P1070749.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"The metallic Iglesia de Santa Barbara in Santa Rosalia\" border=\"0\" height=\"266\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-cnLPZ_ZFvG4\/Vny0jqbSNJI\/AAAAAAACNfc\/P04KewgC-O4\/s400\/P1070749.JPG\" title=\"The metallic Iglesia de Santa Barbara in Santa Rosalia\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EThe metallic Iglesia de Santa Barbara in Santa Rosalia\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ctable cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-fPrkly7qEHY\/Vny0vlMAa9I\/AAAAAAACNgg\/hU17ts_SzW4\/s1600\/P1070756.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Walking around Santa Rosalia.\" border=\"0\" height=\"266\" src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-fPrkly7qEHY\/Vny0vlMAa9I\/AAAAAAACNgg\/hU17ts_SzW4\/s400\/P1070756.JPG\" title=\"Walking around Santa Rosalia.\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EWalking around Santa Rosalia.\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\nSanta Rosalía is a port city, and a regular ferry connects this town with Guaymas in the state of Sonora, on the other side of the Gulf of California or Sea of Cortez.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nIn my books Santa Rosalia has the roughest through road on the Baja. Just go slow, and I mean slow.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nNow the town is pretty funky with some French influence. When you walk around in town you see all the houses made out of wood, like a small French village.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThe town was founded in 1884 by a French mining company which ran a copper mine here until 1954.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThe mining company built houses and installed the metallic Iglesia de Santa Bárbara. This is a very nice little church. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThe legend has it that the church was designed by Gustave Eiffel who designed the Eiffel Tower. He was also involved in the design of the Statue of Liberty and many more structures.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nWe drove around and walked around town for about an hour. We picked up some fresh bread from a local bakery, and I even got myself an ice cream.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-7eLJ9sxzv5Y\/Vny0waTn6jI\/AAAAAAACNgU\/jwBcAPhEU5c\/s1600\/DSC_7069.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Moon in coming up over Coyote Beach.\" border=\"0\" height=\"424\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-7eLJ9sxzv5Y\/Vny0waTn6jI\/AAAAAAACNgU\/jwBcAPhEU5c\/s640\/DSC_7069.JPG\" title=\"Moon in coming up over Coyote Beach.\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EMoon rising over Coyote Beach.\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\nBack at the camp, a swim is in order, then it's time to fire up the BBQ.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nFor more pictures check out our \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/photos\/JXe5FJwFwzLHiZgo6\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Eweb album\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.wediscovercanadaandbeyond.ca\/feeds\/3213434375170321622\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.wediscovercanadaandbeyond.ca\/2016\/02\/baja-mexico-trip-2015-2016-part-5-day.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647254674638247733\/posts\/default\/3213434375170321622"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647254674638247733\/posts\/default\/3213434375170321622"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.wediscovercanadaandbeyond.ca\/2016\/02\/baja-mexico-trip-2015-2016-part-5-day.html","title":"Baja Mexico Trip 2015-2016. Part 5. Day Trip to Santa Ines, San José de Magdalena and Santa Rosalia"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Anders \u0026amp; Liz"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/14835518101524686868"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"24","src":"\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgbrpB0b7I3nBxwba6-8CbCRljAsRZDOJvdB3fA0B_sDgcm7E7esQILjyXz1INkgiERHfvZPATjecmSwU15xwgzLpNlQlqHSFmDkEJ5PJbzB0CyihGWW59gy--TKD45mwI\/s220\/lizNanders2007.JPG"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-o8sWDJ1PnRM\/Vnyw14tKEUI\/AAAAAAACNSo\/MtS3Ovn7j88\/s72-c\/DSC_6977.JPG","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647254674638247733.post-987016012553764674"},"published":{"$t":"2016-02-13T20:20:00.001-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2016-02-13T20:39:35.889-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Baja Mexico Trip 2015-2016"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Mexico"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Baja Mexico Trip 2015-2016. Part 4. Kids Visiting us on Coyote Beach"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\" trbidi=\"on\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ch2\u003E\nCoyote Beach With Family\u003C\/h2\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-kDjdtKxEChs\/Vngg6YMdglI\/AAAAAAACLpM\/GijQFMzMi9o\/s1600\/P1030524.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Sunrise on Coyote Beach, BCS. Mexico.\" border=\"0\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-kDjdtKxEChs\/Vngg6YMdglI\/AAAAAAACLpM\/GijQFMzMi9o\/s640\/P1030524.JPG\" title=\"Sunrise on Coyote Beach, BCS. Mexico.\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003ESunrise on Coyote Beach, BCS. Mexico.\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\n\u003Ctable cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-rWqkCKPylDk\/Vngk--JtRWI\/AAAAAAACLvk\/gKBuqt6WPEQ\/s1600\/P1030459.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Mark having a rest while Ryan, Lisa and Sarah is out on the water. Coyote Beach, BCS. MX\" border=\"0\" height=\"266\" src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-rWqkCKPylDk\/Vngk--JtRWI\/AAAAAAACLvk\/gKBuqt6WPEQ\/s400\/P1030459.JPG\" title=\"Mark having a rest while Ryan, Lisa and Sarah is out on the water. Coyote Beach, BCS. MX\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EMark having a rest while Ryan, Lisa and Sarah are out on the water.\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\nIt is the middle of November 2015, We have been on Coyote Beach for about a week.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nSome of our kids and grand-kids came for a visit.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThere are several connecting flights to the town of Loreto about two hours drive south of Coyote Beach.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-ehmkQ2oAodU\/Vngj27hCx3I\/AAAAAAACLts\/mqR3gGXLeGs\/s1600\/P1070535.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"It is time to go fishing on the Sea of Cortez in the Bay of Conception. Leaving Coyote Beach\" border=\"0\" height=\"425\" src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-ehmkQ2oAodU\/Vngj27hCx3I\/AAAAAAACLts\/mqR3gGXLeGs\/s640\/P1070535.JPG\" title=\"It is time to go fishing on the Sea of Cortez in the Bay of Conception. Leaving Coyote Beach\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EIt is time to go fishing on the Sea of Cortez in the Bay of Conception.\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\n\u003Ctable cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-pq-0pVfXWag\/Vnglxtlge0I\/AAAAAAACLxs\/c35ZWnzZQSQ\/s1600\/P1070551.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"The ice cream truck arrives on Coyote Beach. This is not to be missed.\" border=\"0\" height=\"266\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-pq-0pVfXWag\/Vnglxtlge0I\/AAAAAAACLxs\/c35ZWnzZQSQ\/s400\/P1070551.JPG\" title=\"The ice cream truck arrives on Coyote Beach. This is not to be missed.\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EThe ice cream truck arrives on Coyote Beach. This is not to be missed.\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\nLoreto is a nice little town with about 15,000 people and was founded in 1697.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nIt is always so nice when family can come and visit us where ever we travelled to.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThis time our son Mark with his wife Lisa and children Sarah and Ryan came for a week's visit.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-_KxbO4wHkos\/VngjiDNLhkI\/AAAAAAACLss\/7mePGFh7EpI\/s1600\/P1030442.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Mama getting a hug from her son. Coyote Beach in the back drop.\" border=\"0\" height=\"330\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-_KxbO4wHkos\/VngjiDNLhkI\/AAAAAAACLss\/7mePGFh7EpI\/s640\/P1030442.JPG\" title=\"Mama getting a hug from her son. Coyote Beach in the back drop.\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EMama Liz getting a hug from her son Mark. Coyote Beach in the back drop.\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\n\u003Ctable cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-wIBM-VEFlgA\/VngoeuJwxXI\/AAAAAAACL18\/r8WUSUwxBhI\/s1600\/P1030533.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Rush hour on Coyote Beach, BCS, MX.\" border=\"0\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-wIBM-VEFlgA\/VngoeuJwxXI\/AAAAAAACL18\/r8WUSUwxBhI\/s400\/P1030533.JPG\" title=\"Rush hour on Coyote Beach, BCS, MX.\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003ERush hour on Coyote Beach.\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\nCoyote Beach in November is beautiful and the swimming is great.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThe kids and grand-kids really enjoyed their time.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nOne of our neighbours came over with his small catamaran sail boat and paddle board.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nWell, the kids loved it.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-LOqEqSzSVZY\/VngjsK7SdOI\/AAAAAAACLtU\/uFA0iFU0RZg\/s1600\/P1070532.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Lynne, Dave, Mark and Lisa just chilling.\" border=\"0\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-LOqEqSzSVZY\/VngjsK7SdOI\/AAAAAAACLtU\/uFA0iFU0RZg\/s640\/P1070532.JPG\" title=\"Lynne, Dave, Mark and Lisa just chilling.\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003ELynne, Dave, Mark and Lisa just chilling. Lynne and Dave are Lisa's parents.\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\n\u003Ctable cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-8NmPjHScx4U\/Vngla8fKulI\/AAAAAAACLwk\/QxxqB7c_Ntw\/s1600\/P1030466.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Mark, Lisa and Liz on a morning walk. Baja Mexico\" border=\"0\" height=\"266\" src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-8NmPjHScx4U\/Vngla8fKulI\/AAAAAAACLwk\/QxxqB7c_Ntw\/s400\/P1030466.JPG\" title=\"Mark, Lisa and Liz on a morning walk. Baja Mexico\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EMark, Lisa and Liz on a morning walk.\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\nUnfortunately they all got a bit of a flue, and it did put a bid of a dampener on things.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nWe did manage to go for some really good hikes, and have some wonderful dinners on the beach.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nA week goes way too fast, two weeks is a must. But anytime together with the family is great.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-Rf2epaKh4Zg\/VngjCf4_wfI\/AAAAAAACLrc\/txiO8DH_ZEM\/s1600\/P1030428.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Panorama of Coyote Beach, BCS. MX\" border=\"0\" height=\"198\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-Rf2epaKh4Zg\/VngjCf4_wfI\/AAAAAAACLrc\/txiO8DH_ZEM\/s640\/P1030428.JPG\" title=\"Panorama of Coyote Beach, BCS. MX\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EPanorama of Coyote Beach, BCS. MX\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.wediscovercanadaandbeyond.ca\/feeds\/987016012553764674\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.wediscovercanadaandbeyond.ca\/2016\/02\/baja-mexico-trip-2015-2016-part-4-kids.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647254674638247733\/posts\/default\/987016012553764674"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647254674638247733\/posts\/default\/987016012553764674"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.wediscovercanadaandbeyond.ca\/2016\/02\/baja-mexico-trip-2015-2016-part-4-kids.html","title":"Baja Mexico Trip 2015-2016. Part 4. Kids Visiting us on Coyote Beach"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Anders \u0026amp; Liz"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/14835518101524686868"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"24","src":"\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgbrpB0b7I3nBxwba6-8CbCRljAsRZDOJvdB3fA0B_sDgcm7E7esQILjyXz1INkgiERHfvZPATjecmSwU15xwgzLpNlQlqHSFmDkEJ5PJbzB0CyihGWW59gy--TKD45mwI\/s220\/lizNanders2007.JPG"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-kDjdtKxEChs\/Vngg6YMdglI\/AAAAAAACLpM\/GijQFMzMi9o\/s72-c\/P1030524.JPG","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647254674638247733.post-6896890846797169878"},"published":{"$t":"2016-02-12T20:00:00.000-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2016-02-12T20:16:43.851-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"RV Stuff"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Leveling Your RV"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\" trbidi=\"on\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ch2\u003E\nLeveling Your RV, Front, Back, Right and Left\u003C\/h2\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ctable cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-G6aYY9EaJlU\/Vr6AiKzeenI\/AAAAAAACQbA\/oGsM7ADgCBk\/s1600\/OurTrailer.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Our trailer parked in Los Barriles, BCS. on sloping ground.\" border=\"0\" height=\"226\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-G6aYY9EaJlU\/Vr6AiKzeenI\/AAAAAAACQbA\/oGsM7ADgCBk\/s400\/OurTrailer.jpg\" title=\"Our trailer parked in Los Barriles, BCS. on sloping ground.\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EOur trailer parked in Los Barriles, BCS. on sloping ground.\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\nHow important is it to have your RV level? This really comes down to your comfort level.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nIf it is just for one night, and you are on the road the next morning, well you can probably sleep through a tilted unit.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nFor some RV owners leveling the unit is not an issue. Their coaches are self leveling and have all kinds of fancy controls.\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Ctable cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-2TnVESzOqMI\/Vr5_nW7PFgI\/AAAAAAACQa8\/BChPMOErgBk\/s1600\/IMAG4116.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"RV set up on strong sloping grade.\" border=\"0\" height=\"226\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-2TnVESzOqMI\/Vr5_nW7PFgI\/AAAAAAACQa8\/BChPMOErgBk\/s400\/IMAG4116.jpg\" title=\"RV set up on strong sloping grade.\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003ERV set up on strong sloping grade.\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ctable cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-PyJDW0CwNr8\/Vr6ASaog6vI\/AAAAAAACQbU\/4VCLu8y1Mn8\/s1600\/IMAG4114.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"226\" src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-PyJDW0CwNr8\/Vr6ASaog6vI\/AAAAAAACQbU\/4VCLu8y1Mn8\/s400\/IMAG4114.jpg\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EView from the back of the trailer. RV set up on sloping grade.\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\nFor those of us who have a trailer of some kind, leveling is a whole different kettle of fish.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nIf you campsite is a cement pad then most of the time you only have to worry about front and back leveling.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThis is easy to do with your landing gear on a fifth wheel trailer, or the tongue jack and the smaller jacks on a travel trailer.\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\nWhen you camp on the beach or a camp ground with gravel, dirt or sand surface, most of the time you will have to level from right to left (or passenger to driver side) or left to right.\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\nI assume you have a small level attached or glued on somewhere where it is easy to see.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ctable cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-LJSF-RlEmM8\/Vr6AVMQuwRI\/AAAAAAACQbU\/UNAA8YRflkM\/s1600\/IMAG4117.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Digging a hole or removing dirt on the high side makes leveling an RV easy\" border=\"0\" height=\"226\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-LJSF-RlEmM8\/Vr6AVMQuwRI\/AAAAAAACQbU\/UNAA8YRflkM\/s400\/IMAG4117.jpg\" title=\"Digging a hole or removing dirt on the high side makes leveling an RV easy\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EDigging a hole or removing dirt on the high side makes leveling an RV easy\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\nWe installed one just inside the door where it can be easily seen from the outside (with the door open) without having to walk into your unit (I'm thinking if it is raining and muddy).\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\nNow consider this if you are two inches high on the driver side of the trailer, most of us put these plastic leveling pads out and back up the trailer on them. Now this is fine and fast and easy.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-2BN7P2zrO2s\/Vr6AH71B-sI\/AAAAAAACQbM\/6DxgNbev1Z8\/s1600\/IMAG3838.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Liz in San Juanico, BCS overlooking Scorpion Bay\" border=\"0\" height=\"362\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-2BN7P2zrO2s\/Vr6AH71B-sI\/AAAAAAACQbM\/6DxgNbev1Z8\/s640\/IMAG3838.jpg\" title=\"Liz in San Juanico, BCS overlooking Scorpion Bay\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003ELiz in San Juanico, BCS overlooking Scorpion Bay\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\n\u003Ctable cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-dPvPPuiBk4c\/Vr6AF5KZTjI\/AAAAAAACQbM\/iX6hvY_c2RY\/s1600\/IMAG4113.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Leveling your RV. Digging out small holes for the high side of the trailer makes is very solid.\" border=\"0\" height=\"226\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-dPvPPuiBk4c\/Vr6AF5KZTjI\/AAAAAAACQbM\/iX6hvY_c2RY\/s400\/IMAG4113.jpg\" title=\"Leveling your RV. Digging out small holes for the high side of the trailer makes is very solid.\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EDigging out small holes for the high side of the trailer makes is very solid.\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-8VuCWnwCGeI\/Vr6Aj_gxOsI\/AAAAAAACQbU\/nSm-qeb2sow\/s1600\/IMAG4144.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Use leveling blocks to shorten the landing gears and jacks when leveling your RV\" border=\"0\" height=\"226\" src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-8VuCWnwCGeI\/Vr6Aj_gxOsI\/AAAAAAACQbU\/nSm-qeb2sow\/s400\/IMAG4144.jpg\" title=\"Use leveling blocks to shorten the landing gears and jacks when leveling your RV\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EUse leveling blocks to shorten the landing gears and jacks when possible.\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\nHowever if you are going to stay in the same place for any length of time, you may want to consider digging or removing some of the sand\/gravel\/dirt with a shovel and lower the high side.\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\nWhy?\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\nWell, first of all, the lower the trailer sits the less rocking or movement you will get. We actually dig out holes for the wheels to go into when boon-docking or camping in areas with softer ground surfaces.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nWe have a tandem axle on our trailer. It is surprising how much more solid the trailer feels when you dig two holes for the tires to fit into.\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\nWhen you back up the trailer on 2-3 inches of plastic leveling pads or 2 x 8 boards, you raise the center of gravity, and you get a lot more rocking and movement of the trailer.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nWith a 5th wheel trailer the front jacks or landing gear will also add to the rocking. Here is where a good leveling block comes in handy. You can make one yourself or purchase a set from your local RV store.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThe shorter you can keep your front jacks or landing gear the less rocking you will have.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nHope that helps.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.wediscovercanadaandbeyond.ca\/feeds\/6896890846797169878\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.wediscovercanadaandbeyond.ca\/2016\/02\/leveling-your-rv.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647254674638247733\/posts\/default\/6896890846797169878"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647254674638247733\/posts\/default\/6896890846797169878"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.wediscovercanadaandbeyond.ca\/2016\/02\/leveling-your-rv.html","title":"Leveling Your RV"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Anders \u0026amp; Liz"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/14835518101524686868"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"24","src":"\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgbrpB0b7I3nBxwba6-8CbCRljAsRZDOJvdB3fA0B_sDgcm7E7esQILjyXz1INkgiERHfvZPATjecmSwU15xwgzLpNlQlqHSFmDkEJ5PJbzB0CyihGWW59gy--TKD45mwI\/s220\/lizNanders2007.JPG"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-G6aYY9EaJlU\/Vr6AiKzeenI\/AAAAAAACQbA\/oGsM7ADgCBk\/s72-c\/OurTrailer.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647254674638247733.post-6219458239255502441"},"published":{"$t":"2016-01-25T18:20:00.000-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2016-02-12T20:49:35.311-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Baja Mexico Trip 2015-2016"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Mexico"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Baja Mexico Trip, 2015-2016, Part 3. Ensenada Baja California Mexico to Coyote Beach Baja California Sur Mexico"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\" trbidi=\"on\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ch2\u003E\nDrive from Ensenada to Coyote Beach south of Mulege\u003C\/h2\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nAfter three nights in Ensenada, shopping (stocking up for a few months) at Costco and Walmart, doing maintenance work on the truck and trailer, we are ready for the road again.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-lRzpgWJ22bo\/VnhGUYMF8_I\/AAAAAAACMI0\/bOxuzN9kzR4\/s1600\/P1070296.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Anders adjusting the Hijacker Autoslide Hitch at Esterio Beach, Baja, Mexico.\" border=\"0\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-lRzpgWJ22bo\/VnhGUYMF8_I\/AAAAAAACMI0\/bOxuzN9kzR4\/s640\/P1070296.JPG\" title=\"Anders adjusting the Hijacker Autoslide Hitch at Esterio Beach, Baja, Mexico.\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EAnders adjusting the Hijacker Autoslide Hitch at Estero Beach, Baja, Mexico.\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\n\u003Ctable cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-pRAp1XqCW2A\/VnhGsTNP62I\/AAAAAAACMJU\/1dg8fDtxsQA\/s1600\/P1070303.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Heading south from Ensenada, Baja Mexico.\" border=\"0\" height=\"235\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-pRAp1XqCW2A\/VnhGsTNP62I\/AAAAAAACMJU\/1dg8fDtxsQA\/s400\/P1070303.JPG\" title=\"Heading south from Ensenada, Baja Mexico.\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EHeading south from Ensenada, Baja Mexico.\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\nIt's the 6th of November, just a few clouds in the sky and about 15 Celsius.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nToday we plan to drive from Ensenada to Guerrero Negro.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nIt is only about 610 km, but pulling the trailer on this road is pretty slow going. We will only average about 60-70 km per hour.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ctable cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-cmgJM5Mjy6U\/VnhG2mm0KJI\/AAAAAAACMJs\/dCZDdM2UcO0\/s1600\/DSC_6908.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"South of Ensenada, Baja Mexico. Lots of green houses and horticulture.\" border=\"0\" height=\"265\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-cmgJM5Mjy6U\/VnhG2mm0KJI\/AAAAAAACMJs\/dCZDdM2UcO0\/s400\/DSC_6908.JPG\" title=\"South of Ensenada, Baja Mexico. Lots of green houses and horticulture.\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003ESouth of Ensenada, Baja Mexico. Lots of green houses and horticulture.\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ctable cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-3Wh8zB8LRJg\/VnhH3UegLEI\/AAAAAAACMLs\/Iwj4PGl2oo0\/s1600\/P1070326.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Workers in the field. Baja California, Mexico. South of Ensenada.\" border=\"0\" height=\"242\" src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-3Wh8zB8LRJg\/VnhH3UegLEI\/AAAAAAACMLs\/Iwj4PGl2oo0\/s400\/P1070326.JPG\" title=\"Workers in the field. Baja California, Mexico. South of Ensenada.\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EWorkers in the fields. Baja California, Mexico. South of Ensenada.\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ctable cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-Y3Tv-ZMhvJ0\/VnhHxfCXZyI\/AAAAAAACMLk\/nS196ZBCrFQ\/s1600\/P1070325.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Lots of taco stands along the Mex one highway.\" border=\"0\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-Y3Tv-ZMhvJ0\/VnhHxfCXZyI\/AAAAAAACMLk\/nS196ZBCrFQ\/s400\/P1070325.JPG\" title=\"Lots of taco stands along the Mex one highway.\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003ELots of taco stands along the Mex. 1 Highway.\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\nWe are on the road at around 7:30 am. It is an epic drive. (Knowing what we know now, next time we will start two hours earlier) The roads are narrow, but in pretty good shape.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nDriving down here you really have to keep an eye on the road, many roads do not have any shoulders at all.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nHowever, they are doing improvements, and the roads are getting better and better every year.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nYou also have to watch for cows, goats and horses on the road.... this is mostly open range.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nMost drivers, including the truck drivers, are courteous but they all drive very fast (if that makes sense at all).\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nLiz is not too fond of all the up and downs, and all the \"curva Peligrosa\" or dangerous curves.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nAlong the way, it seems to us that there are more and more green houses and plantations, among others: Driscolls and Los Pinos the largest companies.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-TvME-wdy0k4\/VnhIWWFh29I\/AAAAAAACMMs\/-Wk77uWMG3I\/s1600\/P1070335.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Wonderful landscape along Mex 1, Baja California, Mexico.\" border=\"0\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-TvME-wdy0k4\/VnhIWWFh29I\/AAAAAAACMMs\/-Wk77uWMG3I\/s640\/P1070335.JPG\" title=\"Wonderful landscape along Mex 1, Baja California, Mexico.\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EWonderful landscape along Mex 1, Baja California, Mexico.\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-VIHNZO96opU\/VnhJeRlK1DI\/AAAAAAACMNs\/KBb8-UGmuLw\/s1600\/DSC_6916.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"You will be a pro at \u0026quot;White Line Driving\u0026quot; after a while. Baja, MX.\" border=\"0\" height=\"424\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-VIHNZO96opU\/VnhJeRlK1DI\/AAAAAAACMNs\/KBb8-UGmuLw\/s640\/DSC_6916.JPG\" title=\"You will be a pro at \u0026quot;White Line Driving\u0026quot; after a while. Baja, MX.\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EYou will be a pro at \"White Line Driving\" after a while. Baja, MX.\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-s73wKhkXRGg\/VnhJn9e56-I\/AAAAAAACMOU\/1ayllIEYHI0\/s1600\/DSC_6918.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"The landscape is ever changing and beautiful. Baja California, Mexico\" border=\"0\" height=\"424\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-s73wKhkXRGg\/VnhJn9e56-I\/AAAAAAACMOU\/1ayllIEYHI0\/s640\/DSC_6918.JPG\" title=\"The landscape is ever changing and beautiful. Baja California, Mexico\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EThe landscape is ever changing and beautiful.\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-GKL3ra6DRPM\/VnhJwHHR8_I\/AAAAAAACMOs\/pjc-H9_MAQs\/s1600\/P1070352.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Pitstop along the road. Baja California, Mexico. Along hwy Mex 1\" border=\"0\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-GKL3ra6DRPM\/VnhJwHHR8_I\/AAAAAAACMOs\/pjc-H9_MAQs\/s640\/P1070352.JPG\" title=\"Pitstop along the road. Baja California, Mexico. Along hwy Mex 1\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EPit-stop along the road.\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-swqOd72EfHk\/VnhJ-2Ihx9I\/AAAAAAACMPU\/18prYRZLzN8\/s1600\/DSC_6924.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Saguaro cactus along the road. Hwy Mex 1, Baja\" border=\"0\" height=\"424\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-swqOd72EfHk\/VnhJ-2Ihx9I\/AAAAAAACMPU\/18prYRZLzN8\/s640\/DSC_6924.JPG\" title=\"Saguaro cactus along the road. Hwy Mex 1, Baja\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003ECardon cacti along the road. Hwy Mex 1, Baja\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\n\u003Ctable cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-z1nz84sonvY\/VnhKhnQAjPI\/AAAAAAACMRs\/BVrMlR8aPr8\/s1600\/P1070376.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Entering Baja California Sur (BCS), Mexico\" border=\"0\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-z1nz84sonvY\/VnhKhnQAjPI\/AAAAAAACMRs\/BVrMlR8aPr8\/s400\/P1070376.JPG\" title=\"Entering Baja California Sur (BCS), Mexico\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EEntering Baja California Sur (BCS), Mexico\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ctable cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-yTEgrOWlk8M\/VnhKglIcqTI\/AAAAAAACMRk\/5E3fGglKTbw\/s1600\/P1070375.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-yTEgrOWlk8M\/VnhKglIcqTI\/AAAAAAACMRk\/5E3fGglKTbw\/s400\/P1070375.JPG\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EWe arrive in Guerrero Negro just as the sun sets.\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\nWhen we arrive in El Rosario, it is sunny and 24 C, nice. Here we fill up Diesel. We are pleasantly surprised and find, since our trip two years ago, there are now way more gas stations along the road.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThe last two hours of driving before Guerrero Negro are on very narrow and windy roads.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nJust north of Guerrero Negro we cross from Baja California (Norte) to Baja California Sur (BCS).\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nHere at the check point, everybody has to stop and pay 20 pesos. It is for spraying your under-carriage of your vehicle.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nAlso, you are not allowed to bring citrus fruits into BCS. Here you also turn your clock ahead one hour.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nOnce we arrive in Guerrero Negro we check in at Malarrimo RV Park. We are both tired. We decide to take advantage of their really nice Mexican Restaurant on site.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThe RV park is pretty basic, but has full hook- ups with 30 amp power.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nAs in many places in Mexico, the water pressure in parks is on the low side. Some places there is no water at all for a while, so it's a good idea to keep at least half a tank of water in your RV.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ctable cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-WumbdoJNNQU\/VnhKmstowhI\/AAAAAAACMSE\/0JB_Av1R6mk\/s1600\/P1070383.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Drive from Guerrero Negro to Mulege and Coyote Beach, BCS, Mexico\" border=\"0\" height=\"220\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-WumbdoJNNQU\/VnhKmstowhI\/AAAAAAACMSE\/0JB_Av1R6mk\/s400\/P1070383.JPG\" title=\"Drive from Guerrero Negro to Mulege and Coyote Beach, BCS, Mexico\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EDrive from Guerrero Negro to Mulege and Coyote Beach, BCS, Mexico\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ctable cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-pAhorJtrCE8\/VnhK10msBhI\/AAAAAAACMS8\/Z-sDjbePEyM\/s1600\/DSC_6941.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Stunning landscape, BCS.\" border=\"0\" height=\"265\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-pAhorJtrCE8\/VnhK10msBhI\/AAAAAAACMS8\/Z-sDjbePEyM\/s400\/DSC_6941.JPG\" title=\"Stunning landscape, BCS. Mexico\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EStunning landscape, BCS.\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ctable cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-hF8d_aWFcm8\/VnhLGWN3zHI\/AAAAAAACMTk\/36Nv-GGpGFc\/s1600\/P1070386.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Liz is enjoying a quick stop along the road, BCS.\" border=\"0\" height=\"272\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-hF8d_aWFcm8\/VnhLGWN3zHI\/AAAAAAACMTk\/36Nv-GGpGFc\/s400\/P1070386.JPG\" title=\"Liz is enjoying a quick stop along the road, BCS.\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003ELiz is enjoying a quick stop along the road, BCS.\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ctable cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-eZKexcbZX_g\/VnhLO0nA1jI\/AAAAAAACMUM\/1kQZu6-v7T4\/s1600\/P1070391.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"You will really enjoy this drive. BCS.\" border=\"0\" height=\"215\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-eZKexcbZX_g\/VnhLO0nA1jI\/AAAAAAACMUM\/1kQZu6-v7T4\/s400\/P1070391.JPG\" title=\"You will really enjoy this drive. BCS.\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EYou will really enjoy this drive. BCS.\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ctable cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-t_FIrf1YJ6s\/VnhLTluFy_I\/AAAAAAACMUk\/ASnStm4oTzg\/s1600\/P1070395.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Just before Santa Rosalea is a really steep and long hill with sharp curves.\" border=\"0\" height=\"212\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-t_FIrf1YJ6s\/VnhLTluFy_I\/AAAAAAACMUk\/ASnStm4oTzg\/s400\/P1070395.JPG\" title=\"Just before Santa Rosalea is a really steep and long hill with sharp curves.\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EJust before Santa Rosalia is a really steep and long hill with sharp curves.\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ctable cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-EXXHpnQMr_Y\/VnhLVJd6hpI\/AAAAAAACMUs\/vDI5YglsoHo\/s1600\/P1070399.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Sea of Cortes or Gulf of California, just north of Santa Rosalea, BCS.\" border=\"0\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-EXXHpnQMr_Y\/VnhLVJd6hpI\/AAAAAAACMUs\/vDI5YglsoHo\/s400\/P1070399.JPG\" title=\"Sea of Cortes or Gulf of California, just north of Santa Rosalea, BCS.\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003ESea of Cortes or Gulf of California, just north of Santa Rosalea, BCS.\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ctable cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-0N6aLnOo9SU\/VnhLhNGZscI\/AAAAAAACMVU\/EqAj4yyOyig\/s1600\/P1070407.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"We can now see Bay of Conception or Bahaia de Concepcion. BCS.\" border=\"0\" height=\"252\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-0N6aLnOo9SU\/VnhLhNGZscI\/AAAAAAACMVU\/EqAj4yyOyig\/s400\/P1070407.JPG\" title=\"We can now see Bay of Conception or Bahaia de Concepcion. BCS.\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EWe can now see the Bay of Conception or Bahaia de Concepcion. BCS.\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ctable cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-DhIhAIp3q28\/VnhLkrl8SsI\/AAAAAAACMVs\/B3XerPtwK24\/s1600\/P1070413.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Bay of Conception or Bahaia de Concepcion, part of the Sea of Cortes. BCS\" border=\"0\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-DhIhAIp3q28\/VnhLkrl8SsI\/AAAAAAACMVs\/B3XerPtwK24\/s400\/P1070413.JPG\" title=\"Bay of Conception or Bahaia de Concepcion, part of the Sea of Cortes. BCS\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 12.8px;\"\u003EBay of Conception or Bahia Concepcion,is part of the Sea of Cortez. BCS\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\nThe next day, November 7th we chat with a fellow that drives the Baja 500 ( an yearly off-road race on the Baja). He has been touring the Baja for the past 20 plus years.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nHe informs us that the east coastal route or highway number 5 is almost completely paved all the way except for about 30 km.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nIn the future, when this is completed, we will consider crossing the border at Mexicali. From there, we could just head south on number 5 towards San Felipe and onward to Chapala where number 5 joins Mex.1. That is excellent information.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nI questioned him, about his banged up driver side rear view mirror. He smiles, he lost it to an on-coming semi truck.... Yes, he warns us that the roads ahead will be even narrower.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nWe fill up Diesel, and then hit the highway at 8:30 am. The highway south bound from Guerrero Negro cuts across the peninsula from the west coast to the east coast from the Pacific to the Sea of Cortez or the Gulf of California.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThe landscape is flat, flat, flat through the Desierto de Vizcaino. The roads are very, very narrow. According to Liz, I have now become an expert \"White Line Driver\".\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nWe again see lots of green houses under a cloth-like material. The weather is nice and warm at 25C or 77F.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nOnce in San Ignacio, the landscape changes. By the way, if you have some time, go into the old town of San Ignacio and have a look around. It is very quaint.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nFrom San Ignacio towards Santa Rosalia the landscape is beautiful with hills and huge boulders.... pretty fascinating actually.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThe last 20 km before Santa Rosalia can be a bit stressful to drive.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nSteep hills up and down and windy roads. It is mostly paved, except for one little part, where they were working on the road. We had to drive through a ditch with huge rocks in 4 x 4 mode; the trailer just tagged along, not sure how, but it did.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThe long hill down to Santa Rosalia is steep, and did I say long? Make sure to gear down, or your breaks will be smoking at the bottom of the hill.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nSanta Rosalia is an old mining town. The architecture in town is very European, mostly French.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nI belive the church \"Iglesia de Santa Bárbara\" in town was designed and built by Gustave Eiffel who also designed... you guessed it, the Eiffel tower in Paris.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThe road through Santa Rosalia is pretty rough with lots of pot holes. Drive slow.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ctable cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-WekC_EjYxu4\/VngmaobGyCI\/AAAAAAACLzc\/osqKWuyi1X0\/s1600\/P1030494.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Coyote Beach, Baja California Sur, Mexico.\" border=\"0\" height=\"266\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-WekC_EjYxu4\/VngmaobGyCI\/AAAAAAACLzc\/osqKWuyi1X0\/s400\/P1030494.JPG\" title=\"Coyote Beach, Baja California Sur, Mexico.\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003ECoyote Beach, Baja California Sur, Mexico.\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\nThe drive from Santa Rosalia to Mulege and on to Coyote Beach is very beautiful.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nActually, the scenery is close to the top in beauty that I have seen.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nWe arrive on Coyote Beach around 2 pm. We are welcomed by our good friends Dave and Lynne. Big hugs.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nWe set up camp on the beach and later get invited by Dave and Lynne for supper. Life is good!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-Rf2epaKh4Zg\/VngjCf4_wfI\/AAAAAAACLrc\/txiO8DH_ZEM\/s1600\/P1030428.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"View from our campsite on Coyote Beach, BCS.\" border=\"0\" height=\"196\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-Rf2epaKh4Zg\/VngjCf4_wfI\/AAAAAAACLrc\/txiO8DH_ZEM\/s640\/P1030428.JPG\" title=\"View from our campsite on Coyote Beach, BCS.\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EViews from our campsite on Coyote Beach, BCS.\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\nFor more pictures from this part of our trip. Have a look at our \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/photos\/6mMDwf9Due9aG6Hm7\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Link to our on line album. From Ensenada to Coyote Beach Baja California Sur. Mexico\"\u003Eon line album\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.wediscovercanadaandbeyond.ca\/feeds\/6219458239255502441\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.wediscovercanadaandbeyond.ca\/2016\/01\/baja-mexico-trip-2015-2016-part-3.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647254674638247733\/posts\/default\/6219458239255502441"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647254674638247733\/posts\/default\/6219458239255502441"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.wediscovercanadaandbeyond.ca\/2016\/01\/baja-mexico-trip-2015-2016-part-3.html","title":"Baja Mexico Trip, 2015-2016, Part 3. Ensenada Baja California Mexico to Coyote Beach Baja California Sur Mexico"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Anders \u0026amp; Liz"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/14835518101524686868"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"24","src":"\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgbrpB0b7I3nBxwba6-8CbCRljAsRZDOJvdB3fA0B_sDgcm7E7esQILjyXz1INkgiERHfvZPATjecmSwU15xwgzLpNlQlqHSFmDkEJ5PJbzB0CyihGWW59gy--TKD45mwI\/s220\/lizNanders2007.JPG"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-lRzpgWJ22bo\/VnhGUYMF8_I\/AAAAAAACMI0\/bOxuzN9kzR4\/s72-c\/P1070296.JPG","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647254674638247733.post-3639335238180112659"},"published":{"$t":"2016-01-01T21:14:00.000-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2016-03-22T16:33:00.110-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Baja Mexico Trip 2015-2016"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Mexico"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Baja Mexico Trip 2015 - 2016, Part 2"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\" trbidi=\"on\"\u003E\n\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\" trbidi=\"on\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ch2\u003E\nBaja Pony Express, Mexican Cell phone, Insurance and more in Baja California and Baja California Sur\u003C\/h2\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ctable cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-l49FGgjLnPQ\/VodTyKz0gbI\/AAAAAAACOZw\/SmFNL6CeDww\/s1600\/Site%2B54%2BEast%2BCape%2BRV.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Our camp site in East Cape RV Park, Los Barriles, BCS, MX\" border=\"0\" height=\"226\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-l49FGgjLnPQ\/VodTyKz0gbI\/AAAAAAACOZw\/SmFNL6CeDww\/s400\/Site%2B54%2BEast%2BCape%2BRV.jpg\" title=\"Our camp site in East Cape RV Park, Los Barriles, BCS, MX\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EOur camp site in East Cape RV Park, Los Barriles, BCS, MX\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\nAs I am writing this post, we are camped at East Cape RV Park in Los Barriles, BCS, MX.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nWe have had several inquiries about getting info on the Baja Peninsula and also how to stay connected while you are down here.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003E\nBaja Pony Express\u003C\/h3\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\nThere is an email publication that is sent out just about every day and it is called the \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/thebajaponyexpress.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"link to Baja Pony Express Website\"\u003EBaja Pony Express\u003C\/a\u003E. Here you can find just about everything that is happening, for sale, for rent, lost and found, events and more. To subscribe to the daily emails \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/thebajaponyexpress.com\/2015\/05_May\/2247--050815.htm\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"link to sign up for daily email of the Baja Pony Express\"\u003Efollow the directions here\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThe Baja Pony Express is a free service, and is a really valuable source when spending time down here. Don't leave home without it!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003E\nBaja Nomad.com\u003C\/h3\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/forums.bajanomad.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Link to Baja Nomad forum\"\u003EBaja Nomad\u003C\/a\u003E is a forum where you can post questions, search for answers and more. This is also a valuable source for people that spend lots of time down here.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003E\n\u003Ctable cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-OHnKxZfaK4E\/VodYSGdLR-I\/AAAAAAACOj4\/WozSnymzscM\/s1600\/Kites%2Bon%2Bthe%2Bbeach%2Bwaiting%2Bfor%2Bmore%2Bwind.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Kites lined up on the beach in Los Barriles waiting for more wind.\" border=\"0\" height=\"226\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-OHnKxZfaK4E\/VodYSGdLR-I\/AAAAAAACOj4\/WozSnymzscM\/s400\/Kites%2Bon%2Bthe%2Bbeach%2Bwaiting%2Bfor%2Bmore%2Bwind.jpg\" title=\"Kites lined up on the beach in Los Barriles waiting for more wind.\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EKites lined up on the beach in Los Barriles waiting for more wind.\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\nMexico Sim Card.com\u003C\/h3\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\nSo how do you stay connected down here. The Canadian and US cell phone carriers are changing their rates fairly often so before you purchase anything else, check and see what kind of deal you can get from your current carrier.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nWhat we have done (and many others) is to get your own Mexican phone number.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nIt is not hard at all. Just go to \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.mexicosimcard.com\/\" title=\"Link to Mexico Sim Card website\"\u003Ewww.MexicoSimCard.com\u003C\/a\u003E and sign up for the plan that works best for you.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThe customer support is fantastic, the sim card is mailed or sent by courier to you and once you are in Mexico you just take out your current sim card and install the new one. Follow the prompts and you are up and running in no time. If you have any questions or issues just send and email, and you will have a quick respond. Keep in mind, you will only have cell coverage in populated areas.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nSomething to keep in mind if you are spending lots of time down here, that next time you go to purchase a cell phone, you may want to consider a \"dual sim card\" smart phone. This way you can have your current number and a new Mexican phone number all at the same time.... pretty cool! \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/best-dual-sim-android-phones-529470\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Link to info on dual sim card cell phones\"\u003EHere is a list\u003C\/a\u003E that is updated regularly about best dual sim phones.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003E\nRoammobility.com\u003C\/h3\u003E\nAt Roammobility the prices are very good. Not just for Mexico but especially for the USA. They have several plans that might be of interest to you at a really good price. \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.roammobility.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Link to Roammobility.com website\"\u003EHave a look\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ctable cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-_7Z8jx4UR0Q\/Voda8-RiTEI\/AAAAAAACOs8\/MmUjgEAconA\/s1600\/IMAG3841.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Weather Info in San Juanico on Scorpion Bay, Baja California Sur\" border=\"0\" height=\"226\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-_7Z8jx4UR0Q\/Voda8-RiTEI\/AAAAAAACOs8\/MmUjgEAconA\/s400\/IMAG3841.jpg\" title=\"Weather Info in San Juanico on Scorpion Bay, Baja California Sur\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EWeather Info in San Juanico on Scorpion Bay, Baja California Sur\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003E\nBaja Weather.com and Windfinder.com\u003C\/h3\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\nStaying on top of the weather is always important and especially down here in the hurricane season. You can use the regulars weather services like Weather Network, AccuWeather etc.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nA local site is \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.baja-weather.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EBaja Weather\u003C\/a\u003E. It is only for the southern part, Baja California Sur. It is a great site and you can sign up for warnings etc. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.windfinder.com\/\" title=\"Link to Windfinder.com websie\"\u003Ewww.WindFinder.com\u003C\/a\u003E is also a great site that we use often. Here you get the wind predictions hour by hour and the local forecast.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003E\n\u003C\/h3\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003E\n\u003Ctable cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-tSOTpeGWGY4\/Voda_33egRI\/AAAAAAACOtQ\/QmaTrTlWRiY\/s1600\/IMAG3915.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Anders and Liz out for a hike. This time the Box Canyon, Los Barriles\" border=\"0\" height=\"226\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-tSOTpeGWGY4\/Voda_33egRI\/AAAAAAACOtQ\/QmaTrTlWRiY\/s400\/IMAG3915.jpg\" title=\"Anders and Liz out for a hike. This time the Box Canyon, Los Barriles\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EAnders and Liz out for a hike. This time the Box Canyon.\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ctable cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-8hdf2GPHr20\/VodarcmmHTI\/AAAAAAACOs4\/wlxdI3b7zXM\/s1600\/IMAG3787.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Dinner in the moon light at Coyote Beach Mulege, BCS, MX\" border=\"0\" height=\"226\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-8hdf2GPHr20\/VodarcmmHTI\/AAAAAAACOs4\/wlxdI3b7zXM\/s400\/IMAG3787.jpg\" title=\"Dinner in the moon light at Coyote Beach Mulege, BCS, MX\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EDinner at Coyote Beach Mulege, BCS, MX\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\nVagabundos Del Mar\u003C\/h3\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\nWhen travelling down and into Mexico, you will need insurance for your car, truck, RV, boat etc. You also need a tourist visa or FMM card.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nIf you are planning to do any fishing from a boat, you will need a fishing license. All passengers fishing or not, on boat with fishing gear, must have a fishing license.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThere are several companies you can look into to help you with the paperwork and information.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nWe are using a travel club called Vagabundos Del Mar. They are very good, and they will look after it all for you. \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.vagabundos.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Link to Vagabundos website\"\u003EHere is their website \u003C\/a\u003Eand contact info.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nBritish Columbia residents please note, the ICBC insurance does not cover you in Mexico. You need in addition a Mexican insurance.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nYou can get a refund on the BC insurance when you come back. You just have to show some kind of proof that you were down here.... gas receipt (ask attendant to add your license plate)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003E\nBaja RV Parks\u003C\/h3\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/solmexiconews.com\/Articles\/Baja%20RV%20parks%20and%20camping%20spots.pdf\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Link to pdf file of Baja RV Parks\"\u003EBaja RV Parks\u003C\/a\u003E is a pdf file with most RV parks from Tijuana to Cabo. This has some great info. Check it out \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/solmexiconews.com\/Articles\/Baja%20RV%20parks%20and%20camping%20spots.pdf\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ehere\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/solmexiconews.com\/Articles\/Baja%20RV%20parks%20and%20camping%20spots.pdf\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Link to Baja RV Parks\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nHope this helps. If you have any questions, just contact us.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nSafe travels\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.wediscovercanadaandbeyond.ca\/feeds\/3639335238180112659\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.wediscovercanadaandbeyond.ca\/2016\/01\/baja-mexico-trip-2015-2016-part-2.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647254674638247733\/posts\/default\/3639335238180112659"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647254674638247733\/posts\/default\/3639335238180112659"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.wediscovercanadaandbeyond.ca\/2016\/01\/baja-mexico-trip-2015-2016-part-2.html","title":"Baja Mexico Trip 2015 - 2016, Part 2"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Anders \u0026amp; Liz"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/14835518101524686868"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"24","src":"\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgbrpB0b7I3nBxwba6-8CbCRljAsRZDOJvdB3fA0B_sDgcm7E7esQILjyXz1INkgiERHfvZPATjecmSwU15xwgzLpNlQlqHSFmDkEJ5PJbzB0CyihGWW59gy--TKD45mwI\/s220\/lizNanders2007.JPG"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-l49FGgjLnPQ\/VodTyKz0gbI\/AAAAAAACOZw\/SmFNL6CeDww\/s72-c\/Site%2B54%2BEast%2BCape%2BRV.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647254674638247733.post-1012089307284333729"},"published":{"$t":"2015-12-21T19:17:00.003-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2016-03-22T16:32:39.294-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Baja Mexico Trip 2015-2016"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"British Columbia"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Mexico"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"USA"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Baja Mexico Trip 2015-2016 Part 1"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\" trbidi=\"on\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ch2\u003E\nCortes Island, BC to Ensenada, Mexico.\u003C\/h2\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ctable cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-SX1-BtkwwpM\/Vng8Q8s9IyI\/AAAAAAACL5s\/eHpMOwVkxLU\/s1600\/P1070141.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"On the Cortes ferry to Quadra Island\" border=\"0\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-SX1-BtkwwpM\/Vng8Q8s9IyI\/AAAAAAACL5s\/eHpMOwVkxLU\/s400\/P1070141.JPG\" title=\"On the Cortes Island ferry to Quadra Island\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EOn the Cortes ferry to Quadra Island\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ctable cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-CJ-cxdHxuTc\/Vng8T8gryKI\/AAAAAAACL58\/FAj7GMiowe0\/s1600\/P1070142.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Travelling Southbound on the inland Island Highway, Vancouver Island, BC\" border=\"0\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-CJ-cxdHxuTc\/Vng8T8gryKI\/AAAAAAACL58\/FAj7GMiowe0\/s400\/P1070142.JPG\" title=\"Travelling Southbound on the inland Island Highway, Vancouver Island, BC Canada\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003ETravelling Southbound on the inland Island Highway, Vancouver Island, BC\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\nIt is the 29th of October 2015, and we are finally on the road. It is raining cats and dogs and the Cummins Diesel motor in our truck is growling like never before (at least that's what I think).... We are heading south!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nIf you plan to head into Mexico for holidays make sure to have all your car, truck, trailer, and boat insurance in place.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nAlso you need your FMM or tourist visa and fishing license. Anyone being on a boat that has fishing gears on it mush have a fishing license.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nWe are members of Vagabundos Travel club out of San Diego, CA and they are super nice and helpful.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThey will arrange it all for you, just take out a yearly membership and tell them what you need including your visa number and they will get it all for you.... please allow some time. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nYou will have to give them a date when you will cross the border in to Mexico and at what border crossing. It does not have to be an exact date, you just can't go before the specified date, but later is OK. Your Canadian or at least BC insurance does not cover anything in Mexico.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-trMcZAta7Lk\/Vng8dPrBKfI\/AAAAAAACL6c\/GdGeDVzg8cs\/s1600\/P1030424.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Everything is well groomed at Burnaby Cariboo RV Park, just outside Vancouver BC\" border=\"0\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-trMcZAta7Lk\/Vng8dPrBKfI\/AAAAAAACL6c\/GdGeDVzg8cs\/s640\/P1030424.JPG\" title=\"Everything is well groomed at Burnaby Cariboo RV Park, just outside Vancouver BC\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EEverything is well groomed at Burnaby Cariboo RV Park, just outside Vancouver BC\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\nThe first night we arrive late in Vancouver and check in at Burnaby Cariboo RV Park for two nights. This is a great campground. The second night we have family over for a BBQ and got some hugs from the grand kids.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ctable cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-tZ_2KIy6E1o\/Vng8iHISfWI\/AAAAAAACL6s\/Y-v4s-c7VjQ\/s1600\/P1070146.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Driving through Seattle Washington in the rain. \" border=\"0\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-tZ_2KIy6E1o\/Vng8iHISfWI\/AAAAAAACL6s\/Y-v4s-c7VjQ\/s400\/P1070146.JPG\" title=\"Driving through Seattle Washington in the rain. \" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EDriving through Seattle Washington in the rain.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\nOn the 31st of October we are on the road bright and early and cross the USA border in to Washington State, still in the pouring rain.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nDriving southbound on the I -5 (US Interstate 5 Highway) there is too much water on the road to safely use the cruise control.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nAll of a sudden the washer fluid does not work..... the pump hums away but nothing is coming out! I just filled it up?\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nWe stop at one of the rest stops and after crawling around under the truck I can see the hose is broken inside the passenger side fender.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-xpYGCvmfba4\/Vng9Z-FrjWI\/AAAAAAACL80\/k5cC34iFc2c\/s1600\/IMAG3739.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Anders fixes the broken hose with Duck tape.... don't leave home without it.\" border=\"0\" height=\"362\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-xpYGCvmfba4\/Vng9Z-FrjWI\/AAAAAAACL80\/k5cC34iFc2c\/s640\/IMAG3739.jpg\" title=\"Duck tape fixes everything.... Don't leave home without it!\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EDuck tape fixes everything.... Don't leave home without it!\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\nI can't get my hand in to fish up the hose ends, but Liz comes to the rescue and brings out a ladle from the trailer and with the little hook on the end I can now fish it out. Several rounds of duck tape and we are back in business. I am now totally soaked from crawling under the truck and all the rain coming down.... actually we both look like two wet rags!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ctable cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-hTnGxXRCD6M\/Vng8kjBnIKI\/AAAAAAACL60\/u8kIPtjd9fc\/s1600\/P1070147.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Driving over the Columbia River to get in to Portland, Oregon.\" border=\"0\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-hTnGxXRCD6M\/Vng8kjBnIKI\/AAAAAAACL60\/u8kIPtjd9fc\/s400\/P1070147.JPG\" title=\"Driving over the Columbia River to get in to Portland, Oregon.\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EDriving over the Columbia River to get into Portland, Oregon.\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ctable cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-BZ7nz_6Q9d4\/Vng88lXlRmI\/AAAAAAACL70\/oQdgeFQfIu4\/s1600\/P1070160.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"It is more like a waterfall then a rainfall in Portland Oregon\" border=\"0\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-BZ7nz_6Q9d4\/Vng88lXlRmI\/AAAAAAACL70\/oQdgeFQfIu4\/s400\/P1070160.JPG\" title=\"It is more like a waterfall then a rainfall, Portland Oregon\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EIt is more like a waterfall then a rainfall\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ctable cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-03MkowTLZdM\/Vng84dJCxJI\/AAAAAAACL7k\/nZPFP9sFtp0\/s1600\/P1070155.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"It is a mess out there, roads have a foot of water on them.\" border=\"0\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-03MkowTLZdM\/Vng84dJCxJI\/AAAAAAACL7k\/nZPFP9sFtp0\/s400\/P1070155.JPG\" title=\"It is a mess out there, roads have a foot of water on them.\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EIt is a mess out there, roads are flooded\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ctable cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-oOMlXkozfro\/Vng8zIf4YGI\/AAAAAAACL7c\/SY0wWUzklc4\/s1600\/P1070154.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"We are now ready to stop at the first rest stop south of Portland Oregon.\" border=\"0\" height=\"261\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-oOMlXkozfro\/Vng8zIf4YGI\/AAAAAAACL7c\/SY0wWUzklc4\/s400\/P1070154.JPG\" title=\"We are now ready to stop at the first rest stop south of Portland Oregon.\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EWe are now ready to stop at the first rest stop south of Portland Oregon.\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nLate afternoon we arrive in Portland, Oregon. The skys have now opened up and it is more like a waterfall then a rain fall.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nDriving through Portland, many off ramps are flooded and vehicles stranded..... well we sure got the under carriage of the truck and trailer washed down.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nAt the first rest stop just outside Portland we pull over and decide it is just raining too much to continue, and is no longer safe to drive.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nWe make some supper, have a glass of wine and are cozy warm in the trailer with the furnace blasting away.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThe next morning we wake up to..... you guessed it, more rain. After a quick breakfast and coffee we are back on the I-5.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Ctable cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-N-XuNCCTDGU\/Vng-9FUZKJI\/AAAAAAACL_M\/U86644kjph8\/s1600\/DSC_6890.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Mount Shasta, California\" border=\"0\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-N-XuNCCTDGU\/Vng-9FUZKJI\/AAAAAAACL_M\/U86644kjph8\/s400\/DSC_6890.JPG\" title=\"Mount Shasta, California\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EMount Shasta, California\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ctable cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-t9ZOfa4Hw-4\/Vng_Fh8CKEI\/AAAAAAACL_k\/cO268jJ1EdU\/s1600\/P1070211.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Shasta Lake or reservoir.\" border=\"0\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-t9ZOfa4Hw-4\/Vng_Fh8CKEI\/AAAAAAACL_k\/cO268jJ1EdU\/s400\/P1070211.JPG\" title=\"Shasta Lake or reservoir.\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EShasta Lake or reservoir.\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\nOnce we cross the border into California the rain is easing up, the clouds are lifting a little, and now we can use the cruise control. After a long day of driving we arrive in Orland, California.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nWe check in at Parkway Resort and Campground, just short of one km from the freeway. This is a very well run campground with full services and a very nice setting.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nLocated far enough away from the I-5, so no road noise. There is another campground right by the highway, but we felt we would get too much road noise there.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThe following morning we are back on the road. We are steadily driving all day long, all the way to the town of Lebec just north of Los Angeles in the high country.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nWe camp at a truck stop, and go out for supper at the Mexican Restaurant \u0026nbsp;next door. We make it an early night..... Mexico tomorrow.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nWe are on the road early heading for Mexico. The I-5 between LA and San Diego get's crazy busy, 5 to 8 lanes going each way, and people driving like crazy. Again, Liz comes to the rescue, she gets me off this crazy freeway onto a highway less busy. We eventually arrive at our border crossing at Tecate. This is a great little border crossing, the staff is super friendly.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nWe drive in, and they would like to see registration for both the trailer and the truck. They compare \"vin\" numbers and have a look inside the trailer. They say OK, we smile and ask for \"Immigration\" to get our tourist visas (FMM) stamped.... this is a must! They point us in the direction of an office and we walk over and in. There we meet a nice man, and he scans our passports and stamps our paperwork.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-skW-J_X4tCU\/VnhAy280PCI\/AAAAAAACMCc\/VngV-nUE948\/s1600\/P1070244.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Liz and Anders in the Central Valley in California\" border=\"0\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-skW-J_X4tCU\/VnhAy280PCI\/AAAAAAACMCc\/VngV-nUE948\/s640\/P1070244.JPG\" title=\"Liz and Anders in the Central Valley in California\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003ELiz and Anders in the Central Valley in California\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\nRight after the border into Mexico, there is a detour...... well with the trailer behind and the small narrow streets it makes for some creative driving. Watch for all the stop signs, they are not all in the same places, some are in almost hidden places.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-JTfGyDzk0R4\/VnhDdfFk4kI\/AAAAAAACMGE\/bVoa22N3u64\/s1600\/P1070278.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Ruta Del Vino or the Wine Route\" border=\"0\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-JTfGyDzk0R4\/VnhDdfFk4kI\/AAAAAAACMGE\/bVoa22N3u64\/s640\/P1070278.JPG\" title=\"Ruta Del Vino or the Wine Route\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003ERuta Del Vino or the Wine Route, south of Tecate, Mexico\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-e9JmG3Y81WQ\/VnhDeKyp4vI\/AAAAAAACMGM\/DXI9htfn0zk\/s1600\/DSC_6904.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Wonderful scenery.\" border=\"0\" height=\"388\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-e9JmG3Y81WQ\/VnhDeKyp4vI\/AAAAAAACMGM\/DXI9htfn0zk\/s640\/DSC_6904.JPG\" title=\"Wonderful scenery.\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EWonderful scenery.\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-AE-vE584rTk\/VnhDu0g1llI\/AAAAAAACMG0\/2VrWmJL_EoM\/s1600\/IMAG3741.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Camped at Esterio Beach Resort in Ensenada Mexico\" border=\"0\" height=\"362\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-AE-vE584rTk\/VnhDu0g1llI\/AAAAAAACMG0\/2VrWmJL_EoM\/s640\/IMAG3741.jpg\" title=\"Camped at Esterio Beach Resort in Ensenada Mexico\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EEsterio Beach Resort in Ensenada Mexico\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-g6naSQIyZd4\/VnhD1n0K8zI\/AAAAAAACMHM\/sPmLQK8L-PQ\/s1600\/IMAG3744.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Sunset at Esterio Beach Resort and RV Park, Ensenada Mexico\" border=\"0\" height=\"362\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-g6naSQIyZd4\/VnhD1n0K8zI\/AAAAAAACMHM\/sPmLQK8L-PQ\/s640\/IMAG3744.jpg\" title=\"Sunset at Esterio Beach Resort and RV Park, Ensenada Mexico\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003ESunset at Esterio Beach Resort and RV Park, Ensenada Mexico\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\nEventually we are on our way out of town and take the Wine Route or \"Ruta del Vino \u0026amp; Valle de Guadalupe \u0026nbsp;After about two-three hours of driving, we arrive in Ensenada and check in at Estero Beach Resort and RV Park. A wonderful place right on a lagoon on the Pacific ocean. So nice, feels almost like coming home. We book three nights. \u0026nbsp;We have a nice supper in the resort restaurant with a bottle of wine. Great food.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nFor more pictures from this part of the trip \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/photos\/eMt44DZ4LwZi36HC7\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"link to a bunch more pictures from this part of the trip\"\u003Echeck out our web album\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nSafe travels\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nMore in Part 2\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.wediscovercanadaandbeyond.ca\/feeds\/1012089307284333729\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.wediscovercanadaandbeyond.ca\/2015\/12\/baja-mexico-trip-2015-2016-part-1.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647254674638247733\/posts\/default\/1012089307284333729"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647254674638247733\/posts\/default\/1012089307284333729"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.wediscovercanadaandbeyond.ca\/2015\/12\/baja-mexico-trip-2015-2016-part-1.html","title":"Baja Mexico Trip 2015-2016 Part 1"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Anders \u0026amp; Liz"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/14835518101524686868"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"24","src":"\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgbrpB0b7I3nBxwba6-8CbCRljAsRZDOJvdB3fA0B_sDgcm7E7esQILjyXz1INkgiERHfvZPATjecmSwU15xwgzLpNlQlqHSFmDkEJ5PJbzB0CyihGWW59gy--TKD45mwI\/s220\/lizNanders2007.JPG"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-SX1-BtkwwpM\/Vng8Q8s9IyI\/AAAAAAACL5s\/eHpMOwVkxLU\/s72-c\/P1070141.JPG","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647254674638247733.post-3966771857430328465"},"published":{"$t":"2015-08-30T11:22:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2015-08-30T11:22:03.959-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"RV Stuff"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Adding a Pressure Tank to Your RV"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\" trbidi=\"on\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ch2\u003E\nInstalling a Pressure Tank in my RV\u003C\/h2\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ctable cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-FiQycMcuERE\/VeM_mhwMsvI\/AAAAAAACJ28\/Oe_GZE92Cv4\/s1600\/IMAG3582.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Pressure tank in place with cradle and tie down.\" border=\"0\" height=\"226\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-FiQycMcuERE\/VeM_mhwMsvI\/AAAAAAACJ28\/Oe_GZE92Cv4\/s400\/IMAG3582.jpg\" title=\"Pressure tank in place with cradle and tie down.\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EPressure tank in place with cradle and tie down.\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\nI decided to install a small pressure tank in our 5th wheel trailer. The benefit of having a pressure tank is that the pump does not always kick in and out as often, resulting in less noise.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nAlso for us we do a lot of dry camping and we can have access to lots of water with out running the pump in the evenings and when using the washroom at night. Saves battery power when the solar panels are not working.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ctable cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-8m1sHFfKxVc\/VeM_msdCPnI\/AAAAAAACJ3Q\/ihnL8CPzAW0\/s1600\/IMAG3583.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Pressure gauge and valve in place.\" border=\"0\" height=\"640\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-8m1sHFfKxVc\/VeM_msdCPnI\/AAAAAAACJ3Q\/ihnL8CPzAW0\/s640\/IMAG3583.jpg\" title=\"Pressure gauge and valve in place.\" width=\"362\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EPressure gauge and valve in place.\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\nFirst I decided on a place to put the tank where it is easy enough tie in to the current water line. The tie in should be on the pressure side of the pump.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nFor us it worked best in an area that was blocked off and not used at all in the pass-through compartment or what I call the \"underbelly\". This area is within 2-3 ft of the water pump.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nSince there was no pressure gauge anywhere in the RV showing the water pressure, I decided that this would be a good time to add one. A valve also seemed to be in order so I could by pass the pressure tank if need to be.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nAfter measuring and figuring out what pluming parts were needed I headed off to the local plumbing shop. I even brought along the hose on the pressure side of the pump that goes from the pump to the filter (this is where I decided to tie in the pressure tank).\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nI purchased a 4.8 gallon tank, pressure gauge, a valve, all the fittings and a 3 ft chunk of hose.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThese kind of pressure tanks can be installed laying down and that worked best for me. I made a little cradle so the tank can not move around and added a couple of hooks for the tie-down.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ctable cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-EYvNtHWTBu0\/VeM_o-NRM0I\/AAAAAAACJ3o\/Ro1Dhwuoct4\/s1600\/IMAG3588.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Added a \u0026quot;T\u0026quot; to tie in to the current water line\" border=\"0\" height=\"226\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-EYvNtHWTBu0\/VeM_o-NRM0I\/AAAAAAACJ3o\/Ro1Dhwuoct4\/s400\/IMAG3588.jpg\" title=\"Added a \u0026quot;T\u0026quot; to tie in to the current water line\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EAdded a \"T\" to tie in to the current water line\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\nAdded all the fittings with lots of Teflon tape. When it came to tying in to the existing water line and adding the extra piece of hose, I put the hoses in some hot water for a few minutes, they are then much easier to work with.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nEverything hooked up and tightened up it was time to turn the water on. Must have done something right, no leaks.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ctable cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-lCPjLdVmryo\/VeNIed5st_I\/AAAAAAACJ34\/E1ZWaagIKEw\/s1600\/IMAG3591.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Panel installed back in to place. All that is showing is the pressure gauge.\" border=\"0\" height=\"226\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-lCPjLdVmryo\/VeNIed5st_I\/AAAAAAACJ34\/E1ZWaagIKEw\/s400\/IMAG3591.jpg\" title=\"Panel installed back in to place. All that is showing is the pressure gauge.\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EPanel installed back in to place. All that is showing is the pressure gauge.\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\nThe pump cycled and the pressure came up to 40 psi. This was perfect for me since the pressure tank comes pre-charged to 38 psi.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nWhen installing a pressure tank like this the charge in the tank should be 2 psi below where the pump cuts in (according to manufacture recommendation). In my case 40 psi.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nIf you have to change the pre-charge in the tank, make sure to have no water pressure on the other side. The air valve stem is on the top or opposite side of the water intake. Use your compressor to add more air or press the valve to release air. Just like on a tire.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThe cost for material for this project is under $200.00\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nIt all seems to works well. Will keep you posted if I have to change anything.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nGood luck with your project.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.wediscovercanadaandbeyond.ca\/feeds\/3966771857430328465\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.wediscovercanadaandbeyond.ca\/2015\/08\/adding-pressure-tank-to-your-rv.html#comment-form","title":"16 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647254674638247733\/posts\/default\/3966771857430328465"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8647254674638247733\/posts\/default\/3966771857430328465"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.wediscovercanadaandbeyond.ca\/2015\/08\/adding-pressure-tank-to-your-rv.html","title":"Adding a Pressure Tank to Your RV"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Anders \u0026amp; Liz"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/14835518101524686868"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"24","src":"\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgbrpB0b7I3nBxwba6-8CbCRljAsRZDOJvdB3fA0B_sDgcm7E7esQILjyXz1INkgiERHfvZPATjecmSwU15xwgzLpNlQlqHSFmDkEJ5PJbzB0CyihGWW59gy--TKD45mwI\/s220\/lizNanders2007.JPG"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-FiQycMcuERE\/VeM_mhwMsvI\/AAAAAAACJ28\/Oe_GZE92Cv4\/s72-c\/IMAG3582.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"16"}}]}});