So, Darrin and I have a conversation that goes something like this:
D: “I think we should stay off the 4 wheel drive roads until we get our Baja feet underneath us.”
M: “Okay, sounds smart.”
D: “Lets go down the paved Mex 12 to Bahia de los Angeles. It is supposed to be beautiful and there looks to be a good spot to camp on the beach south of town.”
M: “Okay, sounds like a nice spot. The tour book says it is one of the most beautiful bays in Baja.”
So, we drive out of Camp Gorn, down Mex 5 to Mex 1 to Mex 12 and out to Bahia de los Angeles. The town is a bit closed up since it is still off season and they are still recovering from a hurricane, but the bay is beautiful. We find the camp spot and there are 2 couples from Quebec there. We chat for a few minutes in broken French and English, walk around, take a few pictures and decide we don’t want to stay, but on the way in we saw a sign pointing up into the mountains to Mission Borja. We check the guide book and it is a 2 to 3 hour drive up in depending how bony the dirt road happens to be.
D: “Let’s go? It’ll be fun.”
M: “Okay, but you said no 4 wheel drive roads for a while.”
D: “That was just to put out the idea that we should drive 4 wheel drive roads…reverse psychology and all that.”
M: “Wait, I’m the one with the Psych degree…Okay, Let’s go. It looks like a grand adventure.”
D: “I knew you wanted to go as soon as we passed the sign, so this is really your idea.”
M: “Uhmmmmm….”
So, we travel in and in, and bounce and bounce, and up and up, and ruts and ruts, and we find an amazing camping spot amongst the cacti that looks straight out of Dr. Seus’ imagination. We are a few miles from the mission, which we’ll tour tomorrow.
I’m glad this good idea was mine😊.
