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An Oasis in the Desert⁶

We have made it to San Ignacio, population 700! It is pretty much the dead center of Baja and it a great spot to rest and recuperate from our trip south, so far. The village is centered around a mission and a spring fed lagoon that is surrounded by date palms.

An oasis in the middle of the desert.

The little town square and mission from the 1700’s is just what one would picture of a small Mexican village, at least the one we grew up seeing in westerns. The people here have been friendly and welcoming and very understanding of our broken Spanish. We have been swimming in the lagoon just steps from our campsite (for $5 US per night we have a spot right on the lagoon with pit toilets and a short walk to town). We have been eating fresh dates from the trees, and homemade Mexican food from the street vendors near by. We have also made new traveling friends from the US, Canada and oversees. We may not leave for a while.

The mission right on the town square. The Wee Rover couldn’t miss the photo opportunity.
Gorgeous inside, and as you can see still in use today.
Outside steps to the balcony. Space saving or for a select population?
On Sunday morning, we listened to the church bells call the town to worship.
Our little oasis. A spring fed lagoon for swimming and lots of shade for lounging.
And from the other direction. Very hard to take…harder to leave.
Street vendor right off the square. Yummy food and a bit of wi-fi.
And a new long sleeve t-shirt.
Sam and Sarah from Minnesota in their Wee Schoolie. When we left, they were debating whether to stay a few more days or another week or two.
Ron from Idaho and his slightly larger schoolie. He is making jewelry to sell.
Ivana and Pavlo from Slovakia. They are 8 months into a 2 year trip.
Sven from Germany and his adopted kitten, Bobbie. We have been leapfrogging with him for several days. We finally got to meet him here.

We had a nice small community of like minded travelers here. It was a nice change from boondocking on our own so much.

5 Replies to “An Oasis in the Desert⁶”

      1. We’ll leave the kettle on!! (Sheba’s saving up some slobbery doggie kisses for you two!)

    1. We are so glad you are along for the ride. We are starting to wind down…our 2 years are almost over. Sad and excited at the same time.

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