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