{"id":2760,"date":"2020-01-10T02:22:00","date_gmt":"2020-01-10T07:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/?p=2760"},"modified":"2020-01-07T10:32:56","modified_gmt":"2020-01-07T15:32:56","slug":"the-road-to-the-hooville-campsite","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/index.php\/2020\/01\/10\/the-road-to-the-hooville-campsite\/","title":{"rendered":"The Road to the Hooville Campsite"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

So, Darrin and I have a conversation that goes something like this:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

D: \u201cI think we should stay off the 4 wheel drive roads until we get our Baja feet underneath us.\u201d
M: \u201cOkay, sounds smart.\u201d
D: \u201cLets 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.\u201d
M: \u201cOkay, sounds like a nice spot. The tour book says it is one of the most beautiful bays in Baja.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u2019t 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

D: \u201cLet\u2019s go? It\u2019ll be fun.\u201d
M: \u201cOkay, but you said no 4 wheel drive roads for a while.\u201d
D: \u201cThat was just to put out the idea that we should drive 4 wheel drive roads\u2026reverse psychology and all that.\u201d
M: \u201cWait, I\u2019m the one with the Psych degree\u2026Okay, Let\u2019s go. It looks like a grand adventure.\u201d
D: \u201cI knew you wanted to go as soon as we passed the sign, so this is really your idea.\u201d
M: \u201cUhmmmmm\u2026.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u2019 imagination. We are a few miles from the mission, which we\u2019ll tour tomorrow. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I’m glad this good idea was mine\ud83d\ude0a.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The road signs can sometimes be hard to find…Up we go!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Our Dr. Seus camping spot.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Tom came by right after we set-up. He is currently biking the Baja Divide. He had started the summer in Tuk and was heading for Argentina. He was only the second person we saw all day.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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This horse and 3 cows were our overnight company amongst the cacti.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Los Cirio are carrot looking cacti that are only found in Baja. The start straight and fat, get talk and lean, and then bend over and replant themselves. All three stages are in this picture. They really did look like carrots, or perhaps parsnips.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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This couple from New Zealand biked by while we were eating breakfast. We didn’t see any other vehicles until we reached pavement again.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

So, Darrin and I have a conversation that goes something like this: D: \u201cI think we should stay off the 4 wheel drive roads until we get our Baja feet underneath us.\u201d M: \u201cOkay, sounds smart.\u201d D: \u201cLets go down the paved Mex 12 to Bahia de los Angeles. It is supposed to be beautiful … <\/p>\n

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