Baja California with the Z's - Days 13 & 14: An Overcast Monday and Now Enroute to BLA

 Monday, March 06

Fishing boat festooned with sea birds

A short ride with Yagi before the skies turned overcast:

We believe that big hill is Volcano Prieto

Tuesday, March 07

In the morning, Lori Z. shot some aerial drone video of the campsite and surrounding area:

video courtesy of Lori Z.

I then took a short ride on Yagi, my TW200, to check out a secluded beach area nearby.  It didn't turn as great as I'd hoped, more gravel than sand and it was low tide so I couldn't even try out the water.

I did find some curious items on the beach as I walked around:

photo courtesy of Lori Z

Shortly after I returned, we decided to cut short our stay since the skies were turning overcast and resume our journey south towards BLA: Bahia de Los Angeles.

Here's a short video of Uma as she made her way out of the beach area...

video courtesy of Chris Z.

Along the way, we tried to get lunch at "Papa Hernandez" located in a campground just off of Highway 5 on the north end of Bahia Gonzaga but alas, it was closed!

Next, we tried the market at the Rancho Grande Campground in Bahia Gonzaga, only to find it closed for "medical reasons".  Not sure what that was about.

We decided to eat a tuna fish sandwich for lunch while parked in their parking lot while Chris Z. broke out the Starlink Internet access so we could google our next options.

Once we got back on the road, we decided on a short pit stop at New Coco's Place.  It's apparently a favorite stopping point for folks traveling through this area.  We had a beer and rested for a bit.  (30 pesos a beer).

I don't know the story behind the toilets....

A few more miles down the road we turned onto Highway 1 from Highway 5 at the Chalapa Laguna junction.  We stopped at the Nuevo Chalapa restaurant but a motorcycle tour group was there and the joint was swamped with customers.  It was, a small place, to be fair.

Less than five miles down Highway 5, we found the iOverlander listed site for one night of camping.  There was only one point in the access trail that could have been bad for Uma, but Chris Z. ground guided me around the problem.

Soon we were set up in the mid-70s heat of the sunny afternoon:

Around 415PM I motored back to the Nuevo Chalapa restaurant and put in a take away dinner order.  It came to 450 Pesos for more than enough food for the three of us: Tacos, Enchilada, Quesadilla....yum.

We even had us a pretty nice sunset:

Tomorrow, we plan to get to BLA and see what there is to see.  We hope to be there a week or so I think.  Hopefully, they've got the facilities we're seeking in terms of groceries, laundry services and such!