Estero beach

The last night in Mexico was at the Estero Beach Resort. Dave had been saving this stop as a surprise since it is very nice and at $45 per night who could resist. We soaked in the spa for awhile and then it was off for our last dinner together. A nice last night.

Rock City

Catavina holds many wonderful memories for me. I spent a month there one night in 2005 at Linda's Motel as I heard John having an argument with a taco he had eaten earlier in the day. Every time I get near that little town I remember that night. What I need to remember are the house size giant boulders that are scattered for miles all around the little village which is really nothing more that two hotels, a pickup backed up to the edge of the highway selling gas out of the back and maybe 20 little homes filled with families. As I mentioned the other day, we were tired and it was so good to settle in there. It was the first time we had to ride in the dark.

San Javier

Part of the inspiration for this Baja trip was to ride part of the Race course that Team CORE raced in the 2007 Baja 1000. Yesterday we covered a section from Loreto through San Javier and then on to the coast. I am sure I can say this and represent the rest of the guys when I say that we have a new appreciation of the guys that raced in the 1000. The area around San Javier has been called the Grand Canyon because it has some of the same characteristics, beautiful, bright colored mountains and canyons with streams and plenty of palm trees along the banks. The riders would not have noticed any of that because they were racing at break neck speed along a one lane windy gravel road knowing that coming up behind them are 800 hp trophy trucks that will use them for traction if they don't get out of the way.
To Garrett, who rode that section, great job!

Later in that ride we even had a taste of the silt beds. Although it was only 50 yards long as compared to the miles that the race guys faced, two of us managed to fall down.
The guys are yelling that it is time to hit the rode, so more later.

Get giddy for 2 fiddy

We spent the night in Catavina after crawling it there at dark, very cold and a bit tired. We ran into some Oregonian`s from Newport. Soon after daybreak we left the hotel and made our way to St. Rosalia at 60 mph because we have been afraid we would run out of gas--200 miles between gas stations. We made it and as we were filling up some guy and gal pulled up next to my bike. It was our neighbors from Medford, Brian and Jeannie Porter. They saw us ride by and they turned around and came back to find us!!! I can never find him when I need to borrow something from him but here we bump into each other 1000 miles from home.

Everybody is doing fine and I will write some more after breakfast.

Coco with the wire we brought to him

Scene of the opps!

The 4 amigos on road to San Ignacio