LOCATION: La Paz, Baja on eastern coast of the peninsula.
WEATHER: Hot and sunny. Highs 85
We left Loreto which we had thoroughly enjoyed. We may stop back there on our way north.
We drove 215 miles. The highway first followed the Sea of Cortez south, hugging the coast, offering outstanding views. Then the highway did a zigzag, crossing the peninsula south and west so that we were almost to the western side, the Pacific Coast. We were skirting the Sierra Giganta, the Gigantic Mountain Range. Then the road turned southeast toward La Paz, back on the east coast side. The highway was the best we have driven so far.
Except......topes! Topes are either huge speed bumps like this one....
Or a series of smaller bumps. They often are not marked and /or the yellow paint has faded so you hit them driving at about 50 miles an hour and really bounce. They are in towns and in the highways, to get you to slow down around curves.
In Baja, the length of the driving day is dependent upon where you end up in the afternoon. It is extremely dangerous to drive at night, due to people dangers as well as cows roaming on the highway, unseen. Only a few cities have camping facilities, so you either have a short drive to the next available RV park, or drive pretty far, to the next one, before it starts to get dark.
We arrived in Ciudad Constiticion at about 1:00 PM, where there is an RV Park. We decided it was too early to stop, and there wasn't anything special to do here. So, we drove on to La Paz. We stopped in this RV park on the outskirts, not wanting to take the airstream into a fairly big city. We plan to go on to the SE coast tomorrow, and spend 5-7 days there, then will return to La Paz afterwards. Tomorrow, we will unhook to see if we can find a better RV park for the return trip.
DINNER: Mexican beans, rice and chicken, with slices of avocado on the side.
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