Bahia de Los Angeles

Despite no planned activities, we had a very busy day.  First we walked along the beach to ‘The Spit’ where a lighthouse is located across the bay from our campsite.  It was about 1.5 miles one way on wet, muddy sand but well worth the it for the views both inland and out towards Guardian Island.  When we got back from the walk, several ladies were sitting in the shade visiting.  But it was hard to hear what anyone was saying as the tienda (cafe) across the way had music blaring out across the whole town.  When we complained, Mary, the wagon mistress, went over to talk with the owner to ask him to lower the volume.  He refused so she found a local who spoke Spanish and went to the police.  Very shortly after, it was quiet!  It was so nice after having to talk over the noise.  

Our RV is parked on the shore. Can’t see it? Look below.

Debi and Phil joined us for a ride north of town to see the houses, old campgrounds, etc along the shoreline. Then later in the day, John and I went by ourselves in the other direction doing the same thing.  We came across a trail with signs along the way saying Baja 200.  Not sure what that is but it was fun driving until it got too muddy and threatened to get us stuck in sand.  We also found what looks like an old stamp mill for a mine overlooking a nice beach.  We’re not sure they have mined anything here or even what they would have mined.  Unfortunately the wind had kicked up big waves so we could not see if any stingrays were in this area.    The stingrays are mating now and the kayakers had seen lots of them in the early morning calm waters.

Thirty years ago a young man walked the whole shoreline of the Baja for two years.  He wrote a book of his experiences and visited with us during our evening social.  Through the years he has done several other hikes and backpacking trips in the Baja and has written books about those trips as well.  His name is Graham Mackintosh and he is originally from England but lives in San Diego now with a dual citizenship in the US and England. His books are on Kindle.  “Into a Desert Place”, "Journey with a Baja Burro”, “Nearer My Dog to Thee”, and “Marooned with Very Little Beer” are the books he wrote.