WeAreTraveling.com, October, Part 2

It was great to get on the road again, however, due to the pain, Cindy had to be on medication, but she survived. We only travelled to San Diego. Once in San Diego, we stayed put, waiting for our Visa's and insurance papers to come in the mail from Vagabundos (a travel club that we joined that focuses on travel in Mexico). We had ordered everything we needed to cross the boarder from Vagabundos, it was just easier that way, as it was our first time coming into Baja.

Fry's Electronics in San Diego, CA

Fry's was so huge it looked like a Casino from the outside. We had never seen anything quite like it before.

Inside of Fry's Electronics in San Diego, CA

Check out the salt water aquarium in the middle there. There were a number of salt water aquariums through out this mega store. The decor of the store was something else, with each area having its own aquatic theme. Pretty incredible!

San Diego Mission

San Diego Mission

San Diego Mission

San Diego Mission

San Diego Mission

San Diego Mission

Holland Motorhomes, San Diego, CA
2002 Country Coach Allure, 2 slides, Diesel

While we were in San Diego we went to look at new and used motorhomes just for fun. We found a used 2002 Country Coach Allure, with 2 slides that we just fell in love with. We actually started to negotiate with them on it, and on our coach and then took a step back and decided not to proceed at this time. However, we took lots of pictures and here they are.

Gorgeous coach! But the timing is just not right for us. And we found out it has since sold. See more pictures below...

2002 Country Coach Allure, 2 slides, Diesel

And finally Baja California, Mexico!!!!

Yeh!! We are finally in Baja, We did not take any pictures as we came across the border, everything was so new and we were unsure of what to do and where to go. We bypassed Tijuana intentionally, too big!! So no pictures there. Then we traveled to Ensenada and we couldn't believe we did not take pictures there either. The reason is that they were having some major rain, and there was extensive flooding. We only stayed for one night and then hightailed it south...

We saw some gorgeous west coast Pacific views, but again for whatever reason we did not take pictures. We think we were so caught up in our excitement we forgot. It was also a bit stressful being in a new country and we were very focused on the road.

Baja California, Mexico

Baja California, Mexico

Catavina Boulder Field, Baja California, Mexico

This area was incredible. The cactus you see in the center of the photo is called a Cardon Cactus. They grow very tall and are just beautiful. Also please note the number and size of the boulders in this picture and the next few pictures. There is no way to capture it in a picture and no way to describe just how incredible it was. Take a look...

Catavina Boulder Field, Baja California, Mexico

Catavina Boulder Field, Baja California, Mexico

Catavina Boulder Field, Baja California, Mexico

That is a Cardon Cactus behind us. We told you they were big. Aren't they something else? Also note how barren it is. Very beautiful!

Catavina Boulder Field, Baja California, Mexico

A cactus like this can even make us feel small. :)

Catavina Boulder Field, Baja California, Mexico

The tall skinny hairy looking cactus you see to the left of the screen is called a Cirio, they also are very tall like the Cardon Cactus, however, we did not see nearly as many of them. The Cardon is all over the place.

Rancho Santa Ynez, just south of Catavina, Baja California, Mexico

One night we stayed at this great place called Rancho Santa Ynez. It was really nothing special to look at. Very flat and dry and a few trees. However, all three owners, Mother, Father and Son, were about 5 ft tall. They were so cute and so kind. The son, who would have been about our age, came walking out of the field with this whole heard of cows, a donkey and a dog following him. He walked everywhere in his bare feet and was such a sweetheart. He told us his Mom would be cooking dinner at 6:00 pm, when we inquired if we could eat in their little restaurant. We ate our first true Mexican meal of burritos and tacos consisting of brown beans, rice, and soft shelled tortillas filled with shredded beef and all the fixins', it was delicious!! We really enjoyed our stay there and would recommend it to anyone, for one night...

San Ignacio, Baja California Mexico

We spent a night here in this wonderful little park in San Ignacio. It was clean and very pretty right by a river. This oasis has thousands of Palm Trees, whereas the rest of Baja is so dry. This valley has three types of palms, date, coconut and bananas.

San Ignacio, Baja California Mexico

This is at the same park. We just wanted to point out those long logs in the front of the picture are actually like sticks attached to each other, with a hollow centre in the log. They are what is found inside of the Cardon Cactus's we pictured earlier. We were surprised to learn that there was wood inside of cactus's, we both thought that they were a succulent plant all the way through. They are used in the construction of Palapa's, fences and many other applications.

San Ignacio, Baja California Mexico

See the yellow area on these palms, those are dates...

San Ignacio, Baja California Mexico

Here is a close up of those dates. Barry tried one and said it was actually quite tasty and sweet. However, he said he could tell that they were not ripe yet. By the look on Tiki's face, we think he would like to determine their sweetness for himself...