12/04 Last day in Baja California. Tomorrow I’ll be in Baja California Sur and ready for the challenges in this more remote area of the country. After my big riding day yesterday I was on the road at 8:15 this morning looking to knock out another 70+ mile day and make it into Guerrero Negro. Well the wind didn’t have my back on that plan. Up until noon I had a strong tailwind and thought for sure I’d make today. Well at noon the wind did almost a 180 an now I had a headwind. So I saw a motel in town and called it a day.
Hit a military checkpoint–got waved through. Lot’s of miles of very desolate road. Glad I’ve been doing well on managing my water supply because the stores are few and far between. Sat at the side of the road on a rare section of concrete and ate 2 Spam sandwiches. I kind of like Spam now. It lasts forever and doesn’t even taste that bad (never had it before).
I sure hope Guerrero Negro has an ATM like I was told because my peso supply is getting low. Ensenada was the last place I stayed that accepted VISA so cash is the only way to pay for things.
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Scott…I can’t believe it’s come down to SPAM….yuk!! I have never tasted it but I think I’ll pass…it’s very bad for you too.
I guess if you have to eat something though. Probably not a lot of Whole Foods there or even a Panera Bread!
You’re a braver soul than I am.
Be safe friend!
Crystal
It’s actually not that bad tasting and it seems to last forever. I have no idea what’s in it because the ingredients are in Spanish.
Buying food for the nights when I’m camping has been very educational. One of the funny things I caught myself doing was turning around a can of something or another to see if the English description was on the back. I’m sure glad most things have pictures on them. The markets down here are NOTHING like in the States. The produce is the worst. I think its very hard to get fresh anything up here so the lettuce/apples/bananas don’t look so good. The selections are also very minimal. Toothpaste is a good example. There was regular Colgate and regular Crest. Nothing else.