Unbearable Heat From Loreto

We move further down the Baja, jumping from the Pacific Ocean over to the Sea of Cortez, and then back. We had planned an early departure from Guerro Negro, but ran into our first traveling Gringos. I nice couple who have been traveling/camping the Baja for about six months. It just so happens that they live in Tucson during the winter. Small world. They were well experienced and had lots to offer. We knew it was going to be a long day of driving, since every report we had seen or heard spoke of the damage of the recent hurricane. Small gems like San Ignacio were blocked to do damaged roads. The town of Santa Rosalia had damage and debris scattered along the beach from end to end. South of that, a small town of Mulege located down on the river bed look as if nothing survived. The Power of Nature! Back on the sea, the road passes some beautiful bays. Some of the most beautiful sights yet. They allow beach camping in Mexico, and as much as we desired to be in our own private cyrstal clear bay for the night, the roads and beach access were sketchy at best. We saw one man, a gringo and most likely a sailor, who was clearly viewing his beach "house" (a trailer with a hut over it) for the first time since. The storm had destoyed his home.

So our only choice was to drive all the way to Loreto, over a seven hour drive. It is only about 225 miles, but at 40mph it can drain on you. We searched and found our spot. Thankfully we have had little hassle finding our campsites so far. Loreto is HOT. Coming from and living in Tucson, we think we know hot, but we have never experienced heat like this. We just sit and sweat. It is a decent town, the first Mission was founded hear back in the mid 1600's, so our first true history experience. We decided to stay for two nights. The water is ok, but it is really nice having a place to swim everyday. We are enjoying that. Off to La Paz tomorrow, hopefully for some beach front property.