January travel report pt 3: Cuatro biciclistas
Meanwhile, this past weekend, in addition to seeing lots of baby whales in Ojo de Liebre, I find some interesting young men riding their bikes thru
Baja. They plan to ferry across to Mexico mainland, then... quien sabes? Pyramids? Beaches? They are up for an adventure- assuming they survive Hwy.
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A link to a photo is below.
They are friends, from 4 different states (Nebraska, South Dakota, North Dakota and... I forget...) on their first ever tip to Mexico. I met them near
Catavinya (no special characters!) in central Baja- just off the highway south of Rcho. Santa Ynes, doing an impromptu tire repair stop. I was ready
for breakfast and thought they were at a new cafe, so I pulled over. Alas- no food. Just an abandoned Army stop.
They had flags attached to their gear bags, like many trucks use, to encourage drivers to give them a little more room. I reminded them about "open
range" critters- they had seen a few already. In fact, at one point they got caught in a herd of horses being driven across the highway by their
caballeros.
I gave them the last of my fresh produce (can't take it back to San Diego - customs regulations): organic baby carrots, an organic apple, and some
locally crafted "queso de chivo" (goat cheese)I had purchased, then never got around to eating. Also some chocolate snack bars. It was a cool, damp
morning so I didn't offer any water.
Memories... I rode my bike around the Big Island of Hawaii 30 years ago, and I remember how many calories you burn by cycling all day. I saw no other
cyclists that trip- the locals thought I was crazy! I even scared a few cows climbing over the hills- kind of like Baja.
Cycling is the best way to see new scenery- and you can eat all you want when you stop!
Suerte, y disfrute el viaje muchachos!
Cuatro Cyclistas
\"Probably the airplanes will bring week-enders from Los Angeles before long, and the beautiful poor bedraggled old town will bloom with a
Floridian ugliness.\" (John Steinbeck, 1940, discussing the future of La Paz, BCS, Mexico)
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