Today we took the back road from Coco’s which is part of the Baja 500 route. Coco kindly drew us a map with a sharpie on a chunk of scrap wood. It made little sense to me, but I nodded sagely along with Zack Attack. It took us on some rugged roads through a beautiful valley with an arroyo. We saw a new species of cactus (new to us) that seemed very like something Dr. Seuss might have dreamed up. There were gorgeous rock canyons of every hue. A few free roaming cows hanging out in the middle of nowhere were there too. Cows seem to enjoy a lot of freedom in this part of the world. Still, they have very little trust for me and I never manage to get too close before they scamper off. Cow dogs are not quite as ready to accept pets and head scritches as dog dogs.
The total length of the back road was probably 45 kilometers and took us about 5 hours before we hit the main road again on the other side. We saw no other cars the whole way. Malachi the Wonder Beast snored away in the back seat for most of the journey. We got almost lost once and saw a burnt out car in the middle of nowhere. Even though we weren’t incredibly far from civilization the quiet that you feel when you realize that no one else is around is both exhilarating and a little scary. The road had a couple tricky bits, but the Grolar Bear did great. We are pretty excited because now we feel like we can go pretty much anywhere we want to in our little hybrid beastie of a vehicle. I got a couple good videos of the Grolar Bear looking tough I’ll add in at some point when my internet connection is more inspiring.
We ended the day arriving into Bahia de Los Angeles. The bay way tranquil and the sun just warm enough. The view of the bay protected by its collection of small islands came into sweeping view as we rounded a corner and started meandering down the twisting road into the town. Quite a dramatic entrance for such a sleepy little town. We pulled into a quaint campo to enjoy a sunset full of delicate pastel hues and breathed in the refreshing chill of the cooling evening.
