We've got that Baja feeling. ..

Tecates and the sun going down... Somewhere between San Quintín & El Rosario

You know, it always blows me away when people at home freak out about us traveling in Baja.  Honestly, a lot of the time I feel more comfortable down here than I do in some places at home.  I wish that I had a better grip on the language, but that's my fault.  The actual driving is the scary part of the trip.  These guys driving up and down the peninsula should be their own Discovery show.

Quite literally, two semis passing each other requires each driver to have their outside tires on the line.  Meeting a truck in one of the curvas peligrosas is downright frightening.  And the countless shrines on the side of the road are testament to the dangers that drivers face. 

A typical truck to meet on the road...

I have lots of stories about meeting semis carrying mobile homes on the road.  Let me tell you, definitely not my favorite.  Sure they have flag vehicles... sometimes... Anyone who has traveled in Baja can tell you coming up on something that wide on Highway 1 is super sketchy. 

One of the military checkpoints

Tonight, we met up with our new friends from Redondo Beach in El Rosario.  Tomorrow it's going to be an early morning out of here and off to Punta Abreojos.  From what we hear, it's hot and the water is warm.  And looks like there's some surf coming this weekend... 

Chee hoo!! 

Until next time, ¡¡ que te vaya bien !!

Baja Bound

George & I are leaving in the morning to go to Punta Abreojos.  I should be doing laundry or being productive, but really that doesn't sound as fun as wasting time on a blog I haven't updated in literally 6 months... In any case, I'm really looking forward to my time on Highway 1.  

Somewhere between here and there... Me in my happy spot

Punta Abreojos has a special place in my heart even though my first trip there, at 11 years old with my dad and my Puppa, was really the trip from hell.  If it could go wrong, it did.  I've had many great trips there since.  George loves the spot and we've gone there several times since the beginning of our relationship.  Last summer, we went with our friends the Presties and Cory Hawk, and it was one of those awesome Baja trips.  Warm water, good friends, and fun surf.  

My George, Scott Prestie, & Cory Hawk indulging in a cold beverage at Chelos

Terrafin is reporting that the water is in the mid to high 70s down there now, and lemme tell you, I can't wait.  Some surfing, fishing, paddling, and some time to sit on the beach and read!!  Yay!

Abreojos -- August 2010

Musical Memories

713 Pecan with Mom and Uncle Giles
and Some Random... =)

I love music.  It makes me really happy.  I'd WAY give up television for music any day...  The first thing I look at in a new car is the stereo (along with toy carrying capacity I guess)....  One of my most happy memories as a kid was waking up to my mom listening to music.  It was beneficial that she listened to good music...  It's clear as day for me, walking into the front room of our little beach bungalow on Pecan Street in Huntington Beach, door open, warm beachy breeze blowing, and something along the lines of Haircut One Hundred, ABC, Roxy Music, or U2 on the record player....

Mumma, Caitie, and me with our Honolulu Ohana in the 808

As I write I'm listening to U2 and thinking about all of the cool stuff I've done while listening to U2.... Cruising around New Zealand... Getting my driver's license... Countless trips down the Baja peninsula with U2 as my soundtrack.  U2 was my first concert... My mom took me.  I've been really lucky to see some pretty rad concerts with my parents... U2, Oingo Boingo (when they were still Oingo Boingo), and Midnight Oil (consequently, 3 of my favorite bands)... My dad stoked us out a few years back and flew my mom and my little sister  and me to Hawai'i to see U2 play at Aloha Stadium.... One of my favorite trips ever.  It was probably on that trip that I decided I really didn't want to return my little sister.... I kinda liked her and I wanted to keep her.  (Kidding Caitlin, it was probably the year before when I decided that)... ☺


In the spirit of consolidating and living better in our 900 square foot piece of heaven, I'm uploading old CD's into my iTunes library and getting rid of them.  They're going to live with some friends...  Through the process though, I have come across CDs I haven't listened to in years.  It's been fun cruising down memory lane, but I'm stoked to have them uploaded and getting out of the house...


Here's one of my favorite songs by a guy who died way too soon... Hasta next time blog readers...

Clearing the way for the new year...

Today during lunch, I came across the horoscope section while reading the most recent copy of the Coast News.  I don't really believe in the whole horoscope thing, but anyway, I still always read mine.  With that being said, today's horoscope read: "With the new year about to begin, you'll want to be free to focus on several meaningful objectives, so do what you can to clean up as many old objectives as you can."  

One part of getting ready for some new meaningful objectives

This horoscope kind of served as a reinforcement for what I've deemed important for this year... namely that I want to have a better environment to get what I need done, done... Getting rid of excess clutter is a big part of this and just before lunch, I took a pretty good load of clothes and random stuff that I haven't worn or we haven't used to the DAV thrift shop.... The guys working there taking deliveries were super nice, and I'm sure I will be seeing them again soon.

I've got some pretty important objectives on the horizon this year--rehabbing this shoulder and being a bit more organized in life being among the top of the list--and I'm stoked that 5 days into the new year, I'm still in the "all" side of my "all or nothing" kind of mentality.  Give me a few more days, and we can check on the progress then...

Hau'oli Makahiki Hou friends!