Los Seis Hombres head to Baja!

[bigjohnsd]

Bahia Tortuga is remote Baja Mexico. It was just over 100 miles from Vizcaino to Bahia Tortugas through desert, sand drifts across the road, salt flats, rugged mountains , with a few cows along the road thrown in for good measure.

Before turning West we passed the "Three Virgins" vo!cano.


After an ice cream cone in Vizcaino we headed West!

Crossing Salt Flats






Desert with sand blowing across the road - not fun to hit a little drift at 75-80 mph.



We eventually arrived at th "Hotel Nancy" cost $120 dollars for four rooms 😃 not fancy, but Ernesto and his wife offer good clean rooms in an aged facility.



We ate dinner at the only place that was open in town, "Loncheria Tower" the lady that runs the place has two cute Chihuahua dogs, she prepared a dinner for us, Carne Asada, Papas Fritas, beans, salad, and fresh tortillas. Six of us ate and and drank for 600 pesos. She ran across the street for beer and coca lite too.


You may wonder why Abercrombie is sitting masked by himself......He is in isolation.......



We departed Bahia Tortugas this morning at 0730 breakfasted at a Vizcaino taco stand



and altered our planned route home due to projected inclement weather forecast for Ensenada and North on the Pacific side. Instead we returned up Mex-5 to San Felipe.

Once again the desert was in bloom


We made a brief stop along the highway


If you look closely you will see someone out in the cactus banks



Squatting in a cactus patch doesn't seem like a sound idea to me but....when you've got to go😦

A little more desert up Mex-5 and we once again hit the Gulf of California



Our route today



Tomorrow we ride together North to Medical and East on Mex-2, SkooterG and Dean B will break off at Yuma and Sonoyta respectively, Frank, Mark, Kevin and I will head to an Air BnB in Puerto Penasco for a final night in Mexico. Then cross back into Estados Unidos on Thursday and head to Tucson and Phoenix. Abercrombie and I will then load up and head for Big Bend to join up with some friends for five more days of riding.

[Voni]

Gorgeous country. Looking forward to seeing you in the Big Bend of Texas!

Voni
sMiling

[bigjohnsd]

We left San Felipe under cloudy skies about 0900.

The road North towards Mexicali is straight until you hit the mountains, a few curves snd you reach the Colorado River Irrigated agricultural basin North of the Sea of Cortez/Gulf of California.

Todays ride.


Heading North from San Felipe before crossing the Laguna Salada, the mountains in the background.

Shortly after turning East onto Mex-4 we crossed what remains of the Colorado River.



Dean and SkooterG broke off at noon after a short refreshment stop in Guerro at the junction of Mex-3 and Mex-4.

Vaya con dios mi Amigos!

Frank, Mark, Kevin and I continued on to Puerto Penasco along the East side of the Gulf of California.

This area is a "bio-reserve", desert, sand from the gulf, sand drifts, on the roads and evidence of earlier storm related flooding bin every wash and arroyo.





you can just see the gulf waters in the background.

We found our nice third floor condo in Puerto Penasco, dumped our stuff and headed out for supper not having eaten any lunch.

We found a steakhouse close to the condo and enjoyed an AL Fresco supper.




I scored a home run with the braised pork leg/shank! #1!





Tomorrow we head straight North to Sonoyta, cross into the good old USA and after a short stop in Ajo AZ for lunch, Kevin and I will head to Phoenix while Mark and Frank head towards Tucson.

Total trip - so far 2700 miles.




More tomorrow from Phoenix

[bigjohnsd]

Gorgeous country. Looking forward to seeing you in the Big Bend of Texas!

Voni
sMiling

Looking forward to finally meeting you and Paul as well!

[Lee]

Thank you for taking the time to report your trip while on the road.

[bigjohnsd]

After the night in a luxury condo at Puerto Penasco the remaining four Amigos were up early and ready to hit the road. Kick stands were up slightly before 0730, gas tanks were filled, A quick stop was made for mixed goat and beef quesadillas, we cleared Puerto Penasco just before 0830.

An uneventful ride North to Sonoyta ensued. We stopped briefly and converted all remaining pesos into dollars then proceeded directly to the border. Crossing was easy, no line, three open lanes.
Once back in Estados Unidos we pressed on to Why, AZ for a quick break, A drink, some reminiscing, and some goodbyes as Mark and Frank headed East towards Tucson while Kevin and I headed for SkooterG's Phoenix abode. We hit a little traffic once on I-10 but stopped for a sandwich and let the traffic dissipate. Once back on the road we had clear sailing to SkooterG's and arrived about 1500.





While Kevin attended to loading the trailer I rode to a car wash and rinsed some of the grime from the Gray Ghost II. A little over 3,000 miles in thirteen days, not a lot of miles per day but a lot of smiles per mile!



Can't wait to go again, we are already looking at 2024.