Rain in San Juanico, BCS, Mexico, March 2010

The 'main-street' in San Juanico.

Driving in the rain.

Playing in the rain.

Point Surf Baja Internet Cafe in the rain.

Dustin waiting out the rain with his dog LaLa and friend. 

Is Baja Booming?

This is the 1st toll station going south on Baja Hwy 1 south of  Tijuana.  This picture was taken on Mar. 13, 2010. Not too busy here.....but crossing into Baja from San Diego at San Yisdro took us 45 minutes.  Of course it was the weekend and now they are stopping and inspecting more vehicles going south.

A shot of the Coronado Islands from Hwy 1 .  It looked like there was a fire at the south end of the big island.

There are still quite a few building projects along the coast south of Tijuana.  Some look abandoned but others look like they are still being worked on....it was kinda hard to tell one from the other.

Rio de Janero? No Baja.
Six years ago, 2002, a Baja California man, Antonio Pequeño Guerrero, commissioned a monumental statue as a testament to his faith in Jesus Christ.
The first piece, the head, was constructed by workers in Tijuana, then moved to Rosarito, where three other parts were built. The head, chest and arms were made of steel; the lower body of fiberglass.
Workers assembled the pieces and used a crane to hoist the figure onto a cupola carved out of a hill.
The figure of Christ is 75 1/2 feet tall and weighs 40 tons. It can be seen by those who live or visit south of Rosarito, near an old community called El Morro.
Previously, local fishermen placed flowers at a small cross at the mountain summit during a local holiday or during Easter Week. Today, the symbol of their faith reaches into the heavens for everyone to see. http://photos.signonsandiego.com/album114

I am not a fan of this one.

This is the line at the last toll station on Hwy 1 just north of Ensenada.  We waited in line for 45 minutes.  There was a military inspection post just before you entered the toll lanes.  Slowed things down a bit.

Business is booming for our friend who owns this mini market south of Maneadero.  So.....who knows maybe Baja won't be hurt  BUT don't count on it.  'They' say,  "...when the United States gets a stomach ache Mexico gets Montezuma's Revenge!!!"

Update on Baja's Hwy 1 Mar. 17 -19, 2010

The El Rosario, BC, Mexico bridges. The road washed out between the bridges in the late Jan. 2010 storms and is still being worked on. Mar. 17, 2010

You can see here where the road washed away from the bridge. El Rosario bridges.

Road crew working on the northbound approach to the San Simon bridge south of San Quintin, BC, Mexico. Mar. 18, 2010

This is the bridge north of Vicente Guerrero, BC, Mexico.  Mar. 18T, 2010

Work being done to shore up the bridge north of Vicente Guerrero, BC, Mexico. Mar. 18, 2010

The approach road repaired on Hwy 1, northbound from San Vicente, BC, Mexico. Mar. 18, 2010

Water still running from the late Jan. 2010 storms.  This is north of San Vicente, BC, Mexico. Mar. 18, 2010

Fields of mustard plants in Baja

This picture was taken on Mar. 19, 2010.  These fields are north of San Quintin, BC, Mexico.

Baja Hwy 1 March 2010

The bridge/road wash-out south of El Rosario, BC, Mexico is still under repair.

Pot holes filled with dirt....what can I say???

Bob & Della is that you?  Lake Chapala is in the background on the left.

Scary!

This wash-out is north of Santa Rosalia.  There is a similar one south of town.

Spring time in Baja, March 2010

Night shade

Brittle brush sunflower

???

Cirios or Boojums

Not sure, but I liked the flower.

Red barrel cactus

Sand Verbena

A great restaurant in Mulege, BCS, Mexioc

Our friends, Maria and Meli, standing in front of their restaurant, DONEY in Mulege. They are great hosts and they accomodate our caravans very professionally. The food is excellent. The restaurant is very clean and nicely decorated. We have watched it grow from a small restaurant that served food out of the window to a nice 'sit-down' eating establishment. When you visit Mulege, BCS, Mexico, we highly recommend that you eat at their restaurant.

A great hotel in San Quintin, Baja ,Mexico

 Thanks to our fellow Baja travelers Clare & Judy, we have just discovered this great little hotel just south of San Quintin, Baja.  It has all the amenities you could want but still has the quaint feel of Mexico. The rooms are well appointed and CLEAN!  The water pressure is great and the hot water is HOT! 

http://www.hotel-jardinesbaja.com/index.html