Figuring out the Baja roads.
Pit stop.
The open road and desert.
El Campo Mayor along the Colorado river. The trip has now been turned on its head once again. We have added language, culture and questionable road conditions as challenges to work through.
Our initial fears in crossing the border have been largely put to rest. We slipped across the border without getting off of our bike as the border guards stared and smiled. Sunday morning in Mexicali was quiet with minimal traffic which allowed the street vendors and paper salespeople to have quick discussions with us. With our elementary espanol, the furthest we got was "We're going to Argentina." With the responses mostly being "To Argentina?!" Mostly interested, curious and filled with excitement about something out of the ordinary (a tandem) rolling through their area.
The horror stories of traffic have been hugely overstated. To this point we have had a better response from truckers and cars than we had through our last several states in the US. Trucks have slowed nearly to our pace allowing plenty of room for passing. Roads thus far have been excellent, but we expect that to change soon. Over the next 3-4 days we've heard sand, rocks, gravel, mountains, but believe it will be doable with some possible pushing.
Jesus and Karen
People have been incredibly gracious to us. It's been so much fun as people pass us with heads out their windows, thumbs in the air, clapping. A field of workers noticed us and sent a "tandem bikers over there" message all the way down the field and whistled, arms in the air. My arms actually had chills (although it was probably 100 degrees)--it was a moment of relief and comfort after feelings of nervousness. People have been giving us water when we were just asking where we could buy it. Most are very patient with our Spanish and want to help us learn. We've also met an American gentleman who married a delightful woman who's family lives in Mazatlan. They offered us their place to crash for a couple days when we get there! We ate at our first roadside food stall - Enchiladas and fish tacos that were made on the grill as we looked on. Yummy.
Baja sunrise outside the tent on Sea of Cortez.
Peace Corps friend, Susy, and her husband Dan in San Diego.
3 comments:
Amazing... Your adventures leave me in awe. Continued safety and joy along the way. Love, Nomes.
Cool Nomes. How is your bundle growing
Great to hear from both of you! I hope God continues to watch over both of you. You guys are an inspiration to so many! A good verse to remember throughout the trip might be Romans 5:3-5. Check it out!
God Bless!
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