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| Another Thanksgiving at the airport |
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| Remote mountains of Baja California peninsula |
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| Islands of Loreto Bay |
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| We land... the only plane in sight. |
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| Posada de Las Flores welcome |
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| Posada de Las Flores rooftop pool with mountain and sea views |
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| Posada de Las Flores at night |
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| Loving our room |
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| Loreto on the Sea of Cortez |
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| Loreto's mission, est.1697, is the very first of 35 along El Camino Real |
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| Plaza at night |
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| Hotel door |
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| Charlie Brown Christmas tree |
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| Zopilote (Black Buzzard) Brewery |
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| Violence against women - Community awareness gathering |
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| Bell marker for the first mission established in 1697 |
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| Hawaiian dancer in the plaza |
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| Loreto Naval Base |
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| Road trip into the hills to see Mission San Javier |
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| Mission San Javier in the mountains above Loreto Bay |
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| Driving along Bahia Concepcion |
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| Our beach drive to Playa Coyote |
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| Our home for a few nights |
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| View from the commode |
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| Best tamales delivered fresh each morning |
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| and fresh shrimp, too! |
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| It's Taco Tuesday down the coast at Buenaventura |
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| We love Playa Santispac |
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| Back to Loreto we go |
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| La Mision Hotel is fabulous |
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| December 1st is patron saint, San Javier Day |
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| Rancheros come from all over for the blessing of the horses |
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| The padre does the blessing. Then begins the ride into the mountains. |
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| Rancheros ride for two days to Mission San Javier |
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| Airport junk food |
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| Only one plane at the airport - must be ours. The crew waves adios! |
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| Hasta la proxima vez! |