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Wednesday, December 5, 2018

2018 Return to Baja - islands, missions, pangas, Tecates, tamales, padre blessings and Super Mario

Another Thanksgiving at the airport
Remote mountains of Baja California peninsula

 
Islands of Loreto Bay

We land... the only plane in sight.

Posada de Las Flores welcome

Posada de Las Flores rooftop pool with mountain and sea views

Posada de Las Flores at night
 
 
 
Loving our room

Loreto on the Sea of Cortez
  
 
 

 
 
 
 

Loreto's mission, est.1697, is the very first of 35 along El Camino Real

Plaza at night
Hotel door

 
   
Charlie Brown Christmas tree

 
Zopilote (Black Buzzard) Brewery
   
Violence against women - Community awareness gathering

Bell marker for the first mission established in 1697

 

 
 
 
 
  
 
  
 
Hawaiian dancer in the plaza
   
 
 
Loreto Naval Base

Road trip into the hills to see Mission San Javier


 
Mission San Javier in the mountains above Loreto Bay
  
 
Driving along Bahia Concepcion

 
 
 
 
Our beach drive to Playa Coyote

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Our home for a few nights
 
 

 
  
View from the commode
 
Best tamales delivered fresh each morning
and fresh shrimp, too!
  
It's Taco Tuesday down the coast at Buenaventura
  

We love Playa Santispac
 
 
 
 
 
 

Back to Loreto we go
 
La Mision Hotel is fabulous

 
December 1st is patron saint, San Javier Day

Rancheros come from all over for the blessing of the horses
 
  

 
The padre does the blessing. Then begins the ride into the mountains.
 
Rancheros ride for two days to Mission San Javier
 
  
Airport junk food

Only one plane at the airport - must be ours. The crew waves adios! 
  
 
 
 
Hasta la proxima vez!