We left near noon and started to drive to Guerrero Negro, a town we plan to stay in for two nights so that one afternoon can be spent whale watching.
The drive was partly through mountains with curving roads and ocean views. The water looked so blue and clear from up high, but on investigating closer on a rest stop, we found that it was a little murky. It was a cloudy day so I didn't feel bad that I wasn't going to do any swimming.
We passed many little beaches where tourists had parked their RVs, some of them for long term stays. One man that Shawn talked to had been down here for six months now, staying for free on a little quiet beach.
Our drive took longer than expected due to all the curves and two military checkpoints, but it was beautiful. The mountains were more like enormous heaps of red rocks covered in cactus. The cactus were those huge straight type that sprout arms of a sort. They are super cool.
As it began to get dark, we found ourselves in a little town that hugs the highway. We haven't even seen the town itself, we just saw the little stores and hotels that line the road. We are in a cute little hotel that is very comfortable and had great food in their restaurant.
Tomorrow morning we plan to get up early, drive the last hour to Guerrero Negro, and find out where to go to see the whales!
View around Loreto.
Birds chilling out.
Another view in Loreto.
Looking back at the surrounding landscape in Loreto.
Birds in the ocean.
Our hotel in Loreto.
A roadside shrine but instead of containing a statue of Mary, this one contains a statue of the Santa Muerta (Saint of Death).
You can see the shrine in the bottom right of this image.. just a shot of surrounding landscape.
Lanscape, beautiful!
There were a tonne of shells at the bottom of a tall cactus and I have no idea why. We thought that maybe birds carried them here.
Big cactus.
Shawn!
The road!
Our hotel room in Vizcaino!
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