Mexico is a huge and extremely diverse country. Given that we've spent just shy of 3 months in Baja alone, I expect it'll take every bit of our 6-month tourist visa to make our way through it. With the country's immense size, we've had a tough time deciding what route to take when we make it to the mainland. The options seem unlimited. Ultimately, after speaking to some friends of ours, and reading travelogues from other cyclists, we've decided to…
For the last couple of days Rebecca and I have been enjoying the hospitality of a Warmshowers host here in La Paz. As far as Baja cyclists go, Tuly is well known. Her house is an oasis for those cycling both to and from the city. While under her roof we had the chance to formulate some plans for the next portion of our journey. We also had the time to wade through the multitude of video clips that I…
Before we set out, cycling the length of Baja didn't seem like such an incredible feat. It's just a little peninsula, right? That's how naive I was. Once we got underway, the true depth of the challenge became apparent to us. Our progress was often so slow that we found it best to not even consider the number of miles remaining. Often the only thing on our minds was getting to the next spot where we could acquire more water!…
Excluding the very first few days of our trip when we made our way from Corona, CA to San Diego, and our little mechanical-inspired detour to Loreto, Rebecca and I have been consistently following the blue line on our GPS, sticking to the Baja Divide route like glue. Even though our urge to continue along the set track was quite strong, we decided to deviate from the route to follow the coastal roads down to Cabo San Lucas rather than…
For 10 weeks now, we've been zig-zagging our way down the Baja California peninsula, following the "road less traveled" that the Baja Divide route has set in front of us. As this is our first ever bicycle tour, and by far the most technical off-road cycling that either of us have ever done, our progress thus far has admittedly been slow. As you'd expect though, after riding 4-10 hours per day, 5 or more days per week, our legs and…
Even though we haven't ventured much outside of an 8 x 12 block rectangle of downtown La Paz, we can easily see that there's much to like about this city. La Paz, which translates as the Peace, has a vibrant waterfront, and the malecón is packed in the evenings with energetic and smiling kids, teens and adults. As much as we'd enjoy spending some more time here, the lower loop of the Baja Divide is waiting for us, so we'll be pedaling…