Hurricane Season

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that's 107.6 degrees Fahrenheit.... IN THE SHADE FOLKS!

Scary Driving and Magical Cactus

Classic Roadside Town

We are going 4 mph up a steep grade.... whew

Moving Day

Just look where those excavators are working! It's unbelievable, and scary as hell when you drive past them behind a tank truck full of some Peligroso Fuel Stuff

Why wait?  just follow the steam roller

Maybe you can't tell how steep this is

More Cirios

Dr. Seuss Cirios.... amazing cactus and only found in Baja... I believe

Moving Smartly Along

Jesus, only you can watch over me from here on (Ensenada)

California Windmills Driving out of Sonoma ...aaaaaaawwwww

16' of power baby....

Pay Attention: that's what Daddy taught me and I have to say, that is the best darn advice I've ever had! And it has served me well so far, especially in situations of ..... peligro! That's Spanish for DANGER! And Baja I think has got me by the gut or throat or whatever since it is a constant push on the adrenaline button... So, let's start at the beginning of the latest viaje (trip ;) ... I left Sonoma with my new baby. Oh, and Daddy doesn't know about it so don't you dare tell him, I would get in big trouble. Here's some photos. Sorry, they always go in the wrong place. Now, I gotta tell you, this is one beautiful boat, but a real pain in the ass to drag since the roads in Baja are constantly being worked on and their signage is random to say the least and I think they hide behind the cactus to scream with laughter while the gringa goes flying over the tope (speedbump) with the boat crashing around in back. Surviving speed freak truckers (both in the US and Mexico) that just LOVE to pass on windy mountain roads, crossing dogs, children and drunk Mexicans (it was Sunday yesterday), Mexican Military Checkpoints (why do they ALWAYS want to know if I'm married: can't they see I'm OLD?!)   and the 42 degree C. weather in the shade.... a major adrenaline rush. The beer helps, and as soon as I cross the border and it's after 12 pm, I pop a cold one.... sorry folks... it's just a ritual and it's the BEST in that heat and tension... the border was great this year, a little slow and they waved me over to the side, but seemed so friggen taken aback by a lone woman pulling this kick-ass boat behind her that they didn't even bother to check for whatever they could tax the hell out of me for (I had 2 cases of wine in the back).... The presence of Jasper, my inherited Male Labrador, in the front seat may have made a slight difference too...  

 L.A. HIGHWAY AAAAAAAAARGGGGGGH

I don't know why this stupid thing underlined the blog... anyway pazienza and some more photos, totally out of sequence. I can't figure this out yet... Actually. You know what ? I'm going to post a separate blog with the travel photos up until my cell phone went dead, at about Santa Rosalia and then I have others later up to here... Ciudad Constitucion

Regressions and Digressions

Before time passes too quickly.... and I am truthfully in such a different place, both geographically and mentally, that it is hard to focus on this, but... I must post some photos of Daddy's 80th Birthday and the last at the beloved house on Point Drive, since they have decided to move to a lovely little house on the "flatlands" in a place called Creekside. For those of you that know Sonoma, it is on Arnold Drive, and beautiful and cool... sometimes TOO cool (the fog has a way of pouring over the golden hills there from the Pacific, especially in the summer). Now I realize that I only took pics of the beautiful beautiful table that Merryl created for the luncheon and a couple of photos of Daddy and the cake, and what a cake... what the hell, it's the feeling that counts.... Love you Daddy