We left Cabo this morning 18 hours after we arrived. We dropped south to San Jose del Cabo (which is actually the bottom of the Baja), then east and north heading for Loreto, a ride today of 365 miles. We took a butt break in San Bartolo, then cruised up to LaPaz. It was a very warm ride - no jackets required, except for a short bit in the upper elevations before Cuidad Constitucion. What a change from 2 days ago! We have passed through military checkpoints everyday and they always wave us through - until today. Outside of LaPaz, we stopped at the checkpoint and they asked to look through our bags. Our bags are so tightly packed that the idea of having to pull them all apart didn't appeal to us; however, they just did a quick scan through the side bags and the small top bag. We thought it was an agricultural stop because of the signs around us, but when Ryaan asked his guard what they were looking for, they said guns and drugs. He chatted with Ryaan, in Espanol, about the English translation of "guns" and about motorcycles then we proceeded on our way. The road construction between LaPaz and Los Delores worsened in the last 2 days and we travelled for miles on hard-packed road - construction workers waving at us as we passed. The road construction between C. Constitucion and Loreto was completed in the past 2 days and we had a nice, paved road the rest of the day. We pulled off onto an overlook over the Sea of Cortez just past Puerto Escondido and enjoyed the gorgeous view, then rode on to Loreto and LaDamiana Inn. Debora welcomed us, showed us to our rooms, we showered, and ventured out into the city. Debora recommended La Luna for good margaritas and internet (theirs was down), so I started this blog at La Luna enjoying a very, very good margarita - certainly a main contender for best of Baja. We had an excellent dinner at the Mediterranean- Steve, Ryaan, and I enjoying a variety of Sea Bass dishes while Carol had a Chile Rellano dinner - all while watching the activity along the malecon. After dinner, we walked back to the hotel and Steve, Ryaan, and I sat on the patio, enjoying the beautiful evening, recapping our day while Carol called it a night. Tomorrow our day will end in Guererro Negro, a distance of about 250 miles.
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