Today is February 29th and is an extra day added to our calendar to bring the solar year of 365.25 days into line with the calendar year of 365 days. (Leap Year)
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| Baja Desert |
For us in the caravan it is a travel day from La Paz to Loreto, a distance of 354 kilometers. As we left the Campestre Maranatha RV Park a roadside sign indicated that we had 1481 kilometers to the US border and the end of our caravan journey. Further down the highway we went through an agriculture inspection station where everyone was waved through. The highway was new and in good repair but very hilly and curvy which made the going slow. The countryside was very barren and hilly with cacti and small bushes struggling for survival until we reached the agriculture area around the city of Morelles. We saw fields of golden corn, green gardens and many orange groves. The oranges were tangy and tasty.
Along the way before reaching Morelles we passed a semi trailer truck that was loaded with potatoes overturned in the ditch; it appeared that the driver was going too fast around the curve and lost control. Fortunately it appeared that no one was injured and that damage to the truck was minimal.
The next 100 kilometers was uneventful until we passed a road maintenance crew having their siesta under their trucks to get some shade from the hot noon day sun. The road became a very steep downhill for 5 miles as we descended from the mountains to sea level and our destination of Loreto Shores RV Park. Ken and Carole our wagon masters did an excellent job in parking 8 rigs in a very confined area.
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| Bob & Ann |
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