Safe and sound in Loreto, after a leisurely but long 3450km (2143mi) drive over 5 days.

The northern Baja, one of the great scenic drives of the world, was much more challenging than I expected. A motorcycle would be the best vehicle so long as you didn’t hit one of the giant speed bumps at high velocity.

Loreto’s a quiet seaside town of about 10,000. Tourists love it.

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We’re here to holiday and visit with friends of my parents, Canadian snowbirds, who live several months a year on a boat.

Likely we’ll stay a week. Move south to La Paz. Then cross over to the mainland by ferry returning via my Uncle’s place in California.