Go South Old Men

Our exploration further south continued today as we left San Ignacio to ride through Santa Rosalia, Mulege, past the Bahia Concepcion and on to Loreto.  Last night we stayed in San Ignacio after leaving the the Laguna in the early afternoon.  We turned into a place we had seen on the way in called the Ignacio Springs Bed and Breakfast.  Thankfully it is a lull in their season and they had lots of space.

Terry and Gary are the Canadien expat owners of this calming and cool group of yurts of different sizes amongst palm trees along the Rio San Ignacio since 2001. Terry showed us to one of the large yurts, the Ka Canadien shown in the firs photo.  The second photo shows the opulent interior.  We were still luckier that a hose with running fresh water was available to wash the salt mist accumulation off of our bikes.  Fate was still in our favor.

                                      

The next morning we were treated to a breakfast of eggs over easy, home cured ham and bacon, fresh fruit, and home baked bread in addition to interesting conversation with Terry.  We learned that they had recoverred this beautiful B&B from two hurricanes and floods in 2009 and again in 2014.  They clearly love their place but it clearly needed their love and effort to survive.

The ride today to Loreto took us 170 miles through the now familiar cactus and scrub terrain with high mountains in the background.  We stopped on the Bahia Concepcion for lunch and to watch the Seahawks struggle valiantly but finally to lose.  They are still a team rich with talent that will be a contender next year.  

We had no reservations in Loreto.  Riding our bikes around small city streets wears out fast.  We stopped near the central plaza and found the Hotel Plaza Loreto.  We have a nice room on the first floor and could bring our bikes into the lobby and park them right next to our rooms!  

We will sleep more soundly knowing the bikes are safe.  However, after making reservations, we found out there had been a fire of unknown cause outside the hotel a few days ago that destroyed three cars outside the hotel and part of the hotel.   Of course Dave and I assumed it was related to the re-capture of El Chapo.  If we have to leave in a hurry, we can ride our bikes right out the front lobby.