4 Days in Mexico

Well, we finally arrived in Mexico tuesday afternoon. We cruised through Nogales and picked up a travel permit at kilometer 21. Then it was smooth sailin' all the way down to Guaymas, where we had expected to stay. But, we didnt like the "feel" of it so we scooted on down to Obregon for the night. Had a cute little hotel room there in what was a rather European style little town, complete with american car dealerships, restaurants and of course, a Wal-mart.
We got up early the next day and headed for Topolobampo, where we thought we would be catching a ferry at 11:00 in the morning. Upon arrival we discovered the thing didnt leave untill midnight,thanks be to our 7 cent travel book, so we had some time to kill. Around the bay a bit was a rather deserted little tourist beach, with open-air restaurants and clean sand. So we ate a huge fish and stuck around untill a bit after dark, feeling like this was a good place to wait and see a most excellent sunset. Turns out, not too many people wait around after dark here.
We were soon approached by a truckload of local police or federales, not sure which, whereupon they questioned us as too what we were doing there. Did we have drugs. Again, what were we doing there and on like this for a bit. God was good, they soon seemed to figure they had no need in trying to question us farther, got in their truck, machine gun in tow, and headed on down the beach to look for more trouble. So we got outta there and soon were driving on ot a huge 1,000 vehicle ferry, or transbordador, where we would spend the next 6 hours trying to get comfortable in a movie room with theater style seating. Through cold, loud movies, and uncomfortable seats we slept and finally around 6:00 in tha morning arrived at La Paz, on the Baja peninsula.
If you haven't figured it out yet, we were headed for Cabo San Lucas, the world renowned beach resort, home to fine beaches, world class resorts, and many American folks we discovered. We are happy to be here, it is nice and beautiful, but we have decided that from this point on we will be searching for a more culturally diverse experience, seeking out indigenous peoples and smaller town settings.
But, a note on the beauty of this area. The beaches are pristine here, the up-keep is magnificent, there is seafood galore, and good seafood at that. Last night we ate at a rather inexpensive little restaurant, El Pescador, and Jason and Garrett had delicious steak and lobster and Carder had an octopus ceviche that was out of this world. So after having a wonderful dinner we "went out walkin, after midnight, just a walkin" and ended up makin our way through the lobby of a private hotel, onto a private beach, a completely empty beach. These beaches are closed in by hhuge rocks and cliffs on both ends, but if you make your way over the rocks, you will find yourself on your own private little beach. So we made our way over a few sections of these and found ourself on a beach with a view of the city, and one of the most amazing things we had ever experienced.
There is a phenomenon I have read about, but never seen, where the algea is in a certain season of its life. During this season, it glows, as kryptonite would glow, and makes for a most amazing surf rolling in off the ocean. We stayed right there for a good while, blown away by this amazing, glowing surf coming in. How blessed we were to be there. We returned to the hotel and plan to be in Guadalajara by Sunday, which entails another ferry trip, and a good days worth of driving.
I would also just like to say, that at the moment, we enjoy free internet in a bar home to the largest margarita I have ever seen, the thing has to have at least a gallon of liquid, including the waiter says an entire bottle of tequila, good thing we came for the internet only ay.

Untill next time, we love you all, and wish you could be here with us.

G,J, and C