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Author’s note: I tagged this with the Baja, but it’s about travel on mainland Mexico. Same dif, just a more diverse part of the country. And yes, I’ve ridden the mainland too — in fact, those very same roads that this guy whines and snivels about.
While I recognize the need for some to embellish their [...]
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It’s all done but the driving.
My furniture has gone to a good home where I know people who will enjoy it as much as I have. What little remains will be loaded onto my truck after the bike is on board tomorrow morning.
I’ve had a great time here, there’s no doubt about that. I’ve met [...]
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This trip, as with the 2001 ride, proved relatively uneventful for the most part. I knew a little more Spanish so that helped quite a bit.
I can’t recommend riding the Baja roads at night, unless you’re in a city or town. Traffic is just too unpredictable, and headlights and signal lights appear to be an [...]
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February 11-13, 2006
After another overnight in Loreto I made a last minute decision to proceed to Santa Rosalia and take the overnight ferry across to Guaymas and then head north to Nogales and the border. I needed a vehicle permit to do that, but it was Sunday. After trying my Spanish out at the ferry [...]
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I finally tired of the tourist nonsense and packed up to ride north. There’s fuel on the way out if you choose, or you can ride approximately 30 miles to Todos Santos and fuel there. The M19 runs north along the Pacific coast and it can be a little cool first thing in the morning. [...]
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February 6-10, 2006
Today was a short haul south to Cabo San Lucas on the M1. Highway 19 is about an hour shorter, and I’ll take that north from Cabo on my way home. There are plenty of small towns to pull off and enjoy the sights on the M1. One of the nicest is Los [...]
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I’ve got the motorcycle riding blues
if you know what I mean.
I’ve got dust on all my clothes
from the endless miles I’ve seen.
Only five more miles and I’ll be home,
Only five more miles to go.
Over the years I’ve paid my dues
riding north, south, east and west.
I’ve grown tired of all the booze
And now I’m soon to [...]
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I thought of you today. I know how much you like the sun to warm you. Perhaps that’s why. You would have liked it by the sea, sun streaming down, a gentle breeze to caress your face.
Your hair would have been tied back. Gentle drops of perspiration would lie on your forehead.
A sarong would be [...]
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Two days here have left me well-rested and ready for another leg of the trip, this time to La Paz. It’s an uneventful day with temperatures in the 70 to 80 degree range again. I fueled at Ciudad Constitucion and rolled into the outskirts of La Paz. I was surprised to find fuel on the [...]
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