Baja Sur (Semanas #2, #3 y #4)

Como escribi en mi ultimo blog, tal vez tratare escribir mi proximo blog en espanol. Para aprender mas y mejorar mi espanol, tengo que practicar mucho y por eso voy a escribir este blog en espanol porque es un ejercisio bastante deficil para mi. Lo siento si tu no puedes leer espanol pero sugerio que uses Google Translate para entender lo que estoy escribiendo. Tambien no se como hacer acentos y tildas en el teclado...lo siento si tu eres la reina de la gramatica!  

Ginny y yo disfrutamos nuestro tiempo en Todos Santos donde nos quedamos por casi un mes. Todos Santos es un pueblo magico con muchos estranjeros, restaurantes buenos y un clima agradable. En comparacion a nuestro viaje a Mexico el ano pasado, Todos Santos no parace como el Mexico autentico - por lo menos, no tiene la misma cultura como otros partes de Mexico - pero todovia nos gusta el pueblo. Yo estudie espanol para 3 semanas y tuve una maestra muy buena que ayudarme mucho. Ginny caminia casi cada dia en la playa y los senderos cerca de nuestro AirBnb. Ella le gustaba pero los perros del calle eran muy agresivos a veces; por eso, Ginny empezo andar con un palo para protegarse de los perros. 





El 20 de abril, Yo tuve mi cumpleanos de 50 anos - todavia no puedo creer que tenga 50 anos! Ginny y Yo fuimos a un restaurante bueno para celebrar mi cumpleanos. Las noticias buenas es que ahora estoy en una categoria nueva de edad para correr. Por eso, deberia hacer muy bueno en mi edad este ano. Vamos a ver - mi proxima carrera es el Rock ‘n Roll maraton en San Diego el 4 de junio. 













Salimos de Todos Santos el jueves y ahora estamos ‘en el camino otra vez’ en Gemma, nuestro corcel de confianza. Ahora estamos en el otro lado del peninsula de Baja en el mar de Cortez, al sur de la ciudad de La Paz. Hay mucho viento aqui y por eso hay mucho gente que estan surfeando del viento y surf de vela. Quiero tratar estes actividades pero pienso que necesitas mucho tiempo para aprender como hacerlos bien. Tambien hay aqua caliente natural que sube de la arena en la playa durante mareas bajas. Este manana 4 hombres llegaron en la playa en su camion. Ellos tuvieron trajes de neopreno y otro equipo para atrapar los erizos de mar. En menos de 30 minutos, ellos atraparon muchos erizos en sus bolsas. Vamos a quedarnos aqui por algunos dias antes de que vayamos a La Paz la semana que viene. Me gusto escribir este blog en espanol  pero digame si prefieras leerlo en ingles la proxima vez. Gracias y espero que todo vaya bien con ustedes. 










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  1. Jessica ManziMay 8, 2023 at 8:45 AM

    Happy belated birthday, Sam! Todos Santos seems like a great way to celebrate to me. Our one and only trip to Mexico was to Baja - with stays in Pescadero, La Paz, and Cabo San Lucas. Pescadero won for the taco truck restaurant next to our Airbnb with great shrimp tacos...good for every meal, every day! I was pleasantly surprised/impressed with the bike infrastructure in La Paz, rented bikes and had a nice jaunt along the coast in protected bike lanes and we enjoyed a kayak to explore the coast and all the fauna. Unfortunately we also got a demonstration of the devastation of rising sea levels - rainy weather and lack of elevation meant backed up sewers for a few days. But for newbies to MX, a chance to see what felt like a vacation town with few Americans. Safe travels and nice job with the Spanish!

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