Tumbleweed

Apologies for the long hiatus between blog posts but we’ve been taking care of a bunch of life matters in recent weeks so haven’t been up to much adventuring. But all that’s been sorted and now we’re back on the road for a final couple months before we head off to New Zealand in late September.  A quick catchup since the last blog post - we spent two weeks visiting family in Massachusetts in June. Highlights included reading my grandmother’s (Oma’s) memoir, going for lots of beautiful walks, running the Northampton 5k Cross Country race, playing in a 9 ball tournament at my dad’s house and of course spending lots of time with family. Then we returned to California and picked up our van from San Diego and drove up to Santa Monica where we were going to be housesitting for my aunt while she was traveling for two weeks. It was super helpful to have the housesit as we needed to buy heaps of furniture (got rid of most things when we left LA) and pack up our storage unit for the mov...

Last week we wrapped up our Baja adventures and crossed back into the US after two months in Mexico. It was starting to get pretty hot and we felt as though we had gotten our fill of beach and desert experiences. It was a great trip though and as with each of our trips, it’s now time for the trip highlight report!  Best Overall Place: Todos Santos - while it didn’t always feel like the most authentic Mexican experience, we really loved the feel of this Pueblo Magico and there’s no question that it has some of the best food in all of Baja. The climate was also perfect there as there was a steady ocean breeze coming off the Pacific keeping us cool in our casita on Calle Las Brisas. I also really enjoyed taking Spanish classes which really improved my Spanish due to the daily immersive one-on-one classes.  Honorable Mention : Loreto - we were big fans of the other Baja Pueblo Magico town that we visited but only spent three days here which probably wasn’t enough time to fully exp...

I thought about writing this blog in Spanish again but then I realized it’s harder for all parties if I do that so the native tongue it is! I have definitely not been as vigilant as I’d like to be in keeping up with studying Spanish since my classes ended three weeks ago. I had an idea of starting a study group in which we’d get together for a call in Spanish every week or two to speak Spanish - perhaps we could discuss an article, a book or a tv show in Spanish. If you’re aspiring to improve or maintain your Spanish and like this idea, let me know and I’ll set up some calls if I receive enough interest.    Ginny and I have had a great last three weeks traveling around in Gemma throughout Baja California Sur (BCS). We’ve mostly been in the La Paz area as we’ve really liked the mix of urban amenities and beautiful beaches that abounds in the area. La Paz has a population of about 300,000 people which makes it the most populous city in BCS. La Paz is known for its beautifully ca...