01 After a long days drive, we reach Bahia de los Angeles in great weather and time.JPG

02 View of the bay.JPG

03 The peninsula of Punta la Gringa is where we will camp.jpg

04 Day one, leftover champagne bottle from our 4 year marriage celebration.JPG

05 We start the day by fishing.JPG

06 Rich has the first catch.JPG

07 It is a puffer, so after it chews through the line it gets to go back.JPG

08 Huevos rancheros for breakfast.JPG

09 They go down very well.JPG

10 We have a flat and a spare.JPG

11 Men at work.JPG

12 A stone is the culprit.JPG

13 The girls take it easy.JPG

14 Boys hunt, preferably using high tech equipment.JPG

15 Go Rich.JPG

16 Taking the flat into town for fixing is as good an excuse as any for margaritas.JPG

17 Silke relaxes some more.JPG

18 Sunset over the pebble beach of Punta la Gringa.JPG

19 We hope for hungry fish at the end of the day, Mark barely stays afloat in the dingy.JPG

20 We hoped right - Mark brings to shore some sharp teethed barracuda.JPG

21 He will catch a second one.JPG

22 We fry them up.JPG

23 Awesome snacking.JPG

24 Sunrise as viewed from our tent.JPG

25 We decide to visit Mission de Borja, a 40K off road drive.JPG

26 The road winds its way into the valley.JPG

27 A burro wanders the road all by itself.JPG

28 The main intersection of the dirt road.JPG

29 Finally the mission comes in view.JPG

30 The mission is built where fresh water wells up, cold water well.JPG

31 The warm water well.JPG

32 Dates, avocados, mangos, everything grows here in this oasis.JPG

33 Our guide points out the Camino Real, the old Indian route all along Baja.JPG

34 Camino Real.JPG

35 A lush valley in the desert.JPG

36 Outhouse - please note the lack of a door.JPG

37 Old tools from the days of the mission.JPG

38 Stove.JPG

39 Antique sewing machine.JPG

40 Mark on chair of cardon cactus skeleton.JPG

41 .JPG

42 Clouds over the mission.JPG

43 Our guide leaves us at the door of the mission.JPG

44 Large parts are still intact.JPG

45 Court yard.JPG

46 Inside.JPG

47 detail.JPG

48 The mission was run by 3 different religious orders.JPG

49 more tools.JPG

50 View from the roof, overlooking the gardens.JPG

51 Bell tower.JPG

52 The farm where the guide and his family live.JPG

53 The guide takes us out to Indian cave paintings, another 13K off road.JPG

54 A bit of a scramble.JPG

55 Talitha is a little chilly.JPG

56 Cave with paintings.JPG

57 The caves help protect these paintings.JPG

58 Detail.JPG

59 Detail.JPG

60 The canyon wall that houses the caves and paintings.JPG

61 View from the paintings into the Canyon.JPG

62 Detail of painting.JPG

63 A deer.JPG

64 Detail of painting.JPG

65 Detail.JPG

66 Detail.JPG

67 Our guide explains.JPG

68 Driving in the desert, dreamin of fish.jpeg

69 Dinner at a local restaurant, there was a fierce wind, so cooking would be difficult.JPG

70 Back at the campsite we do some more fishing.JPG

71 The dinghy fits Mark very well..JPG

72 Looking good.JPG

73 Today it is catch and release.JPG

74 Mark in Rich his suit.JPG

75 Silke and Rich have wandered off.JPG

76 Meanwhile Talitha has caught the catch of the day.JPG

77 Heavy rains come in and we hastily pack up camp to camp in the relatively dry desert on our last night.JPG

78 A huge fire of cacti keeps us warm.JPG

79 Silke has made the best spaghetti ever.JPG

80 Making smores, with and without flash.jpg

81 Our desert camp in the morning - located some 500m off the main highway.JPG

82 Rich has rekindled the fire for heartwarming flames.JPG

83 Heavy rain clouds are still rushing towards Bahia the los Angeles - towards the right.JPG

84 A double rainbow in the desert.JPG

85 On the way back, the spare blows, or rather pops a cap.JPG

86 Wow, looking pretty bad.JPG

87 Mark and Rich quickly replace the blown tire for our fixed spare.JPG

88 Lunch at our favorite taco stand - hermanos Melendrez.JPG

89 Yum yum.JPG