The day started early in San Felipe this morning, and that’s a good thing because our hotel, the Costa Azul, has no room heaters. For most of the year I think that’s probably okay, but we are riding through a cold snap and it was chilly last night. It’s all part of the adventure.
Our first stop was at the San Felipe sculpted sign along the Malecon, and then it was on to breakfast at the Rice and Beans restaurant. San Felipe is empty this time of year, and the cold snap isn’t helping things. We were the only folks in the restaurant this morning.
After a great breakfast (thanks again, Jordan and Devin) we were on Highway 5 headed north. We encountered the first military checkpoint of the day about 30 miles up the road, where we were inspected by a very young and very heavily armed Mexican infantry soldier who pronounced us good to go, and shortly thereafter it was a quick turn onto Highway 3 for the ride across Baja.
That’s when the fun began. Jordan picked a good spot to use the drone, and he grabbed great footage of Devin and I riding through the desert. Then it was time for Devin to head into the soft stuff, and the digital cameras came out…
We continued our northwest journey across northern Baja, and we rolled into Ensenada sometime in the mid afternoon. While we were on the road, I grabbed some photos of the guys…
We had a great lunch at Veleros (one of my favorite spots), we rode through more Ensenada traffic, and then we were on Mexico Highway 1. That’s the famous Transpeninsular Highway that runs south all the way to Cabo San Lucas. Our direction today was north, though, and at El Sauzal we peeled off and took Highway 3 again (heading northeast this time) to Tecate.
We’re in Tecate tonight, and folks, it’s cold again. More good news: It’s supposed to rain tomorrow. But we’re having a good time. More to follow, my friends. Stay tuned!
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Glad to hear the trip is going well!
I was just on highway 94 on the U.S. side of Tecate. Also called old highway 80. Nice road. Take it east to the summit and then north on S2 for me. Have a Apple pie in Julian.