Baja Bound!

In mind, heart, and spirit, I am indeed bound for Baja, as are many of you who follow this blog.

I rode my RX3 to work this morning, and before I could turn around, Steve and couple of the guys had it out back checking out a pallet concept for another bike we’re shipping somewhere. I had to act fast to keep my bike here in Azusa!

And here’s another cool photo…when I was poking around a bit in the plant earlier, I saw our folks setting up a great-looking red RX3 with the matching accented handgrips. It’s surprising how that one little detail really added to the overall appearance of this already stunning motorcycle…

More good news…I just finished getting my Mexican motorcycle insurance from BajaBound (it was $69 for 5 days with their top coverage package) when one of the office folks told me there was a package for me from BajaBound. My good buddy Geoff, a VP at BajaBound, sent these promotional items to us for our upcoming trip…

There’s lots more swag in the box, but basically we’ve got decals, pens (some even in RX3 orange!), chapstick (that will come in handy down there), cool cigarette lighter converters for your cell phone or GPS, and a coffee mug.

The coffee cup is spoken for, folks….it’s mine!

I wasted no time in getting the BajaBound decal on my bike…

I’ll pass around these promotional items at our company dinner Tuesday night before we depart. We’ll be eating at a good Italian restaurant in Glendora…the Boss figured you’d be getting enough Mexican food over the next 5 days!

Actually, I think you’ll be surprised at the food in Baja, and in a good way. Anywhere we go in Baja, we’ll be close to two oceans (the Sea of Cortez and the Pacific). You can see that on the Baja map (incidentally, I’ll be stopping at the Auto Club and I’ll have Baja maps to pass around for you). But back to that “close to ocean” thing…the seafood down there is fantastic (like the lobster burritos you see in the photo below at Mama Espinoza’s). It’s one of the many best parts of Baja. You’ll see.

Back to my good BajaBound buddy Geoff…he’ll be down in Baja at the same time we are for the NORRA race. Geoff is the real deal…he loves Baja and he’s a gearhead. Here’s a photo of his truck…

Geoff’s race team is doing charity work for an animal shelter, and they are taking donations (if you want to donate, you can do so here). I did (in fact, I was the very first one to do so, and I was glad to help out…BajaBound has done a lot to help CSC on these adventure rides).