The CSC Inaugural Baja Run – Day 2

We made it safely to Santa Rosalia after leaving El Rosario and crossing the Vizcaino Desert.   What a day…it was hot, but boy oh boy, we sure packed the fun in!   Take a look at us rolling through the mountains…

Good times, it’s late, I’ve got flaky connectivity, so I’ll load as many photos as the Frances Hotel’s wireless will allow.

And you thought Llanterians had no sense of humor…a tire repair facility in the middle of nowhere….

Reuben topping off in Catavina, Baja style…

Pete doing the same…

Baja John cooling off in Punta Prieta…one of our rest stops today.

Reuben and Justin catching 40 weeks before getting back on the Transpeninsular Highway…

Rolling in to one of many military checkpoints…

The Pemex station just north of the 28th Parallel, which divides Baja and Baja Sur…

Guerrero Negro!   Juddy, Tiffany, and the Colonel stepping up for a couple of fish tacos!

The man of the hour…Tony Lopez!   He did not disappoint…everybody loved the fish tacos!

South of Guerrero Negro, heading toward San Ignacio…

A man, a motorcycle, and a mission…here’s Justin kicking back on the steps of the San Ignacio Mission.   This church was built in the 1700s.   It’s a great stop.   We stayed for about an hour.   We needed the break…it was a good hundred miles from Guerrero Negro to San Ignacio and we were all hot and tired when we arrived.

Reuben, Pete, Abe, and John relaxing in San Ignacio…

My RX3 under the Volcano.   That’s Volcan Las Tres Virgenes in the background…it’s the volcano that formed the San Ignacio oasis.

Need more horsepower?

Reuben’s rear tire…at 3500 miles, it’s showing no wear at all.

The Tourfella aluminum bags are nice.   I could have used the extra storage capacity on my bike.  Several of the riders on this trip have them.

I think this is Justin’s tank bag…

Rolling on into Santa Rosalia…

Coming up…the descent into Santa Rosalia, La Cuesta del Infierno…

One of the best e-ticket rides in Baja…

And finally, our first glimpse of the Sea of Cortez….

We had a great seafood dinner in downtown Santa Rosalia this evening (thanks again, John!), and it’s about half past midnight right now.  When we crossed into Baja California Sur, we moved into a new time zone.   Folks, I’m tired, and I’m going to call it a night.   More tomorrow, so stay tuned!