In San Quintin tonight…

Just a short entry this evening, folks.   We had a very long day riding from San Ignacio to San Quintin.  It was a trek of about 350 miles, which is not all that long, but when you’re riding with a large group everything takes longer.   The folks on this group have been real good about getting out on time and getting along…it’s been one of the best rides yet.   Because of the pace, I didn’t shoot too many photos today, but I did manage to get some video.

I wanted to stay at the Old Mill Hotel, but I was more than a little leery about doing so.  I’ve stayed here numerous times in the past, and my concern was the road in.  It had always been a sandy dirt road, and there were parts of it that have been, on occasion, pretty bad.   The soft stuff is tough to ride through.   On last year’s CSC Baja Run, several riders went down on the way in to the Old Mill.   The problem has been that I just never know how bad the road is going to be.   Sometimes it has been relatively hard pack all the way in, and on other occasions it has been a big gooey mess.

Well, all that is in the past.   You can imagine my surprise when I turned onto this road today and discovered that it is now paved.  In fact, the Mexicans paved this road just 4 days ago.   Lucky us!

Tomorrow we’re headed to Tecate, and the day after that it’s back home to Azusa.   It’s been quite a ride!