Baja Videos!

I just got back from the airport after dropping off my good friend Simon Gandolfi, and I have some good stuff here, folks! 

This is my first day back, and even though it’s great to be home, I sure miss being on the road with John, J, Arlene, and Simon.   This was the ride of a lifetime, and doing it with this crew was pure fun…there’s no other way to describe it!

When we put the Scooters away last night, I was overwhelmed with pride…pride in the Scooters, pride in my traveling companions, pride in being associated with the California Scooter Company, and pride in getting all the way down to Cabo and back on a 150cc bike.   Steve and crew…you guys are building outstanding motorcycles!

John grabbed a few videos during our buzz through Baja that he let me copy, and I want to share them with you.  I think this is very cool stuff.   John really captured the feel of California Scootering in Baja…he nailed it!  John shot most of these videos from the saddle of his black Classic.

This first video is of Arlene and me riding through the Vizcaino Desert, somewhere south of El Rosario.  I’m the guy in the fluorescent green jacket and Arlene is in her Go Go Gear red jacket (Simon was behind John, so he’s not in this one).

This next video is pretty cool, too.  When we rolled into Santa Rosalia on the Sea of Cortez (about 700 miles south of the border), we learned that our journey coincided with Mexico’s Independence Day.  We were treated to a military parade by the Mexican equivalent of our Marine Corps.  Imagine that…getting to see stuff like this, and getting to do it on a California Scooter!

 
Here’s another neat video from John…this shows us riding along the western edge of the Sea of Cortez.  We’re heading south in this one along Bahia de Concepcion, rolling on toward Cabo San Lucas.

The Mexicans were having lots of celebrations while we were in Baja.   The night we stayed in Cuidad Constitucion, they had a block party and fireworks display.  John captured it well.  This was quite a trip…and we were able to see things in a foreign culture most people never get to experience.   We sure had fun!

And finally, John caught a high speed pass by yours truly and Simon Gandolfi on our last night out.   We had just finished dinner at Mama Espinosa’s and we were on our way to San Quintin.  Simon was a lot of fun; he is indeed the world’s most interesting man.   I miss him already.

I have another set of videos from J and I’ll upload those either later today or tomorrow.

Cabo and back on 150cc California Scooters…Woohoo!!!!