Back in Baja

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My trailer was in good shape but the old Explorer didn't want to start and is currently in the shop. Hopefully it is just sticky injectors as I did not put in stabilizer when I left it in March. Most of the gang is here already and it's good to see them all again. The beach is to the right of this shot about 100 yards away and two volleyball courts seeing a lot of action. Temps in the mid 70's and I have already had two dinners at friend's campsites.
Travis is seated in the center. We have been camping together since 1997 and its been interesting to watch him grow. Pablo, the owner of the store across the street from the campground is on the right and his youngest son, Nelson, is in the foreground. The walls show a typical small country store with a quite limited selection but enough so I don't have to run 30 miles to town every other day.
I don't have a title for this 1983 Yamaha SR 250 so I thought it would be a good camp bike and I can sell it before returning to Prescott. This shot is in Santa Rosalia and is the first time one gets to see the Sea of Cortez on the drive down. It is over half way, so it feels good to see it. The road then follows the coast for a hundred miles or so and is my favorite part of the trip.
My brother Jerry and his company truck in Borrego Springs, CA. It's always good to see him on my way back and forth to La Ventana in Baja. More uncertainty at his office as they have recently elected three new members of the small board and have axed the director. Jerry prepared dinner and Greg from the office and friends Mike and Teri also came over. Breakfast in the morning at this restaurant and I headed south to Tecate. Lots of construction and bridge building on Highways 3 and 1. Their stimulus program but they must not be printing money as he exchange rate is 12.5 pesos to the dollar. Last year I could get 13.5 pesos for a dollar. Gasoline was up again to 8.37 pesos per liter from 7.4 last year. But that works out to about the same price as in Arizona. The Infinity got 22 mpg on the way down - I should try driving at 65 more often.