Monthly Archive: April 2008

notes from baja – punta lobos

Hiking. Posada La Poza. Laguna. Over rocky hills to beach. Many birds. Surf. Pacifico. Magnificent frigates, brown pelicans. Buzzards. Wind. We walk a long way, past hills and ruins and a light house, to...

notes from baja – todos santos

Arrive at Todos Santos, March 16 Plan A, meet relatives here at La ARCA • Walking the streets, find La ARCA, no relatives. Sit on the patio, not listening to the dharma talk, not...

notes from baja – la garita

Sunday 3/16 South on Route 1 the respectable way. Full tank of gas, survived the Reform School Hotel, a nice easy drive, although slowed down some by trucks and no passing on the hills....

notes from baja – la paz, second night

March 15 Night falls fast and cool. Walking in La Paz again felt like home, a familiar city welcome. Dinner at the Garden Grill, a small kitchen, a pretty backyard terrace with rope lights...

catching catching

On the other hand, from ancient times wise people and sages have often lived near water. When they live near water they catch fish, catch human beings, and catch the way. For long these...

notes from baja – looking for the coast

A felicitous mistake, we take the turn off Route 1 to Santa Fe, thinking maybe we’ll be able to reach the coast and head south from there. Our maps are bad for this kind...