Hi all... Our fifth day on the road and we've made it to Hotel Jardines in San Quintin. We spent yesterday shopping and visiting in San Diego, and then hit the road at 0630 hrs this morning. we wanted an early start as we were pretty sure our luck would run out at the border and our over stuffed truck would attract too much attention and beg to be searched. I figured we would need at least three hours to pack it all back in, so wanted time on our side. Well, let me tell ya... There we were driving up to the border and two heavily armed individuals looking pretty mean. I was digging in my backpack trying to find our passports and driving slowly towards them when I realized what that might look like from their perspective... Not sure but I may have seen one of them adjust his trigger finger.... Anyway, I thought I'd better stop furtively searching and just start smiling... And, before you know it we'd slid right through the entrance, past the two armed guys, past the red and green light which we never even saw... And then coasted to a stop wondering what we were to do next. that's when another guy in uniform motioned to us to keep moving and stop obstructing traffic... And there we were.... through the border with out even a question !!! Then we went to the immigration fellow and had our Tourist Visas in less than twenty minutes... How good is that??
So, off we headed... South bound and on our way. 6 1/2 hours later, after stopping for lunch, some groceries and some beer, we rolled into San Quintin. Hotel Jardines was one of our favorite stops on the way up last April and our only regret this time is that we're encased in a wind and dust storm that we travelled with for the last couple of hours of our drive. The weather man has been forecasting high winds by the end of the week... Perhaps this is the start of it.
Tomorrow we head for San Ignacio and a night in a yurt. Hope all is well with all of you. Happy Birthday Nick!! Hope you are having a good day.
CJ
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Location:Hotel Jardines
