Mulege

We left the beach at Santa Rosalia expecting to hit a store right away but ended up eating snacks on the road before getting to San Lukas not far along.  There we filled a water dromedary and got some other snacks and supplies.

The road was rolling, and went quickly.  We kept waiting for Dave and Ushi to catch up (later learning that they had a number of flats on the trailer tire probably due to cactuses in the desert at Viscanois and the beach sand dislodging the spines). The ride down the canyon into Mulege is incredible, and the palms and water give the area a hidden treasure island kind of feel.  Arriving in town, we ate ceviche and fish tacos (over and over for days), and located a cheap hotel in town to stay at - and so beautiful as to warrant another rest day!  The grapefruits off the tree were so sweet that they didn't even require sweetener.

Mulege is a land of mysterious memories for me as I spent time here with my dad twenty odd years ago.  The town tickled my memories while I was here and the heroic mulege archway spoke of old tales i'd heard here.  Mulege was once the site of a battle between the mexicans and americans in which the local regiment used tricks to keep the americans at bay until mexican reinforcements could arrive. Mostly though,the town has incredible seafood.  Yum!

examining the strange seed pods of one of the local trees