Friday, September 8, 2017

Seafood, volcanoes, sand dunes, latinos, beachs, dolphins, and a Toyota pickup photo shoot


2014:

For Julie's birthday, we headed down the Baja peninsula of Mexico with no agenda only a sense of adventure. We knew we wanted to head south, and what better place to knock some of the rust off of our Spanish skills than Mexico. I recently acquired the Toyota pickup truck and it made for great transportation and camping. Everybody we met was friendly and inviting, and surprised to see 2 gringas cruising alone. I feel that once you pass Tijuana, or most of the border towns, Mexico is a fairly safe and inviting place. It was nice to munch down on Mexican food all the time, and have cheap accessibility to all those yummy Mexican snacks. The trip was a great success. 


The sand dunes and the stray dog with Juie


The gorgeous coast near Ensenada: our first camping spot

The volcano in the National Park at sunset

Our camping truck for this Baja excursion, I named her Relampago Dorado - Golden Lightning

Losing a finger while climbing the Fox Glacier

Well alright, I didn't lose a finger while climbing the Fox Glacier, but it sure was a fun sketchy adventure. We were equipped with ice axes, crampons, and cold weather gear. It ended up being a beautiful day. I swear that the water coming straight off that glacier is the best water I have EVER had... I was filling my bottle up every 5 minutes. 
Beth, Julie, and I near a crevasse on Fox Glacier

So long New Zealand....