Baja Trip Day 8

Today we traveled from La Paz to Cabo San Lucas. A fairly short distance of around 200km. That puts us at a little over 1300 miles traveled so far. The road is better, in most places, than almost any of the other roads so far. We did hit some some construction however. Easily 10 miles or so.

At least in Baja, when road work takes place, it seems rather major. Sections of roadway are closed, torn up and repaired without much consideration for the traveler, be it commercial vehicle, car, truck or, of course, motorcycle. A dirt or gravel path is dozed next to the section of roadway being worked on and vehicles must use this to bypass the construction. Well, it's hot and dusty and the loose material you are riding on can be a real challenge at times. Peter and I have each been stuck in some of the loose, graded dirt. Today's construction wasn't too bad but it sure can slow you down.

Our first stop was in Todos Santos to have a beer in what is supposed to be the “Hotel California” sung about in the Eagles song. Cute little town. Not spoiled by a lot of tourist stuff and not really typically “Mexican looking”.

After the short break we head on to Cabo. Wow, has this place grown! It is unrecognizable from the first I was here, 4 years ago. We did find a nice little hotel to stay at. After checking we took a walk around and had a heck of a time even trying to access the beach. Shopping malls, shops, villas and resorts line the waterfront and make access hard to find. The marina seems to a at least tripled in size from what I remember.

Dinner was at an off-the-beaten-path Argentinean steak house that was recommended to us. Excellent food!