We’re heading to Cabo Pulmo for a few days. It’s likely we won’t have service till Wednesday or Thursday? If I do, I’ll update.

Our final big push, 50ish miles in the hot sun. We hit the singletrack going out of La Ventana. Avoided touching or brushing up against anything. Found the sand two track to the highway. Had ourselves a quick snack before climbing up and over the mountain. Once over, it was shoreline riding of punchy ups and downs till we made it to El Vecinos for pizza and drinks. Then finished it off with sandy roads to Los Barriles. The sun was out and intense. Along the way we got the wishful eyes of Turkey Vultures. Saw a couple Caracara birds. More flying rays and whales. And plenty of dogs, cows and horses. Today was planned for exploring the area singletrack, but after yesterday’s heat, we decided to enjoy the room A/C and get some work done.

Day started slow. No breakfast places around. So we waited for the market to open at 10:00. Loaded up with eggs and other provisions, we were ready to make breakfast. Unfortunately, our kitchen stove would not turn on. So Niki went to the RV camp next door and used their community kitchen. We then unloaded the bikes and headed out for the local singletrack trails. The trails were great! Best way to describe is, kitty litter tech. Afterwards we checked out the beachside thermal pools. They were filled with Quebec s . We rode on. We reloaded on food and water for tomorrow, then back for a shower, chill and dinner. Not to miss an amazing sunset and rays jumping out of the water. Early day tomorrow. Supposed to be sunny again. Which means baking!

Leaving El Triunfo we toured through the historic mining town. Visited the smoke stacks, church, and piano museum. It’s a very cool hamlet in the mountains. The traditional Cape Loop path has you going back the way you came and heading North toward La Paz. We liked the idea of heading West along the 150+ year old cobbled road the miners built. Then dropping to the shore and riding singletrack right to La Ventana. Clouds coverage of the sky gave us a welcome brake from the hot sun. And a constant breeze helped too. …have to take a brake from writing. Niki just spotted dolphins 🐬 from our bungalow. Very cool a pod of a couple dozen dolphins are cruising around the bay…. Any hoo, I’ll break up the galleries of our ride with town shots. Old road shots. And singletrack shots. The single gallery with multiple shots takes too long to load. And finish it up with our last nights dinner. Enjoy!

First pics are from the restaurant across from Jimmy’s Place. Great breakfast! The next few are of Jimmy’s camping area. If you come for vanlife or tent life he has spots and an outdoor kitchen and bathroom. Plus you get access to gym, swimming pool and salon. Oh, don’t forget the wine bar. Next are pics through town and the old smoke stacks.

The small town of San Antonio with a much larger cemetery in the distance, sums up the history of this place. On to highway miles and singletrack.

Quail Trail was the fun singletrack. But make sure you do not bump up against anything. It all wants to poke, stick, jab, impale, cut, lacerate,… you get it. After circling the area several times to find our place to stay, I found the direction sign on the ground. Once we finally got in to the bungalow and showered, we went to the restaurant below. They were doing a valentines special menu. We’ve always had terrible luck when it comes to stuff like this. But the 8! Course meal was amazing. Albeit lasted over three hours. And the scene was pretty sweet too. Next time, just give me a fucking meal.

So much goodness from today. Most notably, “roughing it “ in El Triunfo at Jimmy’s Place. We bypassed all the deep sand and opted for a road day. 24 miles of road. 20 miles on gravel/sand. The main treat is the town of El Triunfo. Super cool old mining town. At one time the largest city in Baja. And the best is our accommodations at Jimmy’s Place. See photos for all the goodness.