The Marquis hotel in Los Cabos is so magnificent it will take a lot of persuading to make us continue the rally!
This rest day gives everyone the opportunity to relax, especially with the hotel providing everything one could want - three huge swimming pools and every conceivable activity, including flying in a micro-lite.
As this is our last night in Baja California, we thought, having driven the length of the peninsula, that it would be of interest to give our impressions of Mexico so far. When you cross the border from San Diego, you are first confronted with the seediness of Tijuana and the depressing fact that over 4000 Mexicans have died trying to enter the US illegally. The number of deaths, written in large figures on the border fence, accompanied by hundreds of plain white crosses bears witness to this.
Once away from Tijuana, we started to see a different Mexico: one of reasonably prosperous towns, friendly people and magnificent scenery. We had been told worrying stories of crime and corruption, but so far our
worst problem has been dishonest pump attendants who will try to pump fuel without turning the pump meter back to zero, so the customer is left paying not only for his fuel but for someone else's.
As for food, we are still waiting to try real Mexican specialities. Our meals have been fine, but little different from Mexican food served in British or American restaurants. The margaritas and Mexican beer (Pacifico, Corona, Tecate etc) have been excellent!
Some of our most abiding memories so far have been the cacti. For hundreds of miles we have driven past many varieties of cactus, including up to 10 metre high cardones - the typical Mexican cactus, as well as the unique and weird looking cirios found only in Baja.
Our first four days have certainly lived up to expectations and we look forward with excitement to the rest of the trip.
By Wendy and Tim - Car 9
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La Aventura Panamericana - Day 31 blog
Hola Hero!
It has taken this long for Car Seven to recuperate, or at least the non-English member of the crew who had the worst journey in the world, to get from Panama to Cape Town via New York.
Mar 5, 2007
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La Aventura Panamericana - Day 30 blog
Today we drive from San José to El Bambito.
After a short night of rest we got up at 04.15. We had breakfast at 05.00 and left the hotel at 05.45. We drove through a dark and quiet San José. We filled our car up with diesel and drove out of the city into the mountains.
Mar 5, 2007
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La Aventura Panamericana - Day 28 Blog
Brrrrr… Brrrrr… Brrrrr…
Who invented mobile phones that vibrate their wake up call? It is 5.45am in Tegucigalpa and the sun has not yet made its feeble awakening. We blink our weary eyes and struggle out from underneath our warm blankets. We are in Honduras at the start of Day 28 of our Central American dash.
Dec 14, 2006
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La Aventura Panamericana Day 24
It is nearly 06: 00 when we leave the hotel Villa Maya in Flores. Unfortunately because Arnold couldn’t believe that crocodiles are in the lake and he had to cancel his swim…!
Dec 14, 2006
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Day 21 Aventura Panamericana
Today started at 04.45 hrs.in Tulum. We had mislaid the tulips to get the 1.63 kms from Room 6115 in Block D, under Blocks C & B, past the tennis courts on the left and the Colonial Restaurant on the right, avoiding the Tope at 1.34 kms to emerge in the reception area, and all in pitch darkness.
Dec 5, 2006
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