February 20, 2015 - Puerto Lopez Mateos to Rattlesnake Beach

This morning we walked back to the dock area and saw a couple whales spouting not far from the shore, but we decided not to go out on the boats. We had such a good experience at Guerrero Negro that we want to keep that good memory of Baja whale watching!

We decided to head over to Rattlesnake Beach, south of Loreto. As we drove through Puerto Lopez Mateos, we spotted an osprey land on the nest and feed her babies.


We stopped the RV and watched as she landed and fed the babies, then settled back in on the nest. Lucky for us, there wasn’t any traffic on the road at the time!

Continuing on, we again were retracing our route on Highway 1 from the Pacific side through Cuidad Insurgentes, then crossing the peninsula to the Sea of Cortez. The road passes through several portions of the Transpeninsular mountain range. We both enjoyed the scenery.

We decided to stop for lunch at a little “loncheria” in the middle of nowhere. It turned out to be a good stop.

The building with the restaurant’s name on it, is in fact, the famly’s home. The restaurant is just to the right of it in a smaller building with a kitchen. There were three tables and about six items on the menu – each costing 80 pesos (about $5.75 USD). Tobey had the “bistek asada” with beans and salad and I had an order of carne burritos with beans. They were both really tasty and we were full when we left. They didn’t have any Pepsi or Diet Coke, but they were okay with us bringing our own in.

We actually went into Loreto to go recharge our Banda (internet) for another month and stop at an ATM to get cash. That is one thing that is so different for us coming from the US to Mexico; we are accustomed to using credit cards to pay for everything, where Mexico is definitely a cash-based society. Filling the gas tank on an RV when you are paying about $3.75 USD per gallon is quite expensive – over $100 USD per every time!

When approaching Loreto from the south, you get a great view of the golf course. There are a couple of bridges over the lagoons for the carts to get to the different holes. It is pretty – too bad neither of us golf!

After finishing our town chores, we headed back to find a camping spot at Rattlesnake Beach, about 15 miles south of Loreto. It is located near Puerto Escondito and accessed via a 1-1/2 mile gravel and dirt single track road. This area is a haven for fishermen from Canada and the US, as well as the location of a local fishing camp. Most of the spots were taken and we are actually camped by a 5th wheel that is long-term here, but the owners are not, so it is sitting empty.

We have noticed lots of “no-see-um” this evening and are hoping they disappear during the day. We are both tired tonight so will probably have an early bedtime.

GPS: 25,79536N, 111.31165W
RV CAMPING – BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR