It’s 150 miles via the main highways to San Felipe from the border. The crossing has taken longer than I had expected, but that will be the story from now on. Clocks run slower in Latin America, and for that matter, most of the world than I am used to. We have 150 miles to cover before we call it a day. So after getting through San Luis at Rio Colorado we head west on the tollway to cover some ground and then head south on Mexico 5 toward San Felipe. We stop for a minute at the 5 to get a drink and catch our breath, and I want to stop at a taco stand set up next to a gas station but dinner will have to wait.



The road isn’t really any fun near the border. Everyone has said to get at least 60 miles south of the border on the day you cross in, and I can see why. Within about that distance today there is nothing but traffic and junk, gas stations, run down houses and not really anything pretty. But once we get past that point the road opens up into a plain with views of mountains and in places the road follows the coast.







The town is small and touristy but its cute. There is a mariachi band on the corner on the Saturday night we arrive in town fresh from the border crossing. I have one too many celebratory margarita and spend my first full day in the country perched on the bathroom floor. Welcome to Mexico indeed. But by early afternoon I am feeling better, at least enough to wander down to the beach and take a peek at the lighthouse and some surfers and kayakers.



I’m being reintroduced to Mexican dogs. And the one near Kiki’s where we stay is a sweetie. I love island dogs and Mexican dogs, South American dogs, Asian dogs….most of the rest of the world’s dogs work in a different hierarchy than American dogs. They don’t live in fenced yards or have leashes. Many don’t have collars even if they have homes. They roam the streets freely and most everyone knows where they belong. They have to work out their own social tiers and are usually really respectful of each other. There aren’t dog fights, other than an occasional barking session from which everyone leaves with all they parts they came into the argument with. All in all I like how it works.



Heading south to more of the Baja and more dogs.

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