Ensenada Muerta

Ensenada Muerta (Dead Cove) is an interesting little place. There's a boat ramp, a section of sandy beach on one side and a bar/restaurant on the other.

Driving Over the Mountain

To get from the La Paz to the beach on the road we chose required driving over the mountains. This provided us with an impressive show in the sky with the clouds taking on beautiful shapes.

The Turkey Vulture

On a ride in a different direction out of town toward the coast, we came across a collection of Turkey Vultures waiting near a very smelly (probably fish) dinner.

Driving North of La Paz

Hurricane John is lurking of the west coast of Baja and is bringing in some clouds. We learned this afternoon that towns farther west of us have had power outages due to wind but so far, no rain.

With the clouds comes a reduction in the oppressive heat and a more interesting sky for photos.

Todos Santos

Todos Santos is a lively small town on the Pacific side of the peninsula. Apparently home to the (most likely "a") Hotel California.

Northern Crested Caracara

Not far outside the "bustling" center of San Pedro, we found this handsome fellow sitting atop one the multitude of cardon cactus lining the roadway. This is the Northern Crested Caracara.

San Pedro

We headed west and south toward Todos Santos and along the way we passed through the village of San Pedro. Out beside the road we found this fellow roasting a few goats for the restaurant at the roadside.

Museo de La Ballena

We choose to head over the Museo de La Ballena to learn about whales. Naturally, we assumed it would be air conditioned. Naturally, we were wrong.

The Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe

As the heat continues, we thought it'd be smart to visit a nice cool church to take some photos. Well it was nice to visit this church but it was far from cool. You will notice in some of the photos that you see fans. Of course they are off today since there is no service in progress.

Along the Coast to Playa Tecolote

On yet another hot, clear afternoon, we took a drive along the Sea of Cortez to the small seaside resort of Tecolote. Along the way we saw a diverse range of habitats. Above is a look back toward La Paz.

A Bit of Breakfast

Yesterday we decided to rent a car for the duration and our first outing was to have breakfast at nice restaurant in El Centro. The best freshly squeezed orange juice ever.

The Pacific Coast

Our drive from San Jose del Cabo to La Paz took us along the Pacific coast line before heading east to La Paz. We stopped for lunch at a small resort call Cerritos Surf Town.

The Next Adventure

Tomorrow we start our journey on our next adventure. We are spending the night in a hotel near SeaTac airport so that we can catch a 5:30 AM flight out Wednesday morning bound for San José del Cabo in Baja California via San Francisco. From there we drive to La Paz to start our month long house sit.

Pied Currawong Behavior Finally Explained

I finally have an answer to a question I first posed back in August of 2016. We visited the Japanese Garden in Toowoomba, QLD and spied a pair of Pied Currawongs engaged in a rather strange behavior. The original post and the the photos are found here.

Over the Mountain

A drive over the mountain to Albemarle and Nelson Counties took us first to Chile's peach Orchard where we got to enjoy the beauty of the Blue Ridge mountains in all their sunny day glory.

A Visit to Downtown Staunton

A visit to Beverley street reveals a few treasures. One is worth at least 3 cents.

Anzac Biscuits

Yesterday we gave our presentation about our adventure in Australia to our friends (old and new) at Sunnyside in Harrisonburg. We provided some Australian recipes for the kitchen so we'd have some further inspiration fo the audience. The big hit was the Anzac Biscuits. So many people asked for the recipe, I'm posting it here for all to enjoy.

A Little Housekeeping

Now that we've had some time to reflect on our Australian adventure and relax a while, we've generated a bibliography of the many things Australian we found to be helpful, fun, and interesting.

In the sidebar on the right of the blog, you'll see that I've removed the no longer useful clock with the time in Australia and replaced it with an updated list of web pages associated with the blog. Have a read through the bibliography to find a list of books, films, and TV that are about Australia, set in Australia or are written by Australians.

Enjoy

By the way, this incredibly clear stream in the photo is on Fraser Island. Quite drinkable.

Cat Portraits

Now that I've had time to catch the cats here in a post that isn't silly or unflattering, I made a couple portraits for your enjoyment. Above, we see Maguire sitting on the sofa relaxing (what else does a cat do?).

A Few Antiques

Took a short road trip to Lexington for lunch the other day (no, not to the Red Hen) and stopped at an antique mall for a quick look about. Out front we found some statuary that made an interesting composition.