Day 1 Mexico

We made it! Had a short morning ride to the border then crossed, got our visas, and caught a bus to San Quitin via Ensenada. Everything went very smoothly. We ended up catching a bus from right beside the San Ysidro crossing to Ensenada. We timed it perfectly - our bikes were loaded on the bus and we were off within about 15 minutes of arriving in Tijuana. In Ensenada we caught another perfectly timed bus and now here we are! Not the nicest place...although we found a nice hotel (with bonus wifi) near the bus station. I think we'll likely leave early tomorrow morning and try to get to Guererro Negro (about a 6 hour bus ride) before dark.

Our pretty much total lack of Spanish has been alright so far. I find it really frustrating and embarrassing to be so dumb, but Brydone is helping me to see the funny side. He learned today that "double" when asking for a hotel room means two beds, not two people (just like at home!). We have a very spacious room tonight.

The bus is so fast! It was a nice change to just toss the bikes in the bus and cover so many miles so quickly. Kilometers I mean! Also nice to be back to metric; miles are so long. :) The road would have been pretty tough to cycle to here I think. I know lots of people do it, but it's busy and narrow and hilly. I'm sure I'll miss biking pretty soon and will look forward to riding soon.

Goodnight!

Rill