Day Eight: Mulege to El Requeson!

Woke up at 7 am to a beautiful day in Mulege! We were not in a hurry to go anywhere, as our destination this evening was Concepcion Bay, about 20 miles south. So, we enjoyed our surroundings at Hotel Serenidad. Breakfast at the hotel restaurant was not as good as our dinner. Lionel and I chose what we thought were different, authentic Mexican breakfasts: Huevos a la Caballo (eggs with salsa, beans, avocado and ranch cheese) and Molletes (Mexican toast spread with beans, covered with grated cheese and salsa. What we were served was basically the same thing: eggs on a fried tortilla, covered with salsa and a spoonful of beans on the side. The only difference: mine had peas on top :) Oh well, not every meal can be fabulous, right? At least the coffee and the kids pancakes were good!
We watched several of the personal aircraft take off from the airstrip and chatted with some of the pilots. It was good day for flying, and these guys were definitely taking advantage of it. Lionel had to take his Psychology test for school (how terrible to be taking his online course in Baja!) so the kids and I showered up and went for a walk around the grounds. He then took the kids swimming while I updated some of our blog.


The kids then began to "garden" while we packed up our things and loaded up the car.


The hotel landscape is accented with many artifacts from the past, including this old mill wheel.

We were on the road at 12:30, ready to drove through some of the prettiest coastline in all of Baja! South of Mulege, the mountains tumble right down to the Sea of Cortez, where the water is the prettiest shades of blue and turquoise. There are many secluded coves with sandy beaches, most of which are dotted with tents, campers, RV's and palapas. Some are even further developed with small communities. We chose the beach called El Requeson, where there is a sand bar that stretches across the sea to a small island. There aren't too many campers, and there is one open palapa - so we decide to set up camp.




There is still a lot of daylight left, so we casually set up our spot. After all, we have traveled long and hard today ~ a whopping 22 miles!! :) The palapa is the perfect size for our sitting and cooking area, and makes a great hideout from the wind. There are three outhouses to the back of the beach, and several trash cans. The beach is very clean, and obviously well taken care of by the family that lives here.


Our palapa even has a garden! Believe it our not, there were tomatoes and cilantro growing here! It took all of Sis's self control NOT to pick the itty bitty tomatoes!
Our "palapa-eye" view to the sea. Yeah, this IS livin'!

A nice older lady named Rosa came by, selling her handicrafts. We purchased two necklaces and one bracelet handmade from seed beads and shells, for $130 pesos...$10 USD. Then, we set up the tent. Surprise! Sis found Mister's kitty, who had apparently found a hiding place in the nooks and crannies of the tent. Hooray! After a hard day of driving (haha) the kids snuggle into the tent to read.
We played the rest of the day away on the beach, then cooked a yummy dinner of carne asada, pinto beans and onions with fresh tortillas. We then turned in early for a good night's sleep!