2010-2011 TransUS /Baja California/ Baja Sur

 In December we took off west to Tampa (Lazydays) for a major service and then headed north and west out of Florida across the Panhandle towards New Orleans. We parked the RV in Robert and drove in to see the sights. To put it mildly....'we were not impressed'......dirty,and not much to see.........the French Quarter was a couple of blocks;very much in need of some tlc!!   On we went to New Braunfels for Christmas. Its 40 miles north of San Antonio. We saw the Alamo;bought a Davey Crocket hat for my brother;walked the Riverwalk in 40 degrees;had lunch at an Irish Pub , and then drove back to the coach.
  Then we continued west to Las Cruces.NM for New Years. It snowed !!!  On New Years Day we managed to lock ourselves out of the coach  in a rest stop near Willcox AZ. it was 45 deg,4.00 pm and our cell phones,keys and wallets were in the coach !!  The door had popped open at 70 mph and I thought I could fix it with WD40. Bad move.....lubricating the friction pads allowed the latch to set when I shut the door rather forcefully !!!
There are now spare door keys in a magnetic box attached somewhere outside !!!
 A very nice trucker called a locksmith who arrived 1 hour later,on New years Day, to let us back into the Big Green Bus !!
With stops in Tuscon, Yama and La Mesa we arrived in San Diego on the 11th of December,in time to fly back to Fort Pierce.FL for Jane's Mum's 90th.
Back in San Diego 4 days later we set about getting ready for our Baja Adventure.  New front tires ; transmission oil and filters;hydraulic fluid and filter;roof paint;supplies and food etc. 
We were ready to leave with http://www.bajawinters.com/ on the 27th January in company with 13 other rigs (RV's and fifth wheelers.)
 Day one saw us across the border at Tecate and running down to Estero Beach RV Resort and Hotel for our first night . It was a long day with some really challenging twists and turns,grades and amazing scenery before rounding the headland and being awed by the view descending into Ensenada.
Day 2 took us to  San Quentin ,El Pabellon RV resort where we had a great potluck dinner around a blazing campfire right on the beach!!
Day 3 takes us up into the mountains to Catavina,Santa Inez Ranch where we again circled the wagons and after a bunkhouse dinner , spent the evening singing and  joking around another campfire!
Day 4 Leaving the Ranch we passed through an agricultural inspection (Nematodes)and then a military checkpoint as we entered Baja Sur.
We arrived in Guerro Negro after 2.00pm ,  named after a US whaler that ran aground on the treacherous sandbars. Tomorrow we are going Whale Watching.  You actually get to 'pat' the whales as they bring the newborn for us to see!!
I might add...the driving is very intense!!  The roads are one lane each way and much narrower than US roads ....so......when an 18 wheeler approaches at 70 mph........we now pull over as far as we can and stop. One coach has already had a mirror encounter !!
The roads may have no shoulder;just a drop off varying from  a few inches to a foot or more  unless there is a gully and then it might be 100's of feet.!!! 
Aside from these issues we are in mountainous country where sweeping curves may have a  huge dropoff with no barrier just to add to the excitement !!   Jane is on the edge of her seat keeping me informed of where we are in relation to the abyss !!
Learning to operate the CB radio has been fun for her. We use it to pass info between RV's and to allow us to let vehicles pass us safely . The 'wagon master' leads us in a big pickup and constantly relays info to us on road conditions,drop offs and oncoming traffic. Our 'tailgunner' keeps us informed of vehicles coming from behind. As each one comes up  we   use left indicators to let them know it is clear to pass each vehicle in succession.
If I dont get eaten by a whale tomorow there will be more posted soon !!!