Saturday November 12th 2011

We got back to Indianapolis IN with the Jeep on October  16th. After setting up the Jeep for towing  and stocking up the coach,we had dinner ,on the 19th with an old friend,Cliff Cooper,a retired paramedic from Indianapolis,and his lovely wife Tonda . Cliff crewed for me from Morgans Bluff,Andros,Bahamas to Vero Beach in 2007. We have stayed in touch ever since.
Leaving Indianapolis on the 21st October we realised there was not enough time to drive to Seattle and down the west coast to CA before winter set in so we decided to head towards  Texas. On the way we planned to meet other RVers and drive from Laredo TX to Puerto Vallarta. Mexico.  That plan was aborted because without 12 payments on the Jeep loan under our belt,Suntrust Bank would not issue a letter of permission required by the Mexican authorities to issue a temporary Import Permit for the Jeep. 
So......Plan B.......join http://www.bajawinters.com/ on November 3rd 2011 and do the Snowbird Caravan to Los Barriles,BSC. coming back to San Diego in March 2012.
We arrived at the Playa Norte RV Park in Los Barriles on Wed.Nov 9th. We are set up on the beach. It feels good to here.  We have one week here(included in the Caravan fee) and then will head south 75 miles to the Villa Serena RV Park and Hotel in Cabo San Lucas next Wednesday 16th Nov.
Departing the KOA in San Diego CA  we crossed the border at Tecate. After a nice wine tasting en route we arrived in Ensenada . Right downtown the coach overheated;warning buzzers and lights telling me to pull over. John Smith ,our intrepid caravan leader and the other RVer Les, helped us  decide we should top up as necessary and make small hops (3 miles) untill we got to the Estero Beach RV park and Hotel. It took 3 hops,topping up the cooling water header tank with 4 gallons of water each stop.
 Next morning we found the bust hose (dash and coach heater supply),bought more hose and coolant at Autozone in Ensendada and   were back on the road by 1230pm . headed to San Quintin,Los Olivos RV Park. It was cooler ,rainy and foggy.  We snuggled down for the night.
Next day,Nov 5th at 0800 we departed for Gurerro Negro,Hotel Malarrimo and RV park arriving at 3.30pm. After splurging $330 pesos on a great dinner and several glasses of Gato Negro we hit the sack at 10.30pm.
Because of a screw up with time zones Jane  and I got up and readied ourselves fo departure an hour earlier than needed !! Leaving at 0730 we made it to Santispac Beach,Mulege at 1230pm !!   We stayed 2 days here buying new exhaust hangers for the generator exhaust we broke entering a Pemex station with a steep incline that made the coach rear end drag on the road!!
Becky and John,our Caravan hosts made a wicked tequila cocktail for our "Pot Luck" dinner on the 2nd night  after I had fixed the gennerator  exhaust.
Spending the next night at Palapa 206 in Cuidad Constitution we arrived in Los Barriles on November 9th for a 7 day rest before heading down to Cabo San Lucas.
We have Sirius XM radio but no TV .Direct TV put up a new satellite effectively cutting off thousands of Snowbirds satellite reception. We have ordered a complete set up from the Canadian Satellite Co,Shaw Direct whose signal is still well recieved even this far south.
Next up date soon and pics to follow.  J&J