Beach camping in the Baha means traversing a dirt road into a spit of white sand dotted with several palapas and semi-walled thatched roof huts, which you are grateful for as the wind kicks up. Amenities include an occasional trash can and a dilapidated pit toilet, which I have decide to forgo, as I pull out my small marine toilet, which I stowed just for this occasion. No cell service. But the beaches are plentiful, relaxing and provide an outdoor camp experience that is hard to find in today’s world. Some of our favorites spots were Playa La Gringa, El Coyote, La Perla and Ojas de Libre.

La Perla, our small beach in a delightful cove, has 4 campers tonight – a woman fire fighter from Alaska, a couple from Albuquerque renting a house in Mulege for 4 months and a couple traveling the Baja on their motorcycles. You meet interesting travelers beachside, who love being out in nature and need no amenities.

Hiking the arroyo from out beach led us through some lush Sonoran Desert to a rocky beach for some FUN and interesting beach combing. A true pleasure disconnecting from the world, amusing oneself with cool outdoor stuff, like lounging in the hammock with a good read.

Late afternoon brings the local vendor selling fresh ceviche and on-the-spot chopped fresh fruit with pineapple, kiwi, bananas and mango. Sipping a soft glass of cab, locally grown in the Valle de Guadalupe, we watched the sea birds play and a full moon rise over the Sea of Cortez as the bioluminescence danced along the shoreline.

We decide to stay a second night…