Cycling from Loreto to El Juncalito in Mexico
Leaving Loreto, I cycled toward El Juncalito as part of my bike tour across Mexico. My destination - A very kind Warmshowers host.
Cycling from Loreto
(Blog post written December 6th, 2009. Part of my Alaska to Argentina bicycle touring trip)
I only had a short day of some fifteen miles to do today, so there was no point in leaving early. After a breakfast of bean burritos, it was a matter of using up the time until midday.
A combination of internet, eating and shopping did the trick ! The road between Loreto and Juncalito was pretty easy, with one minor climb which afforded great views from a Mirador (lookout) over El Chenque Bay and Isla Mestiza.
El Junaclito, Mexico
At the turnoff to El Juncalito, I followed the dirt road down into the fishing village, and located the house I was looking for.
The purple and green building belonged to Roberta, a Warmshowers host, and I was soon made to feel at home.
After a great ham, cheese, mustard and tomato roll, I went up to sit on the balcony. Roberta has hung up two water tables which attract dozens of hummingbirds, which I think you can see in the photograph.
After a snooze and a shower, Roberta cooked a great dinner, and we had a bit of a chat. I was particularly impressed with her paintings! Roberta has a caravan for Warmshowers guests such as myself to use, where I wrote in the guestbook, wrote my journal, and watched a film on my netbook (The Hangover).
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Dave is a UK travel writer living in Athens since 2015. With 20 years of firsthand travel experience and over 80,000 km of bicycle touring across six continents, he's been blogging at Dave's Travel Pages since 2005. Every guide is based on places he's actually been.
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