On our way!

So, I know I promised an entry yesterday, but we've quickly realised that not everything always goes according to plan. We had a great night out in Santa Monica on Saturday night. It included karaoke, Guinness, a very long walk home, a very late night call to Jake Oakland, among some other interesting escapades...

Yesterday my cousin Natalie and her boyfriend Scott drove us to a highway heading out of San Diego. We got on the very windy and hilly road towards Tecate (our border crossing), still feeling the residual effects of the fun night before. It wasn't long before we realised that we weren't going to make it all the way to the border before dark with our fully loaded bikes. No big deal..we roll with the punches!!! We stopped for some food in a small village and our waiter was quick to offer up an under construction room that he had on the lowest level of his house. It was the best case scenario and we slept like babies.

This morning, feeling like a million bucks after a few calisthetics, we hitched a ride with a passerby that took us directly to Tecate. Visa paperwork and payment went without a hitch. The guy working the visa desk was amused by the thought of two americans sleeping in the same tent for a month. lol. We had lunch, a couple of Tecate beers (fitting, right?), I got a buzz haircut, we bought harmonicas, and planned out our day. We've made the decision to avoid the mountains between Tecate and Ensenada by taking a bus. We are a few days behind schedule and both came to the conclusion that we would rather spend time on the beach than battling the windy hilly road over the next two days. It may sound like we are giving up a little, but it was an easy decision after a battling some very hilly stretches and afternoon traffic on the road yesterday.

So, we will be in Ensenada tonight, staying the Ensenada Backpackers Hostel. Looking forward to it! Please spread the word about the blog to friends. I'm not sure if I have the net time and resources to send out a notification email to many people. The url is on my facebook profile.

Until next time!