I just flew back from Baja last night. I’m staying by the beach in Santa Monica, recuperating, and thinking about the 1,230 off-road motorcycle trip I just took from Ensenada to Cab San Lucas. We did 1,230 miles in 6 days, averaging 37 MPH. We drove down the entire Baja Peninsula, cris-crossing from coast to coast and back in a single day. It was amazing how varied the landscape would be in a given day - as you reduced or gained altitude, as you approached or went away from the Ocean, neared big mineral deposits. Alien and beautiful country. Major stops included Enseneda, San Quintin, Bahia De Los Angeles, San Ignacio, San Juanico, Loreto, La Paz, Todos Santos and finally, Cabo San Lucas. Along the way I managed to slip by cows, horses, donkeys, snakes, fly swarms, rabbits and coyotes. Made it to Cabo in one piece, but I’m pretty beat up - swollen hands with large blisters, bruised shoulder, knees and shins. Sore all over. I have new respect for the sport and particularly the Baja Peninsula. I’ll write a bunch of posts this coming week that talk about the memorable moments - way too much for one post. But yes, it is done. Done and done.