We’re On a Mission
After leaving The Bay of L.A. we headed down more back roads towards Misión San Francisco de Borja. The desert landscape was verdantly dense with varying cacti and boojum. The boojum is one of the more unique looking plants I’ve seen and looks like an upside-down spiked green carrot – sometimes with a yellow bloom on the top.
A few hours later we arrived at the mission and were greeted by the dogs first (as usual.) There are only a few people out here and one guy pushing a wheelbarrow stopped to talk and gave us quick tour of the church. There are still services here every Sunday, but I can’t imagine where people come from to attend.
There’s a small hot springs here too, but we decided to bag it and head back down the long road to the main highway. We immediately made a wrong turn (no signs out here) and ended up in some sort of bone yard. Cow skulls and fat vultures everywhere. Fortunately, we could still see the mission and headed back and corrected our course. The roads were an occasional challenge, but a few hours later we were back to sweet sweet asphalt.
Hey Bro. Great pictures. The desert looks alot like the deserts around Tucson. I had a great time there. Seems like I got my old bus on a road like that in the Texas Hill Country way back when. Tough little vans aint they. Hope you guys are well. Stay safe.
Bro.
You guys are awesome!
Sending good energy your way…
Thanks!!
!Hola Amigos! Trivia tidbit: Aug. 14th (our anniv)=your departure date on this journey…Feb.14th=V-Day, aka the 6 month mark of your trip, right? Following you daily! 🙂 We just got back from Colo, where this time we took L&W dogsledding/mushing, the real deal! Way cool fun! No skiing this time (except for Larry), due to ltd.# days & doing other diff. activities. Have fune & be safe! Adios!
xoxo – LLL&W
Thinking of you guys – still with you, loving the adventures!
Be well, Bree