Me Llamo….Mojito
It occurs to me that I haven’t covered our itinerary in Baja. Tomorrow, we’ll fly from Seattle to Phoenix to Hermosillo (on the mainland) to Loreto, on the Baja coast of the Sea of Cortez. Our leader is acquainted with the owners of a hotel in Loreto, and we’ll stage our stuff there and stay there Tuesday night. On Wednesday, we’ll fit out our rented kayaks and head for Isla Carmen, one of a group of islands in the Sea of Cortez that comprise a national park. We’ll base camp there and do day trips for a couple of days, then move to a couple of other campsites. We’ll be on the water for 5 - 6 days in all. Then it’s back to Loreto for a couple days of mountain biking, then back to Seattle.
We’re supposed to pick Spanish nicknames. I’ve been mulling this over for several days. “El Jefe” is a non-starter, a he’ll be the guy any potential abdcutors will execute first. “El Guapo” is out, too, and not for the most obvious reason (false advertising) - he’s the first one they’ll violate repeatedly with specially textured pinatas. I think I’ve settled on “Mojito” - a trendy drunk, a modicum of mojo.
