Merry Christmas 2012 from Los Barriles

We'll be sitting on the beach, with our feet in the sand, drinking cervesas for Christmas. We have found an RVing "family" to spend it with - 2 couples travelling together from Washington (with 5 dogs)  & a German woman  travelling alone with her dog. We have been enjoying their company - meals out, cervesas by the campfire & trips out exploring. They have shown us a lovely waterfall & pond at the end of a dry arroyo that appears out of nowhere, tumbles down the rocks into a stream that slowly disappears again. Another trip involved going to the dump where we watched cows pulling open plastic bags & eating the garbage! We have plans to enjoy "Christmas pizza" in El Triunfo with them on the 25th.
We've watched a "dune buggy, etc." race through the sand - spectators much too close to the action, but exciting. Out our front window we see dozens of kite-boarders  -which means that it's awfully windy! We also see "flying" manta rays near the shore - they leap out of the water, the fall back in, kind of like skipping a stone along the water. Could be warmer, but still wearing shorts,( sweater required, even with the campfire, which is next to the community Christmas tree.)
Robin & I did a day trip to Cabo Pulmo - hoping to return for a snorkelling trip as it has the only coral reef in the Sea of Cortez. Another delightful Mexican road - first paved, then full of potholes, then the pavement ends & the washboard sand begins. Lovely beaches but lots of waves that day. Excellent taco lunch (picture to follow).
We plan to move to an RV park just outside of Cabo San Lucas on Dec 26. If it seems OK we may stay there 1 month - it would be a treat to have full hook-ups & WiFi every day. After that it's the long road home - Robin keeps telling me that it will then be my turn to drive - not likely!
We miss family & friends, but we look forward to catching up in the spring, we hope everyone has a wonderful Merry Christmas & a Happy New Year!

Still Living the Dream!