The Big City: La Paz

I left Lopez Mateos early, drove the 59 km back to Ciudad Constitucion, then headed for La Paz, 210 km away.  I am not a "big city" guy, and La Paz is basically as big as it gets in the Baja, with a population of over 220,000.  But I was headed to La Ventana, and La Paz was on the way, might as well stop.  I only spent one night in La Paz, camped at Aquamarina RV Park, essentially right in town, and within easy biking distance of the malecon and a ton of bars, restaurants and shops along the Bahia de la Paz.  The Park was expensive, at $500 pesos per night, but the bathrooms were great, flush toilets, hot showers, and very clean.  But again, the Wifi was real iffy, and I little luck connecting.  But I did get in a couple of bike rides, into the center of action and along the malecon, nice to get moving.  And, during one of my rides, I happened upon Mena and Dori again, walking their dog along the malecon.  It was so funny to just randomly run across them while I was biking, exchange more information, catch up on what was going on.  They were staying all week, as Carnival was taking place in La Paz the end of the week, and weekend, and they really wanted to experience that event.  I was off to La Ventana, so I would not be around for Carnival, but I did enjoy my brief visit to La Paz, and it was great to run into them again.

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