Gonzaga Bay - Coco's Corner

Having settled into Baja pace while in San Felipe, Petey loaded up after two nights and headed south along the Sea of Cortez.  With no set destination for the night we ended up stopping in Gonzaga Bay which is an easy drive from San Felipe.  Beautiful beach setting with camping right on the beach. One other camper on the entire beach which is probably over a mile in length.  More hanging out around camp and taking Petey for long walks while watching the sunset.

Gonzaga Bay on the Sea of Cortez. 

Camp for the evening.

Necessary item for fish taco's.  I've eaten about 50% of my body weight in fish and shrimp taco's and I've only been down here about a full week now.  God help me if I stay a full month.

After a night in Gonzaga Bay we headed to CoCo's corner the following morning.  For those who are not aware who CoCo is ... a little background or you can simply go to YouTube and type in CoCo's Corner and watch videos.  He's a legend in the off road community and has been out in the middle of nowhere now for 24 years.  He has lost both legs to diabetes and is now 73 years old, or so he says regarding his age.  He gets around with some heavy leather type protection over his stumps and via his quad.   He is quite a character and a fun place to stop in.  He also loves the senorita's and has the women who stop in donate a pair of panties which he proudly displays throughout his establishment.  Establishment is a loose term here.  A one of a kind....they don't make many like this anymore.

It's about 40 miles of some rough road once the pavement ends until you hit pavement.  CoCo's is a about half way in.

CoCo's Corner

The famous CoCo himself holding court.

He wanted me to leave Petey with him.  Stated that if he didn't work out as a guard dog he'd make good Carne Asada.

Had a sticker from my friend Brian who owns Atomic Moto so I got CoCo to hold the sticker prior to placing on the wall of fame.

CoCo is not shy and decided I needed to help him out for awhile since I had no where to be.  Didn't mind at all and we spent the time erecting a new pole at his entrance while Petey chased his cats around the enclosure.

After leaving I had stopped to let Petey out and saw a biker coming up the road from quite a ways off.  Waited and realize it's a scooter with a young girl on it.  If you've been out here on this road you'll know it's really not scooter terrain.  Thing was loaded and she was headed for CoCo's.  She rides and the stop at CoCo's is a must among riders in Baja.  She had been on the road, solo out of Rhode Island, for the past ten months with 21,000 miles to her credit.  Had been all the way down to Cabo and was working her way back to the border. Was fun to talk about her trip and talk motorcycles and previous rides we'd each been on.  Solo woman on a scooter in the middle of Baja....you've got to give her some major points.

More to come.  Whale watching from Laguna Ojo de Liebre.