Baja California Sur

So I just got back from the land of cactus, Baja California. It was so, so pretty. Baja California looks like what people expect México to look like. So many cacti. And donkeys. And tiny towns that are the absolute stereotype of México. You won't see any guys dressed up in Mariachi costumes leaning against cacti with an empty bottle of tequila though. The spikes on the cacti are like two inches long. I didn't take photos because I didn't really want to take my really expensive camera with me, but lots of other people did, so when they send me photos I will do a photo post.

So yeah. Trip was awesome. It started with a 16 hour ferry trip... which was not so awesome, but fun anyway. The boat was pretty ugly. And dirty (everything in México is really dirty). But the people were fun.

We got to La Paz the next day and a few of us went for a swim, then went on a random tour to a cathedral and a museum and a reptile park. The reptile park was by far the most fun. I got to dance with a snake. i say dance because that is how people watching described it. They said because I was so calm and 'enchanted' by the snake it almost looked like a dance. Most people were pretty damn scared of it when they held it, so I think i stood out a bit.

The next day we went to some place, which I cant remember the name... I will look for the itinerary and get it when I do the photo post. It was there that we went whale spotting, which was pretty awesome. I was like less than a foot away from touching the whale, but it swam away from me =(. Only the Japanese girls got to touch the whales.

We went out that night too, to the beach and then some random club. It was pretty damn awesome, although freaky Méxican men invaded and started hitting on some of the girls, which was annoying. Our Rotarian guys protected us though so it was all good. Dancing to Méxican music is very fun. My favourite is reggaetón, which isnt purely Méxican, but its still awesome.

The next day we went to San Cabo, a tourist town. It was very, very pretty and I bought lots of souvenirs. Well not lots. I bought some miniature sombreros for my blazer. *shrug* I probably bought more souvenirs in La Paz. But yeah. San Cabo was awesome. So, so nice. The beach was very nice, but I didn't go swimming. I was too tired as I only had about 2 hours sleep that morning.

Nyeah. Unfortunately there wasn't much of a party that night (so I actually got a healthy amount of sleep), but it was still pretty fun. I made friends with lots of people. Mostly Germans actually. I think I may have learnt more German than Spanish on that trip, but thats ok. I learn Spanish all the time at home. I have decided I am going to try and learn German and Spanish at the same rate. They are very different so I won't get confused, which is good and I already know some so it will be easier. By the end of this year I plan to be proficient in Spanish, German, French and Portugese, so I expect that will keep me occupied. If the Japanese girls can learn Spanish, English and a little French in 6 months then I can so learn all those in a year. So yeah. Thats the plan.

Anyway. I am massively tired. To get back to Mazatlán we took a ferry, then a really long bus trip. But the bus didnt leave until about 2 in the morning for some reason I don't really understand. Something went wrong with a book or something... And some girl's luggage got stolen, which held things up too. So yeah. I will now go and attempt to get some rest. Buenas noches.