{"id":8872,"date":"2016-04-15T18:49:19","date_gmt":"2016-04-16T01:49:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/malimish.com\/blog\/?p=8872"},"modified":"2019-11-10T03:44:07","modified_gmt":"2019-11-10T11:44:07","slug":"san-ignacio-baja-california-sur-mexico","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/malimish.com\/blog\/2016\/04\/15\/san-ignacio-baja-california-sur-mexico\/","title":{"rendered":"San Ignacio, Baja California Sur, Mexico."},"content":{"rendered":"

Our next stop on the road through Baja California Sur is the small town of San Ignacio. We heard that it was a date palm oasis in the middle of the desert but were pleasantly surprised to also find an old church and square when we pulled into town.<\/p>\n

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The stunning Mission San Ignacio was founded in 1728\u00a0by Juan Bautista Luyando.<\/p>\n

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I’m a huge sucker for old churches and graveyards, well… anything old really, so we took a quick stroll through the mission and its grounds.<\/p>\n

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The old lumber, the peeling paint, the faded statues, the stone floors, the smell of the concrete walls. I love it all.<\/p>\n

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Opposite of the mission sits a square that the center of town surrounds. The kids immediately got down to the business of playing tag on the slippery tile.<\/p>\n

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It didn’t take long for one of many stray pups of Baja to join in on the fun.<\/p>\n

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Luka wipes everyone’s kisses. Mine included.<\/p>\n

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The kids insisted that there was one thing missing from the town’s square. Gargoyles! So here was their best impression.<\/p>\n

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After our visit in town, we drove down the road a bit to settle into a campground for the evening.<\/p>\n

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We ended up at Camp Los Petates. We found a spot right on the water, looking at a date palm oasis.<\/p>\n

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The kids immediately found bamboo fishing poles and tried to catch us some dinner.<\/p>\n

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Hey, Mila! What’s so funny.<\/p>\n

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Yeah, those American Coots are pretty funny.<\/p>\n

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The main part of the campground was pretty packed with campers by the time we arrived.<\/p>\n

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We ended up setting up shop closer\u00a0to the road since there was an empty spot at that end of the campground. The road noise ended up being a non-issue since the town is pretty small and most people prefer to not drive at night.<\/p>\n

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San Ignacio ended up being a one night stop for us since Dan had a week off and we wanted to see as much as possible.<\/p>\n

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Before we left town, we ended up at campground\/hotel\/reastaurant called Rice & Beans in order for our friend Nathan to pick up a package he had shipped. Ends up that getting mail shipped to Baja is pretty unreliable so he had to get it rerouted to another town.<\/p>\n

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We took advantage of their amenities though. The kids soaked their little toes in a freezing pool.<\/p>\n

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We also grabbed a bite to eat at their restaurant. Mila was quiet happy with the cat situation there.<\/p>\n

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Our breakfast of choice is coffee and chilaquiles.<\/p>\n

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Hey kids. Next time order your own chilaquiles. Hands off.<\/p>\n

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Before we left San Ignacio, we noticed a sticker from a\u00a0surf spot called C Street\u00a0in\u00a0our old hometown of Ventura which made us smile.<\/p>\n

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Thanks for reading,
\nMarlene<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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