strongbad being a hobo thread

[strongbad]

will do brother

[??????]

Seen any sexy Latina girls
they're really into gringos

[strongbad]

Yeah too many

Traveling would be much different if I was single lol

[strongbad]

Me n the bois

[YPrrrr]

Strongbad you must have calves of the gods by now damn

[C.Mongler]

damn everyone has some nice lookin calves

[strongbad]

It is going to be sad watching muscle atrophy set in while I inevitably ride much less during Seattle winter. Never before have I been able to see veins on my thighs lol

[??????]

veins happen when your body fat percentage is between 6-9% teehee

[strongbad]

I was inspecting my thighs after you posted that and my veins are gone. I've chubbed up from my rest days in Baja sur lol

Yesterday's ride to todos Santos was p chill. Got a flat on my front tire like 3/4 of the way there and threw on my spare tube since I'm tired of patching shit on the side of the road. Decided to patch it once I got to my host's house. We rolled up to the Todos Santos Brewery first thing, and enjoyed our first craft beers since Tijuana. V fun. Our host met us a couple hours after and we walked to his place.

Our host Kevin is a guy in his 60s who has been living on Baja sur for about 6 years now. Not retired (just extended travel, kind of neat), and has rescued two street dogs and cats. The dogs are incredibly obedient and well behaved. He gave us lots of beer and treated us to tacos at a local spot. He is in insanely good shape and is a vegetarian which is impressive in Mexico. He does a lot of cycling, surfing, and backpacking in the nearby mountains. Always brings his two dogs too.

Woke up this morning and went to check my bike tires, since we were planning on riding an hour to a nearby beach. The tube I'd put on yesterday was holding up but my REAR tire was now flat. I've lost count of the number of flats I've gotten on Baja alone and not investing in tires with better rolling resistance is probably my biggest regret. Anyways, I took it off and found some wire lodged in my tire and the adjacent tube puncture. Removed and patched it, and decided to go buy a new tube from the town's only bike shop since my tube had like 4 patches already.

Also Kevin made us a huge breakfast of eggs, potatoes, and oatmeal pancakes with great seasonings and condiments. Staying with people like him has really inspired me to cook more when i return.

Turned out the bike shop is closed until the 1st so I'll have to rely on my super patched tire. Luckily I only have one more riding day so I should be okay without an unscathed backup tube. Shits so annoying regardless.

[Kalahari Inkantation]

During the flat boring part after the hill, a car pulled up to me and an older Mexican lady said "David?". Wtf? I'd contacted this woman on warmshowers about a week prior and she had said she would be out of town but I should talk to her daughter.

She was able to recognize and name you, while driving, despite never having met you before? Am I understanding correctly?

that's honestly amazing lol

[strongbad]

During the flat boring part after the hill, a car pulled up to me and an older Mexican lady said "David?". Wtf? I'd contacted this woman on warmshowers about a week prior and she had said she would be out of town but I should talk to her daughter.

She was able to recognize and name you, while driving, despite never having met you before? Am I understanding correctly?

that's honestly amazing lol

I left out an important detail: when we met that mexican couple in Loreto they showed us a WhatsApp group that is basically warmshowers in Mexico on WhatsApp, and they posted about us and where we were. This lady was also on the group so she knew roughly where we'd be. Also there are so few people cycling Baja during the summer (dec-jan is when most people do it due to the heat) that it was likely that the guy she saw on the highway was the one who'd messaged her (keep in mind that Baja is basically just one highway all the way down)

Was still very neat but not totally unrealistic

[Kalahari Inkantation]

(keep in mind that Baja is basically just one highway all the way down)

now that's interesting

Are there basically no residential areas beyond that one highway? Is that the case for both BC and BC Sur?

[strongbad]

I mean there are a few exceptions but I'd go as far as to say that 99.9% of Baja lives off the highway, or on a city off the highway. I think that the scarcity of resources (water esp) really enforces this idea.

Baja is really fascinating, though. If you want a fun 1-2 week adventure I'd totally recommend driving the peninsula. You could do everything that I did (camp on beaches, eat amazing food for cheap) without having to bike lol

[Mando Pandango]

Yeah man you've convinced me to get a bike and take some trips this summer. This sounds like an amazing experience

[strongbad]

That's awesome! Let me know if you want some bike recommends.