As I Walked Out in the Streets of Loreto . . .

Loreto, Mexico
February 21, 2015

We were in Loreto, not Laredo, but that song keeps running through my head. You can listen below to Marty Robbins and Johnny Cash singing it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jSGnXYne8d4
 
I have set a new record! Day 5 of the cruise and I am on my third cruise card. And I haven't even demagnetized one with my iPad yet. When we had to get new cards yesterday, I didn't realize that they deactivated my first card. So, today, I left my 2nd card in the room and used my first card as we were leaving the ship. It beeped, so they wouldn't let me onto the tender. They called up to passenger services, and within minutes a new cruise card had been brought down for me.

Loreto is really charming - just like you would imagine Cabo or Puerto Vallarta used to be before they got all touristy. It's a small town on the Baja Peninsula facing the Sea of Cortez. It is less desert-like than Cabo. Not much less, but it has an abundance of palm trees. It is fairly clean and well cared for.

I am told that some 14,000 ex-pats live here. I think Alaska Airlines flies here. (It doesn't look big enough to have a serious airport.)

We walked a few blocks along the Malecon and then turned up a wide pedestrian street. Upon reaching the zocalo (the town square) we found tourists and locals doing traditional dances while a small band played.

There was a small cathedral in the square and we went inside.

We went to a local spot called Orlando's for lunch.  Cheap margaritas. Two thumbs up for the food.

Should I buy this?

These pelicans are taking their siesta

Loreto is a very pleasant, friendly, slow-moving town. There is not much tourism infrastructure, but I would consider coming here If I wanted to veg out in a warm climate.