Mulege, Mexico

Charlie, Marji, John and I flew to Baja California to see the grey whales last weekend. Our pilot was Charlie Jackson, Sun Labs’ Webmaster. Our  Cessna 182 Skylane II was one of four private planes on the trip from the Shoreline Flying Club. Below are pictures of  Mulege, Mexico, where we stayed. Mulege is pronounced MOO-leh-hey.

Mulege is a popular fly-in location for General Aviation even though it offers the simplest runway, no tower and no fuel. The Saturday night pig roast at Hotel Serenidad (immediately next to the runway) is excellent, and day trips include whale watching, ancient cave painting tours, and scuba diving.

There were patriotic posters up around town from 2003 celebrating the 156th aniversary of the heroic defense of Mulege. Other posters celebrated “Mulege Divers Since 1705” and tourist opportunities. Mulege is on the Mulege river at the Sea of Cortez. The best flowers in town were the violet, red, and apricot bouganvillea. The vine trunks were often a foot or more wide.

Our group stayed at various hotels in town: Las Casitas, Hacienda, and Terrazas. Terrazas (where Charlie, Marji, John and I were) offered clean rooms, a friendly lobby
dog (Bellina), a  Lotus 7 parked out front, and a good breakfast that always took over an hour to cook and serve even if we were the only ones eating and we ordered the night before. Hacienda is right next to the town amphitheater (loud music until 2 am) and offered dirty sheets. Las Casitas is next to the church (morning bells!) and offered
a good restaurant and very helpful staff who speak English. We often ate at Las Casitas but they did not have enough rooms for all four planes.

Images Copyright 2008 by Katy Dickinson and John Plocher