The adventure begins! Sitting inside an internet cafe in La Paz I can attribute that the terrain is not the only thing remote in Baja. My expectation to post daily quickly changed as soon as we traveled past Tecate. The internet connections are sparse and slow, as is the culture on this wonderful peninsula. As soon as the race started it was an adventure, but in a way no one wanted. Los Angeles traffic was HELL, and trying to work our way to the border was less than thrilling. Bumper to bumper on an 8 lane highway all the way

Getting race ready… or just having a beer. As Chad and I pull into the Residence Inn at Redondo Beach, it feels like we are entering the set of the next Mad Max movie. Every parking spot taken by bikes, buggy’s, SUVs, small trucks, large trucks, REALLY large trucks, and even some sports cars outfitted with off-road tires. Racing gear is everywhere, people are changing tires, fixing suspension, or already searching for the last beer in the ice of their cooler. Finding the EarthCruiser crew, it wasn’t too hard, we had a quick chat then headed inside the hotel for

T-minus 23 days until the Baja XL Rally begins. As our excitement builds for the start of the rally, we thought you’d like to know a bit more about us, and the other EC owners going. Team Leaders: Lance Gillies and Michelle Boltz are the founders of EarthCruiser, and will be leading the caravan through the Baja. While neither of them has driven the Baja before, their experience with travelling across remote places and over rugged terrain is extensive. Lance started out building road trains in Australia, and was well known as a competitive 4×4 enthusiast competing in many international