A Baja Landmark
The Baja 1000 starts some miles south of El Rosario and this seventy two year old family run restaurant has always been the first check point.
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In 1930 Anita Espinoza started her business by welcoming hungry, weary travelers into her home. El Rosario at that time was quite literally the end of the road with nothing but desert wilderness stretching southward. That first year only 10 cars passed by her door.
Today her restaurant is still the most popular check point on the Baja 1000 and other off road races. We stopped for her famous lobster burritos and were not disappointed. If you are planning a stop for dinner and a soft bed, I suggest you make reservations for the bed. We didn't, but were lucky enough to get the last two rooms at the Cactus Hotel. Mama Espinoza's lodging also looked full.
A week ago before those macho looking off road vehicles came rumbling into our hotel parking lot in San Felipe I knew nothing about off road racing. I still know nothing about the sport except the name Walker Evans, so this signed photo caught my eye as soon as I entered Mama Espinozas.
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