Hi to everyone.

I know that I told you that my next mail will be from Mexico, but a lot of things can happen in one month and only 1000 km.

On the first day of the New Year I was so frustrated in a way that I haven't been all my life.  In the middle of the desert all my stuff was stolen. I went to the toilet in the valley under the road for 3 minuets and some Mexican took my entire house, 3 minutes I didn't watch my bags and it's gone.

Do you know someone that his house was stolen?

I felt stupid, angry and miserable and I almost cried.

I screamed like I never screamed in my life:

Haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!

I had luck that they didn't take "Amuna" (my bicycle), my camera bag and the small handlebar bag that was with me.

I was in the middle of nowhere (the closest village was 50 km away) and the sun was strong. I sat down on the road for 10 minuets trying to think what to do next; I knew that I needed to go back to the states to organize new equipment in order to continue as fast as possible.

I decided to stop some police cars. When I saw "policia, policia" I told them my story and they looked at me and starred: "Who is this crazy guy that looks like hell and has only a bicycle with him in the middle of the Baja desert?"

I was really down mentally and then I saw this smiling cactus that was next to the road (photo #1), and started to think in a more perspective way.  I got all the really important stuff on me: my bike, passport, money, camera and my diary. Sometimes the dream becomes a nightmare but it is still a dream and a big one-I was only 800 km from San Diego so it could have been much worst.

From the sky came two angels (Jeff and lefty), Two American surfers that stopped to see what's going on.

"Hey dude, we are going to our house in san Diego. Do you want a ride?"

We drove to the police in the next town, they told me that it is not the first time that something like this had happened in this area and that their are some bad people on the way "at least you didn't see them because they could have hurt you "

San Diego- Here I come!

"We know some people that know some people in the TV news channel, maybe they will be interested in your story" Jeff told me. The day after I was in the news channel smiling and telling my story.

http://www.fox6.com/mediacenter/local.aspx?videoId=401286@video.fox6.com&navCatId=5

One day I'm in the desert in Mexico and in the next day I'm seating in a nice house watching myself on the HD TV.

In my birthday I was without my house, but with good friends making lemonade out of fresh lemons.

My first birthday in the big trip out of at least 2 more to go.

I'm almost done organizing all the equipment that I need.  Some people that saw me in the news called and told me that they will drop me on their way south on the same place that I stopped.  On Saturday I will continue my journey from the same place.

I want to tell you a secret:  It can happen again and it is part of the adventure, it wouldn't have been an adventure if it was 100% safe on the road.

On the week that I was in Mexico I had a really great time: nice people, great food and simple life like my life-What can be simpler then taking a bike and cycling around the world?

I love the Mexicans but if I will see a Mexican guy walking with a "north face" jacket in the middle of the desert I don't know what I will do to him.

I'm learning Spanish but meanwhile I am talking with the Mexicans my "jinji" language: a language with some little Spanish, little English mixed with a big smile. 

Also in Israel, people knew what happened to me very fast (on TV) and if you didn't see it, here is the link:

http://news.nana10.co.il/Article/?ArticleID=530760&TypeID=1&sid=126

Thank you for your supporting mails, you are my fuel.

Please don't worry I'm ok.

In life like in the mountains:  The only way to know what is the feeling to be on the top of the mountain is to start from the lowest place in the valley.

"I just want to live while I am alive" (Bon Jovi).

Love you all and keep on smiling.

Jinji