All mongrels and all sleek and happy. They visited and were interested in our resident dogs but seemed very self sufficient. We didn't see one unhappy critter. Likewise, the Mexican people in Baja, though often living very humbly, were well-dressed and well built. The kids who swarmed around in batches, sometimes looking for money and sweets, were not at all needy.
Tourists seem to be a form of recreation, good for handouts.
Wherever we stopped, we drew vendors of one sort or another. It was understood that the seller named a high price and then the buyer bargained until a mutual agreement was come by. It took me awhile to overcome my hesitation and to undertake a purchase. After the warmth of San Ignacio, the temperature on the east coast dropped to chilly, then cold. The wind continued biting.