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Heading south

jkruk - 1-12-2016 at 10:24 AM

Anyone traveling south next week? Leaving Tahoe Tuesday leisure trip to San Diego cross Thursday / catavina/mulege.?

4x4abc - 1-12-2016 at 02:53 PM

would you ask another car to drive with you to Las Vegas?

Do you think Mexicans ask someone to travel with them from La Paz to Ensenada?
Would a Mexican ask someone to drive from Ensenada to Las Vegas?

Why are Americans are so afraid of the rest of the world? They have everything we all have. Same cars. Same gas. Same (kinda) food. Same drinks. Same effed up banks. They use bathrooms, sleep in beds, brush their teeth, drive their kids to school.

One thing is scary, they are very kind and friendly.

rhintransit - 1-12-2016 at 03:03 PM

Quote: Originally posted by 4x4abc  
would you ask another car to drive with you to Las Vegas?

Do you think Mexicans ask someone to travel with them from La Paz to Ensenada?
Would a Mexican ask someone to drive from Ensenada to Las Vegas?

Why are Americans are so afraid of the rest of the world? They have everything we all have. Same cars. Same gas. Same (kinda) food. Same drinks. Same effed up banks. They use bathrooms, sleep in beds, brush their teeth, drive their kids to school.

One thing is scary, they are very kind and friendly.


hum...someone got up on the wrong side of the bed today.

people have lots of reasons for seeking company for a trip, anywhere. thats why there's a forum here: Baja Shared Travel, Ride-Alongs, Convoys. hope you find what you are looking for, jkruk




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4x4abc - 1-12-2016 at 03:36 PM

OK, I'll go back to bed.

mtgoat666 - 1-12-2016 at 03:40 PM

Quote: Originally posted by 4x4abc  
would you ask another car to drive with you to Las Vegas?

Do you think Mexicans ask someone to travel with them from La Paz to Ensenada?
Would a Mexican ask someone to drive from Ensenada to Las Vegas?

Why are Americans are so afraid of the rest of the world? They have everything we all have. Same cars. Same gas. Same (kinda) food. Same drinks. Same effed up banks. They use bathrooms, sleep in beds, brush their teeth, drive their kids to school.

One thing is scary, they are very kind and friendly.


Hey crank old man,
Why do you off roaders travel in packs like girls go to the bathroom at restaurants?

P.s I know a some Mexicans that would ask for company traveling from Ensenada to Las Vegas, they just prefer to travel with another instead of alone.

AKgringo - 1-12-2016 at 04:43 PM

It is not always about a concern for safety! My parents spent most winters on the road throughout the southwest and Mexico through the 60s and 70s, and then started doing summer trips to the north when my dad retired.

They did solo trips sometimes, but they frequently did convoys (sometimes leading them) with other travel minded folks. It was a social thing in the days of cheap gas and CB radios. Every stop was pretty much a meet and greet, and my mom was a world class talker! My dad's ears also got a well deserved change of pace.

My trips tend to be unplanned getaways (dental vacations excepted) so convoys aren't my thing. Traveling alone with a dog is getting a little old, so I may look for a travel partner on my next trip, but it would have nothing to do with safety!

David K - 1-12-2016 at 05:08 PM

We do have fun when camping with others and doing convoys to exotic places like Mission Santa Marķa and The Pole Line Road are not for any concerns about safety from Mexicans, but for safety for getting out of there. It is a lot of fun to travel off road and camp together with other Baja Nomads. Campfire time is the best. Hear Baja Bucko as she sings to us at Mission Santa Marķa in 2010 on the YouTube posted.

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jkruk - 1-12-2016 at 06:46 PM

Thank you for the support! Older truck, 70 being caucious , enjoy the rest try the other side

bajaguy - 1-12-2016 at 07:37 PM

Tahoe to San Diego is a long haul this time of year if the weather doesn't co-operate. Have done it several times. Please re-asses your timeline from crossing the border (San Ysidro) to Mulege in one day. You really don't want to be on Mex 1 in the dark

Quote: Originally posted by jkruk  
Anyone traveling south next week? Leaving Tahoe Tuesday leisure trip to San Diego cross Thursday / catavina/mulege.?

micah202 - 1-12-2016 at 09:54 PM

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...I wouldn't mind going convoy across LA next time I go,,,the place scares the heck outta me :(


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rts551 - 1-13-2016 at 08:45 AM

Some people need to change the channel on their TV. I don't see that kind of news. Last I saw was a little blurb on the Australians murdered in Sinaloa and a little on the economy of Nogales.

Howard - 1-13-2016 at 11:50 AM

I don't get some of the border line rude answers. I personally have driven down Baja numerous times alone but it is also nice to travel with friends. Safety in numbers!

Not so much personal safety but I haven't seen to many AAA trucks to call or CHP that will assist you if you are pulled over on the 4-6 lane highway.

The cell phone service is a little sketchy.(getting much better though)

It was a legitimate question with mostly non helpful answers, come on people, a little compassion and help here.

23S52N - 1-13-2016 at 01:09 PM

Tenure usually blinds one to the fact that they were once among the uninformed. Kind words go a lot farther, something this sad world is in dire need of.

Regards,
Keith

DENNIS - 1-13-2016 at 01:30 PM


Can't deny the opinions of others. They're allowed.
Censorship, however, is not.
Just read through them, and move on.

23S52N - 1-13-2016 at 03:05 PM

Adults should be capable of offering opinions in a mature and respectable tone, I think we all learned about that in high school debate class. Censorship is a weak crutch, used often to excuse and encourage bad behaviour.. One only needs to watch some of the present debates in the political arena to see that the art of respectable debate is on the endangered etiquette list.

I apologise to the OP for sidelining his thread, just had to spit out that hairball.

Regards,
Keith

vandenberg - 1-13-2016 at 03:36 PM

Quote: Originally posted by micah202  
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...I wouldn't mind going convoy across LA next time I go,,,the place scares the heck outta me :(


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That's why, coming south, we take 58 east at Bakersfield to 395, than to 15 all the way to the border.

Last month I tried to be smart and cut of some mileage and took 210, thinking there be light traffic on a Saturday. Mistake. Got caught in a traffic jam at Pasadena/Altadena for over 2 hours. And no accident, just to many vehicles for the road to handle.

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DianaT - 1-13-2016 at 04:42 PM

Quote: Originally posted by vandenberg  
Quote: Originally posted by micah202  
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...I wouldn't mind going convoy across LA next time I go,,,the place scares the heck outta me :(


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That's why, coming south, we take 58 east at Bakersfield to 395, than to 15 all the way to the border.

Last month I tried to be smart and cut of some mileage and took 210, thinking there be light traffic on a Saturday. Mistake. Got caught in a traffic jam at Pasadena/Altadena for over 2 hours. And no accident, just to many vehicles for the road to handle.

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Sounds like there might have been a game at the Rose Bowl as it usually is not that bad through that area on a Sat. unless there is a game or another event at the Rose Bowl. Of course if it is opening day at Santa Anita, the traffic around Arcadia is awful.

From where we are, we usually take 395 and 15, but I really dislike the construction right now around the Cajon Pass. But, we still prefer to go that way.

During the winter, one does need to watch the weather as it can snow on the 58 in the Tehachapi area and on the Cajon Pass.