| Pages:
1
2 |
Gypsy Jan
Ultra Nomad
Posts: 4275
Registered: 1-27-2004
Member Is Offline
Mood: Depends on which way the wind is blowing
|
|
What would you say when...
someone who knows nothing about Baja (and RVing) tells you they are thinking about buying an RV and driving alone down the peninsula?
“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow mindedness.”
—Mark Twain
\"La vida es dura, el corazon es puro, y cantamos hasta la madrugada.” (Life is hard, the heart is pure and we sing until dawn.)
—Kirsty MacColl, Mambo de la Luna
\"Alea iacta est.\"
—Julius Caesar
|
|
|
bajajudy
Elite Nomad
Posts: 6886
Registered: 10-4-2004
Location: San Jose del Cabo,BCS
Member Is Offline
|
|
Go for it!
Check out this and other forums on the do's and dont's...there are not that many.
Have good equipment.
Buen Viaje
[Edited on 7-16-2006 by bajajudy]
|
|
|
bajaden
Nomad
Posts: 496
Registered: 4-7-2005
Location: Ensenada
Member Is Offline
Mood: vicarious
|
|
| Quote: | Originally posted by bajajudy
Go for it!
Check out this and other forums on the do's and dont's...there are not that many.
Have good equipment.
Buen Viaje
Now thats funny. However I think it sums it up.
[Edited on 7-16-2006 by bajajudy] |
At a feast of egos, everyone leave\'s hungry...
|
|
|
bajaden
Nomad
Posts: 496
Registered: 4-7-2005
Location: Ensenada
Member Is Offline
Mood: vicarious
|
|
Its really not that bad Jan, but do be careful, and don't drive at night.
At a feast of egos, everyone leave\'s hungry...
|
|
|
surfer jim
Super Nomad
Posts: 1891
Registered: 8-29-2003
Location: high desert
Member Is Offline
|
|
I would tell them NOT to read these forums.....just point them SOUTH and enjoy....
|
|
|
Roberto
Banned
Posts: 2162
Registered: 9-5-2003
Member Is Offline
|
|
| Quote: | Originally posted by surfer jim
I would tell them NOT to read these forums.....just point them SOUTH and enjoy.... |
Exactly!
|
|
|
vandenberg
Elite Nomad
Posts: 5118
Registered: 6-21-2005
Location: Nopolo
Member Is Offline
Mood: mellow
|
|
Didn't most of us do it a first time ?? 
|
|
|
pacificobob
Super Nomad
Posts: 2237
Registered: 4-23-2006
Member Is Offline
|
|
thats right
what bajaden said is the one bit of counsel i would also offer....dont drive at night.....!
|
|
|
David K
Honored Nomad
Posts: 64480
Registered: 8-30-2002
Location: San Diego County
Member Is Offline
Mood: Have Baja Fever
|
|
Surfer Jim and Roberto are correct!
If they discover it as a place of excitement and adventure when they return, then tell them about Baja Nomad.
If they come back with horror stories of narrow, dangerous roads, miles of 'nothing', lack of services, etc., then they aren't 'one of us'! LOL
|
|
|
turtleandtoad
Senior Nomad
Posts: 730
Registered: 1-20-2005
Location: Wherever I park. See sig for current location.
Member Is Offline
Mood: Good if fishing
|
|
I would ask them "What took you so long????"
Mike & Robin; Full-Time RV\'ers
37\' Georgetown w/3 slides & 275 Watts of Solar Power
06 Taco TRD
www.turtleandtoad.com
I am here
To paraphrase Frank Lloyd Wright; I\'m all in favor of keeping dangerous weapons out of the hands of fools. Let\'s start with keyboards. --
Mike Dean |
|
|
capn.sharky
Senior Nomad
Posts: 686
Registered: 9-4-2003
Member Is Offline
|
|
Buena Suerte
If there is no fishing in heaven, I am not going
|
|
|
Gypsy Jan
Ultra Nomad
Posts: 4275
Registered: 1-27-2004
Member Is Offline
Mood: Depends on which way the wind is blowing
|
|
Hi to all who replied,
I am paraphrasing a reply on U2U.
The person who asked me about this is a mature female who wants to drive down the peninsula alone.
She is the owner of a small business, but has no experience of Baja outside of going to Rosarito and staying in hotels. Also, I have no knowledge of
her experience in rough camping and/or vehicle repair in the boonies, let alone how she would handle interactions friendly or hostile in a foreign
country.
So, my dilemma is that I don't want to discourage her, because she is excited and energized about our stories of our experiences, but my words of
caution (prepare, prepare, prepare...) get waved off.
“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow mindedness.”
—Mark Twain
\"La vida es dura, el corazon es puro, y cantamos hasta la madrugada.” (Life is hard, the heart is pure and we sing until dawn.)
—Kirsty MacColl, Mambo de la Luna
\"Alea iacta est.\"
—Julius Caesar
|
|
|
turtleandtoad
Senior Nomad
Posts: 730
Registered: 1-20-2005
Location: Wherever I park. See sig for current location.
Member Is Offline
Mood: Good if fishing
|
|
I'm not a single female, but you might want to point her to my website. My first trip down the peninsula was alone and with no spanish or previous
Baja, or mainland Mexico RV experience. Have her look at the "Baja Mexico 05" trip.
Mike & Robin; Full-Time RV\'ers
37\' Georgetown w/3 slides & 275 Watts of Solar Power
06 Taco TRD
www.turtleandtoad.com
I am here
To paraphrase Frank Lloyd Wright; I\'m all in favor of keeping dangerous weapons out of the hands of fools. Let\'s start with keyboards. --
Mike Dean |
|
|
comitan
Ultra Nomad
Posts: 4177
Registered: 3-27-2004
Location: La Paz
Member Is Offline
Mood: mellow
|
|
Like Nike says (Just do it) I think toooo much info takes the excitment out of a trip like that.
Strive For The Ideal, But Deal With What\'s Real.
Every day is a new day, better than the day before.(from some song)
Lord, Keep your arm around my shoulder and your hand over my mouth.
“The sincere pursuit of truth requires you to entertain the possibility that everything you believe to be true may in fact be false”
|
|
|
jimgrms
Senior Nomad
Posts: 664
Registered: 9-30-2005
Location: oceanside ca
Member Is Offline
Mood: its always good
|
|
Single white male ret no money no prospects, can't speak spanish will help drive we can tow my cherokee, seeking female with new motor home,
did i mention i was old as hell   :
does she like to fish
[Edited on 7-17-2006 by jimgrms]
|
|
|
eetdrt88
Senior Nomad
Posts: 986
Registered: 2-20-2005
Location: Az/Ca/Baja
Member Is Offline
|
|
maybe Doug should put a new section on this forum called "Nomad Hook-ups"
|
|
|
DanO
Super Nomad
Posts: 1923
Registered: 8-26-2003
Location: Not far from the Pacific
Member Is Offline
|
|
LMAO!
jimgrms, that's the hardest I've laughed today, maybe in the last week. Thanks.
\"Without deviation from the norm, progress is not possible.\" -- Frank Zappa
|
|
|
Gypsy Jan
Ultra Nomad
Posts: 4275
Registered: 1-27-2004
Member Is Offline
Mood: Depends on which way the wind is blowing
|
|
Very, very funny gimgrms (?)
This board is not "My Space", so I was just asking about info for a friend who is restless and wants to shake up her life in a good way.
“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow mindedness.”
—Mark Twain
\"La vida es dura, el corazon es puro, y cantamos hasta la madrugada.” (Life is hard, the heart is pure and we sing until dawn.)
—Kirsty MacColl, Mambo de la Luna
\"Alea iacta est.\"
—Julius Caesar
|
|
|
longlegsinlapaz
Super Nomad
Posts: 1685
Registered: 11-18-2005
Location: La Paz
Member Is Offline
|
|
Jan.....Implying that Jim couldn't do that??? Sorry! The devil made me say that!
|
|
|
eetdrt88
Senior Nomad
Posts: 986
Registered: 2-20-2005
Location: Az/Ca/Baja
Member Is Offline
|
|
oh c'mon gypsy jan...
a liitle "myspace" wont kill you,it can actually be pretty fun if your a musician or even just a music lover
|
|
|
| Pages:
1
2 |
![[*]](images/xmbforum/default_icon.gif){kind=icon}
