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san felipe to puertecitos to highway 1
how is the road from San Felipe to Puertecitos? Is there a road from Puertecitos to highway 1 and how is it?
thanks,
steve
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David K
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San Felipe to Puertecitos is just over 50 miles and the first half (to Nuevo Mazatlan) is good pavement. The second half is gone to hell... pot holes
and pavement broken away and gone. Total time 90 minutes.
Puertecitos to Gonzaga Bay is another 50 miles, half over mountains next to the sea, very beautiful. This is a graded dirt road built in 1986 to allow
2WD travel to Gonzaga. 4WD was needed before. It was regraded last month, so is in good shape right now, 90 minutes to Gonzaga Bay.
Gonzaga Bay on to Hwy. 1 at Laguna Chapala is 36 miles and also graded dirt. Halfway there is a colorful man named Coco who sells beer and sodas...
speaks English... worth a stop!
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thanks David,
Will I be able to do this road in a honda accord?
steve
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Yes... in another post I told you how to handle deep sand because you wanted to not camp in campgrounds... and driving on the beach or desert roads is
the only way you will really 'get away' from the crowd.
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honda accord
I drove the whole road two weeks ago and it is in good shape. Your honda accord on the other hand will not be in good shape if you drive the whole
thing. It will rattle that poor little car to pieces and turn it into a true baja vehicle. fishin rich
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I'll second what fishinrich said. You'll never even make it to Puertecitos without losing a muffler at the very least in the potholes. There's no way
to keep all four wheels above potholes at all times, they are so numerous. After having a 3/4 ton van for four years and switching to a Civic this
past summer, I appreciate what a difference in ground clearance exists between different vehicles.
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Steve,
I replied to your question over on Fred's Board.
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I think we might take my girlfriend's isuzu amigo (2wd) if her bank gives us permission to take the car into Mexico.
Do I really need a letter from the bank saying its ok if we buy the insurance online?
steve
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As far as the road to Puertecitos, take the above advice and get some clearence. The pothole faces can be 10"vert. and do majical things to a small
car. The road had been graded nice, however after the baja 1000 traffic came through its back to normal rip your wheel off form. That being said the
locals drive reeeeal slow and can make it in anything. Check out Playa Escondida just before Puertecitos for camping. I would ask www.discoverbaja.com about the insurance question. They have alot of info on that stuff. The truck we use is on our website in the your ride
section. Take an extra spare. Hit the hot springs. Drink a beer.
see ya there
GTB
[Edited on 1-5-2004 by gonetobaja]
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