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BajaGeoff
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The Border Rumors Are True!
I took some friends down to Rosarito yesterday for the day.....gave them surf lessons and then had dinner at Splash. We hit the regular line (my
friends did not have SENTRI) just after 9PM last night and there were about a dozen cars ahead of us in line. Total crossing time: 14 minutes! 
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woody with a view
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WTF?
that is very good news!
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BooJumMan
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Dang! Surf lessons at Rosarito during a pumping NW swell?! Hoping you didn't take them outside 
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DENNIS
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Maybe this will draw some of the Otay traffic back over to SY.
Anyway...I take back some of the nasty thoughts I've had about CBP in the past, but I'll keep them handy, just in case.
"YOU CAN'T LITTER ALUMINUM"
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BajaGeoff
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Just pushed them into the whitewash on the inside BooJumMan! They had a blast and all three were standing up and riding waves. Water is still
unbelievably warm too....no wetsuit needed.
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woody with a view
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T minus 2 days and a wakeup!
the area that shant be named.....
edit: I'm taking a wetsuit, just in case! sea surface temps are saying high 70's which is CRAZY!
[Edited on 10-14-2014 by woody with a view]
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bajaspuds
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Thanks for the border update. Worked out to just over a minute per car ...
... dripping w/ chubasco sauce
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Maron
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It is nice when a rumor turns out to be true.
thanks for the info
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BajaGeoff
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Excellent Woody...hope you get some great surf!
I don't think I have ever seen the water this warm for such a long period of time. I haven't worn a wetsuit in Baja for the last couple
months....amazing!
Have a great trip!
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DocRey
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CBP Image (IMHO)
| Quote: | Originally posted by DENNIS
Maybe this will draw some of the Otay traffic back over to SY.
Anyway...I take back some of the nasty thoughts I've had about CBP in the past, but I'll keep them handy, just in case. |
I'm with DENNIS, on this one.
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sancho
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| Quote: | Originally posted by BajaGeoff
Water is still unbelievably warm too....no wetsuit needed. |
Water here in San Clemente 72, a San Diego fishing boat
reported 80 at San Martin Isle
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theotherone
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I just came back last night (10/24/2014) over the San Ysidro Port of Entry at 7:30PM. The total crossing time took me 25 minutes in the Ready Lane!!
Gasoline on the other hand is a rip-off in Tijuana, good thing I filled my tank at a Costco in San Diego County before crossing into Mexico.
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DENNIS
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| Quote: | Originally posted by theotherone
Gasoline on the other hand is a rip-off in Tijuana, |
The liter price is in a small window on the pump. Did you happen to get the price? I'm wondering if there's a big difference from Ensenada.
"YOU CAN'T LITTER ALUMINUM"
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Hook
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Dennis, while it may be slightly cheaper in Ensenada, Mex gas is now a total rip-off.
There are stations in AZ and NM selling unleaded in the 2.80s now. Diesel around 3.30.
Last time I checked, Magna was somewhere between 3.50-4.00 gallon.
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chuckie
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Well, it is what it is..If you are in Mulege it's a long way to drive to get gas..If it's something you cant deal with, stay in the USA...On line
whining wont bring the price down....
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theotherone
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The price of a liter (Magna - Green) 87 octane was about $13.13 MXN. yesterday in Tijuana. Therefore it would generally cost, more or less, about
$3.66 per gallon in Tijuana.
The price of a gallon of 87 octane at a Costco in San Diego County was about $3.05.
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woody with a view
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just sat for 25 minutes at 7:15pm. one guy per regular lanes!
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dasubergeek
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Gasoline in Tijuana is currently 12.40$ per litre, and Gasmart's tipo de cambio is 13.40, so figure it's right on $3.50 per US gallon for regular
(Magna). Diesel is 13.72$ per litre, so $3.88 per US gallon.
It's more expensive in Ensenada (13.13$ for gas), but cheaper in SLRC (10.92$, or $3.08/gal).
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coolhand
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Yes, SST temps are way up!!!!
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Santiago
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I did the SY NB last Saturday about 2:00 in the afternoon; made some rookie errors:
kept peeling left and should of staid right (ready lanes are right). got into the far left lane which was a mistake; there is another lane that merges
from the left that must feed from some sort of border inspection on the Mexican side. Every 10 minutes or so a SAT truck would pull up with a half
dozen cars behind it and allow them to merge into this lane. Took about 90 minutes to cross and I'm guessing everyone else was crossing in under 45
minutes or less.
SWMBO kept up a running play-by-play on my lane decision-making skills.
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