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bike4mee
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Guaymas - Santa Rosalía Ferry
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Has anybody used this Ferry for a pickup size vehicle recently? I want to take it in the middle of Nov. It seems like a great way to get across. I
have heard that it's unreliable and one may wait for days to get on.
If that the normal instead of the exception then I may as well drive on to Topolobampo and take Baja Ferry to laPaz. This will require a TIP which is
a hassle
Any thoughts you veterans
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basautter
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I heard the ferry was no longer running, but they still have a website, so who knows? Either way, the ferry schedule often has significant delays
(sometimes for days) due to weather and mechanical issues. It is still a cool experience though, and I would recommend it if you have a flexible
schedule.
http://www.ferrysantarosalia.com/tarifas.php
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JZ
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Quote: Originally posted by bike4mee  | Hey
Has anybody used this Ferry for a pickup size vehicle recently? I want to take it in the middle of Nov. It seems like a great way to get across. I
have heard that it's unreliable and one may wait for days to get on.
If that the normal instead of the exception then I may as well drive on to Topolobampo and take Baja Ferry to laPaz. This will require a TIP which is
a hassle
Any thoughts you veterans |
We used it in November a couple years back. Had my 3/4 ton truck and 3 bikes on the truck. They were out of space the day we wanted to cross, so we
connected with a guy who had a dump truck scheduled to go over. We loaded my truck into the bed of his. Here is a pic from the ferry in the middle
of the SOC.
Note, pay for a cabin. Makes a huge difference. It also gives you access to eat with the crew. Otherwise no food.
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tobias
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Looks like its 309 dollars for a full size van. I wonder if they would let me stay inside while underway.
Knocks off 450 miles for me and looks like fun.
I will be monitoring this thead
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JZ
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| Quote: Originally posted by tobias | Looks like its 309 dollars for a full size van. I wonder if they would let me stay inside while underway.
Knocks off 450 miles for me and looks like fun.
I will be monitoring this thead |
You get access to your vehicle. Truckers slept in their rigs.
We sat on the back of our truck (in the bed of another truck), played music and drank beers all the way across.
Very lax "security.'
[Edited on 10-27-2018 by JZ]
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John Harper
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Got a picture of your truck and bikes inside the dump truck, and onboard the ferry? That's gotta be a classic photo.
John
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JZ
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Guess it wasn't exactly a dump truck. I was really going back and forth on whether to launch the drone from the ferry, but didn't quite have the
balls to do it.
https://youtu.be/3OuiWUXjMOU
[Edited on 10-27-2018 by JZ]
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basautter
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JZ, that's Baja ingenuity at it 's best! Did you still have to pay for the truck?
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John Harper
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That outdoes McGyver for ingenuity!
John
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advrider
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That's a cool story, how did you even connect with tje guy in the truck?
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| Quote: Originally posted by JZ | | Quote: Originally posted by tobias | Looks like its 309 dollars for a full size van. I wonder if they would let me stay inside while underway.
Knocks off 450 miles for me and looks like fun.
I will be monitoring this thead |
You get access to your vehicle. Truckers slept in their rigs.
We sat on the back of our truck (in the bed of another truck), played music and drank beers all the way across.
Very lax "security.'
[Edited on 10-27-2018 by JZ] |
yup very lax. on the way to the copper canyon, we took two motorbikes across
about 2 years ago. we were left alone on the bridge while the helmsman left for 15 minutes.we toured the engine room and watched porn below decks
with the crew! if you take it, check out the electronics on the bridge. or lack of it. no nav equipment, no radar, no compass, i have seen better
equipped 15' skiffs! our bikes were searched by 3 different groups. marines, federal cops, and another i can't recall. its an old, poorly maintained
tub. we had a great trip.
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bike4mee
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The Ferry company (If you can call them that) won't return my emails asking about availability. Guess I'll buy a TIP for my vehicle in case I have to
go to Topolobampo.
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Aren't TIPs sold at the ferry location if you decide to go to the mainland after you are down the peninsula?
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JZ
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Call them. More likely to get an answer vs email.
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pacificobob
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| Quote: Originally posted by David K | | Aren't TIPs sold at the ferry location if you decide to go to the mainland after you are down the peninsula? |
no tips available in santa rosalia...the first year we tried to do that we had to go to la paz after learning that .
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David K
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Maybe that is because you don't need a TIP until you go south of Guaymas, which is in the Sonora Free Zone?
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That truck in a truck, on a boat thing looked like a really good trip. 
I yam what I yam and that\'s all what I yam.
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And the best view would be from on a bike in the bed of the truck on a truck!
If you are not living on the edge, you are taking up too much space!
"Could do better if he tried!" Report card comments from most of my grade school teachers. Sadly, still true!
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JZ
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Told my kid at the time that he set a world record by being the first to ride on a dirt bike, on a truck, in a truck, on a boat. Fired up the bike
and everything.
[Edited on 10-29-2018 by JZ]
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Thats one lucky kid
So understand dont waste your time always searching for those wasted years
face up and make your stand and realize that your living in the golden years
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