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[*] posted on 9-9-2020 at 08:17 AM
Trip Report - Sept 2020 LA to La Paz


Hi all, just finished a 4-day trip to La Paz from Los Angeles and wanted to report, as this forum was a HUGE help in prep for this trip (my first time driving to/in Mexico).

We crossed the Calexico/Mexicali border at about 10am Saturday 9/5 (labor day weekend). We drove through - two "stops" for automated photos (I assume of the license plate?), no actual interaction with humans. We have 2 US citizens and 2 dogs. The drive to San Felipe was not bad - well paved and easy as this forum has been reporting.

San Felipe was crowded as the weekend was so hot and people were headed to the beach. Mask wearing was about 40-50% of folks who were in town - our hotel manager didn't wear one in the lobby but they had a plastic cover over the front desk area. The beach has one entry point where they spray everyone's hands with sanitizer and hand out masks to those not wearing them. All restaurants have a hand washing or sanitizing station at the entry and ask that you use them before you get seated (including for outdoor seating) and every place has a sanitizing mat for your shoes.This applies to all the towns we've been in. All restaurant workers are wearing masks, there are locations with indoor and outdoor seating open (the indoor seating is very well-ventilated, semi-outdoor from what we've seen), almost all law enforcement wearing masks, gas station attendants do not wear masks for some reason.

Road out of San Felipe south is not as well paved, but that didn't last for long. One police checkpoint set up on the way out of San Felipe with the standard where are you going question. The 5 and 1 were very well paved, not much traffic, some unsafe passing. Several military checkpoints between San Felipe and Guerrero Negro where they asked us where we were going and if we were on vacation. We responded with our destination (Guerrero Negro en route to La Paz to visit a friend) and they waved us on with safe travels. One checkpoint poked around the trunk, one asked to roll down the back windows (dogs), the others didn't look at anything. We never got sprayed. There is a sanitation checkpoint entering Guerrero Negro where she took our temps and gave us a flyer with a number to call if we get Covid symptoms or have questions.

Road between Guerrero Negro and Loreto also very well paved and maintained, with one area under construction requiring dirt driving while the oncoming traffic waits. Probably a mile of this before getting back to the paved route.

One military checkpoint between Loreto and La Paz. Happy to report back if there are any questions!
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[*] posted on 9-9-2020 at 08:56 AM


Thank you for the detailed report.




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[*] posted on 9-9-2020 at 09:16 AM


Thanks for the report.



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[*] posted on 9-9-2020 at 10:06 AM


Thanks for the report, it is always helpful to know what to expect.

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