John M
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Campo Beluga open?
Today is May 20 -
Any recent info?
John M
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3464james
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Camp Beluga
I sent them a message on Facebook a week ago and no response.
Curious.
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jhart
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I was there last weekend, I don't think he answers his messages, I messaged him too. It was open, palapas were in good shape, $600 pesos a night. Wind
was crazy though.
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Did you call?
Woke!
“...ask not what your country can do for you – ask what you can do for your country.” “My fellow citizens of the world: ask not what America
will do for you, but what together we can do for the freedom of man.”
Prefered gender pronoun: the royal we
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John M
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Thanks Jhart
And I'll take Goats suggestion about calling. Windy conditions would make Rancho Grande a better choice with the mostly enclosed Palapas - I didn't
see that sort of wind protection at Beluga, at least in the photos I can find.
John M
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David K
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They don't have land lines in Gonzaga Bay, so call him how... wifi calling or WhatsAp (is that what it's called?)?
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nbentley1
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We were down there a couple of weeks ago and Rancho Grande was super busy and all palapas were booked throughout the weekends so plan ahead if you are
thinking about staying. We ended up camping a papa fernandez which was much more relaxing and we got to watch / participate is various extraction
methods as folks drove onto the soft sand.
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David K
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The Punta Willard beach at Papa Fernandez' looks nice!
Access by permission (to lower the rope across the road) at the restaurant if nobody is there at the rope, if it is not lowered...
Papa Fernandez' is on the other side of this hill.
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willardguy
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that rope was replaced by a large steel locked gate many years ago
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David K
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Thanks for that... It was New Years weekend 2016 when I took those photos.
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nbentley1
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David, are those your tire tracks? That beach captures a few vehicles while we were there.
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David K
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No, I just drove down there and turned around after snapping some photos.
However, it is easy driving sand... Just deflate the tires!
On Shell Island, the sand is mixed with shells and so easy to dig/sink into, deflate deflate deflate!
My track before and after deflating (32 psi to 15 psi) on Shell Island:
Notice the drifting down as the tires dug on the steep beach. Once deflated, the rear tires follow the front, no more digging or drifting downhill.
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