David K - 4-10-2006 at 12:06 AM
Hola Nomads!
Just a note to tell you my son and I had a great weekend in El Rosario... Antonio was there at his Pemex station and the Baja Cactus Motel next door,
working like crazy with all the business activity.
The motel is booked up every night (seems the word has gotten out that this is THE place to stay!)... We saw Marv and Gail Sherrill of the Baja
Calendar, on their way to L.A. Bay for vacation who spent the night at Antonio's motel... also Roman Card##as, of Alfonsina's Resort and Pemex at
Gonzaga Bay stopped to visit... Roman is one of Alfonsina's sons.
Look to the Trip Reports forum over the next few days for photos and details of:
The Mama Espinoza Museum
Hugo Lopez' latest desert paintings
Yucca harvest unloaded from truck
Catus photos
Search for Santa Ursula (a water hole on the Camino Real)
Flat stone mine overlooking Arroyo San Fernando
Cave above Km. 100/101
Las Pintas revisted... deep interior photos
La Lobrea revisted... big splash and new building (motel?)
Today (Sunday) we left at 11:30 am and topped the tank at El Rosario when a honk had me look up at some big motorhome... It was Bedman, Emma and
Daisy... on their way to L.A. Bay!
Chris and I went to La Lobera and spent an hour there... We had some fish tacos along the highway in San Quintin... reached the LONG Tijuana border
line at 5:30pm, but were surprised at how quickly the line moved and we were inside the USA in one hour, exactly.
Anyway, it was fun and yummy too (the new Tacos el Poblado was GREAT... where the Baja Stone Restaurant used to be)... Shrimp and Lobster burrito
dinner at Primo's Bocana Beach Restaurant (in front of the Sinahi motel) was excellent... Flan for dessert at Mama Espinoza's was very good...
Breakfast of chorizo and eggs at Baja's Best (far end of town) was great...
Stay tuned for all the photos and more on the Trip Reports forum... here's one to tease you with!
Bob H - 4-10-2006 at 09:36 AM
"Shrimp and Lobster burrito dinner at Primo's Bocana Beach Restaurant "...
Now THAT got my attention! WOW.
Looking forward to the photos... Bob H
David K - 4-10-2006 at 09:59 AM
Antonio, Chris, and I went to dinner there Saturday night. Antonio had the shrimp empanizado (breaded), Chris had the garlic shrimp, and I had the
lobster burritos (plate of three stuffed full of lobster meat, on the side was rice, veggies and salad).
Bob, I didn't bring my camera into the retaurant... but the photo I took of your shrimp plate (last July) is out there on the World Wide Web!
[Edited on 4-10-2006 by David K]
David K - 4-12-2006 at 08:51 PM
On the Baja Nomad Trip Reports forum are all 4 parts of the trip report, which is mostly photos...
Here is the link to Part 1, there are links connecting you to the next 3 in each part so you don't need to go searching.
>>>
Baja 4-06 Trip Report Part 1
OR
http://forums.bajanomad.com/viewthread.php?tid=16590
Photo of the corner in Tacos La Mision (Hugo Lopez' Art)
cpg - 4-12-2006 at 09:53 PM
Hi David
What is the name of Antonios Hotel?
How many hours roughly from the border?
Thanks
Chris
David K - 4-13-2006 at 07:38 AM
Hi Chris,
It is BAJA CACTUS MOTEL and is just south of the Pemex in El Rosario which is also owned by Antonio's family.
It is about a 5 hour drive from the border (225 miles) if you are not towing or in a slower rig like a motorhome.
Antonio has a web site for the motel, but last I looked it just has the address and phone numbers (do make a reservation!)
http://bajacactus.com
Photos of the motel and rooms at: http://forums.bajanomad.com/viewthread.php?tid=12287