Cypress - 11-27-2007 at 08:05 AM
Any nomads familiar with San Ignacio? Pro's and con's? Curious. Thanks.
Marie-Rose - 11-27-2007 at 08:09 AM
Great little town and if you are looking at accommodation try the the San Ignacio Springs Bed and Breakfast.
Best place for the whale watching excursions if you are going in Jan-Feb. Lots of nomads can give the specifics on that.
Cypress - 11-27-2007 at 08:25 AM
Marie-Rose. Thanks!
bajajudy - 11-27-2007 at 08:28 AM
http://www.ignaciosprings.com/main.html
Bajame...I think that is her name....was living there.
Be sure to stop in to see Jane at Casa Leree. She may also have a room if Ignacio Springs is full.
Have some date bread...it is everywhere.
Rice and Beans for good margies and cheap eats.
Great town. Go up through the city dump for a spectacular view of the mission.
DianaT - 11-27-2007 at 08:36 AM
San Ignacio is one of our favorite towns and it is very much like the small towns on the mainland with the central plaza. It is beautiful.
If you want a reasonably nice CHEAP place to stay, we like the Hotel Posada San Ignacio about two blocks off the plaza. It is spartan, clean, and the
water is hot if you are patient, the family is great, and the price is CHEAP.
We hear the other two that have been suggested are very nice. We don't care for Rice and Beans---very spartan for too much money, in our opinion.
Also, while their food is OK, it is VERY bland----made for bland gringo tastes. We thought it was very tacobellesque---But others like it.
The road to the lagoon can be very washboardy---we were lucky last time and they had just graded it so instead of taking a tour, we drove out and
caught one of the first boats out. It is a beautiful drive at sunrise.
Have fun
Diane and John
on edit---last year the owner of the Hotel told us they were going to start paving the road to the lagoon---a two year project. Does anyone know if
that has happened??
[Edited on 11-27-2007 by jdtrotter]
[Edited on 11-27-2007 by jdtrotter]
bajaboolie - 11-27-2007 at 08:39 AM
Others will be able to answer with more information, but after years of driving by on our way to/from Mulege we finally stopped in the town at about
7:30AM in desperate search for fresh tortillas for breakfast. I was impressed by how charming it seemed, and the mission is beautiful. We saw some
military guys getting out of a truck going to the tortillaria and figured they know best, so picked up tortillas there. Absolute heaven! I know I'd
like to explore it more, based on my first impressions.
Diver - 11-27-2007 at 09:28 AM
The palapa restaurant at the El Pedrito campground is pretty good.
And the owner speaks some english and is very nice.
We like to camp there with our rig.
There is also a new campground on the river called "Lakeside" ? that looked nice.
But yes, if you want a "place" to stay the B&B is the best !!
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Cypress - 11-27-2007 at 10:21 AM
Thanks Nomads,
Thinking about visiting San Ignacio, spending the next 3 months
in Mulege, enjoying each and every day. Have rented a little casa on the north side of the river. Back in Idaho the high is in the mid 20's and the
low is in the teen's. This mild weather is great.
Diver - 11-27-2007 at 10:49 AM
Oh, by the way,
We don't camp at Rice and Beans because of the "parking lot" feel and the proximity to road noise. We also think their food is more "gringo-mex" than
other places. I hear the rooms are ok.
bajajudy - 11-27-2007 at 11:00 AM
The owner of El Padrito's son is Edgar at Dante's restaurant here in San Jose. Very nice family. One of the brothers does whale tours...his name is
pronounced eenok. I have no idea how to spell that in Spanish.
I wouldnt camp at Rice and Beans either, Diver.
Some friends stayed at Lakeside and said that it was very nice and cheap!
Does anyone know if Rene's is still open? They used to have pretty good seafood.
Fred - 11-27-2007 at 11:04 AM
jdtrotter......I fully agree Rice and Beans is bland....bland.........bland
bajalera - 11-27-2007 at 11:41 AM
San Ignacio is one of our favorite places, too, for the reasons already mentioned.
But it's not that attractive during the week that celebrates San Ignacio's day. We thought that would be an experience, and it certainly was. The
plaza was wall to wall with stalls featuring games or things for sale. Lotsa junky plastic stuff. People come from miles around, and the streets were
choked with cars.
I don't remember when St. Ig's day is, but somebody will.
bajajudy - 11-27-2007 at 11:47 AM
It is July 31(my birthday!!!)
We went there 3 years ago to help the city and me celebrate. The city celebrated just fine; I, on the other hand, was HOT!
We floated in the water in front of San Ignacio B&B and listened to the music coming from the baseball field during the day, went into town to
have some stall food and waited for the festivities.....no surprise that the real party didnt get going until after 10. I was in bed by then.
That was the year that there was a fire in the date palm grove near town. One wise a$$ friend of mine said that it was the candles on my birthday
cake that started the fire....well there were a few!
Paula - 11-27-2007 at 11:49 AM
Rene's was open last spring, and I'd guess it still is. Good enough food, very nice people.
The little "sports bar" across from Casa Leree has great papas rellenos too.
Viva San Ignacio !
tortuga - 11-28-2007 at 09:31 PM
Awesome spot ! We feel like we're in Mexico "real" when we go there .
Tortuga
Did I mention .............
tortuga - 11-28-2007 at 09:34 PM
all the palm trees! 
[Edited on 11-29-2007 by tortuga]
vivaloha - 11-28-2007 at 11:13 PM
The Yurt place is run by uber-friendly canadian folks - a big dude and his wife...
Taliking about 1) Great clean yurts and other accomodations 2) yummiest country style
breakfast complete with homemade sausage, pancakes, eggs and juice, coffee...3) great
happy service & on-site secure parking...They are rad ex-pat nice people and even if you
don't stay there they have the best hearty breakfast within 400 miles of San Iggy's...
Yurts are a bit pricey but if you can afford it then live it up!! The yurts are really nice...
There are also some little shared sleeping quarters which are also spotless and not too
pricey...Yeah, gots to check the Yurt joint...Its the one advertising CAPPACHINO and EXPRESSO
on the sign out in front...Good luck - go for breakfast for sure! Vivaloha