BajaNomad - A Few Sights from a quick daytrip

A Few Sights from a quick daytrip

DianaT - 1-17-2008 at 09:31 PM

to San Pablo and Bahia de Tortugas

Started off as a quick day trip from Bahia Ásuncion to San Pablo--road had been graded, but then we headed on the back road to Tortugas for lunch and back home via the "main"roads.

The sign for San Pablo---don't want to get lost

San Pablo is a beautiful place---a desert Big Sur in a way

Glad the gate was still open when we drove out

opps, hit the wrong button, and not done yet.

Our part of Baja is real green from the rain and is just starting to bloom.

Can I help you Dad?

"Don't Sit Under the Elephant Tree With Anyone Else But Me"" je je

If you are old enough to remember that song---don't admit it!

The beautiful mountains in that area

A mesa area that looks similar to the southwest of the US

Tortugas is nice, but we are glad we are in Bahia Asuncion.

It was a nice day with a lunch overlooking Tortugas Bay.

John and Diane

[Edited on 1-18-2008 by jdtrotter]

BAJACAT - 1-17-2008 at 09:56 PM

Thanks for posting this,pix looks like a great area to explore.I have never been in that side of the Pacific., now it's in my to do list.Thanks. B^J^C^T

rts551 - 1-18-2008 at 08:22 AM

Nice pictures. My last trip up there the gates were locked and no apparent way around anymore. Guess you go back to town if you get locked inside?????

David K - 1-18-2008 at 08:24 AM

Thanks for sharing your trip... Baja is full of interesting places to see!

DianaT - 1-18-2008 at 08:43 AM

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Originally posted by rts551
Nice pictures. My last trip up there the gates were locked and no apparent way around anymore. Guess you go back to town if you get locked inside?????

No, there would be no way around that gate. I guess if it got locked, it would not be a bad place to be stuck for a while---quite beautiful. :yes:

It really is not a town, just a few houses, but they do have electricity and water and the man who greeted us was very nice----guess we don't look like poachers. :lol:

Diane

Iflyfish - 1-18-2008 at 08:46 AM

Cool pics, I have wondered about that area. Nice to see how it looks.

Thanks again, I love to read your posts.

Iflyfish

Mexitron - 1-18-2008 at 09:11 AM

Always loved the Viscaino Peninsula--thanks for the reminder!

shari - 1-18-2008 at 09:12 AM

The gate to San Pablo should ALWAYS be locked and they were scolded for you guys getting in there...it is a very vulnerable area for abalone poaching and thus needs to be well protected. But if you want to visit San Pablo, you can radio the vigilancia to open the gate at a predetermined time. it is stunning and unique.

Skipjack Joe - 1-18-2008 at 09:14 AM

Your elephant tree picture picture came out real well, Diane.

I've always been curious about tortugas. Looks like a very nice place. In fact, it looks better than asuncion in those pictures. It may be worth a visit someday.

rts551 - 1-18-2008 at 09:19 AM

Couple of years ago was shown another way in. That route is now blocked by old cars.

John and Diane - Guess you are going to have to buy a radio (one that can reach the Vigilancia). And don't tell anyone next time you go into this beautiful place.

DianaT - 1-18-2008 at 09:22 AM

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Originally posted by rts551
Couple of years ago was shown another way in. That route is now blocked by old cars.

John and Diane - Guess you are going to have to buy a radio (one that can reach the Vigilancia). And don't tell anyone next time you go into this beautiful place.

Guess we will keep it a secret----guess it is not OK to share some interesting day trips with anyone. Only one person in town knew we went to San Pablo. :lol:

Diane

[Edited on 1-18-2008 by jdtrotter]

bajajudy - 1-18-2008 at 09:22 AM

We have eaten several meals on that same deck in Tortuga.
Thanks for the memories. I love that area.

DianaT - 1-18-2008 at 11:36 AM

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Originally posted by Skipjack Joe
Your elephant tree picture picture came out real well, Diane.

I've always been curious about tortugas. Looks like a very nice place. In fact, it looks better than asuncion in those pictures. It may be worth a visit someday.

Thanks Igor---glad you like that picture. The elephant trees are really incredible right now---everything is so green.

We think it was worth a visit want to take more time to explore that area. This was just a very quick trip. Tortuga is very different. Did not get a decent pictures of the houses, but they look more like wooden homes we have seen in Belize fishing villages---sort of that bat and board style---I think that is what it is called.

Besides, the trip there takes one through lots of different terrain-----a lot more variety than we expected.

Diane

fdt - 1-18-2008 at 12:31 PM

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Originally posted by jdtrotter
Guess we will keep it a secret----guess it is not OK to share some interesting day trips with anyone. Only one person in town knew we went to San Pablo. :lol:

Diane

Ok you guys, first you come into town and build a fortress, then you get the locals scolded for taking unauthorized tours and now you dare post pictures of a red gate clearly and unmistakeably on an uphill of some sort, making it a dead giveaway as for location so flocks of tourists can come. What next?
:lol:

Sharksbaja - 1-18-2008 at 01:12 PM

Boy you guys sure have a lot of secret places out there. Shhhhhhhh! :lol:

Thanks Diane, nice display.

Paulina - 1-18-2008 at 01:12 PM

Diane,
Was your lunch on the patio connected to a restaurant, or did you bring your own? We like Tortugas but didn't stop to eat there, but would like to know if there is such a place.

Tortugas is tricky if you have a big vehicle, the streets are pretty narrow.

We need to spend more time there to get the layout of the town, with the one way streets and tight turns.

Thanks,
P.

Skipjack Joe - 1-18-2008 at 02:18 PM

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Originally posted by jdtrotter
they look more like wooden homes we have seen in Belize fishing villages---sort of that bat and board style---I think that is what it is called. .

Diane

I noticed the same thing in Belize. Their buildings are in stark contrast to all of the rest of central america. I decided that was the british influence. It seems that latin countries just don't have the wood mills it takes to cut and make the sort of boards we use here in the US and England for our home building. That was my thinking.

rts551 - 1-18-2008 at 03:08 PM

Igor

could be German influence as well.... In Bahia Tortugas ask around about the Korean Cemetery. Our friend at the time (Vigilancia making sure we were not taking Lobster), thought it was from the late 1800's or early 1900's. Very old bay and port for fishing vessels.

Ralph

DianaT - 1-18-2008 at 04:27 PM

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Originally posted by fdt

Quote:

Originally posted by jdtrotter
Guess we will keep it a secret----guess it is not OK to share some interesting day trips with anyone. Only one person in town knew we went to San Pablo. :lol:

Diane

Ferna,
I am sending Rin Tin Tin after you---he will take off from our new private heliport. :lol:

Paulina,
The one way streets are confusing---think we did one the wrong way, but we usually do. There is a resturant there with a really nice lady named Dolores. Really very basic---ok, but not a place to rave about.

We did not see all of it because we wanted to get back before dark ---- it was one of those spur of the moment quick trips.

Diane

Paulina - 1-18-2008 at 06:10 PM

Spur of the moment quick trips are the best!

P<*)))><

shari - 1-19-2008 at 11:58 AM

I think you misunderstood Diane...the guys in San Pablo scolded the van that went out before you came in..for leaving the gate open...it was obvious to them what happened when you showed up unannounced...nobody ratted on you...it is a very strict rule there and they need to keep each other in line. Anyone can visit there as long as they call ahead and it's well worth the trip in. These canadian guests had NEVER eaten lobster before...cool

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Bob H - 1-19-2008 at 04:26 PM

Diane, Thanks a million for a vision of your spur of the moment quick-trip. What a beautiful area that is.
Bob H

Bob H - 1-19-2008 at 04:27 PM

Shari, it must have been fun watching someone eat lobster for the first time. Especially the way you guys make them!! :spingrin:

Bob H

shari - 1-19-2008 at 06:52 PM

Oh yeah, it was a trip! John has worked in logging camps most of his life so he LOVED this fish camp and fit right in! Yes canadians are gringos too!

DianaT - 1-19-2008 at 06:59 PM

San Pablo is a nice little settlement of a few homes, but it really is not what I would consider "remote". It is less than an hour from town---not really any longer than Punta Prieta or San Hipolito, and wasn't that a coop van that was taking people to town?

Bob,
We hope to take a lot more pictures on our next trip to Tortugas----Tortugas and the surrounding area are well worth a visit.

Diane

[Edited on 1-20-2008 by jdtrotter]

[Edited on 1-20-2008 by jdtrotter]

shari - 1-20-2008 at 12:37 PM

Yes, it it was a coop van which is why they got a scolding...they know better but may just have been too lazy to close the gate after them. Gosh, I guess it's all relative but most folks consider Asuncion rather remote and another hour on a usually bad dirt road down to a tiny camp situated on a cliff behind a big locked gate...is pretty remote IMHO...meaning a long way from a store. So if visitors go there and they feed them...there goes their supply of tortillas & salsa...I guess thier compañeros could bring more out although they hate to ask favors and don't always have the cash to replace their food supplies.

Cypress - 1-20-2008 at 12:55 PM

jdtrotter Thanks for the neat pictures. :tumble: