I think I may be the latest Nomad to make it and report on the road to Bahia Tortuga. I will stand corrected if anyone has an update later than Feb
2008.
There is a nice thread with photos if you search Malarrimo on this site.
The road from Vizcaino to the Bahia Asuncion all nicely paved, but could get a little sandy if the wind is blowing by the Laguna salada. The road to
Bahia Asuncion (Shari?) hasn't improved in years...it;s fairly washboardy and very sandy but not lose sand. The view of the Bay will blow your mind!
From the Bahia Asuncion turn-off to Bahia Tortuga is reasonably graded but has many patches of soft sand and the talcum powder dust that Baja is known
for. Just don't slow down when hitting the soft spots. Any vehicle will coast through them. In Feb. Mextrans was feverishly working on paving the road
from Bahia Turtuga. (Also if you search Bahia Tortuga there is a thread with photos of the bay). In Feb. the road from Bahia Turtuga east, was paved
to about 20 miles and it may be close to 30 miles by now, which still leaves about 40 miles of dirt. Part of what makes the dirt road worse is the
constant driving of dump trucks that deliver base and pavement to the Mextrans crew. The dirt road is good for about 40-50mph and is double wide. By
the way, on your way out of Tortuga, make a detour when you see the Playa Malarrimo sign and drive to the beach and fish camps. Easy fast dirt road.
Well worth the side trip. At the east fish camp, the last shack on the right, say hi to Eugenio for me. He has an old back Toyota pick up.
hope this helps |
