dizzyspots - 8-15-2010 at 12:33 PM
Crossing over at Yuma...headed to Gonzaga Bay camping , fishing, cervezas
any other takers?
Mike & Sharon
Vail, AZ
[Edited on 8-31-2010 by dizzyspots]
dizzyspots - 9-1-2010 at 07:51 AM
justalittlebumpo
the 18th
yakyak2010 - 9-1-2010 at 08:10 AM
Mike, good to hear your going the 18th. We'll go thru Mexicali around 7 or 8 am and right now we're probably going to camp at Punta Final, but that
could change after we check it out. We got our boat and motor and are anxious to have it in the water. Hope to see you somewhere there or on the
route.
capt. mike - 9-1-2010 at 03:13 PM
damn good WX then.
dizzyspots - 9-1-2010 at 03:24 PM
Yakyak
we should hook up pretty close then..we'll try to cross at either Algodones or San Luis as early as they open...with the construction delays
southbound...we will probably stop at the Malecon in San Felipe for lunch and fishing license, and some bait
then zoom down the new highway (watch out for ROCKS!) the last itme we went it was 3.5 hrs from the Malecon to Gonzaga Bay turnoff
we may have another truck traveling as well
dizzyspots - 9-1-2010 at 03:39 PM
Punta Final?
no facilities down that far, but the beach is GREAT
the closest camping with facilities is Campo Sacrificio,,,just off the road to Campo Beluga
yakyak2010 - 9-2-2010 at 08:38 AM
I talked to someone who has a place at Punta Final and he said there were no palapas or shade of any kind. Our thought is to bring our own shade
(poles & tarps). The beauty of Punta Final is that we can launch our cartopper and leave it in the cove for the duration of our trip. Sacrificio
is probably next in line.
We'll be coming in a dark blue F150 with matching shell pulling a trailer with 2 ATV's and a boat on top.
Have you gotten fishing licenses at San Felipe before? How long does it take and where do you get them? It looks like our schedules match pretty
close, is there a landmark we can meet at to make the Puertocitos to Gonzaga leg together?
bajaponderosa - 9-2-2010 at 08:51 AM
Fishing Licsences can be purchased at the Tourist Buearu in San Felipe.
Just fill out form go pay at bank come back and get your licsences. Done.
dizzyspots - 9-2-2010 at 12:29 PM
the fishing license process, as baja ponderosa says is fairly painless....the bank and fishing office are 50 yds apart...AND they across form the
Malecon
we will be in our yellow FJ curiser, tin on top and yellow camper trailer...best landmark IS the Malecon
the favorite fish taco stand is at the south end...cant remember the name
OR the first big Pemex station as you enter San Felipe...huge...looks like one of the US gas marts...
CB radio in the truck?
dizzyspots - 9-2-2010 at 12:38 PM
the cove you speak of is incredible...but might think of Sacrificio as the base or "shower" camp...we simply rented a cabin at $48...split it amongst
the 6 folks and spent $4 per person per night for HOT showers, flush toilet, 10x20 patio roof and we let the campers camp around the cabin
caretaker at Sacrificio did a good job of watching stuff
The question of the day is: ARE YOU READY? ONLY 45 DAYS LEFT!!
cj5orion - 9-3-2010 at 05:34 AM
ever so slight a possibility,,,that I wont be there in Oct. Mike.
gettin a few small remodel jobs here in San Diego.
keep in touch.
3464james - 9-3-2010 at 08:35 AM
I found that obtaining a Mexican fishing license is a phone call away. I call Falcon Lake Tackel; 956-765-4866, and give them my credit card and they
mail the license to me. Great to deal with and much easier, at least in my mind, then waiting to purchase in Mexico.
Will be in Gonzaga in November, waiting for it to cool down.
I don't know about the fishing, but the spearfishing is outstanding!
Jim D.