The wife has a month off mid December to mid January so Baja here we come!!! Didn't think we would get to go this year because the Real Estate market
still sucks and I am truly "Broker" so money will be tight but I think we can pull it off.
We will be bringing the camper and Trophy and plan to act as true Nomads and wander the peninsula from TJ to Cabo, any suggestions on free to cheap
places to camp are most welcomed, we already know some this will be our 11th year, but new is good .
I really would like to meet some nomads this trip, been on the board for quite awhile and some of you seem like my kind of Nomads.
Any fishing reports are good also even though I constantly monitor the threads.
Yipeeee Baja bound.Mike99km - 11-12-2010 at 08:56 AM
Go to one of the major places and take a overnight camping trip.castaway$ - 11-12-2010 at 09:01 AM
Mike99km, The whole trip will be a big camping trip, we will probably stay in BOLA a few days and then Mulege, Puerto Escondido, Tecolote, Todos
Santos (Friends beach house) then Cabo or who knows, were open to new ideas.shari - 11-12-2010 at 09:30 AM
you might like San Roque for free camping...gorgeous beach and you can put your Trophy in at the cove where the lobster boats launch from...good
yellowtail fishing just up a few minutes and bass fishing at San Roque Island...very mellow, relaxing camp with nice fishermen...good graded
road...only 12 km from Asuncion...would love to drink some tecate with ya!!
Our camping route we take
mcfez - 11-12-2010 at 09:38 AM
Do take a fishing platform kayak with you if you are a fisherman! I have great spots for fishing along this route (below) for use of kayak and or sm
boat. U2 when time comes and I'll give you some GPS locations for outstanding fishing.
Puertecitos: hot spring baths, decent campsite
Gonzada bay: great sand, motel, fishing. Hiking is endless on the animal trails.
BoLA: non stop things to do here! Camp at Daggetts. Fish at an area called "Los Candeleros," 30 some miles away. Whoa! Clam'n on north bay shore is
awesome.
Bahia-Asuncion: fishing, swimming, snorkeling, diving, surfing and whale watching are world class. We be going to shari's for a few weeks in June.
www.bahiaasuncion.com
Below these spots, I cannot say. Always jumped over by plane to the Cape.
[Edited on 11-12-2010 by mcfez]Mike99km - 11-12-2010 at 10:48 AM
I'm sorry, I was thinking to jump on the boat for a couple of days. Getaway to a beach of your own. There are some islands at you can go to, also the
outside islands at Mag Bay. It might be a little than the standard trade routes.
I would offer Mag Bay as a great spot anyway.
MMcBajaBlanca - 11-12-2010 at 11:08 AM
after San Roque, come and camp on the La Bocana point (Bocanita) ... the view is gorgeous, shore fishing is great and you can get a glimpse of what
small town life is like on this part of the Pacific.
I recommend you go to Joaquin's for dinner one night - his meals are beyond amazing. Lobster is on the menu til end of February !!
If you like mountain biking, we have 2 trails, if you like kayaking, there is a lagoon with good fishing, if you like surfing, Abreojos is 10 miles
away, if you like drinking beer and want to catch up on emails - our front porch can't be beat !! Do your emails while watching the birds nosedive
into the ocean like I am right now !!
ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh such a good life. come check it out.Skipjack Joe - 11-12-2010 at 11:59 AM
How big is your boat?
The Trophys I see around here are large boats that require a launch ramp. Is that the case with your boat as well?
looks as though you may be referring to a Trophy truck. Never mind.
[Edited on 11-12-2010 by Skipjack Joe]Phil S - 11-12-2010 at 01:32 PM
First place comes to mind, is Rattlesnake Beach, behind Tripui (Puerto Escondido) beginning with the "northern end of the road" where you can watch
the boats coming in & out. Invite the boating community to 'dingy' over to your beach & have a bar b que with the days catch. campfire time
is always fun. Or, take a right at the fork, and go south along the beach choosing the best camp sight that is available. and there used to be maybe
at least 20 camp sites. some you back in. Others you drive in.
In Dec. you should be o.k. with choices. (unless the gov't has closed it down since the last time we were there. Happy camping. Maybe go down to
Aqua Verde if you haven't in those ll years you've gone down. Well worth the trip, depending upon how passable the road is. Go up to San Javier,
find a place to park, and visit with the villagers. visit the church.
(just a few ideas for you) We'll be down in mid Nov. & back early Dec.
Miss the hanging out down there, and seeing our friends. report back your experiences.
[Edited on 11-12-2010 by Phil S]Baja12valve - 11-12-2010 at 02:44 PM
In BOLA, go past Daggets and on to Punta La Gringa. Very few people, nice cobble beaches, excellent clams.castaway$ - 11-12-2010 at 05:16 PM
Shari you and Juan are at the top of my list of Nomads to meet, we have never been to Asuncion but really want to see.
Our boat is a 20' trophy so a ramp is the only way i have launched so far. We have the trailr boating Baja book so I think I'll thumb through it
again.
Phil S I have been to rattlesnake but haven't camped there yet it's was one of the places on my list. The port was $17 in/out last year I think but
then I got kicked off the water for no braclet, where do I get one and what do they cost? The park ranger last year was pretty cool and did'nt make
too big a deal he just told me to go in and don't come back without one.BajaBlanca - 11-12-2010 at 05:51 PM
you can get a bracelet in guerrero negro, if you let me know in advance, I will have the son of the owner of MARIO'S leave one for you at Mario's
Restaurant - which is the huge palapa restaurant found right BEFORE you arrive in guerrero negro.
you will love asuncion and you will have a blast with shari and juan and adrian and sirena and the baby and zoe and .... well .... you get the
picture.castaway$ - 11-12-2010 at 07:14 PM
How much are the bracelets and how long are they good for?
Did I miss something?
mcfez - 11-12-2010 at 09:00 PM
Quote:
Originally posted by castaway$
How much are the bracelets and how long are they good for?
What are these bracelets ?castaway$ - 11-12-2010 at 11:57 PM
The bracelet is apparently what you get when you pay the fee to "use" the marine park, an easy identifier for the park rangers.shari - 11-13-2010 at 07:36 AM
wooo hooo castaway...cant wait to meet you too...december should be good for launching your trophy at high tide at the cooperativa launch
area...others have done it but make sure you have a local to help identify where the rocks are...most gringos ding a prop there as the opening is
narrow.
We have the biosphere permits available here as well. They are 50 pesos a day but the yearly passport is a better deal if you plan to fish in any
marine park in the country...I think it's around 250 pesos for the yearly pass...these you can get at the Reserva office in GN...ask anyone where it
is..it's like 3 blocks up from the main street in the midde of town...turn up at Lizardi's pizza place...see ya soon amigo.mcfez - 11-13-2010 at 08:17 AM
Quote:
Originally posted by castaway$
The bracelet is apparently what you get when you pay the fee to "use" the marine park, an easy identifier for the park rangers.
Oh!
I never heard anything of this place.
You and Shari holding back the good stuff?rhintransit - 11-13-2010 at 08:35 AM
you can get marine park passes in Loreto, at the marine park office on the malecon near the lighthouse. as mentioned, the yearly pass is a much
better deal. the marine park passes are different from the biosphere passes, I think...the daily ones for the water are about 22 pesos/day.shari - 11-13-2010 at 09:50 AM
the biosphere reserve passports are supposed to cover you for any marine park as well in the country...ie...loreto too. The daily 50 pesos permit
receipt is a bracelet you are supposed to wear and you need it for any marine activities...whale watching, fishing, and on your kayak too...the
vizcaino biosphere reserve encompasses turtle bay, la bocana, abreojos, asuncion, guerrero negro, san ignacio and I'm not sure about mulege.
A friend was checked the other day by the profepa officer here...he checked his fishing license and biosphere permit too....so heads up in this area.
Enforcement is on the increase as we have a new officer based here now.jorgie - 11-13-2010 at 10:02 AM
why cannot the officer provide the bracelet ? or the municipal office ? orshari - 11-13-2010 at 10:22 AM
good question jorgie....it's like this...I believe this system is made to avoid corruption...the biosphere reserve representative here Jaime Morales
usually has a supply of permit/bracelets for sale at his home/office...so he sells them or sells them to service providers like us....but enforcement
is done by another profepa officer...i dont think the biosphere guy has the authority to enforce.
It has nothing to do with the municipal office...they have enough work to do already.
What we have suggested in our yearly report to the biosphere reserve is that local signage be established explaining the reserve & permits, an
office be established here like in BOLA, the biosphere rep does rounds to sell the permits and the permit system be applied to everyone in the
reserve. It is a new system that was first applied to the whale watching companies but last year they told us that all marine users had to have a
permmit...because it's a relatively new thing they are still working the kinks out.BajaBlanca - 11-13-2010 at 10:23 AM
Shari above is right on !!
[Edited on 11-13-2010 by BajaBlanca]shari - 11-13-2010 at 10:26 AM
blanca...you can buy them for your clients (anyone can)...in fact we were told we were responsible for our clients having them so we buy 20 at a time.
We DO have a rep here who I buy the bracelets from but he doesnt have the passports although we have asked that he provide them here.
I was told that the coop in la bocana will have them.castaway$ - 11-13-2010 at 10:44 AM
We were checked last year in Puerto Escondido and we didn't have a braclet. At first the officer acted hardcore I think becuase he thought we were
locals and were just trying to avoid paying. After talking with him for a bit he realized we ddon't live in Baja and from that point he was very
polite and told us we would have to leave the water until we got our braclets, we were leaving the next day so we didn't try to get one, but of course
to avoid the same situation we will get one this year.BajaBlanca - 11-15-2010 at 08:54 AM
well, it is all so new that the coop isn't quite ready yet ... I guess we shall get some ....but it sure would be nice to have all the details on
signs and posted.
