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krafty - 11-28-2010 at 03:04 PM

leaving early manana from Roseyrito and hope to make it to Guerro Negro and stay at the Cowboy-then on to Loreto and the Iguana-are these places easy to find once you get into town? Virgin trip so I claim stupid..... thanks :?:

elgatoloco - 11-28-2010 at 03:14 PM

Yes.
Have fun and safe travels. :dudette:

Bajahowodd - 11-28-2010 at 03:25 PM

Piece of cake. Cowboy is on the left as you enter town, before the new Pemex.

Iguana is a little trickier, but if you take the main turnoff into town, you'll see a choice for Salvatierra or Benito Juarez There are some one way streets as you get close to the malecon, I do know that you can get al the way to the malecon on Salvatierra. Not so sure about Benito Juarez. Either way, it's just a block up from the malecon.

http://www.iguanainn.com/map.html

[Edited on 11-28-2010 by Bajahowodd]

DianaT - 11-28-2010 at 05:27 PM

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Originally posted by krafty
leaving early manana from Roseyrito and hope to make it to Guerro Negro and stay at the Cowboy-then on to Loreto and the Iguana-are these places easy to find once you get into town? Virgin trip so I claim stupid..... thanks :?:

If this is your first trip, just a couple of reminders----it will take you longer than you think to travel and be sure to buy gas in El Rosario---even if you don't think you need it.

The next gas station is Jesus Maria----but depending on the range of your vehicle, we usually go from El Rosario to Guerrero Negro.

But if you forget, there are people selling gas out of barrels in Cataviña and at the turn off Bahia de Los Angeles.

Do have a GREAT trip

Bajahowodd - 11-28-2010 at 05:46 PM

This reminds me since you have posted on more than one thread. What type of vehicle will you be driving? And what is its range? I really believe that when it comes to the Mexican Army checkpoints, there is a certain amount of profiling being used. Older folks in a sedan are way less likely to be thoroughly searched than younger folks in an SUV. JMHO. That said, as to the advice about gassing in El Rosario, it depends on the vehicle range on a tank. The Pemex by the Los Pinos facility at the South end of the San Quintin area is where we fill headed South. It's not much more than 1/2 hour North of El Rosario. Do the math. If the needle really appears to be heading South fast, there are usually purveyors of gas from barrels at the BOLA turnoff as well. Apologies to Dianne, but I would think that when headed South, Catavina would be awfully early to be worrying about gas. However, it could become critical Northbound.

DianaT - 11-28-2010 at 05:58 PM

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Originally posted by Bajahowodd
Apologies to Dianne, but I would think that when headed South, Catavina would be awfully early to be worrying about gas. However, it could become critical Northbound.

Depends on how many side roads you take.

[Edited on 11-29-2010 by DianaT]

krafty - 11-28-2010 at 06:00 PM

older model Chrysler town and country soccer mom van :tumble:

we are filled to the brim and plan on stopping in El Rosario b4 heading to GN-thanks for the advice and directions!

woody with a view - 11-28-2010 at 06:08 PM

just go. fill us in when you return!

elgatoloco - 11-28-2010 at 06:34 PM

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Originally posted by krafty
older model Chrysler town and country soccer mom van :tumble:

we are filled to the brim and plan on stopping in El Rosario b4 heading to GN-thanks for the advice and directions!

Keep your eyes out for topes! :dudette:

BajaBlanca - 11-28-2010 at 07:34 PM

might be too late but I recommend stopping in san ignacio !!! visit the mission church and main square. stop by and visit Juanita/Casa Leree - if your back is to the church, take the far left corner street AT THE OTHER END OF THE SQUARE heading left. The bldg is on the right hand corner. Her inn was the very first guesthouse in san ignacio and she has a museum there that anyone can visit for free. she does sell books and local arts and crafts as well. Kids as well as adults just love browsing around !

She has 2 simple guestrooms she rents out that face the garden, maybe on another trip plan on staying with her. Reasonable and ever so peaceful.

Have a wonderful trip. Keep wallets and passports and other docs ON YOUR PERSON. Better safe than very sorry.

woody with a view - 11-28-2010 at 08:01 PM

WTF is a tope?????

krafty - 11-28-2010 at 08:37 PM

Little bumps in the road to slow ya down-Gracias, Blanca, we may stop on our way back up north-

Hook - 11-28-2010 at 09:27 PM

Out here in the Ranchitos in Sonora, it is common to see locals use a large length of hawser stretched across a dirt road as a speed bump.

Naturally, we gringos refer to these as rope-aays. :cool:

[Edited on 11-29-2010 by Hook]

kiterkip - 11-28-2010 at 09:32 PM

Tope = Translation "Sleeping Policeman"

If you really don't know what a tope is... you will very soon. I once counted 290 topes between Isla Mujeres & Isla Holbox (Yucatan)!!

[Edited on 11-29-2010 by kiterkip]

Bajahowodd - 11-29-2010 at 03:29 PM

They have topes in the Caribbean Sea?