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Weird day of driving Mex 1

Baja&Back - 2-5-2011 at 08:30 AM

Yesterday, between Lake Chapala and Catavina, we encountered a double trailer on its side, 50' off the road. No tractor present. Then a small car furiously blazing just off the pavement - fully engulfed. Then a semi tractor being pulled out of the desert by a highway wrecker. All in a 20 mile stretch.
Strange day on the highway!

"Let's be careful out there."

TMW - 2-6-2011 at 10:52 AM

Were there any people or cops around the car?

Bajahowodd - 2-6-2011 at 03:23 PM

Geez! Although most of our trips are uneventful, about three years ago, we encountered just about the same circumstances, two overturned big rigs and a flaming car. All within an hours' drive. Weird, huh?

woody with a view - 2-6-2011 at 03:24 PM

deja vu!

bajario - 2-7-2011 at 06:30 AM

Last Summer in that same stretch, actually a few km short of Chapala, My family and I passed 2 guys on the side of the road having a smoke leaning up against there car while all of us making eye contact. I thought it was kind of wierd but didn't give it much thought. Two minutes later they were flying up on my rear and I was already moving at a good clip.
I thought Uh Oh, this can't be good. As soon as they got real close they turned off onto some obscure dirt road into the boulder fields.
Definately got the blood flowing. I didn't make a big deal of it as I doidn't want to spook the wife and kids, but definately a little hairy. Don't know if there intent was malicious and changed there minds once they saw the kids or If they just had to make a right turn at that moment. Maybe that section is the Bermuda Triangle of Baja?

karmatourer - 2-7-2011 at 04:02 PM

I thought Lake Chapala was about 45 mins out of Guadalajara.......:P
Quote:
Originally posted by Baja&Back
Yesterday, between Lake Chapala and Catavina, we encountered a double trailer on its side, 50' off the road. No tractor present. Then a small car furiously blazing just off the pavement - fully engulfed. Then a semi tractor being pulled out of the desert by a highway wrecker. All in a 20 mile stretch.
Strange day on the highway!

"Let's be careful out there."


[Edited on 2-7-2011 by karmatourer]

LaTijereta - 2-7-2011 at 05:11 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by Baja&Back
Yesterday, between Lake Chapala and Catavina, we encountered a double trailer on its side, 50' off the road. No tractor present. Then a small car furiously blazing just off the pavement - fully engulfed. Then a semi tractor being pulled out of the desert by a highway wrecker. All in a 20 mile stretch.
Strange day on the highway!

"Let's be careful out there."


I saw 2 out of 3....



David K - 2-7-2011 at 05:32 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by karmatourer
I thought Lake Chapala was about 45 mins out of Guadalajara.......:P



Quote:
Originally posted by Baja&Back
Yesterday, between Lake Chapala and Catavina, we encountered a double trailer on its side, 50' off the road. No tractor present. Then a small car furiously blazing just off the pavement - fully engulfed. Then a semi tractor being pulled out of the desert by a highway wrecker. All in a 20 mile stretch.
Strange day on the highway!

"Let's be careful out there."


[Edited on 2-7-2011 by karmatourer]


More than one Chapala in Mexico! Actually, the Baja one is really 'Laguna Chapala' (seasonal, but usually dry lake)... but it was full of water last year!