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Need Extra Driver - San Diego - Mulege

Pompano - 10-4-2011 at 07:48 AM

I have an urgent and serious need for an experienced, licensed with clean record, insurable, mostly-sober, non-smoking relief driver with a good sense of humor and a high tolerance to pain if you don't follow me closely in my pickup.


EDIT NOTE:

THE TRIP PART DESCRIBED BELOW IS OVER...DONE!

BUT PLEASE READ THE LAST POST ON PAGE 2!!


We drive from Up North ND soon....in October anyway...heading across and down the Central and Pacific Flyways to places like Spotted Horse, Wyoming, Bozeman, MT, West Yellowstone, the Great Salt Lake, Lost Wages Hardrock Cafe, Stateline, Mad Greeks Cafe in the desert, Cindy Lou's 50's Diner, Cardiff Chart House, ....

.....and finally Anthony's on the waterfront, San Diego.

This trip will be approx 2100 interstate miles and 4-6 days....unless the same events happen as last year...

All fuel and lodging paid ...by somebody, I'm sure. Maybe some roast duck, also.


This would be best for someone already Up North, as it is quite costly to get here from anywhere down south.

Shoot me a U2U or email for my cell, unless you already have it. Must have name/number for next of kin.

..and bring a current road map...?















[Edited on 10-31-2011 by Pompano]

David K - 10-4-2011 at 09:07 AM

Wow... I fit the requirements except for that I am already in San Diego! :o

captain4tuna - 10-4-2011 at 09:41 AM

Me too....lol....sounds awesome

LaTijereta - 10-4-2011 at 09:53 AM

Never been to the "Oceanside Charthouse"... I am waiting here at the finishline with the checker flag...:D

Pompano - 10-4-2011 at 09:57 AM

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Originally posted by LaTijereta
Never been to the "Oceanside Charthouse"... I am waiting here at the finishline with the checker flag...:D


Opps...got my eateries mixed up...change Oceanside to Cardiff by the Sea. :rolleyes:

p.s. okay, make it Taco Bell?

[Edited on 10-4-2011 by Pompano]

David K - 10-4-2011 at 10:09 AM

Oceanside has a great breakfast/ lunch place on the corner of Cassidy and Coast Hwy. (101)... called the Beach Break Cafe... it is also the new home of the Oceanside surf museum collection of surf boards, skate boards and photos.

In Vista, for breakfast or lunch: Sunrise Cafe, near the corner of Mar Vista and South Santa Fe (north from Hwy. 78).

For dinner in Oceanside, off Hwy. 76 at Foussat (near the old drive-in, airport) go to Davina's Mexican Restaurant on Mission Ave., just west of Foussat.

[Edited on 10-4-2011 by David K]

durrelllrobert - 10-4-2011 at 11:52 AM

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Originally posted by LaTijereta
Never been to the "Oceanside Charthouse"...

It's now a Joe's Crab Shack

tripledigitken - 10-4-2011 at 01:24 PM

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Originally posted by chrisx
through in the air fare from San Diego to North Dakota and I will do it


You'd never keep up with Roger, with all the slowing down for bikes and all.

:lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:

David K - 10-4-2011 at 01:27 PM

Throw... ?

bufeo - 10-4-2011 at 01:36 PM

E-mail sent to ya', Roger.

Allen R

P.S. Even have RV hookup here at our place, which is practically on your route of choice.

[Edited on 10-4-2011 by bufeo]

f$%^& spell checker

doradodan - 10-4-2011 at 03:03 PM

give me a break David

motoged - 10-4-2011 at 03:09 PM

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Originally posted by doradodan
f$%^& spellchecker ...give me a break David


Geez, DD....looks like you need it. It is spelled "f#*%" :light:

[Edited on 10-4-2011 by motoged]

dtbushpilot - 10-4-2011 at 03:26 PM

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Originally posted by motoged
Quote:
Originally posted by doradodan
f$%^& spellchecker ...give me a break David


Geez, DD....looks like you need it. It is spelled "f#*%" :light:

[Edited on 10-4-2011 by motoged]



:lol::lol::lol::lol:

David K - 10-4-2011 at 04:43 PM

Is it time, is it?:wow:

naw, never mind! :lol:

Pompano - 10-4-2011 at 05:03 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by bufeo
E-mail sent to ya', Roger.

Allen R

P.S. Even have RV hookup here at our place, which is practically on your route of choice.

[Edited on 10-4-2011 by bufeo]


Thanks bufeo,

I am coming through the Potato State by way of the Galatin River Road/Highway...91?...I turn south at Bozeman, MT ..go thru West Yellowstone and down to hook up with I-15 at Idaho Falls. Then it's the boring, but quick super-slab all the way to San Diego.

If you are somewhere around that Hwy 91 or I-15 part of Idaho, I'll stop by if at all possible...and muchas gracias!

bufeo - 10-4-2011 at 06:34 PM

Sent you another e-mail.

Allen R

Used to Drive 30,000 Plus Miles Each Year

Gypsy Jan - 10-4-2011 at 06:42 PM

Many thousands of miles without accidents and lots of fun.

Sadly, my driver's license was cancelled when the doctor reported my stroke.

I can reapply, but not in time for the grand Pompano trip.

Have a great trip as always, GJ

YOUR KILLING ME ROGER!!!

estebanis - 10-4-2011 at 09:09 PM

I would jump on that trip in a heartbeat! IF I WAS RETIRED. I have a very busy next few months at work with multiple goals that must be met for the bosses to get their bonuses. I myself only have 2 career goals RETIREMENT AND OVERTIME...
:tumble:

Update: "Change and Hope"

Pompano - 10-30-2011 at 07:45 AM

Well, lots has happened since my first request for a pickup driver from the Dakotas to San Diego. That turned out very well, indeed...done deal.

Now for the next step:

Do you fit the description in the first paragraph of this thread? Do you need a free trip from San Diego to the warm, sunny beaches of Baja Sur? Your departure would be anytime this next week, between October 31st and November 4th.

I can use a driver/s to take the pickup from San Diego to Mulege. About 630 miles...12-13 hours driving time. NO speeding. No live chickens allowed in cab.

Will supply all fuel, food, and lodging along the way.

Make voyages, attempt them.



.
p.s. edit to add: A caravan may be possilbe ...if I can arrange it in time.

[Edited on 10-30-2011 by Pompano]

BajaBlanca - 10-30-2011 at 11:29 AM

no live chickens ???? bah humbug.

David K - 10-30-2011 at 11:50 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by Pompano
Well, lots has happened since my first request for a pickup driver from the Dakotas to San Diego. That turned out very well, indeed...done deal.

Now for the next step:

Do you fit the description in the first paragraph of this thread? Do you need a free trip from San Diego to the warm, sunny beaches of Baja Sur? Your departure would be anytime this next week, between October 31st and November 4th.

I can use a driver/s to take the pickup from San Diego to Mulege. About 630 miles...12-13 hours driving time. NO speeding. No live chickens allowed in cab.

Will supply all fuel, food, and lodging along the way.

Make voyages, attempt them.



.
p.s. edit to add: A caravan may be possilbe ...if I can arrange it in time.

[Edited on 10-30-2011 by Pompano]


How do I get back to San Diego? Baja Angel won't let me stay in Mulege I am affraid! :yes:

mtgoat666 - 10-30-2011 at 12:42 PM

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Originally posted by David K
How do I get back to San Diego?


abc bus.

David K - 10-30-2011 at 04:09 PM

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Originally posted by mtgoat666
Quote:
Originally posted by David K
How do I get back to San Diego?


abc bus.

I wasn't asking you, but thanks... :rolleyes:

classicbajabronco - 10-30-2011 at 04:42 PM

Roger,

I just did this trip last month ago starting in CSL following 15N once in the states to 191 into Boozeman(my college town), hung out there for a week and did the Jellystone thing, then hopped on 90 and went to Seattle for 3 weeks and then back down to CSL. Roughly 7000 miles of driving.

It is an awesome trip and someone should take him up on his offer. The elk are buggling, the wolves/bears are fattening up for the winter, the crowds are down as are the bugs, and if you head west after MT the salmon are running.

However I am happy to be out of a car!

enjoy and safe travels

[Edited on 10-30-2011 by classicbajabronco]

Pompano - 10-31-2011 at 03:54 PM

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Originally posted by classicbajabronco
Roger,

I just did this trip last month ago starting in CSL following 15N once in the states to 191 into Boozeman(my college town), hung out there for a week and did the Jellystone thing, then hopped on 90 and went to Seattle for 3 weeks and then back down to CSL. Roughly 7000 miles of driving.

It is an awesome trip and someone should take him up on his offer. The elk are buggling, the wolves/bears are fattening up for the winter, the crowds are down as are the bugs, and if you head west after MT the salmon are running.

However I am happy to be out of a car!

enjoy and safe travels

[Edited on 10-30-2011 by classicbajabronco]


Hola amigo,

Indeed, you had a grand trip!

And so have we since leaving Baja.

Driving from Conception Bay, BCS and following the Pacific coast from San Diego thru Oregon to Cape Flattery, Washington...ferry to BC, then across southern Canada to Saskatchewan to Minnesota to ND to Montana..then back southwest across the midwest to San Diego and ..well, you get the picture. I can acquire half of Mobil Oil if I redeem all my gas fill coupons at once...I'ze jist a lil ol' corporate raider, I is!

'That said' ..(oh, I'm bad, alrighty)...I want to correct the assumption you have given about my current rideshare/convoy
request.

That trip across the Great West has already been driven...
...it's over..done with ..finito...in San Diego safe and sound.

It was a great 7-mile high plane ride for me..and the person in the Dodge had a ball sightseeing thru spacious skies Montana, ND amber waves of grain...some of Utah's purple mountainsides ...to end up at San Diego's shining sea.

Yup..that's a done deal.


NOW my objective on this thread is...

...to get the Dodge and/or the motorhome from San Diego to Mulege as promptly as possible.

Either in convoy or separetely..machts nicht to me...but it's always better fun to convoy, enjoy a cold one together around a nice desert campfire, and share it's warmth over some strong morning coffee.

I will throw in a bonus of one case of Pacifico .......

...collectable in Mulege. :rolleyes:

KurtG - 10-31-2011 at 07:20 PM

Roger,
Does your pickup have room in the bed for my motorcycle? If so I would consider drivng it to Mulege for you and riding back. Just spent two weeks down there but am always up for another ride. I am 300 miles north of San Diego but could meet you there.
Kurt

Pompano - 10-31-2011 at 07:48 PM

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Originally posted by KurtG
Roger,
Does your pickup have room in the bed for my motorcycle? If so I would consider drivng it to Mulege for you and riding back. Just spent two weeks down there but am always up for another ride. I am 300 miles north of San Diego but could meet you there.
Kurt


Hola KurtG...

That would be finer than frog hair, Kurt. Be glad to have you along.

My Dodge 2500 has a full length box...8ft..but it also has a topper on it. See photo.





I am assuming you want to haul it upright? I can measure the inside height and let you know here manana. Not to worry...we'll get it done.


Right now I have to go Trick or Treating...scare the bee-jeebers outta some little ducklings!! boo!



jakecard - 10-31-2011 at 07:51 PM

Why don't you tow your truck with a tow-bar or on a trailer?





Jake

Pompano - 11-1-2011 at 08:03 AM

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Originally posted by jakecard
Why don't you tow your truck with a tow-bar or on a trailer?

Jake


Morning Jake, and thanks for your suggestion.

However, what happened to my fishing boat? (I'd leave my mother-in-law before leaving that boat!! Hey...come to think of it, I haven't noticed her for some time, now..hmm...last time was that rest stop near Death Valley...??)

There are 3 items in this convoy equation.
-35ft motorhome
-22ft boat/trailer
-22ft full-size pickup.

Triple towing with 2 vehicles and 1 boat/trlr? That would be an 'interesting' tow package for sure, not to mention illegal.

Although I do frequently do tow something similar that is legal...as shown here at Lac La Ronge, Sask.




PU, fifth wheel, boat/trlr = 75ft (the legal max in most areas I travel)

Back to your good-intended suggestion, Jake: Towing a heavy diesel pickup behind the motorhome over all the steep grades, plus the desert heat would tear up the motorhome's tranny and overheat/ruin the engine in short order. Indeed, if such a thing were attempted (which I would not) the pickup has a higher towing capacity than the motorhome. A 2500 Cummins can tow 16,000lbs...and mine has for mucho mil miles.

Thanks again, amigo...but we're back to the drawing board again.



Message to KurtG....Kurt, just measured the clearance from bed-box to ceiling of topper. 41 inches...not enough for your upright motorcycle, I fear?

Now...IF I owned a cycle-trailer ....or could use/rent one for a one-way trip?

sigh....Getting problematic, isn't it? (..making matters worse, last night's wee drams are shorting out my synapse signals right now.)

tick-tock - tick-tock

tripledigitken - 11-1-2011 at 08:39 AM

Maybe an investment in a motorcycle carrier on the rear of the motorhome? That would increase the population of Nomads that could help.

Just brainstorming............

KurtG - 11-1-2011 at 09:04 AM

Yes, the bike just wouldn't fit with the camper shell on your pickup. I'll just have to do another bike round trip later in the month.

Roger

desertcpl - 11-1-2011 at 09:56 AM

I dont know if this is a Lame idea or not

but you might contact the Transportation dept of La Mesa RV.
they have many part time drivers that move inventory around the country, most are retired and with clean driving records, ask to talk to the manager and maybe he can put you in contact with some drivers. maybe offer a day or 2 of fishing
like I said most are retired and looking for a little fun and some thing to do

Pompano - 11-1-2011 at 11:04 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by desertcpl
I dont know if this is a Lame idea or not

but you might contact the Transportation dept of La Mesa RV.
they have many part time drivers that move inventory around the country, most are retired and with clean driving records, ask to talk to the manager and maybe he can put you in contact with some drivers. maybe offer a day or 2 of fishing
like I said most are retired and looking for a little fun and some thing to do


Muchas gracias, amigo...just talked to La Mesa RV and called 2 possible drivers..both of whom are on current hauling trips for hire. Close, but no cigar! Thanks anyway, as I will keep those names, numbers for future use. As always, Nomads is a great source of help and info.

I have 2 days left to find a driver/s-companion-whatever.

I am lifting the 'No Live Chickens' condition. :rolleyes:

desertcpl - 11-1-2011 at 11:09 AM

another idea

this time of the year in Yuma the snowbirds come in by the thousands, you might try a Ad in Craigs list here,
snowbirds are always looking for some thing to do, and this might be an adventure for them.

Pompano - 11-1-2011 at 11:21 AM

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Originally posted by desertcpl
another idea

this time of the year in Yuma the snowbirds come in by the thousands, you might try a Ad in Craigs list here,
snowbirds are always looking for some thing to do, and this might be an adventure for them.


Aha! I beat you to that idea! also SD county. Been there, done that. Gracias, though.

p.s. I hope nobody gets nervous reading my request for Dodge parts in another thread?? :rolleyes::biggrin:

[Edited on 11-1-2011 by Pompano]

wessongroup - 11-1-2011 at 12:04 PM

:lol::lol::lol: man, you have some kind of train your pulling... WOW ... would imagine it would be a lot of fun traveling with YOU... :):) and I like chickens too...

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