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BAJA BEACHES PACKED FOR HOLY WEEK

DENNIS - 4-10-2012 at 11:56 AM

Perhaps we shouldn't jump to conclusions with this news. It fails to mention where all these tourists came from. The vast majority of plates down here in PB were Baja Cal.

A better indicator of a return of tourism from the north, in my opinion, would be the border crossing stats, but that didn't occur to Sandra Dibble.

http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2012/apr/09/baja-beaches-pack...

willardguy - 4-10-2012 at 12:38 PM

hmmm. think rob cromwell might be a realitor?

BajaBlanca - 4-10-2012 at 12:53 PM

I heard from the high schoolers (local la bocana hids who just got back from bahia concepcion and surrounding areas) that the beaches were packed...a mix of canadians and mexicans and americanos ....

when we drove south 2 days ago - there was barely any traffic heading south. the beaches around and south of rosarito were NOT fully packed and there was a lot of traffic heading north.

BajaBlanca - 4-10-2012 at 01:00 PM

and our hotel cortez was 100% booked. first time in a long time. maybe folks are not camping but staying in hotels ??? that would be a good sign of a recovering economy.

I enjoyed what Rob wrote about how Baja is a perfect fit FOR HIM. what a nice way to word it. and 25 thousand folks living there - lots and lots of people. some friends were shocked when I said I lived in paradise ... they have been here and like it but would never refer to Baja as paradise. :) thank goodness it is not for everyone

:spingrin::tumble::spingrin::tumble:

sancho - 4-10-2012 at 01:24 PM

The visitors to San Felipe last week were, for all intent,
Mexicali residents and Hispanics from the US, I don't believe
the Hispanic pop of the US, born in the US or not,
ever developed the FEAR that casual Gringo US Tourist
did of Mex in the last 4-5 yrs. due to the bad US Press
of Mex, I don't notice any change in attitudes toward Mex
travel here in So Cal and I'm glad it is not for everyone
but an increase in tourist $ would certainly help Mex

mes1952 - 4-11-2012 at 07:55 AM

I don't know about any of the other beaches but here in Rosarito it was at least 80% MEXICAN and few Americans.

bonanza bucko - 4-11-2012 at 08:20 AM

If you notice the cars, trucks and vans driven by these folks and the jet skis and boats they pull you will see the emergence of a Mexican middle class.....and that's a danged good thing IMHO.
BB

DENNIS - 4-11-2012 at 08:29 AM

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Originally posted by bonanza bucko
If you notice the cars, trucks and vans driven by these folks and the jet skis and boats they pull you will see the emergence of a Mexican middle class.....and that's a danged good thing IMHO.
BB


All you have to do is watch in the grocery stores and Costco etc to see the number of people using credit cards and debit cards. It sure is different from ten years ago.

Anyway..........one large reason the Mexicans have money to spend is because they don't have mortgages to drain them dry month by month.

Pompano - 4-11-2012 at 08:31 AM

Naturally. The Mexican middle class has predominated the BOC beaches since the pavement went in back in 1973. This fact has been extremely good for supporting our local economies.

The vast majority of Easter beach campers & tourist/visitors has always been Mexican nationals.

Bob H - 4-11-2012 at 08:50 AM

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Originally posted by willardguy
hmmm. think rob cromwell might be a realitor?


What is a realitor?

Pompano - 4-11-2012 at 09:13 AM

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Originally posted by Don Jorge
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The other thing I noticed was noone waved back to me when I did my silly wave to cars going by, excepting on the dirt roads and in the trips 180 miles logged on dirt roads we only passed by one other car on the road. They waved back.;D


George, I am amazed that you would wave at those city slickers from TJ and Ensenada??

Raise your hands to those guys and you will find theirs up too, but holding a .40 Glock or a 9mm Browning to answer your 'wave'.


You know this truism by now, having spent enough time driving to the Dakotas. 'When driving north from Baja, the very first person who will return a friendly motorist's wave.... would be someone in Wyoming.'


And in North Dakota, you are shunned if you do NOT wave at everything on the road, including bison, cows, deer, antelope, and that radar cop over there.

:rolleyes:



[Edited on 4-11-2012 by Pompano]

willardguy - 4-11-2012 at 09:22 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by Bob H
Quote:
Originally posted by willardguy
hmmm. think rob cromwell might be a realitor?


What is a realitor?
a realtor with an I in the middle?:rolleyes:

BajaNomad - 4-11-2012 at 10:19 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by willardguy
Quote:
Originally posted by Bob H
Quote:
Originally posted by willardguy
hmmm. think rob cromwell might be a realitor?


What is a realitor?
a realtor with an I in the middle?:rolleyes:


http://bajacoastalproperties.com/lasgaviotasrentals/five_bed...

shari - 4-11-2012 at 12:35 PM

we talked to lots of people in the towns in baja sur and while yes of course the beaches were crowded...they always are as this is the only week of the year the mexicanos get vacation time so they all head to the beaches. Asuncion was like a ghost town as everyone goes over to the gulf side for some nice warm water this time of year. But the beaches were not packed as they often are...there were fewer campers everywhere along the gulf side.



Playa Buenaventura looked pretty empty....:O



We work hard to find a beach that isnt crowded and prefer solitude but even our secret beach had 3 campers on it this year...sheesh! but they were very far apart...here is our home away from home.

Bob H - 4-11-2012 at 06:29 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by willardguy
Quote:
Originally posted by Bob H
Quote:
Originally posted by willardguy
hmmm. think rob cromwell might be a realitor?


What is a realitor?
a realtor with an I in the middle?:rolleyes:


Good Answer! I was just being a wise guy.

Leo - 4-11-2012 at 07:01 PM

Los Cerritos was busy like hell. Reggae fest of course had something to do with that. Mostly Mexican nationals but alas the waves were lousy.

LancairDriver - 4-11-2012 at 08:02 PM

Now this makes the Baja beaches look wide open.

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