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Sandstorms north of Vizcaino

Ribbonslinger - 3-16-2014 at 09:06 PM

The visibility today was almost zero for a couple of sections along Mex 1. Large sandstorms resulted in some very bad accidents. If you are heading that way tomorrow check with the police to see if the conditions are safe. Two semi's had a head on at one accident site.

rts551 - 3-16-2014 at 09:21 PM

http://forums.bajanomad.com/viewthread.php?tid=67835

oladulce - 3-17-2014 at 07:37 AM

Ribbonslinger- Important stuff. Thanks for taking the time to report up-to-the-minute driving conditions.

tiotomasbcs - 3-17-2014 at 01:35 PM

Good info Slinger. In bad weather like yesterday big rigs and others should pull off the roads. Glad I was safely at home listening to the Palm trees blow. Hope you arrived safely. Tio

BajaBlanca - 3-17-2014 at 06:27 PM

I was on my way to san Ignacio the day of the sandstorm. The visibility between La Bocana and Abreojos was nil. I took my time and probably took twice as long to drive it but better safe than sorry.

vgabndo - 3-17-2014 at 10:10 PM

There was a fun side to it. BajaRat and I got the landsailer onto the right part of the beach and got some good rides after the wind calmed a little bit. A guy was following in a truck and said I got up to 45 mph on this run.
At the end of the day I got to sail all the way home! Good fun. Here's BajaRat's Tecate influenced (un-edited) video.:lol:



[Edited on 3-18-2014 by vgabndo]