Anonymous - 12-9-2004 at 07:52 PM
Hello, all you Baja experts! My lovely girlfriend and I want to hit the most northern nice "beachy" place on the gulf (eastern) side of Baja this
Christmas break. Our interest are kayaking, fishing (on our kayaks), nice beaches, seclusion if possible, and showers. Any tips? Our regular email
is
aaonirene74@aol.com
Thanks!!
Aaron and Irene
Gonzaga Bay
Ken Bondy - 12-9-2004 at 07:56 PM
Yup! Gonzaga Bay
David K - 12-9-2004 at 08:38 PM
Picture taken near Alfonsina's Resort Thanksgiving '03 (simple motel, good restaurant, friendly bar)... and that is about all! Camping just south at
Rancho Grande and Campo Beluga.
Because you say kayaking and fishing and showers. Otherwise, I would suggest Shell Island (km.26, for seclusion if you have 4WD, no facilities, just
sand) or Nuevo Mazatlan km. 32 (cold showers, shade trees, sand)
David K - 12-9-2004 at 08:46 PM
'Shell Island' is not labled as such on any map, it's just my pet name for this glorious sand island where you will be all to yourselves. 4WD with
deflated tires (15 psi) or dune buggy access only. However, there are some gringos with the last name Hale who drive big motorhomes (2WD) out there,
for a week or longer at a time.... just let a lot of air out of the tires!
Campo Nuevo Mazatlan Km. 32
David K - 12-9-2004 at 08:54 PM
Unique in the desert are so many shade trees, next to the big sand beach... south of San Felipe about 26 miles.
Ken Cooke - 12-9-2004 at 10:19 PM
Be sure to air your tires down on the drive south of San Felipe. I would suggest 20 p.s.i. and keep your speeds relatively low when driving down the
long dirt road south of San Felipe. One you return to San Felipe, I would air those tires up to a hwy friendly rate of 30 or whatever you feel
comfortable with. Next week my group will be aired down from 5 p.s.i. (those with beadlock rims) to 15 and possibly above...
-Ken
David K - 12-9-2004 at 11:12 PM
Yah, air pressure is critical, specially in deep sand.
Here is Baja Ken and Suzanne on Shell Island with his previous rig, a Ford Ranger.
Thanks Guys!! Quick question....
Anonymous - 12-10-2004 at 12:49 PM
Great info! We will go there. So, any tips on the kayak fishing there? Licenses?
Thanks, all!
Aaron and Irene
david k
ArvadaGeorge - 12-10-2004 at 02:00 PM
Does Campo Nuevo Mazatlan have showers & clean bath rooms?
Is there some one there ?
Will my wife feel safe?
She has camped at Pete's before
David K - 12-10-2004 at 03:15 PM
Yes, but this is a lot more rustic (and peaceful) compaired to Pete's Camp! The showers are not heated, by the way. The toilet house is maintained,
and they are flush toilets. The owner makes his rounds and also supplies water to area pilas with his water truck.
Nuevo Mazatlan was established nearly 40 years ago by Luis Castellanos Moreno as one of the very first campos south of San Felipe, previous named AGUA
DE CHALE. He planted the trees there, staring in 1968. A man with vision, but a taste for tequila that over came him. In the early 1980's he lost the
property. I last saw him in 1989 in San Felipe.
See http://community-2.webtv.net/vivabaja/nm
Here's Christopher, about 13 years ago, in front of Nuevo Mazatlan...
[Edited on 12-10-2004 by David K]
Whoa, memories...sort of...
vgabndo - 12-10-2004 at 06:55 PM
I seem to remember in the early 70's having gotten absolutely blotto with Luis.
Didn't he have a "made-up" word he threw into conversation all the time? Something that sounded like...Allamygarnas. Then again, maybe it was the
tequila.
David K - 12-11-2004 at 01:03 AM
I don't recall a made up word Perry, but his favorite dog's name was CORSADIO. This photo was taken in 1974.. He had a wife for a short time
(Felicitas). Every morning they would walk, hand in hand to the beach to collect the fish caught in his gill net. His promiss to her, was no drinking.
One day, Eduardo (from La Roca) came over with a bottle of tequila... Felicitas left Luis, and it went down hill after that.
