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Risky business...

flyguy - 10-12-2014 at 08:06 AM

Well its crossing day! 3 weeks in Baja! If we don't get murdered in LaPaz it seems the Dengue will get us... so if in a month there is still no trip report you will know why :P No but thanks to everyone on the forum who helped plan our trip, much appreciated.

Cheers!

CaboSur - 10-12-2014 at 08:15 AM

Come on down... Los Cabos is saturated with
military and federal police.

Just don't eat at the roadside food stands this time of year.

Maron - 10-12-2014 at 02:55 PM

Drive safely and slowly and enjoy the trip.

dtbushpilot - 10-12-2014 at 03:02 PM

No issues down here. Crossed at Tecate around 9:30 with a pickup full of stuff and animals, got the green light and drove on down the road. Didn't get the usual "wave over". Kicking back at Jardines for the evening, Loreto and a steak at Domingo's tomorrow, home for the winter on Tuesday..:bounce::bounce::bounce:

Can't wait to get the boat back in the water, I hear the fish calling....

Hook - 10-12-2014 at 03:13 PM

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Originally posted by dtbushpilot
No issues down here. Crossed at Tecate around 9:30 with a pickup full of stuff and animals, got the green light and drove on down the road. Didn't get the usual "wave over". Kicking back at Jardines for the evening, Loreto and a steak at Domingo's tomorrow, home for the winter on Tuesday..:bounce::bounce::bounce:

Can't wait to get the boat back in the water, I hear the fish calling....


A mirror of my experience in crossing at Nogales on Friday. Got the green light with the Lance camper on back and DID NOT get waved in for an inspection, anyway. First time that's ever happened. This was at 0630 at a crossing that opens at 0600; I think they are less likely to do a search at the start of their shift. The searches at that time are always so cursory, it seems.

Thank God for small favors. I had three cases of wine and other assorted spirits to boot, including nine, 22 oz bottles of various craft brews. I even managed to nab a Pliney the Elder this trip.

And a mirror on the desire to get the boat in the water. Some tuna still around.......

flyguy - 10-12-2014 at 05:24 PM

Thanks guys! Calexico east crossing was awesome this morning at 10am ... Drove right through the nothing to declare lane no one batted an eye...laying on the beach at Kiki's in SanFelipe :D Anyone know how Cabo Pulmo is? I like to go the ocean rd from SanJose and stop for a night enroute to Lapaz...thanks!

Mulegena - 10-12-2014 at 07:52 PM

Drive slowly is the operative here, especially after the storms as roads are still washed out and rubble-filled -- no warning signs.

South of Loreto there's roadwork going on. Expect to stop and wait up to a half-hour for caravanning.

North of La Paz the highway is chewed up down to white dust for a number of miles. It's under major repair. Work will be going on for some time.

The desert is so darned gorgeously green and lush right now, so do slow 'way down and take it all in.

luv2fish - 10-12-2014 at 08:50 PM

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Originally posted by flyguy
Well its crossing day! 3 weeks in Baja! If we don't get murdered in LaPaz it seems the Dengue will get us... so if in a month there is still no trip report you will know why :P No but thanks to everyone on the forum who helped plan our trip, much appreciated.

Cheers!

we'll start a thread trying to find your remains. Hopefully it'll go over 100 pages.