Time estimate Puertecitos to Punta Chivato/Mulege?

Quote: Originally posted by honda tom

7 to 8 hours easy drive. top off at Gonzaga and fill at GN. lunch at GN or San Ignacio

...seems ambitious. ...and naive to think that no surprises would pop up in the way of such a plan.

Quote: Originally posted by micah202

Quote: Originally posted by honda tom   7 to 8 hours easy drive. top off at Gonzaga and fill at GN. lunch at GN or San Ignacio ...seems ambitious. ...and naive to think that no surprises would pop up in the way of such a plan.

Sorry, those are actual times, no crazy speeds no drifting corners. If your trip includes 8-10 pee breaks, several cave painting stops, and a couple of flat tires (because you drive on bald or under-inflated tires, or just run over stuff)....yes, the trip will take longer.

Quote: Originally posted by honda tom

Quote: Originally posted by micah202   Quote: Originally posted by honda tom   7 to 8 hours easy drive. top off at Gonzaga and fill at GN. lunch at GN or San Ignacio ...seems ambitious. ...and naive to think that no surprises would pop up in the way of such a plan. Sorry, those are actual times, no crazy speeds no drifting corners. If your trip includes 8-10 pee breaks, several cave painting stops, and a couple of flat tires (because you drive on bald or under-inflated tires, or just run over stuff)....yes, the trip will take longer.

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.....I don't think it's a great idea to set-up the expectation of covering 1/3 of baja event-free in one single dawn-to-dusk period,,especially on one's first drive, in fact I consider it somewhat irresponsible.
The baja we've all come to know and love is full of surprise adventures,,that's one of the 'thrills'! Surely an event-free drive for a first timer would be the exception rather than the rule!?
How many small towns on this high-crown, potholed, shoulder-less highway? How many little surprises await such a first-time driver?
IIRC,,,the OP posted in another thread about coming down for an extended period,,,so I gotta ask...WHAT'S THE HURRY? Why do you need to make it to Mulege within ~36 hrs of arrival in your holiday country? There's so much you'll miss on the way as you hustle down Baja to start your vacation.
Why not start your holiday as soon as you leave your driveway back home,, relax,,stop and look, take pictures,,stop for fish taco's, don't sweat it when there's a 40 minute lineup at a checkpoint or a diversion or an accident from some gringo that had the expectation to make miles that day! As you drive by you can think....'mann,that coulda been me'!

Happy Holidays

Quote: Originally posted by micah202

. .....I don't think it's a great idea to set-up the expectation of covering 1/3 of baja event-free in one single dawn-to-dusk period,,especially on one's first drive, in fact I consider it somewhat irresponsible. The baja we've all come to know and love is full of surprise adventures,,that's one of the 'thrills'! Surely an event-free drive for a first timer would be the exception rather than the rule!? How many small towns on this high-crown, potholed, shoulder-less highway? How many little surprises await such a first-time driver? IIRC,,,the OP posted in another thread about coming down for an extended period,,,so I gotta ask...WHAT'S THE HURRY? Why do you need to make it to Mulege within ~36 hrs of arrival in your holiday country? There's so much you'll miss on the way as you hustle down Baja to start your vacation. Why not start your holiday as soon as you leave your driveway back home,, relax,,stop and look, take pictures,,stop for fish taco's, don't sweat it when there's a 40 minute lineup at a checkpoint or a diversion or an accident from some gringo that had the expectation to make miles that day! As you drive by you can think....'mann,that coulda been me'! Happy Holidays

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....ha!..^^....gotta say I haven't seen half those sights!
......guess I've been in too much of a hurry

...don't forget San Felippe,,a fine little town in it's own right,,likely where you'll get to considering when you'll be crossing the border according to your other thread,,,and accounting for murphy's law.
.....I wonder how many first timers -don't- get offtrack first time across the border?


......I once watched my mum plan a two week roadtrip with her new family,, a 2nd marriage with young kids.....she had EVERYTHING planned out right down to who drove ,,who did dishes,,and of course where they'd stay and what they'd see.
......After the trip,,she recounted the 'adventure' by pulling out the itinerary and reviewing her notes of 'what went wrong'
........I'm glad I missed that trip,,,and that was just in the states!


......yer wanna make Chucacabra laugh!?.....just make solid plans!!!


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[Edited on 1-15-2016 by micah202]