Frank
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Baja trip 6-16 to 6-22
I thought I would type less and post more pics. Fishing was down, it was actually COLD on the East Cape. Not cold like Alaska, but you could use a
sweatshirt in the morning on the ride out. Not your typical late June weather and the fishing reflected that. They say its not always about the
fishing, this trip proved that lesson to me.
Loaded up and ready to go.
Cross the border and stay in the far right lane. Park here
Get Tourist cards and pay at the bank window,
No one @ the Imm. office? Walk around back and up the alley, they are in there sleeping, just open the door slowly.
Daytime driving can be dangerous, just be alert. Out of respect for the dead I didnt take any further pics. The Dodge Neon lost, it wasnt a good
scene. I cant figure out if the Mexican truck drivers are some of the best or just really lucky.
So what San Diego Bus route goes to El Rosario?
We overnighted @ Buena Ventura on Conception Bay. IMHO its more of a rest stop then a destination. Plenty of secure parking for trucks and trailers,
A/C worked. Hardly any sand on the beach, mostly rocks. Lots of "crusties" crawling around. Still a good stop over.
Requeson is still beautiful......
We made it to Verdugos, its always like home for us. We settled in and did some exploring.
Drove out the Rancho Leonero, beautiful place. The nightly rate was a little steep:imdumb: We decided to drive down the beach a bit
Did a lot of this
Caught a few of these little guys, everybody lived.
I have no idea how these even catch the crocs
Followed the dirt road to Punta Pescadero. We came back on the paved road.
Baja on another level
We drove out past Punta Arena towards Cabo Pulmo, on the beach again.
There were homes out there all by themselves. Private airstrips and Lear jets in the brush. We just wanted to enjoy the beach. Someone dumped bilges
and we had to drive for awhile to get away from it, nasty.
We decided to take a Cruiser out.
The weather was very cool the whole trip. Normally the heat will knock you over, not even close this trip. This drop in temperature impacted the
fishing. Bait was frozen ballyhoo, unless you made the trip to Cerralvo. Still not much going on, dead by East Cape standards. Roosters were on the
smaller side.
We came home a few days early, sister in laws going to give birth soon. I'll add the saved money to my fuel budget for the Wellcraft. :rockin:
Me and My honey.
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Ken Bondy
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I really enjoyed all of those Frank, thank you!! Is #19 Pescadero? It's been a long time since I've been there and I didn't remember that the homes
were that close to the pista. But the big white letters look like "PPC". Great trip, great photos. Thanks again,
++Ken++
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DianaT
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Thanks---really enjoy the report and the photos---except of course the accident. Dang, everytime we go down, we see at least one recent accident.
What time did you cross the border? Nice night time photos.
Hope the fishing is better next time, but always so much to enjoy.
Diane
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Frank
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Ken,
#19 is of Pescadero. You wont believe some of the other homes going up on that road , or that whole area for that matter.
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capt. mike
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Hey thx Frank. a great report, loved the punta Pescadero shot, i am killing to have one of those homes there one day.
you mentioned other airstrips - do you know names or locations? reason is there are only 3 right now operating or open on the east cape - pescadero,
punta colorado and El Rincon which is private. Los frailes is closed but could be re opened.
so i am always looking for new strips or old ones opening up. any extra details are good to get.
thx!
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Mexitron
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Thanks for the nice trip photos--always make me hungry for a trip!
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bajaandy
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Cool photo essay... Looks like a good trip, even if the bite was slow. Just being in Baja makes it worth it!
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Cypress
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Frank. Thanks.
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Yakfishing
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Hey Frank,
Great report and photos.
I cant wait to load up the kayaks and head south again...
Joe O.
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David K
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Thanks Frank... Great job, great trip!!
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