LJ77
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Two months in Baja with dog and camper
Hi everyone!
I am hoping that I can get some advice from you experienced Baja folks. I have been to the Baja once 3 years ago and loved it and am coming back for
two months with my dog and boyfriend! We are going to try surfing for most of our trip but I know there is so many other great things to do there.
I have a few questions to ask though and if you think of anything else that I may need to know but haven't please pass it on.
First with regards to the dog. She has her rabies vaccine and I am going today to get her heartworm meds. Anything else that is recommended for dogs?
What things should I bring in a first aid kit for her?
We will be camping as we have a little homemade camper on our old toyota pickup. We think that we will head south first, maybe to Todos Santos to
learn to surf, are there any amazing camping spots not to miss? Are there any that we should miss?
Is camping generally safe? I speak a little Spanish but not tons but can't wait to learn more!
Should we aim to drive through Tijuana at a certain time to miss traffic? We are Canadians, so we have to get vehicle insurance when we cross the
border. Is it fairly obvious where you have to go to get it?
That's all that I can think of now but I may ask more questions later.
Thanks in advance!
Laura
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jorgie
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insurance off this site or go to lewis and lewis, have it before you cross. best boarder crossing is Tecate [ also the best beer ]. which route are
you planning on taking ????
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Hook
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First off, tell us when you plan on beginning the trip. What month?
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DianaT
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| Quote: | Originally posted by LJ77
First with regards to the dog. She has her rabies vaccine and I am going today to get her heartworm meds. Anything else that is recommended for dogs?
What things should I bring in a first aid kit for her?
Thanks in advance!
Laura |
We also have our dogs on frontline---for stickers and cactus thorns, we carry hemostats---better than tweezers.
Diane
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Bajagypsy
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A fellow canadian!! Where are you from?
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shari
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Hola fellow canucks...why don't you stop in and visit us on your way down, you can camp at our place and there is a nice friendly learners wave in
front of jdtrotters house and your dog can hang out with theirs too! Love to meet you all!
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Bob and Susan
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get your insurance online at
http://www.bajabound.com
print the policy right on your printer...and you're done
"come on down" waters warm...at least in mulege
dogs are brought all the time...no problem
we also use "frontline" ...heartworm is a problem
get your visa at tj in secondary
cross anytime...
it's ALWAYS bad...
just "get out of town" as soon as possible
good luck
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LJ77
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Hook
First off, tell us when you plan on beginning the trip. What month? |
We will be leaving here, Vanouver Canada, around the beginning of Nov. probably taking about 2 weeks to get to BCS
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LJ77
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Thanks for all the good advice!
I got some other heartworm medicine but it comes recommended so it should be good.
As far as insurance, I have looked at some and have anyone used Grupo National Provincial before? It is on the DriveMex webiste and came up when I
looked for quotes. We have a really old truck 20 years or so, so a lot of companies won't cover ones that old or won't do tows. This company seemed to
though. Thanks for the advice of getting insurance before crossing, I don't like the idea of stopping in Tijuana.
How about tourist cards, can you order those before too? I don't think so but are they easy to get when you cross?
Shari, maybe we will come to your place, it looks great! I will let you know if we will come that way, thanks!
Thanks again,
Laura
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805gregg
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Todos Santos is not a good place to learn to surf. Stop in San Diego and take a few lessons maybe at La Jolla Shores. Cross at Tecate and avoid TJ all
together.
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Bob and Susan
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evem if you buy tourist cards before you go you STILL have to stop at the border to get them stamped
you might aas well do everything right there and save service fees
it's fast and easy
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| Quote: | Originally posted by shari
Hola fellow canucks...why don't you stop in and visit us on your way down, you can camp at our place and there is a nice friendly learners wave in
front of jdtrotters house and your dog can hang out with theirs too! Love to meet you all! |
Follow this link to see a picture of the little surf beach in our front yard. Surf Beach
Now, our big dog Tommy would love to play with your dog---he loves all other dogs. Then there is little Ms. Crabby, our little dog, Maggie Mae----but
she really is quite harmless, just makes lots of noise and if another dog runs, she loves to chase them off---the bigger the better.
Diane
[Edited on 10-16-2007 by jdtrotter]
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Just talked to some friends who got back yesterday from El Coyote and they said that dogs were a problem and that they had had to keep theirs on
tethers most of the time. So be sure to have that sort of equipment. Also mentioned that it was crowded.
Edit to say
Todos Santos is definitely not the place to learn to surf. The Doyle surf school at the Surf Hotel in San Jose del Cabo is an excellent one.
[Edited on 10-16-2007 by bajajudy]
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LJ77
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Hi all,
I have a new question. I was just reading in the lonely planet that you need to have a few more things other than just a rabies vaccine certificate
for the dog. It says that you need to have the dog vaccinated for hepatitis, pip, and leptospirosis as well as having a pet health certificate dated
less than 72 hours prior to entering Mexico. Ahhh! Has anyone had to show records of these in the last little while? If this is the case, does anyone
know of a 'cheap' vet in San Diego? We are going to be leaving here in less than two weeks!!
Thanks again for all the replies for my other questions!
Buenos noches
Laura
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DianaT
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| Quote: | Originally posted by LJ77
Hi all,
I have a new question. I was just reading in the lonely planet that you need to have a few more things other than just a rabies vaccine certificate
for the dog. It says that you need to have the dog vaccinated for hepatitis, pip, and leptospirosis as well as having a pet health certificate dated
less than 72 hours prior to entering Mexico. Ahhh! Has anyone had to show records of these in the last little while? If this is the case, does anyone
know of a 'cheap' vet in San Diego? We are going to be leaving here in less than two weeks!!
Thanks again for all the replies for my other questions!
Buenos noches
Laura |
Bad news; A cheap vet in San Diego? No, they are expensive here.
Good News: The only time we have had Mexican officials ask for any dog papers was when we crossed the southern border from Guatemala.
Going into Baja we have been red-lighted several times---never any questions about the dogs.
There are no guarentees; that is my disclaimer. Have a great trip.
Diane
[Edited on 10-19-2007 by jdtrotter]
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Hook
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The questions about the dogs vaccine/papers are usually asked by the US agents as you come back into the US, not the Mexican officials.
And it is rare. But I did get checked once at Nogales. It was a simple health certificate from my vet (much older than 72 hours) that showed the basic
shots he'd had and they accepted it without question. I think the only shots he'd had were rabies and lyme's disease and maybe heartworm treatment.
Our vet didnt even charge us a visit to get it. He just looked up the shot info in his database and charged us for the form itself. Check with your
vet.
[Edited on 10-19-2007 by Hook]
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