BAJACAT
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BAJATRIP,#4 LA BOCANA-BAHIA ASUNCION
THIS would be the last entry on this long mile trip, report. La Bocana and Bahia Asincion trps where made to explore future Baja Destination.Alot
times you end up in Place that You didn't like,for example La Erendida in BCN, we drove there to find nothing that apeals to me, so when i can I scout
locations for future vacations, thats why I only expend one day on each location. Right after my trip to La Trinidad, upon arrival we pick up camp
head back to Mex-1 had a quick lunch in the little shack name EL BURRO... and start driving to La Bocana around 4:30pm on March-24th. From the turn
off at Abreojos in Mex-1 to the town of Abreojos it took us 50 minutes of night driving, pretty straight road with a few turns, only 6 miles are not
paved yet.From AbreOjos we ask around and quickly found the road that leads to the Salitre(salt flats) i was told to follow the lights of the town all
the way to La Bocana 10 miles away...No problem we got to La Bocana and ask some girls for Blanca's house and sure enough we where pointed the right
way. You guys should off see Blancas face when she saw the whole troop.We
settle in one of the houses she is fixing for rent,a whole house for our selfs...next day we are envite for breakfast and latter on the day for lunch,
Blancas husband cook our breakfast and she made lunch, real friendly people Blanca and Les.My family really like them, we are definitely going back to
la Bocana. We meet Ignacio one of the youghts in the Bike team, he won firts place on Sundays race..We say our good bye's and promisse to come back,
and then off to meet Shari in Asuncion. the road to BA is pretty bad it remind me of the Gonzaga-Puertecitos rd...After San Hipolito the rd gets
better.. we arrive at Asuncion meet Shari and juan she show us around and then of the THE BEACH HOUSE, to rest the next day, we where suppose to wake
up early to drive to Ojo de Liebre for the whale trip..
For the trip we paid $40 for adults and $30 for kids. Our captain names was Hipolito,he told us that the whale count was low that the best time is
from January 15 to February.. but still we where able to find some whales the ride was rough due to shoopy waters(wind to blame for this), encounter a
good number of whales but hard to take pix because of the unsettle boat.. still i was able to take a few...we finish the tour and then head back to GN
to full thats when the problems started for us. It was Friday March 26, the plan was to fill the tanks at the Pemex and reach El Rosario for a easy
drive home on Saturday, but while my brother inlaw was filling up his tires, he told the guy to fill the truck with Diesel. We pay for the fuel and
before the border of BCS-BCN his truck started smoking alot, and i tought is a Ford thing , but it wasn't we pull some fuel from the tank to find out that
it was gas and not diesel, back to the Pemex where we explain the problem to the Manager to our surprise we where the second car in the same day that
had the same problem, and yes the guy at the pump made the mistake and fill the truck with unleaded, they call their mechanic drain ther gas replace
it with diesel and it was all good again we didn't have to pay for anything, but we loss a day, we end up staying in GN instaded of El Rosario..the
next Day we drove from GN all the way to Tijuana did and hour in the border and I was home in National City around 8:30 pm..
QUICK FACTS ABOUT THIS TRIP.
1559 miles round trip from San Diego to Baja
350 dollars worth of gas
$700 for food and expences and entertainment plus tips..
total of trip cost, was 1,200 USA dollars
TOTAL OF PLACES VISITED
BAHIA CONCEPCION,MULEGE,LA TRINIDAD, LORETO,SAN JAVIER MISSION, LA BOCANA, BAHIA ASUNCION, BAHIA OJO DE LIEBRE FOR THE WHALE TRIP...
NOMADS THAT I MEET ON THIS TRIP.
BAJA BLANCA AND HUSBAND LES IN LA BOCANA
SHARI AND JUAN IN BAHIA ASINCION
KURT AND FRIEND KHATY IN PLAYA EL COYOTE
BAJACACTUS (ANTONIO) IN EL ROSARIO..
Well thats all folks, untill next baja trip... enjoy the pix.
WE ARRIVE @ LA BOCANA AROUND 8:30 PM
LA BOCANA CHURCH
OUR HOUSE TO UOR SELFS COMPLIMENTS OF BAJABLANCA
LA BOCANA BED & BREAKFAST BLANCA'S PLACE
HAVING LUNCH WITH BLANCA AND LES
MY BROTHER IN LAW GETS STUCK IN LA BOCANA BAY AND GETS HELP FROM THE LOCALS
WE ARRIVED AT ASUNCION
FINALLY WE MEET SHARI
KIDS HAVING FUN IN BA
ONE OF SHARI'S NEW ROOMS
THE BEACH HOUSE IN BA, ALOT NOMADS NAMES IN THE GUESS BOOK.
SUNRISE IN ASUNCION
FINALLY SOME WHALES TURN OFF TO OJO DE LIEBRE
OUR CAPTAIN AND CREW READY FOR THE TRIP
WE ATE HERE AT GN SHARI'S RECONMENDATION, THIS PLACE IS REALLY GOOD, ASK FOR THE MANOS DE LEON SPECIAL..
ANOTHER SHARI RECONMENDATION HOTEL EL COWBOY IN GN, WE GOT A ROOM WITH 4 BEEDS FOR $700 PESOS EL CARACOL WAS FULL.
[Edited on 4-4-2010 by BAJACAT]
[Edited on 4-4-2010 by BAJACAT]
BAJA IS WHAT YOU WANTED TO BE, FUN,DANGEROUS,INCREDIBLE, REMOTE, EXOTIC..JUST GO AND HAVE FUN.....
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Cypress
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BAJACAT, Thanks. Enjoyed the pictures and the report.
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dtbushpilot
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Great trip report CAT, thanks.....dt
"Life is tough".....It's even tougher if you're stupid.....
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bajafam
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Ooooh! CAT! We are sooooo jealous you got to pet the whales! Our tour was soooo rough and none of them came close enough  Looks like you guys had fun! Sorry we missed you...I'm sure we will cross paths one of
these days!
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David K
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Jose, thank you very much for your trip report... You did a great job in the report and a great thing for the kids of Baja with the bikes!
I hope we can hook up with you for Mision Santa Maria next month!
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those fords are always getting stuck. my tundra yanked one out last summer.
the foto of the kids at the blowhole is GREAT.
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Bob H
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Fantastic series of trip reports Jose. Loved them all. They just kept on coming and after a while I felt like I was riding along with you.
Thank you so much, and Happy Easter!
Bob H
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Nice photos BAJACAT, one warning though, those 6.4 liter Fords are very prone to damage from contaminated fuel, the Ford diesel forums are full of
stories from owners having their fuel system and injectors destroyed by minute amounts of water in the fuel. I am not sure how gasoline affects the
fuel system but if Ford determines there was a fuel contamination issue they will not warranty the repairs which can run north of $10k.
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BAJACAT
great trip report and photos,, great job
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Jose !!!! hehehe I was sooooooooo surprised to see all of you ... THAT'S A BIG FAMILY YOU HAVE !!! and you are welcome back any time you want ....
the house will be waiting for you ...
your writing and pics are great, you really give us a sense of moment to moment excitement ... when is you rnext vacation ? we will be in San Diego
this Thurs for a week - I will give you a call
One of these days we will go to Asuncion and meet Shari & Juan - right now they are on their Great Escape - only Elvis knows where they are
FELIZ PASCOA HAPPY EASTER ~ B and Les
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DonBaja
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Excellent report and pictures !! Thanks
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Enjoyed all of them---glad you had a great time and shared it.
Diane
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That was one helluva great trip. Can't imagine it could get much better than that. Thanks for the report and the great photos.
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BAJACAT
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The pleasure is mine, guys & gals, I love Baja and I wanted to share the experince with all the nomads...My next Baja trip will be to SANTA MARIA
MISSION, for memorial day weekend...Im just looking for somebody to start the thread on that...
BAJA IS WHAT YOU WANTED TO BE, FUN,DANGEROUS,INCREDIBLE, REMOTE, EXOTIC..JUST GO AND HAVE FUN.....
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Great stuff! Thanks for sharing the story and pics! 
MAGA
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wow...looks like you had a pretty cool whale trip even though it was windy...I see our pal flacco was your guide...whales love him! I bet the kids
were soooo excited!!! we look forward to a longer visit next time...besos a todos!!!
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Heather
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Bajacat, enjoyed your post and the pictures of your trip.
I saw your car in National City the other day at the middle school, is that where your kids go? My girls go to Otis, next door. We'll have to meet
up one of these days, in NC or Baja! Saludos, Heather
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BAJACAT
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Heather
Bajacat, enjoyed your post and the pictures of your trip.
I saw your car in National City the other day at the middle school, is that where your kids go? My girls go to Otis, next door. We'll have to meet
up one of these days, in NC or Baja! Saludos, Heather |
Heather one of my sons goes to national middle, my
dauther goes to Olivewood Elementary and the oldest one goes to SDSU..Next time you see me stop and say hi,we can meet ither in Baja or NC, Im by the
Mile of cars and 24th st..it's nice to have a nomad close to where you live i think you and i are ther only ones in national City...
BAJA IS WHAT YOU WANTED TO BE, FUN,DANGEROUS,INCREDIBLE, REMOTE, EXOTIC..JUST GO AND HAVE FUN.....
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BAJACAT
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| Quote: | Originally posted by shari
wow...looks like you had a pretty cool whale trip even though it was windy...I see our pal flacco was your guide...whales love him! I bet the kids
were soooo excited!!! we look forward to a longer visit next time...besos a todos!!! |
Shari, everybody was
excited, the wind made it pretty hard to take good pictures, but I did try my best...
BAJA IS WHAT YOU WANTED TO BE, FUN,DANGEROUS,INCREDIBLE, REMOTE, EXOTIC..JUST GO AND HAVE FUN.....
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