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chuckie
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Geezo! I hope we get some more pics of that truck...
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Bajahowodd
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My friend Jean Luc Bitterlin runs an amazing restaurant. Had many amazing meals there while enjoying the piano player.
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Alm
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They are on the road now, but the first thought that crossed my mind was "Why driving, in the first place". 6 days in La Paz hotel and 5-6 days on
the road.
Unless you travel with a big family or HAVE to be in several towns along the way, flying to LAP is faster and cheaper. El Rosario is a faceless dusty
town. GN isn't any different (I'm not talking lagunas, whale season is probably over). Though sometimes people are looking for an "adventure", and
driving that much in such a short time on this kind of road fits their idea of adventure, who knows... I'm probably getting old 
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willardguy
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Quote: Originally posted by Alm  | They are on the road now, but the first thought that crossed my mind was "Why driving, in the first place". 6 days in La Paz hotel and 5-6 days on
the road.
Unless you travel with a big family or HAVE to be in several towns along the way, flying to LAP is faster and cheaper. El Rosario is a faceless dusty
town. GN isn't any different (I'm not talking lagunas, whale season is probably over). Though sometimes people are looking for an "adventure", and
driving that much in such a short time on this kind of road fits their idea of adventure, who knows... I'm probably getting old |
and just when I think I've heard it all.......
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Alm
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It's never late to learn, amigo
With what limited time they have, the only thing to "explore" along the way will be hotels and restaurants.
For the first 300 miles it's a continuous border town landscape, some farms (close your windows). Then it becomes more interesting, nice views at
times, periods of white-knuckle driving and hours of boredom in between. As long as they don't push it too hard, trying to make it before the dark...
[Edited on 5-6-2016 by Alm]
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David K
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There is so many sites in and around El Rosario, it is too bad they aren't better known. People are nice and places to stay are many.
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willardguy
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| Quote: Originally posted by Alm |
It's never late to learn, amigo
With what limited time they have, the only thing to "explore" along the way will be hotels and restaurants.
For the first 300 miles it's a continuous border town landscape, some farms (close your windows). Then it becomes more interesting, nice views at
times, periods of white-knuckle driving and hours of boredom in between. As long as they don't push it too hard, trying to make it before the dark...
[Edited on 5-6-2016 by Alm] |
well we certainly wouldn't want to either bore or scare Alm.....yeah maybe you'd better stick to the friendly skies.........
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MOTRV8D
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| Quote: Originally posted by BajaBreak | | Quote: Originally posted by MOTRV8D |
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We did encounter one difficulty, the signs as you cross the border at TJ are anything but clear.. We got lost and drove east for quite a while before
the wife figured out how to get her GPS working on the iPhone. The people in charge of signage at the border crossing should be shot. 
Okay so at least we are on 1 now, no more misdirection and we are on to El Rosario! |
The last couple months the overpass to the right that crosses the river, right after customs, has been closed off. Typically you stay right after
customs and follow the signs to the toll road, but now you get sent through a tour of TJ or towards Tecate. You pretty much have to make a few right
turns onto an overpass that comes from the South/East, after driving a few blocks through Tijuana (for any future travelers going this way).
On the bright side, it should be hard to get lost from now on, but maybe in La Paz! If you do head out on a boat, maybe try bringing some padding so
the FIL can recline or lay down, in case it gets rough, if he's got a dodgy back. I had some back issues a while ago and boating in rough seas beat me
up pretty bad. Going early is typically much calmer.
Have a great trip, and drive safe. 
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Thanks for the info. You're very helpful. That "tour through TJ" is what really threw us for a loop. Felt like driving through an obstacle course at
the circus or something. Almost hit two trucks that broke down on the shoulder and there really is no sign that says south or even Rosarito or
Ensenada. But we're here in El Rosario now and the Baja Cactus motel is actually quite nice, much better than expected.
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MOTRV8D
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| Quote: Originally posted by BajaBreak | | Quote: Originally posted by MOTRV8D |
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We did encounter one difficulty, the signs as you cross the border at TJ are anything but clear.. We got lost and drove east for quite a while before
the wife figured out how to get her GPS working on the iPhone. The people in charge of signage at the border crossing should be shot.
Okay so at least we are on 1 now, no more misdirection and we are on to El Rosario! |
On the bright side, it should be hard to get lost from now on, but maybe in La Paz! If you do head out on a boat, maybe try bringing some padding so
the FIL can recline or lay down, in case it gets rough, if he's got a dodgy back. I had some back issues a while ago and boating in rough seas beat me
up pretty bad. Going early is typically much calmer.
Have a great trip, and drive safe.
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My dad told me that the early bird gets the worm but the early worm gets the fish. Going out early seems the the thing to do...
[Edited on 5-6-2016 by MOTRV8D]
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bajadogs
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If you drive at night assuming there are no hazards on the road this will happen. Congratulations, you killed a horse.
edit - trying to be nice. grrrrr
[Edited on 5-6-2016 by bajadogs]
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Kgryfon
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I've gone out fishing in La Paz with Captain Juan Romero a couple of times. It's been a few years, but he's been really great. Last number I have
for him is 011 52 1 612 140 0805. We caught our own bait fish (netted by Juan) before heading out to fish, which was very fun and saved money at the
same time. Caught tons of fish!
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