baja_gurl25
Newbie
Posts: 9
Registered: 1-26-2018
Member Is Offline
|
|
San Diego to San Ignacio
Hello. It has been about 5 years since my last drive into Baja. Will be driving from San Diego to San Ignacio. Any tips? places to fuel up? maybe a
nice lunch spot?
Anything new with boarder crossing?
Thanks for any information.
|
|
|
David K
Honored Nomad
Posts: 64855
Registered: 8-30-2002
Location: San Diego County
Member Is Offline
Mood: Have Baja Fever
|
|
Not much other than Highway 5 from Mexicali south is the quicker and less stressful route from San Diego, as it avoids the city crossing of Ensenada,
the construction mess of Maneadero, the dozen farm towns with their local traffic on the highway.
Using Waze or Google on your cell phone will help you to the border and on through the city.
Lunch depends on when you get started, and the closer to sunrise, the better. San Felipe is 6 hours from San Diego and the fish taco places along the
malecon (sea drive) are always good and fun, 30 min. An hour and a half more is Gonzaga Bay with several places before or at the bay: La Poma, Papa
Fernandez', Alfonsina's are all 1-2 miles east of the highway. San Ignacio is 4 hours from Gonzaga Bay. 12 hours total for the 575 miles.
|
|
|
baja_gurl25
Newbie
Posts: 9
Registered: 1-26-2018
Member Is Offline
|
|
Thank you. The last time I drove from Mexicali to san Ignacio there was part of the road that was not completed and all dirt. Is that still the case
or is it all paved now? Thanks again.
|
|
|
Tioloco
Ultra Nomad
Posts: 2688
Registered: 7-30-2014
Member Is Offline
|
|
all paved
|
|
|
BajaBlanca
Select Nomad
Posts: 13197
Registered: 10-28-2008
Location: La Bocana, BCS
Member Is Offline
|
|
Be sure and tell us afterwards how your trip south went!
|
|
|
David K
Honored Nomad
Posts: 64855
Registered: 8-30-2002
Location: San Diego County
Member Is Offline
Mood: Have Baja Fever
|
|
Quote: Originally posted by baja_gurl25  | | Thank you. The last time I drove from Mexicali to san Ignacio there was part of the road that was not completed and all dirt. Is that still the case
or is it all paved now? Thanks again. |
The highway was completed in 2020.
|
|
|
BooJumMan
Senior Nomad
Posts: 897
Registered: 8-11-2007
Location: San Diego
Member Is Offline
|
|
For what it's worth, it's about 11-12 hours from SD to San Ignacio if you're planning on doing it in a day. I usually drive that stretch on a Sunday,
and it's pretty wide open. Last trip heading north, even with border took me 11hrs 53mins with 5 gas and food stops! Pretty nuts to be able to make it
that far in a day now (for me at least...). I feel like I'd be luckily to make it to GN before dark.
In that pre-Google Earth and social media epoch, The Code was adhered to. It was based on a simple verity: if a locale had been transformational for
you, and you had put the hard yards in to get there and to learn it, to know it, why in god�s name would you broadcast the news, thus ruining the
future experience not only for yourself, but for future adventurers?
|
|
|
Marc
Ultra Nomad
Posts: 2802
Registered: 5-15-2010
Location: San Francisco & Palm Springs
Member Is Offline
Mood: Waiting
|
|
Hwy 5 for sure!
Exercise regularly. Eat sensibly. Die anyway.
|
|
|
baja_gurl25
Newbie
Posts: 9
Registered: 1-26-2018
Member Is Offline
|
|
| Quote: Originally posted by BooJumMan | | For what it's worth, it's about 11-12 hours from SD to San Ignacio if you're planning on doing it in a day. I usually drive that stretch on a Sunday,
and it's pretty wide open. Last trip heading north, even with border took me 11hrs 53mins with 5 gas and food stops! Pretty nuts to be able to make it
that far in a day now (for me at least...). I feel like I'd be luckily to make it to GN before dark. |
Thank you. Yeah, last time I drove it in one day and it was rough! I am thinking on doing it two days this go.
|
|
|
baja_gurl25
Newbie
Posts: 9
Registered: 1-26-2018
Member Is Offline
|
|
Thank you everyone! I am very much looking forward to getting back into Baja. My heart missed it so very much. I am so glad the road is all paved on
the Mexicali side.
|
|
|
bajafreaks
Nomad
Posts: 404
Registered: 3-27-2007
Location: Gardnerville, NV./ Los Barriles BCS
Member Is Offline
Mood: No Bad Days !!!
|
|
There's a great little place to stop and eat at the intersection of hwy 5 and hwy 1 look for the flags.
|
|
|
David K
Honored Nomad
Posts: 64855
Registered: 8-30-2002
Location: San Diego County
Member Is Offline
Mood: Have Baja Fever
|
|
Just a bit south, on Hwy. 1 from the Hwy. 5 junction, is Nueva Chapala, a recently remodeled restaurant. Check it out!
|
|
|
![[*]](images/xmbforum/default_icon.gif){kind=icon}
