bonanzaman
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Santa Rosalia to Guaymas Ferry
Hello, all...wondering if anyone has recently taken this ferry trip? The research I've done tells me to be prepared for possible delays for any number
of reasons, but we will be coming back from Mulege to Colorado in late April, & the 500 odd miles driving it would save (especially the generally
miserable strech on Mex 5), seems compelling. Our schedule is flexible, but I am most wanting to confirm that we would be allowed to stay in our car
(with our dog) for the trip, since it is pretty much an all day trip.
Any recent 1st hand reports would be appreciated!
[Edited on 3-12-2019 by bonanzaman]
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JZ
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Quote: Originally posted by bonanzaman  | Hello, all...wondering if anyone has recently taken this ferry trip? The research I've done tells me to be prepared for possible delays for any number
of reasons, but we will be coming back from Mulege to Colorado in late April, & the 500 odd miles driving it would save (especially the generally
miserable strech on Mex 5), seems compelling. Our schedule is flexible, but I am most wanting to confirm that we would be allowed to stay in our car
(with our dog) for the trip, since it is pretty much an all day trip.
Any recent 1st hand reports would be appreciated!
[Edited on 3-12-2019 by bonanzaman] |
End of 2017, we were able to get down to our truck. Stayed down there playing music and drinking beer from the cooler most of the day. It's a long
trip across, plus the wait time to get on and off. Got to do it once though.
I have my boat in San Carlos. When we got close (20 miles out) I tried calling my boat captain to come out and intercept the ferry. Was going to
jump off and get on the boat. Have my friend unload the truck and drive it around. But the captain never picked up his phone. Was kind of peeed
about spending another 2 hrs on the ferry. It goes slooowww.
[Edited on 3-12-2019 by JZ]
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bajabuddha
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Not recent, but here's a story that may interest you. I did the crossing early '00's, and it is a very small ferry.... so IF you can stay in your car
you may regret it. Back then IF you stayed in your vehicle you had to STAY there, and not roam about. Ergo, small craft, big winds, big waves, and
mal de mar (sea sickness). The more the waves, the longer the crossing because they have to tack into and out of the winds, so a loooooong time being
miserable if you have a propensity of up-chucking. Therefore, take buckets/tubs/towels/etc for a bad ride.
My crossing was ok, mild rocking, not so bad. A few years later two friends did it and had a horrible trip, everyone on the boat was sick other than
one intrepid former sailor and the capitan. The loss of that day's drive up the chitty Baja corridor was well worth it for me (NM) and later my
friends from Marfa, TX... the drive from Guaymas to Nogales is a breeze, but the Nogales crossing is always a biatch.... although I have heard there's
a better crossing now in NG than used to was. Needs research.
The whole crossing ride depends on the weather, and can't be predicted until almost the time of crossing. Ya gots sea legs, not a problem. A
land-lubber, beeg problem (possibly). Late April the evening breeze on the upper deck with all the locals should be a nice airy trip; more input i'm
sure is needed, so ..
Buena Suerte, y buen viaje! 
I don't have a BUCKET LIST, but I do have a F***- IT LIST a mile long!
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Two crossings at Nogales. Both are pretty good. No worse than any in Baja. Usually go through the Mariposa crossing.
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bajabuddha
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My 2nd crossing Nogales was 3:45. I hear there's two choices now, been a while jizzy...... just sayin'.
I don't have a BUCKET LIST, but I do have a F***- IT LIST a mile long!
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David K
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My folks and I used the Santa Rosalia to Guaymas ferry in the summer of 1973 after driving down the still unfinished Hwy. 1 to return home.
It was pretty new, having begun operations in 1972 when the pavement had reached Santa Rosalia, northbound from La Paz.
I found a photo we took before boarding the ship...
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In 1994 we took the ferry from Guaymas. The sea was so rough that most everyone was sick. All they did when someone heaved was to throw sawdust on
it so the whole passenger compartment smelled like vomit. To make things even worse, the sea was still to rough for us to land in SR at the schedued
8 pm so we spent the next 4 hours circling around until the sea calmed enough for us to get into the marina at midnight.
The next time we drove.
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| Quote: Originally posted by bajarich | In 1994 we took the ferry from Guaymas. The sea was so rough that most everyone was sick. All they did when someone heaved was to throw sawdust on
it so the whole passenger compartment smelled like vomit. To make things even worse, the sea was still to rough for us to land in SR at the schedued
8 pm so we spent the next 4 hours circling around until the sea calmed enough for us to get into the marina at midnight.
The next time we drove. |
BINGO !
Would save a huge drive/time diff for me from NM, but aye, there's the rub! If you don't have a problem with tossing cookies at the dolphin, then
there by the grace of god go ye. It's a little bitty boat by ferry standards, and much smaller than the one DK went across.
Forewarned is forearmed.
I don't have a BUCKET LIST, but I do have a F***- IT LIST a mile long!
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I thought you people were adventuerers. Humm. May have to rethink this group. Except for David K.
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David K
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Don't leave yumawill, while some here 'talk the talk', most I think have actually 'walked the walk'!
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I don't have the cardio capability to "walk the walk" anymore, so I "drive the drive", then talk about that!
If you are not living on the edge, you are taking up too much space!
"Could do better if he tried!" Report card comments from most of my grade school teachers. Sadly, still true!
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