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Blue12
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One vehicle. Right now I have a small SUV reserved. Not too familiar with getting out of the sand. I guess it'll be just one more adventure  any suggestions?
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comitan
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Yes
Just remember you are in a rented vehicle probably not off road tires, stay out of the back country and beaches directly on the sand, you will have
much to see and do from San felipe to CoCo's with the amount of time you have, you don't want to spend what time you have fixing a vehicle or
repairing tires.
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Every day is a new day, better than the day before.(from some song)
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mcgyver
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Mike's Sky Ranch for December trip
Mike's is a nice trip and the road from San Matias was improved last year, rooms with meals are about $100 for 2 and the only heat is fireplaces,
bring a fat woman or 2 big dogs, a few triple margarita's in the bar and you will ignore the cold nights.
BTW it does snow there!
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TMW
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Blue, pick up some plugs and an air compressor just to be safe. It doesn't need to be expensive. If you have it you probably won't use it and if you
don't have it you will need it. The weather can be warm, cool and cold. Mountains and pacific side will be cold at night for sure. be ready for all
kinds. When camping most anywhere is OK, but make sure you pull off far away from hwy unless your staying at a camp ground. Going down a lot of the
dirt roads there will be barb wire gates, if they don't say private property or keep out (english or spanish) you can go thru but make sure you close
it.
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Blue12
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Thanks for all the suggestions. We're trying to soldify the dates of travel by this weekend and then start planning a little more. I hope this all
works out. I'm going to pick up some maps and books at AAA later today. Everything sounds like so much fun! I wish we had more time!!!
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burro bob
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Blue12
Just a couple of thoughts about your trip.
First go to Lou's party. You'll get so much advice there you'll be overwhelmed.
Second. When renting a 4x4 check to see that the insurance covers off road use. I heard a horror story once where the person rented a 4x4 but the
insurance only covered the vehicle when it was on pavement.
My suggestions for your trip. Don't try to do it all on one trip. It ain't possible. Pick an area, San Felipe to Gonzaga Bay for example. You could
spend every weekend for the next ten years exploring just this aea.
On Your next trip down check out another section of Baja.
The reverse of this logic is to make a dash to Cabo and back, a week is plenty of time for the driving, and see what parts of Baja you find the most
interesting. You won't have time to stop and smell many flowers but you will see a lot.
If you don't have a lot of survival or repair skills you should stick to places that are not too remote. It is quite possible to take a solo trip
through Baja, but use common sense. Know what you are capable of and stay within the limits of what you feel comfortable with, ie. if your worried
about the depth of the sand or your abilities to get yourself out of it, then dont go, get out and walk.
burro bob
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burro Bob
Are you bringing both of your burros to the party or just one?
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burro bob
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Lou
Do you think the crowd will be so big that we'll have to eat both my burros? I was just planning on bringing some potato salad.
burro bob
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Blue12
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There are 2 of us going so no solo adventures. I do like the idea of coming to the party and since now our flights are earlier on the 30th it looks
like if all goes well we arrive in San Diego at 11am and can start out then. Maybe we can head down and see some places on the 30th find a place to
stay or camp and then continue on and meet up with everyone at the party sometime on the 31st and sketch the rest of our itinerary from there. We'll
have until the 7th or 8th to get back to San Diego. We haven't booked the flights yet so I'm not sure.
So if we trot on down starting the 30th in order to make it to the party on the 31st, will we have time to see and explore or will it be too much of a
rush to make it on the 31st?
Thanks for the advice on the insurance. I didn't get all the details from Avis just that I have an SUV and ins is $25 day for Mexico.
Thanks!
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burro bob
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Blue12
It only takes about 8 hours, tops, from San Diego to San Felipe, via I 8 to Mexicali and Mex 3. You can easily make it into San Felipe the same
evening you arive in San Diego.
Also on the 30th you could cross into Mexico either in TJ or Tecate and stay there. On the 31st you can move onto San Felipe. If you go the back way
via Laguna Hansen it will probably take you all day. If you go on any of the paved roads you'll be at Lou's for the first slice of turkey or machaca
burrito, your choice.
burro bob
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We are all forgetting to remind him of one off the most important things and that is to carry lots of water. 1 gallon per person per day is considered
the minium. Even in the winter I carry twice that if going offroad or south of Puertocitos.
Tecate & Pacifico don't count, carry twice as much of that also, you might find me dry on the road. A shot of Cazadores is  too for a cold
night in a sleeping bag.
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John M
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Avis SUV
Blue, did you inquire as to whether the SUV has four wheel drive? There are so many places to visit that the 4x4 certainly wouldn't be necessary for
you to have a great time. But when giving advice here it is sometimes helpful to know.
Water, yes water, plenty of water.
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Blue12
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Just called Avis and they said they can request 4 wheel drive but it is not guaranteed. arg!! As far as restrictions on pavement...she said that the
ins. for mexico doesn't specifically state that you have to stay on paved roads but generally the policy is that you can't off road. hmm...maybe i'll
have them fax the fine print so I can find the loop hole!
Otherwise, anyone have other suggestions on rentals? I called california baja rental but they are out of smaller suvs. All they had available was
bigger ones that were out of my price range.
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TMW
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What about a rental car company in TJ?
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Blue12
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If I find a place to rent a car in TJ, how do I get from San Digeo to TJ? Thanks!
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comitan
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Take the trolly to the border, walk over to TJ get a cab to rental office.
Strive For The Ideal, But Deal With What\'s Real.
Every day is a new day, better than the day before.(from some song)
Lord, Keep your arm around my shoulder and your hand over my mouth.
“The sincere pursuit of truth requires you to entertain the possibility that everything you believe to be true may in fact be false”
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David K
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Use a 'Taxi Libre' for great low rate... otherwise ask the price BEFORE getting into a yellow cab.
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Blue12
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AVIS Car Rental
Called Avis and they can't gurantee me a 4x4 but I do have an SUV and they put down my request, whatever that means. Their insurance covers me
through San Felipe. So...I'm thinking maybe I can get my own insurance if I want to go further? Don't know if I can though since it's a rental. My
only other option I've found is renting from California Baja for $1200 an Isuzu trooper 4X4. that's twice as much as the car from Avis!
This car deal is NO FUN!!
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Blue12
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Good News - Thrifty in San Diego - place to rent...
9 days for $373. It is $25 day for Mexican insurance but it still comes out cheaper than anywhere else. Plus, there are no restrictions on where you
can go in Baja. All it says is that you have to purchase the insurance. I called and they confirmed that there are no restrictions shown when going
into Mexico besides the insurance.
When I called though the rate was over twice as much as the internet quote so if you're renting try the internet. I rented from the San Diego
airport.
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See it's all coming together now. Never ever give up on something you really want. Now make it a great trip with lots of fun.
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