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| Quote: | Originally posted by Bob H
OH, and I would most definately recommend camping a couple of nights at Coyote Bay, just south of Mulege along Bahia Concepcion! And/or El Requeson
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Yeah, what he said, also, if you go to Mulege or Santa Rosalia, you might like Santispac. Another campground where you can camp on the beach,
populated enough for some safety, and a restaurant and cantina.
We\'re all here cuz we\'re not all there, mountain stranded time
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DianaT
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Welcome and hope you love Baja. If we are in town and you make it out to Bahia Asuncion, we look forward to meeting you.
OK, now my two cents for first time in MoHo
1. Buy the Frank and Terri Church, Camping in Baja book---not totally accurate as things change, but it is a help and does not include more out of
the way places like Bahia Asuncion.
2. Buy a guide book like on of the Moon, or Lonely Planet. The nomad, bajajudy has a Baja book and map store. Check out Baja Books and Maps.
3. When you look at distances on the map, do not compare them to distances in the US. It will take you longer in Baja to get anywhere. Plan
carefully in some areas---areas far apart. There is the famous gas gap. Be sure to fill up your gas tank in El Rosario even if you don't think you
need gas.
4. The great debate on crossings. When we go south, we cross at TJ and when we come back, we cross at Tecate. The Tecate road is under
construction, but no real problem.
But, as already stated, it is easier if you cross at Tecate to camp on the US side the night before you cross and walk over the border to get your
tourist visa, the FMT. The Tecate Agents are always very nice.
Reason for walking over is that it is really difficult to park near the immigration office, especially with your rig. When you walk over, the
immigration is right there. You obtain the FMT, walk across the street to the small bank, pay the fee, walk back to immigration and they stamp it.
Be sure to get it for 6 months even if you are only going to be there one month.
Really hope you have a great time!
Diane
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Timo1
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Don't worry about the Tecate-ensenada road....We just did it no problem in our 34 foot class A
We're in Asuncion right now and had no problems at all with any of the roads....Just use common sense and drive during daylight hours...all will be a
hoot !!!
To bad we'll miss meeting you when you come down as we head home in a week
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boe4fun
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If you do decide on crossing at TJ (San Ysidro) I would recommend staying in the middle lane (if not declaring anything), not the far lelt hand lane.
Once you cross and go a couple of hundred meters you are going to have to exit on the right to get to the toll road. Getting there from the left lane
may be problematical with a motorhome.
Two dirt roads diverged in Baja and I, I took the one less graveled by......
Soy ignorante, apático y ambivalente. No lo sé y no me importa, ni modo.
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Bajahowodd
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Have to agree with Bob H. You're coming from Tennessee. If you cross at San Ysidro, you'll be able to enjoy ocean view vistas on your way to Ensenada.
As far as how many peso to bring- assuming you have an ATM card, it's much smarter to enter Mexico with enough pesos for pocket change. The toll
booths along the scenic highway to Ensenada take pesos or dollars interchangeably. You can use dollars almost anywhere in Baja. However, right now the
disparity between the dollar and peso is at an extreme. So, you will benefit from using pesos. Bring some dollars because you'll need them upon your
return. But go to an ATM and get pesos that way. You will be amazed at the availability of ATMs in Baja. They can be found at many Pemex stations and
banks all over the place. Wasn't always that way. But this is today.
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DianaT
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Bajahowodd
But go to an ATM and get pesos that way. You will be amazed at the availability of ATMs in Baja. They can be found at many Pemex stations and banks
all over the place. Wasn't always that way. But this is today. |
If you do plan on going to Bahia Asuncion, be sure to get pesos at the ATM in Vizcaino ---no ATMs in Bahia Asuncion.
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Bajahowodd
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JD- Kinda funny. Last year, or maybe the year before, I ended up spending almost an hour in Guerreo Negro just to get to the ATM at Banamex, on my way
to San Ignacio. It was a holiday weekend coming up and virtually everyone who worked at the Salt facility was in line at the bank. Didn't know that
since my last trip, they had opened a bank in Vizcaino.
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Bajahowodd
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Which brings me to ask- are ther any ATMs closer to highway one in GN than Banamex?
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DianaT
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Bajahowodd
JD- Kinda funny. Last year, or maybe the year before, I ended up spending almost an hour in Guerreo Negro just to get to the ATM at Banamex, on my way
to San Ignacio. It was a holiday weekend coming up and virtually everyone who worked at the Salt facility was in line at the bank. Didn't know that
since my last trip, they had opened a bank in Vizcaino. |
It happened really quickly! We left BA and returned a few weeks later. While sitting in the Pemex, I looked across the street and was sure I was
seeing things. We were so happy---really dislike that bank in GN.
Annie, you might want to start a new thread about requirements for British citizens. There are a couple of people on this forum who should know and I
am afraid that question will get lost on this thread.
Diane
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ibannie
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Wonderful! I am going to mark all these places on the map and see how many we can get to this time! We will definitely be going to Bahia Asuncion - I spent some time on Sheri's website and it looks absolutely
lovely......just hope the weather is not perfect or we won't want to head further south!
I grew up on the coast of South Africa and being landlocked in TN is getting tougher each year, so any and all ocean vista's are very welcome.
We have Mike and Terri Church's book as well as Baja RV Camping by Moon as well as a gazillion pages of info from this board. We will be a traveling
library unless I stop now.
I know this is going to be an awesome trip - it's already been amazing just planning. We will close down our computer repair shop on the 24th Jan
will leave here about the 27/28th January and will spend a day or so in Twentynine Palms Marine Base with my daughter and then head through YS on
around 3/4th January. We don't have any set schedule and will wander around as the interest and advice, whales and weather take us..... it's going to
be glorious. I am really looking forward to meeting some of you down there
Every trip we make, I send emails home describing to all those that have to stay and work where we are and what we are doing, this time I will be doing the same, as well as posting it all to www.bajabaggs.blogspot.com - with plenty pics, I hope.
All your help and advice has been tremendous - now keep the weather great down there for us - its fffreezing in TN! 
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ibannie
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Good idea Diane, re the UK citizenship angle.......... will do that now.
Ta muchly
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BajaNuts
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hola Annie,
you mentioned internet...if you can bring a laptop, it makes things a whole lot simpler to access i-net. There are many coffee shops that have a
computer you can use, but if there's only one computer, you could be waiting for 2 hours for the previous user to get done.
Also, if you have a laptop (most of them come standard with the wireless feature) ...and I would NEVER advocate anything illegal like sucking up an
unsecured wireless signal in a town somewhere....but it has been known to happen that while driving around, our laptop got a signal and we were able
to at least check email.
Also I'm sure you already know, but NEVER EVER use a credit card on a public computer! Or your laptop while on a public network.
I'd like to give a "shout out" to Shari, and Diane, LongLegs and the other women on the board even though we haven't corresponded directly as BajaNuts
(aka Ann ) is another female on the board. Hubby (BajaNuts2) checks BN
sometimes but most of the time it's me. 
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heike
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Hi Annie,
Have a safe trip, how far down bja do you think you want to go?
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ibannie
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BajaNuts - love the name! I have a laptop that is coming along with
us..... Of course we would not advocate tapping into an open wireless point -
it's just fun to see them popping up, right? My job is fixing computers 5 days
a week and many times we have people coming in with horror stories of being "picked' while on an open connection............ We will also only use
cash and Debit card while there..thanks for that advice.
Hi Heike - we were hoping to be able to drive the full length of Baja but I am not sure that a month is enough to do this and enjoy so much of what is
there!
Thanks everyone!
Annie
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BajaNuts
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I had to laugh when oxxo posted his line at the start of this thread calling us all Bajanuts..... ( Hey that's my nick........:spingrin
Also glad to hear your up on the 'puter scene.
I'll be watching for your posts.
Be Safe and Have Fun!
Ann (BajaNuts1)
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Bajahowodd
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Annie-
There are some of us, who for whatever reason, have driven the entire length of Baja in two days. Not fun. Point is, that with an entire month, you'll
have plenty of time to take in the multitude of beauty that is Baja.
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boe4fun
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Hi Annie, You might try posting on Baja Brits board about any immigration issues: http://www.baja-forum.com/forum/ Since he's British, I pretty sure he knows the ins and outs. Buena suerte y bien vieje, Paul Boe
Two dirt roads diverged in Baja and I, I took the one less graveled by......
Soy ignorante, apático y ambivalente. No lo sé y no me importa, ni modo.
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