Thanks for the welcome!
Yeah, I was thankfully on my way BACK to the states, thus not overly loaded. On the way down would've been impossible with the load I had. TRAVEL
TRAILERS NEED NOT APPLY FOR THIS ROAD! Did see a Shasta type motorhome, though. Don't think he was going all the way to 1, though. Just to the outpost
there, perhaps?
As a PS, the Pemex out there (yea, there's a Pemex out t h e r e...) was out of gas as of today.
Originally posted by Paulclark
I just talked to someone who went north to Lake Chapala to look at the Gonzaga Bay route and turned back as the lake is actually a lake. -- no go.
Wow, I'd love to see a photo of Chapala with water!! Unreal.
Bob H
Hello, thank you for all your information. My husband and some friends were to be surfing about an hour north of Guerrero Negro in Santa Rosalita
area. Any information on the roads would be much appreciated.
So, with care... Hwy. 5 between San Felipe and Chapala and then on south is passable with a truck... Thanks BajaBB&Bugs... welcome to Nomad! Oh,
yah... that section from San Felipe to Puertecitos was made to different 'standards' than most other highways! Now, the new road from Puertecitos on
south is a totally different road!
estero beach or campo la jolla. at la jolla you can set up camp right at the beach. not many campers there now. hot showers and a nice beach. also,
world famous pancakes at taco plaza next door.
Originally posted by BajaBB&Bugs
Just did the detour route off 1 to San Felipe today. Started off in Loreto heading north this morning and just made it to San Felipe tonight.
Finally I had to take care of some "business" and I happened to be at the turn off for San Felipe.
which "turnoff for san felipe" did you take? chapala to gonzaga and then north?
Traffic has began to flow through the highway again... in El Rosario bridge, a path has been made on the river bed and a tractor was being used to
help pull vehicles when needed.
People coming from the north that have stopped at BajaCactus, told us that some bypasses have been made on the river beds of the other bridges that
collapsed, and that now is possible to drive all the way to Ensenada.
Even though we cannot personally confirm this or the condition of these temporary paths on the river beds... it seems that, for the moment, road
communications have been restored and there is a way through now (Jan 24th, 2010).
Let us hope this does not change with the upcoming rains announced for next week.
Antonio Munoz
BajaCactus
[Edited on 1-24-2010 by BajaCactus]
BajaCactus
"Where Baja is so much more than a dream..."
I forgot to mention that, according to some people coming through at the BajaCactus Gas Station, there was little or no fuel at the Gas Stations in
the San Quintín area... we have received several people from San Quintín trying to buy fuel by the barrels.
At the BajaCactus Gas Station we still have plenty of fuel, however, since Pemex has not told us when they will be able to send us more, at the moment
we are only selling whatever is needed to fill the tank of the vehicles.
Antonio Munoz
BajaCactus
BajaCactus
"Where Baja is so much more than a dream..."
Originally posted by BajaCactus
... in El Rosario bridge, a path has been made on the river bed and a tractor was being used to help pull vehicles when needed.
ok... so once I get past El Rosario what is the outlook on the rods north to San Felipe? Are the roads to there the same or is it time to book a
flight out?
Originally posted by TonyC
ok... so once I get past El Rosario what is the outlook on the rods north to San Felipe? Are the roads to there the same or is it time to book a
flight out?
Tony, if you have a full tank of gas go for it.
It will be slow going at the washed out areas. But it sounds like bypasses have been made. Might be 1 car at a time across so it will be backed up.
But it does sound open with some tricky crossings.
If anyone can make it you can.
I'd head straight to Ensenada. The highway will get fixed first.
Maybe leave greylight tomorrow.
Most of the rain water will be drained by then and the arroyos should be crossable in your truck.
Get out before the next storm.
[Edited on 1-24-2010 by fishbuck]
"A ship in harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for." J. A. Shedd.
A clever person solves a problem. A wise person avoids it. – Albert Einstein
It sounds to me that you're in El Socorro, south of San Quintin, but north of El Rosario. Also, from what Antonio has posted, traffic is able to get
through between Ensenada and El Rosario at this time - as reported by travelers to the people working at the Pemex in El Rosario.
Based upon this, the crossings to your north should be your best choice, versus considering the crossing at El Rosario to your south.
(but if you need GAS, you may need to consider going south to El Rosario first and filling up, then turning around to go back north)
[Edited on 1-24-2010 by BajaNomad]
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