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edimburgo
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9 DAYS TO BAJA HELP!!!!!!
Hi,
my girlfriend and i are planing a trip to baja. we'll be driving from LA to baja and we would like to know some highlights that we should not miss.
where to stop for the night and any other tips that any one can give us. we only have 9 days so it would be great to know in advance were to spend a
couple of days and where not to stop.
thanks sooo much
Cesar
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DENNIS
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Welcome to BajaNomad, Cesar. Can you be a bit more explicit? Where are you going...in what...why...all that stuff.
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Bajaboy
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head on down to Bahia Asuncion...lots going on this time of year.
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mcfez
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edimburgo yes...welcome aboard.
Now...answer Dennis's question! 
I would swing over from San Diego on 8....and head towards San Felipe and beyond. You got:
Guadalupe Hot springs
http://www.myspace.com/guadalupecanyonoasis
Lazy relaxing town of San Felipe
http://www.relaxinsanfelipe.com/
Gonzaga Bay
http://www.flickr.com/photos/nalilo/sets/550073/with/2898427...
Be careful in Punta Banda
Dennis lives around there.............cooler boxes disappears down there all the time.
[Edited on 12-10-2010 by mcfez]
Old people are like the old cars, made of some tough stuff. May show a little rust, but good as gold on the inside.
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nbacc
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I am with you for San Felipe. relaxing, no stress and lots of beach.
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BajaDanD
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Go to San Quintin then head down to Asuncion. maybe hit Bay of LA on your way back. Easily done in 9 days.
If I had 9 days off right now Id be going to Asuncion
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mcfez
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| Quote: | Originally posted by BajaDanD
Go to San Quintin then head down to Asuncion. maybe hit Bay of LA on your way back. Easily done in 9 days.
If I had 9 days off right now Id be going to Asuncion |
If you hit BoLA (Bahia de los Angeles):
www.villabahia.com/
Tell em that kissmygrass landscaper sent you. Hell of of a spot to chill out at.
Or
www.campdaggetts.com
GREAT campground right on the beach or a little 5 unit motel there. Secured. Wake up in the a.m. with Islands staring at you! Take fishing gear. Town
is a few minutes away. Has everything u need.
Old people are like the old cars, made of some tough stuff. May show a little rust, but good as gold on the inside.
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Bajahowodd
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I note that Cesar has not responded. Maybe just me, but I got the feeling that this may be a first trip. Wonder if he wants to see as much as he can
in 9 days, and if that included going all the way down and back.
No offense to you guys, but if I had never been down there and had nine days, I wouldn't limit myself to chilling in San Felipe or Asuncion all that
time. There are so many cool places to visit and things to do.
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John M
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Camping? Motels? both?
Drive only in daylight due to range cattle & horses on the roadways and keep the gas tank topped offl EVERY chance you get.
Don't try to "see how many miles we can cover today" - go slow and enjoy.
John M
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BajaBlanca
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my suggestions/tips:
1. make sure you gas up in el rosario since it is 200 miles to a real gas station after that
2. go to san ignacio if you plan on going south - stay at www.casaleree.com for history - art - peace (it was the first INN)
3. if you go jan to april - and - depending on your vehicle - drive out to the lagoon in san ignacio and go whale watching. It is .. well .... there
really are no words to describe the feeling of these huge mammals coming right up to your boat.
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Ken Cooke
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Lots of great food S. of the border
Puerto Nuevo
http://www.puertonuevolobster.com/
San Felipe
http://www.sanfelipe.com.mx/
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BillP
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With nine days, anything from Loreto north is within reach.
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Bajahowodd
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Well folks, Cesar has still not made it back. That said, inasmuch as Cabo is a day's drive from Loreto, I wouldn't set Loreto as a limit on how far he
could travel. After all, it's nine days. We've spent an entire week in Cabo that included driving both ways and doing it in ten.
If I can explain something about my earlier post, based on personal experience-
Something like 25 years ago, having spent my adult life in Southern California, I had never visited Hawaii. We opted for the cruise that went out of
Honolulu. That cruise visited all the main islands, including two visits to the big island. Passengers could make on board arrangements to have a
rental car waiting for them near the dock, whereby they could have breakfast and then hop into a car an explore the islands. What this provided to me
was a super sampler. We were literally able to determine the places that we wanted to visit on a longer term basis, in order of priority. After that,
we have made many trips to Hawaii and managed to greatly enjoy those places we identified on that first trip.
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woody with a view
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After all, it's nine days. We've spent an entire week in Cabo that included driving both ways and doing it in ten.
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down and back in three days?  i guess 24 hours of driving could get you there,
but ....
[Edited on 12-12-2010 by woody with a view]
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Bajahowodd
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OK. You got me. I only spent six days in Cabo. The itinerary: First night Jardines in San Quintin. Second night Cowboy in Guerrero Negro. Third night
Hacienda Suites in Loreto. Fourth night, Cabo. Return trip- Hacienda Suites in Loreto. Then, Santa Maria )formerly Desert Inn in San Quintin. Note-
The Jardines restaurant is closed on Monday, lest we would have stayed there again. Oops! You got me. In fact, while I have forsaken the driven
driving thing, there was a time when we actually did do this trip with only a stopover in GN. BTW, on the way down, we still had time to drive in to
San Ignacio and visit the church and take pix. Ditto in Santa Rosalia.
My original point was that if Cesar wanted to check out much of what Baja offers, he could do that in nine days. Then, plan for where he wanted to
spend time at next time.
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edimburgo
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Help baja itinerary (9days)
Hi,
me and my girlfriend are going to baja for 9 dayss. we are driving from L.A. any suggestion about itineraries and places that we should not miss?
we like hiking, scuba diving, snorkleing.....
thanks sooo much.
Cesar
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David K
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Have a look at some photos of many sites in Baja: http://vivabaja.com/tours
What kind of vehicle are you driving and are you camping or need motels?
You could go to the tip and back, but it will be a bit rushed... depending on what you want to see and do along the way. Whales up close is popular in
the winter.
Loreto may be the furthest south you go and still have time for side trips and relaxing...
Our trip to Bahia Concepcion and Loreto was great last year... also did several Spanish mission side trips: http://vivabaja.com/709
[Edited on 12-16-2010 by David K]
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boe4fun
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Hola Cesar, From LA I would try to cross at Otay Mesa (make sure you get your visas - you can ask one of the Aduana officers where to park while
you're doing this). See David K's log reports for directions from there. He's got a ton of info on where to visit. I would personally try to get at
least to San Quintin the first night, and if not camping stay at the Cielito Lindo (south of SQ by 7 miles or so). Get there by 4 PM as they have a
dynamite happy hour - great margaritas - but limit yourself to 2! Clean rooms and very reasonable. For 9 days of travel I would probably drive no
farther south than Mulege, so you don't feel like your're on the road the whole time. Happy trails.
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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mulegemichael
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i agree with dk; loreto and mulege are achievable in your time frame and very tourist friendly.
dyslexia is never having to say you\'re yrros.
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edimburgo
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Thanks for the quick answers guys!!!!
we are driving a toyota rav4, 2 wheels drive. We would like to stay in hotels but also camping if we find a nice place between Mulege and Loreto (or
any other place) so any suggestions would be welcome. I think Mulege and Loreto as you say is the farther we will go unless we find out that there is
really good scuba diving in la paz in this time of the year( we are going next week).
How is safety around there? i am going with my girlfriend and everybody say that Mexico nowadays is not very safe.
should we reserve something online or it is easy to find guesthouses or motels vacancies along the way.
Thanks so much for your quick answers
Cesar
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