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motoged
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San Diego to San Ignacio by Motorhome
Nomads,
What would be the driving time from San Diego to San Ignacio by motorhome if you drove "straight thru"??
I know all the blah blah about driving at night, etc....just want to know the driving time with only a few brief stops along the way.
This would include buying travel visas being purchased at Tijuana and a taco stop somewhere along the way.
I am guessing 14-16 hours
Thanks for any comments from folks who have done it in a motorhome or who have pulled a large travel trailer.
Don't believe everything you think....
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wow ,let's chill .......thank's.. yo madiha un casa rodonta para mexico voy frontera panama,con regresso.......does that answer your question???
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o..kay ..just take your time down.....if you think that you can plan it. and that is,,, what's gonna happen.!! stay where your at!!!cause that not's
how god,life,baja work's...lot's of varible's.....ya know!!!!
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motoged
Are you not leaving in a week or two for Baja with your bike?
Or am I thinking of someone else?
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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Bob and Susan
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pulling my big boat it was 10 hours from tj to guerrero negro
san ignacio is another 2 hours
figure 1 hour at the border and 1/2 hour every stop min
darkness does slow you down
the narrowest part of the road is between san ignacio and guerrero negro
there are animals in the hills just before san ignacio...be careful
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captkw
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Lot's of time's in the morning,fog around G.N. thick,cant sea sh-t fog,,be avised.....out
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14-16 hours sounds about right under the circumstances you describe.....dt
"Life is tough".....It's even tougher if you're stupid.....
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| Quote: | Originally posted by motoged
Nomads,
What would be the driving time from San Diego to San Ignacio by motorhome if you drove "straight thru"??
I know all the blah blah about driving at night, etc....just want to know the driving time with only a few brief stops along the way.
This would include buying travel visas being purchased at Tijuana and a taco stop somewhere along the way.
I am guessing 14-16 hours
Thanks for any comments from folks who have done it in a motorhome or who have pulled a large travel trailer. |
motoged..
I will tell you exactly in about 2 days or so. Leaving San Ysidro now heading south to Coyote in my 35' motorhome. I will time my driving hours to
San Ignacio for you. MPH, etc.
I know pretty much already the driving time... but let's see what happens on this particular tri
[Edited on 2-1-2011 by Pompano]
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toneart
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14-16 hours is about what it takes me when I am towing a boat or trailer. I usually make two overnight stops south of the border, so I am talking
about actual driving hours. My stops are usually El Rosario and Guerrero Negro. I blast through San Ignacio and my destination is Mulege. That takes
another couple of hours.
Obviously, I don't take unnecessary chances. I take it easy and I do not drive after dark. That is why I take two overnights, especially in the winter
when the days are shorter.
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motoged
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Nomads,
Thanks for the replies that answered the question....for the rest of
you ... 
Pompano, you will take a lot longer most likely as you know all the good places to stop and nosh along the way (Lutefisk tacos?) 
... looking forward to your report in a few days...
McFez, 8 of us dirtbikers in a converted pusher schoolbus... We leave BC Feb
10th for about 10 riding days once we get there
DT, The plan still is to be ready to ride out of Ricardo's (R&B) Sunday morning...we leave BC sometime Thursday afternoon (although in the
morning would be the smart thing to do, but "I am just a passenger"
Toneart, Our intrepid leader thinks we can make San Ignacio by 9:00 pm if we cross at Tijuana at 5 or 6:00 am..... when I am in my own rig I follow
the rules of "no driving after dark....eat tacos along the way....stop for a few pictures and a pee...".
Bob and Susan, I might drop by to say hello as I will be passing by once or twice in and out of La Purisima
[Edited on 1-30-2011 by motoged]
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djh
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| Quote: | Originally posted by motoged
8 of us dirtbikers in a converted pusher schoolbus... We leave BC Feb 10th for
about 10 riding days once we get there
...we leave BC sometime Thursday afternoon (although in the morning would be the smart thing to do, but "I am just a passenger"
Toneart, Our intrepid leader thinks we can make San Ignacio by 9:00 pm if we cross at Tijuana at 5 or 6:00 am..... when I am in my own rig I follow
the rules of "no driving after dark....eat tacos along the way....stop for a few pictures and a pee...".
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Motoged, My last drive down with a trailer (Last March, pulling a vintage Airstream down with a very capable one ton), my buddy and I happened upon a
very grave scene about 20 miles before San Ignacio....
A fairly new red pickup truck had gone off the road very catastrophically.... (for whatever reason we were not aware of) ~ and several bodies lying in
the dirt ~ a couple of cars had stopped just before us and were frantically waving us past (I believe to avoid any further incidents at-speed on the
hwy.).
One oder woman in very bad condition was already in the back of another pickup at the scene, one still down by the barely recognizeable rolled
and crashed pickup truck that seemed to be possibly alive, and at least two that looked to be beyond hope ~ all seemingly thrown from the truck as it
rolled....
I tell you all of this to encourage you to use YOUR OWN common sense. You have the knowledge and experience w/ Baja 1 that some
others on this trip may lack. "Intrepid" leader or not, there is just no reason to foolishly risk others' lives.
I'd suggest that you not break the common driving taboos just because you're part of a group or it is someone's conversion bus....
YOU know what can sometimes happen to common sense when a bunch of buddies are wired for an exciting adventure.... mix in a little adrenaline and
possibly a cerveza from a lunch stop . . . and things can go south quickly.
IE. You're not just a passenger, you're a responsible person who may have the best ability in the group to keep it safe.
Sorry to rant, but what I saw last March is sticking in my craw since I first read your post.... I turned off my computer, went off to practice my
cello, and a half hour later came back, logged on, and had to get this off of my mind.
Guess years of skippering a sailboat with others aboard, and being the designated driver have taken their toll . . .
Peace, Love, Fish Tacos, and a long life of fun . . . (be safe).
djh
Its all just stuff and some numbers.
A day spent sailing isn\'t deducted from one\'s life.
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After doing that drive over 20 times I cannot agree more with djh, be smart stay alive!!
Mexico!! Where two can live as cheaply as one.....but it costs twice as much.....
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djh
Thank you---those things are always tragic reminders of the dangerous of that road----still have some pictures in my mind that won't go away.
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I too agree! I see bad accidents almost every trip. Most often they are overturned trucks because they go too fast. But I have also seen rolled sedans
full of people in various stages of survival, or not.
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Whenever I find myself getting into a rush driving in Mexico I'll take a moment and remind myself how many HOURS it would take for an ambulance to
reach the scene and transport me to a tiny clinic that would be overtasked much more than to remove a splinter, or treat a head cold.
Regardless of anything else I will drive as slowly as what is required for me to arrive safely at my destination. That have being said, I can see
myself easly requiring three days to get from the border crossing to San Ignacio.
I love the SCT route planner online. It claims that it takes 4.2 hours to go from La Mira Michoacan, to Barra de Navidad Jalisco. Last summer I left
Las Peñas at dawn, ran into no traffic, and hauled ass up the coast of Michoacan. A K-Car with a V-6 and stiff shock absorbers. Seventy on the
straightaways (40 mph zone) and stomach churning g-forces in the many curves. I made it in five hours, 25 minutes. I would not like to meet the
individual who could do it in four. Hell, La Mira is twenty two minutes FURTHER than Las Peñas!
San Ignacio is what, 520 miles from the border? Divide that by sixteen. Gives an average of thirty-two and a half miles per hour. Does not include
stops for Customs, tourist cards, gasoline, chow, or anything else. I remember all those curves, between Maneadero and San Quintin, then curves south
of El Rosario and again south of Chapala. On mqny sections of tramos sinuosos I drove 15 ro 20 mph. I remember how fast I drove when I spotted an
oncoming semi with his left tire placed right on the centerline. I remember slowing way WAY down as these guys whistled past.
32.5 mph average? Maybe for someone else, but not me, not while I am driving an RV, anyway.
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I learned a long time ago to toss my plans out the window. Seems like I almost never met my goals for miles traveled. Way too many variables. Besides,
is not Mexico the nation known for "manana"? Just don't get the "haul burro" mentality. For me, just being there, wherever I am in Baja, is worth the
price of admission.
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lets see, alaska and back 9 times,,,,panama and back 1 time b.c.s and back, some 30 times,,, did I mention almost of it,towing a boat (gotta fish)
I have to say, djh, said it better than I could..........how do you make god laugh,make plan's..............driving the baja 1 ,,is like being on
a 727....hour's of boredoom with moment's of shear terror !!!!!!! poco a poco
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DRIVING TIME FROM TJ TO SAN IGNACIO
Okay..here’s my motorhome driving time….but only from Tijuana to El Rosario for today.
We got a little sidetracked here and there. Hey…it’s Baja!
We'll finish the driving hours to San Ignacio 'manana'..we promise! For right now, we are sending this courtesy of Baja Cactus wi-fi in El Rosario.
Next we have dinner & test the temperature of Mama's cerveza...then it light's out, wake up super early..and hit the trail.
Motoged....here's your actual driving hours so far:
Tijuana to Ensenada (via the toll road.)
(Some info on toll road: 3 tolls…53pesos 53 pesos 55 pesos)
Tijuana - Ensenada (north city limit) .........1 hour 15 minutes.
Ensenada malecon - Bufadora turnoff ..................35 minutes.
Bufadora - Santo Tomas ................................... 30 minutes
Santo Tomas – San Vincente ..............................35 minutes
San Vincente – Pablado Colonet ..........................30 minutes
P. Colonet – Camalu ...........................................25 minutes
Camalu – San Quintin ..........................................35 minutes
San Quintin - El Rosario .............................1 hour 5 minutes _________________________________________________
Total driving time Tijuana - El Rosario ............5 hours 30 minutes
(about 227 miles. Thank St. Chrisopher, we're not seeking any speed records. Good driving, Parnelli!...nary a dent and I never spilled a drop.)
Hey..that was good fun..and something for my 'pile of needful stuff' to boot.
TO BE CONTINUED MANANA FROM SAN IGNACIO
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| Quote: | Originally posted by motoged
8 of us dirtbikers in a converted pusher schoolbus... We leave BC Feb 10th for
about 10 riding days once we get there
Our intrepid leader thinks we can make San Ignacio by 9:00 pm if we cross at Tijuana at 5 or 6:00 am..... |
sounds like one leader with no sense, and 7 followers with less sense.
having driven that trip many times in cars, i think going that distance in one day in relatively slow RV is foolish, and pushing thru at night is just
stupid. if y'all crash, please keep the carnage amongst your 8. have a good trip!
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mtgoat666 is right (yah, I know...): When the sun goes down (or before), time to set up camp or find a motel... It is a vacation and not the Baja
1000.
When you push yourself into the night, driving late, even if you arrive safely, you stress your body out and also miss seeing some great country.
If it is so important to reach a destination sooner, then leave at sunrise the next morning.
I am guilty of pushing myself to get somewhere... but I wasn't leading 7 others into the unknown, either...
Have fun, relax, enjoy 'The Baja Feeling'!
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