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Prairiedrifter
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Thanks for the advice guys, looks like we will be crossing on Sunday. Approximately how much driving time does it take to get from the border down to
the Mulege area? The places we really want to go are down south, so I don't think we will mess around much on the drive down. Now I'm wishing I had
taken another week off. Gosh it would be a shame to have to call the boss and tell him we were stranded in Mexico 
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mulegemichael
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we always cross on sunday at tecate..ALWAYS....i don't like to push it too much so we go to el rosario the first day and stay at baja cactus then
guerrero negro the next...mulege is then a half day out from there...those are approx. 9 hour days...consider staying at malarimmos hotel in
G.N...they have an rv area too.
dyslexia is never having to say you\'re yrros.
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Prairiedrifter
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Great I'll check out vagabundos right now. No unfortunately the gundogs have to stay here. She won't even let me bring one of them! I guess I better
not argue though, she is letting me take her camping in Baja for our honeymoon!
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Prairiedrifter
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Mulegemichael: Should I have a problem with getting FMM and tourist permits on Sunday? Should/can we take care of that while in San Diego on Saturday?
[Edited on 02-02-2011 by Prairiedrifter]
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bajatravelergeorge
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Prairedrifter;
You've got a great rig to do the Bahia de los Angeles to Los Animas, to Bahia San Francisquito, and out through El Arco to Hwy 1. Great boating,
fishing, diving, hiking, etc. You could take your time and spend a few days in each spot, or do a drive and set up one day, camp the next, then back
to drive and set up, etc. Its Baja at its most primitive and unspoiled. The temps are very nice for camping by the water verses hot and humid further
south. You have to like being by yourselves to do this trip because chances are there will be very few, if any people around.
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Dave
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Reconsider taking the dogs. Not saying there will be problems but they're the best insurance policy you could get. Plus the fact that
they'll have a blast.
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desertcpl
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Oh I forgot you dont need a fishing license to shore fish
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Prairiedrifter
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That sounds great Bajatravelergeorge. That's just up our alley.
I think you are right about the dogs Dave. We take our dogs with us everywhere. I just can't see myself there without them. What you said should be
enough to convince her we need to take them. What all does it take to get dogs across the border? Do I just need a health certificate from my vet?
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fishabductor
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Prairiedrifter
That sounds great Bajatravelergeorge. That's just up our alley.
I think you are right about the dogs Dave. We take our dogs with us everywhere. I just can't see myself there without them. What you said should be
enough to convince her we need to take them. What all does it take to get dogs across the border? Do I just need a health certificate from my vet?
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My dogs have never been checked, but proof of a rabies vaccine and a health cert would be nice insurance on returning to the states. Once again they
never checked me either. make sure you have tick stuff. lots of ticks this year.
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Make sure you have all of your toys in you name (van, trailer, bike and boat).
There is so much to see you will regret not taking that 3rd week off but that will give you something to go back for.
Be prepared for a severe Baja addiction. ;-)
BajaBuzz
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Prairiedrifter
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I haven't even been there yet and I'm already addicted....Wow Cabo Pulmo looks amazing. I would really like to make it down there.
[Edited on 02-02-2011 by Prairiedrifter]
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Gypsy Jan
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Dogs Are Required to Have A Vet Certificate Issued 48-Hours Before a Trip Into Mexico
That being said, we carry current vaccination history records with us and have been stopped only once going into Mexico, but they had a chip scanner,
so all was fine.
We have had some annoying hassles entering into the U.S. We were detained in secondary while the dog records were checked out. They did not have a
chip scanner.
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“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow mindedness.”
—Mark Twain
\"La vida es dura, el corazon es puro, y cantamos hasta la madrugada.” (Life is hard, the heart is pure and we sing until dawn.)
—Kirsty MacColl, Mambo de la Luna
\"Alea iacta est.\"
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Bajahowodd
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Prairiedrifter
Great I'll check out vagabundos right now. No unfortunately the gundogs have to stay here. She won't even let me bring one of them! I guess I better
not argue though, she is letting me take her camping in Baja for our honeymoon! |
How long have you known each other? Just seems to me that your soon to be wife is not as into dogs as you are. Just thinking that if such is the case,
you really don't want to be opening that can of worms every morning on your honeymoon.
If it was me, I'd abide by her wishes. After all, once you return home, you have an insurance policy.
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fishabductor
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| Quote: | Originally posted by mulegemichael
we always cross on sunday at tecate..ALWAYS....i don't like to push it too much so we go to el rosario the first day and stay at baja cactus then
guerrero negro the next...mulege is then a half day out from there...those are approx. 9 hour days...consider staying at malarimmos hotel in
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I always try to cross TJ on Sunday morning. I feel sunday is church day and there are less likely to be problems. Also most of the problems are
probably hungover and sleeping it off.
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Prairiedrifter
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Bajahowodd: Oh she loves my bird dogs, she is just worried about leaving them at camp while we are out doing things. We usually take them everywhere
we go. We are just getting married but we have lived together for 4 years, been together for 6. Should I be worried about leaving them at camp? I
would leave them on short stake outs or I could always leave them in the van with the fan going and windows open.
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mtgoat666
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don't leave toto in the car in the desert
| Quote: | Originally posted by Prairiedrifter
Bajahowodd: Oh she loves my bird dogs, she is just worried about leaving them at camp while we are out doing things.
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she sounds wise. if you want to get out and about in a city, or take off for a day of boating or bike riding, then leave toto at home.
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or I could always leave them in the van with the fan going and windows open. |
do you like your dog's brains fried or just hot and mushy?
don't you know baja is the desert?
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Gypsy Jan
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I Just Changed My Advice
A honeymoon trip with cherished dogs camping in a strange place.
Leave them home or take one to guard your place and leave the dog in the locked camper. (You don't have Rottweilers.)
It would ruin your trip to be vandalized and lose your dog.
“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow mindedness.”
—Mark Twain
\"La vida es dura, el corazon es puro, y cantamos hasta la madrugada.” (Life is hard, the heart is pure and we sing until dawn.)
—Kirsty MacColl, Mambo de la Luna
\"Alea iacta est.\"
—Julius Caesar
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Dave
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Baja ain't the U.S. You can take your dogs with you most anywhere you go. Bars, restaurants, shopping. And if well behaved, not even a leash is
necessary. My last baja dog never wore a leash...ever. I can't think of an occasion where you'd have to lock 'em up.
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David K
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Welcome to Nomad... and don't get information overload... Just enjoy yourselves... don't be hard set on a destination... You will find a place that
might warrent some time at... Baja is full of them.
Remember that your main use of 4WD will probably be in sand... and some Baja beach sand is very loose and even 4WD will get stuck...UNLESS, you
DEFLATE your tires quite a bit...10-15 psi even... and you will be able to drive on. Then have a good electric pump to re-inflate once you are out of
the sand.
Dogs are a good idea, and you will feel safer with them along!
BajaBound.com is a great source for Mexican auto insurance... and they (BajaGeoff) are regulars here on Nomad.
Top off your tanks (fill jerry cans too... don't enter Mexico with gas in jerry cans) at the Pemex in El Rosario (225 miles south of the border). The
next Pemex is at Bahia de los Angeles or Villa Jesus Maria & Guerrero Negro... otherwise gas sold from cans is about a dollar/gallon more than
Pemex. This is sold at Cataviña and the L.A. Bay junction.
The Baja Cactus Motel next to the El Rosario Pemex is a friendly Nomad rest stop if you need to 'clean up'... owned by a Baja Nomad who has helped so
many of us over the years. Rooms are cheap and A-1 quality!
Again, have a great time and we look forward to your trip report upon your return!!!
[Edited on 3-28-2011 by David K]
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fishabductor
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| Quote: | Originally posted by David K
Top off your tanks (fill jerry cans too... don't enter Mexico with gas in jerry cans)
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besides the law...fuel is approximately 1/2 the cost of what is in the states these days.
for that reason, I try and cross the border with less than a 1/4 tank. Why fuel up in SD when it'll cost you 2x as much for the same product south of
the border?
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