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bennme
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Corvette from Canada to La Paz
Hi Folks,
I'm brand new to this site and in the process of a permanent retirement to my new home in La Paz from Kelowna, BC, Canada.
Call me crazy but I am driving my 72 Corvette down in Monday, April 11 and plan to take 4 Days. I will overnight in San Diego before starting the leg
of the Baja and would really appreciate your input and to any adverse road conditions and how far you recommend I travel on the first part of the leg.
I would like to get about 12 hours driving in. Where would that most likely put me at day's end and can you recommend a good town and motel with
secure parking overnight? I would hope on the second day of the leg to make La Paz. A friend has told me about a 200-250 mile stretch of #1 without
Pemex stations. Can anyone be more specific as to this location?
Any advice/tips is greatly appreciated..................Keith
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baronvonbob
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Pretty aggresive schedule
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woody with a view
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remember these words:
VADO (dip in the road for water crossings)
TOPE or REDUCTOR DE VELOCIDAD
otherwise known as 12" tall speedbumps on the highway, sometimes marked, sometimes not.....
have fun.
[Edited on 4-10-2011 by woody with a view]
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bennme
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| Quote: | Originally posted by baronvonbob
Pretty aggresive schedule |
OK, that's what I want to hear. How many miles/hours can I expect to do in a day once I hit the Baja? It's not so much a pleasure trip as it is to
get my car down to La Paz and fly back to Canada to get my main rig/trailer....thanks......Keith
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baronvonbob
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David K will probably step up and give you a better map and time detail!
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bennme
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| Quote: | Originally posted by woody with a view
remember these words:
VADO (dip in the road for water crossings)
TOPE or REDUCTOR DE VELOCIDAD
otherwise known as 12" tall speedbumps on the highway, sometimes marked, sometimes not.....
have fun.
[Edited on 4-10-2011 by woody with a view] |
Thanks, I have driven from La Paz to Cabo so do know somewhat about these but they still take me by suprise and I appreciate the refresher. A friend
even advised me that there is one marked with a driver's expletive. 
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check the oil
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I think the longest stretch without a Pemex is from El Rosario to Jesus Marie. I'm sure I'll be corrected if I'm wrong It's doable in 2 days, just not much time to do anything else. If you leave
early from SD you can get to Guerrero Negro then head out early again for La Paz. I've done that a couple of times. Once I left Los Angeles area at
4am once and drove all the way to Mulege. I only had 10 days and had to make the most of it, certainly don't recommend it.
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bennme,
from SD to La Paz is roughly 925 miles, easily drivable in 2 days, if you drive long hours. Guerrero Negro comes closest to halfway and has good
accommodations. If you make it to either San Ignacio or Santa Rosalia, it will make for an easy final day. Good accommodations there also.
Don't drive after dark and watch out for speedbumps,which could raise havoc with a "vette".
Have a safe trip. We won't be very far behind you.
Matter of fact "Can't wait"
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baronvonbob
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The road issue is visibility and how low the vehicle is. any night driving to make that time frame cna be interesting. One unseen pothole could be
a REAL ISSUE.
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bennme
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I won't be doing any night driving and Geurrero Negro sounds like a good target for the first night. I read on another older forum that Millarimos
(sp?) is a good overnight secure spot. Can anyone confirm this? ...........thanks,,Keith
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| Quote: | Originally posted by bennme
I won't be doing any night driving and Geurrero Negro sounds like a good target for the first night. I read on another older forum that Millarimos
(sp?) is a good overnight secure spot. Can anyone confirm this? ...........thanks,,Keith |
Mallarimo is a good spot and also Las Carracoles and the Cowboy motel. All good and in the same price range.
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You'll do the whole range of speed for 0 to 70+. I figure 50mph average. Punta Chivato turn off (Palo Verde) is right at 600 miles from the boarder
and average time is 12 hours for me. So Mulege would be in your reach. Some one that knows about Mulege will chime in with a nice place to stay there.
La Paz is an easy 8 hours or less from there.
Bahia Concepcion where life starts...given a chance!
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Russ is right about the 50mph average speed. Maybe in the Vette you can average 53?? It will be a great drive. The road is in better shape than ever.
Fast straightaways and fun curvy sections. Just don't get c-cky.
GN is a good midway stop and the recommended motels are all fine.
Have a great trip!
No b-tchin\' in the Baja.
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You have to watch this movie first:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077372/
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WHY A VETTE
I dont understand your choice of vehicles. I would think that your just asking for problems
theft would be one
speed bumps would be another one
Pot holes
driving a flashy car like this. it would be like wearing alot of gold and expensive jewelry, I sure wouldnt do it
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My biggest worry in your situation would be getting mugged for the car.
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Can he assume that the recently reported rains in Norte has been minimal....no flooding or sections of road washed out? Any currently known detours,
where he might be forced have to do some "off-roading"???
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The long stretch is between El Rosario and Villa Jesus Maria or Guerrero Negro (if Maria is closed).
El Rosario is 225 miles/ 5 hours from the border... TOP the tank here. The Pemex station is owned by a Baja Nomad and has honest pumps...
Villa Jesus Maria is 209 miles from El Rosario... However, there are 2 or more 'independent' gas dealers between those towns, selling out of cans at
about a dollar over Pemex pricing. If your range is 250 miles or more per tank, then you are fine... Just never pass up a chance to top off when you
are down a half a tank or more. Sometimes stations run out or will be closed.
The country is beautiful. and it is too bad you need to rush through in such a short time.
In San Ignacio, and do take the mile side trip into town to see the oasis and mission, there is a bed & breakfast run by Canadians called Ignacio
Springs, with deluxe yurts... See photos on the second ay of our trio through there in 2009: http://vivabaja.com/709
San Ignacio is about 600 miles from the border and an exact 12 hour drive at the 50 mph average you can expect, including stops and the military
inspections looking for drugs, guns, ammo.
[Edited on 4-10-2011 by David K]
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Seems to me in something a low slung as a 'vette, some of the topes will be a major issue.
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