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Ateo
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Heck, even a 1-2 hour detour into Santa Rosalillita would mix it up a bit. Paved road, easy access, explore around.
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mcfez
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| Quote: | Originally posted by DENNIS
Welcome to BajaNomad, Ray.
You'll get a ton of advice in a little while. Nomads, for the most part, are day people....except for the Goats who like to roam around at night
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Hey DENNIS....why is he eating at the neighbors trash cans.....you have not replaced your stolen one yet? 
raymorrone...
Welcome to the BN. You'll find MY advice superior to the rest of these folks :-)
Kidding aside....
BoLA is a GREAT place to hit!
http://forums.bajanomad.com/viewthread.php?tid=54529#pid6434...
One can spend months in BoLA. You have only ten days....I am assuming those ten days include travel time too. I suggest that you make your destination
BoLA only.....saving Mulege for another vacation. There is TONS of stops, and TONS of stuff to do on the way to BoLA and at BoLA. Take you time and
enjoy the scenery!
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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desertcpl
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MY TAKE ON THIS
If this is your first trip to Baja, dont be in a rush, take your time, if your pushing for El Rosario for the first day or beyond your going to miss
alot.
you might want to take some time and see the Gold Coast that runs from TJ to Ensenada, it really is beautiful, stop in at the Famous Rosarito Beach
Hotel, then a little to the south of the Hotel is also a famous place for Lobster dinners Puerto Nuevo ( its on the free road and very well marked)
then you might want to stop in Ensenada and go the their very famous Fish Market on the water front in downtown Ensenada. then you might also might
consider stopping in San Quintin, almost every place in Baja has its own unique flavor, El Rosario is a must stop for gas, I know in some maps it
shows gas at Cativina ( not ) some times in drums, but dont count on it, but do stop in Cativina its like no other place you will ever see. LA Bay is
a must stop, the Bay is one of a kind you will never forget it, then on to Mulege the town has so much history and its just beautiful little town,
camping just south on Bahia Concepcion is not to be missed
one last thing,, dont drive at night period, so plan your travels accordingly. make sure your vehicle is in good shape and good tires. bring some
tools, water, cell phone reception is spotty
[Edited on 10-8-2011 by desertcpl]
[Edited on 10-8-2011 by desertcpl]
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Bob H
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Lots of great advice here... will be looking forward to your trip report after you return from your very first trip to Baja!!
Mulege is one of our favorite places to visit. And Bahia Concepcion beaches nearby are to die for!!
The SAME boiling water that softens the potato hardens the egg. It's about what you are made of NOT the circumstance.
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raymorrone
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wow! Thank you!
Thank you to all! This is some spectacular advice! Who needs a guide book? - I'm printing out every response!
Indeed, we will be in no rush at all and in full exploration mode (except behind the wheel at night) with our Nomad Card in hand. I know 10 days is
simply not going to be enough.
And Ray promises a detailed trip report with photos and video links! its his first time out of the country...and given his job, his first time away
from a computer screen in months. He is so pale, he's almost translucent.
Thanks again everyone! And we mean it on taking folks to lunch!
Julia (and Ray)
Julia
Ray and Julia
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BajaNomad
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| Quote: | Originally posted by David K
| Quote: | Originally posted by ateo
David K, those BN cards are sweet! |
Yah, and we need to remind Doug to change the year to 2012 on them if he hasn't yet! 
http://www.bajanomad.com/club/card.htm
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It's now set to automatically update the expiration date to Dec 1st of the next year now every October 1st.
When I was young, I admired clever people. Now that I am old, I admire kind people.
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We know we must go back if we live, and we don`t know why.
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BajaBlanca
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welcome to baja nomad land !!!
take a shovel - just in case you need to dig out
remember to deflate your tires if you are near sand - soft sand - and have a good pump to air up again. this has saved many a soul
take water with you in the car.
no joke about filling up in el rosario on the way down and in guerrero negro on the way north
I think you will like BoLA and your tolerance of heat will indicate if you want to spend more time there than a day or so
there is a wonderful remote minute exquisite little village which is located south of tortugas and one hour north of bahia asuncion. I say stop in
asuncion for visit and then head north 1 hour to this village. It is called PUERTO NUEVO and for 200 pesos a day, you get your own cabana and access
to a full kitchen and a wonderful pool overlooking the pacific and total privacy at night since you will be the only ones there most likely AND the
owner will trade you meat or whatever veggie etc you have for LOBSTERS.... i will be posting a trip report today. Take your food - it is so small
there that there are NO stores at all ....
and then you can come visit la bocana and from here head over to san ignacio for the night ... we can give you all sorts of information !! that way
you see both sides of the peninsula ...
NOTE: IF THIS IS YOUR FIRST TIME COMING SOUTH, DO NOT BE FRIGHTENED BY THE MILITARY GUYS - YOUNGSTERS- STANDING WITH MACHINE GUNS. THEY ARE CHECKING
FOR DRUGS, they will ask you to step out of the vehicle. There are numerous checkpoints coming down the peninsula. Take yourpurse with you and KEEP
all docs and cash on your body. also, keep an eye on them from each side. some folks have had cameras or other items P-nched ... better safe than
sorry.
have fun and we would love to meet you so ... visit the pacific side too !!!
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danaeb
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10 days will be enough get you hooked
| Quote: | Originally posted by raymorrone
I know 10 days is simply not going to be enough.
Julia (and Ray)
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It looks like the weather will be superb while you're here.
I've known people (Oh. Yeah. That would be me....) who bought property after 3 days here. 
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desertcpl
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NOTE: IF THIS IS YOUR FIRST TIME COMING SOUTH, DO NOT BE FRIGHTENED BY THE MILITARY GUYS - YOUNGSTERS- STANDING WITH MACHINE GUNS. THEY ARE CHECKING
FOR DRUGS,
Oh Yea, I forgot about that, dont bring drugs into MX,, you can always stop here at the house and leave them with me for safe keeping 
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BajaBlanca
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BajaBlanca
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Julia and ray - you do know to take a passport AND to get your tourist visas or FMMs right at the border in TJ, right ? No atter what the sign or
anyone says, the office and the bank window further south of it are open 365 and 24/7. Knock on the bank window and the guy or gal will wake up and
take care of you....
The fine is $100 each if you don't. and you are caught without FMMs.
Also, if you want to go fishing, get a Mexican fishing license online ... let me know if you need the link.
I'll tell you what, if you give me a heads up the day before you come, i will make you both lunch !! If you have a camper trailer motorhome, we
charge $5/day for parking in front with a truly breathtaking view of the oceano !! that means you get to count the dolphins jumping the waves.
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desertcpl
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make sure you have car insurance before you inter, and get your visa as soon as you cross the border.
the weather in BOLA and Mulege will be great and not sweltering, it will be perfest beach weather for camping, the Pacific side can be cold.
I wouldnt think you need to get off the beaten path for you first time in Baja either, you will have alot to do and see with only 10 days, Oh do stop
for a few hours in Santa Rosalia its a interesting place, see the Church that was designed by Eiffel ( from Paris )
the archtectual buildings in this town is unlike any in Baja.
dont wear any expensive jewelry, you dont need to attract attention to you.
when you fill up with gas always watch the attendant, make sure he zeros the pump and watch as he is pumping gas dont walk away
exchange your dollars for Pesos, its always better to pay this way. keeps people more honest with the exchange rate,
avoid camping in remote places, I know you mentioned you want peace and quiet. but I would think you can have both, just dont get complacent and throw
caution to the wind
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volcano
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sunscreen
sounds like translucent Ray better pack a bunch of sunscreen and cortisone cream....I'm lost without them in my first few weeks south.
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mcfez
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Well...with all the trip advice here....
Let me add this to the do's and do not's:
If you are to sleep on the beach...make sure you zip up your sleeping bag tightly. Sleep off the sand....at least 24 inches. These sticky hungry
little buggers, Newbietrillias, could visit you during the night.
[Edited on 10-14-2011 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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greengoes
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If you are going as far down as Baja Sur do spend at least 1/2 a day in San Ignacio. It is a wonderful Mexican town and the Misión San Ignacio
Kadakaamán is something you will always remember.
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Welcome to the board, Ray and Julia
Just one piece of advice, should you decide to stay at El Rosario. I wouldn't bother getting too early a start, that early morning sun can be murder
on a couple of curves up in the mountains just south of there. Better to take a relaxed breakfast and give it some time to get a bit above the
horizon.
Otherwise, enjoy the peninsula, it has lots to offer, I'm sure you'll find what you are looking for.
There most certainly is but one side to every story: the TRUTH. Variations of it are nothing but lies.
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BajaDanD
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| Quote: | Originally posted by PCbaja
Hola,
If you make your way to Mulege (which I recommend) stop by Punta Chivato on the way. It has some of the most beautiful beaches in Baja and the weather
is perfect this time of the year. The Pacside is to cold and windy and will be for awhile. If you want a good nite sleep,I would continue on to
Catavina or GN. Baja Cactus is nice but to noisy at night because of the location.
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Pac side should not be cold and windy just yet. Oct /Nov usually is the best time. IMO
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bajalinda
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BajaDanD - you are so right. Here on the Pacific side we are having gorgeous weather. Very warm to hot days and beautiful cooler evenings. Ocean
water temps great for swimming. For many, Oct/Nov is one of the best times of the year here.
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bufeo
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Julia and Ray,
Welcome to Nomads, but, even more, welcome to Baja California.
You have (and will probably receive more) a ton of suggestions to sort through before you leave and myriad decisions to make en route.
There is a huge lexicon of intriguing adjectives one can apply to that peninsula, but the one that has suited us best over the forty-plus years we've
travelled there is 'magnetic'. It just keeps drawing us back—the mountains, the people, the flora, the canyons, the history, the geology—the list goes
on.
It took us seven attempts to make it to the southern tip. Understandble in the '60s before the Transpeninsula Hwy was completed, but even after the
pavement extended all the way we tried three times before one year we just set out, drove straight-the-way to Cabo San Lucas, and then worked our way
back north.
Our impediments during those first attempts to make it to the tip were not machinery malfunctions, not weather, not funds, not anything of that sort.
There is so much to see. So many side-trips. The myriad distractions along the way. With one exception during those first seven trips we worked with
fourteen days each time. We never knew how fast the calendar could speed by.
Whatever decisions you make, wherever you eat, camp, lodge, drive, or stop—¡Buen viaje!
Allen R
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