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captkw
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Mood: new dog/missing the old 1
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leaseing a dog
HOLA,, not much I can say, my foot is blocking my speech !! LOL....K&T..
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capitolkat
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My wife and I drive the Phoenix to La paz route at least once a year and we have done the PHX to El Rosario with no problems many times. i see all the
advice on Hwy 5 but unless I'm sight seeing I stick to the easier routes. cross at Tecate- In January it was 5 minutes going north and no wait coming
south. Becasue we are visiting in Phoenix we sometime leave mid day and drive to Yuma and stay at the very nice Radison- nice happy hour- good wines
and food- reasonable rates and get a reasonable start for Baja Cactus, stop in Ensenda for a meal and gas. The drive down through the wine country is
a good trip, and we saw what is one of the most expensive spas in the country on the last trip just out of Tecate. We just looked as it seemed like a
really strange location.
Because we don't want to move the car after we get to Baja CAtus we walk over to Mama Espinosas and have a meal. The quality has suffered over the
last 5 years but still ok and comfortable is part of the experience. My wife always gets the Lobster Relleno and it's pretty consistant.
We then take our time and drive to Loreto and stay in Coco Cabanas- they have a Nomad rate and the rooms are very comfortable. you can walk downtown
and go to several of the bars and there is alarge expat community most nights to share a meal and stories.There is a pretty good steak house whose
name excapes me right now and they make a good margarita. The folks at the Cabanas will give you a map and directions to anything in town.
From there it's an easy drive to CAbo or for us to La paz and we get home by noon to Cabo by 2 or 3.
Life is too short to drink bad wine
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BajaBlanca
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really good advice above ..and I add:
remember you do not want to drive at night
be advised that there are military checks along the route. they ask where you are coming from. where you are headed. and they ask you to step out of
the car to make a usually cursory check of the vehicle. they are quite scary looking but in reality, they are just doing their job: check the car to
make sure there is no contraband (read drugs).
we like jardines to stay and love the restaurant
we love the restaurant at mallarimo in guerrero negro - filet mignon
we like cococabanas
remember to drive REALLY slowly in Ciudad Constitution .... every one gets taken for cash there. stop at every corner. breathe deeply. observe the sky
for a goos minute. proceed to the next stop sign to do the same
and most importantly - have fun.
[Edited on 3-24-2012 by BajaBlanca]
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Bajahowodd
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| Quote: | Originally posted by capitolkat
Because we don't want to move the car after we get to Baja CAtus we walk over to Mama Espinosas and have a meal. The quality has suffered over the
last 5 years but still ok and comfortable is part of the experience. My wife always gets the Lobster Relleno and it's pretty consistant.
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That's exactly why we started to stay at Jardines Baja in the San Quintin area several years ago. Their family run restaurant is right next door and
is soooo much better than Mama's.
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bajasuzie
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We crossed at Yuma (Algodones) with 2 dogs..easiest crossing we've ever seen!
Drove our jeep so here is a list of dog accommodations where we stayed:
Kiki's Campground in San Felipe
Guillermo's in BOLA
Cuesta Real in Mulege
All were great!
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captkw
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Location: el charro b.c.s.
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baja blanca
HOLA, and a good morn to all !! B.B. I got to ask? what's a goos time ???
K&T 
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cabocarl
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Our neighbor in Cabo said they make the trip from San Diego in one night. First day to Guerro Negro, second day to Cabo – sounds like a lot for 2
days.
I have looked at Google Earth and can’t find route 5 from San Felipe to pick up Hwy 1 – can someone push me in the right direction?
Also – where is the best place for a map and is there a map to load onto my Garmin for the trip?
What’s the best route for getting there as fast as possible? What is the best route for scenery?
Thanks again – I think we will be doing this mid-May
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mtgoat666
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| Quote: | Originally posted by cabocarl
Our neighbor in Cabo said they make the trip from San Diego in one night. First day to Guerro Negro, second day to Cabo – sounds like a lot for 2
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it is a lot for 2 days.
you said you are spending over 4 weeks in cabo. what's the rush?
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Life is a journey, not a destination.
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Two roads diverged in a wood, and I--
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.
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stop and smell the roses
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Bajahowodd
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Exactly!
| Quote: | Originally posted by mtgoat666
| Quote: | Originally posted by cabocarl
Our neighbor in Cabo said they make the trip from San Diego in one night. First day to Guerro Negro, second day to Cabo – sounds like a lot for 2
days.
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it is a lot for 2 days.
you said you are spending over 4 weeks in cabo. what's the rush?
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Life is a journey, not a destination.
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Two roads diverged in a wood, and I--
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.
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Making that trip in two days is possible if you are willing to drive from dawn til (maybe after) dusk, and make only the stops necessary to fill your
tank.
As the goats says, if you are spending so much time in Cabo, that kind of rush is fundamentally not worth it, given road fatigue, Etc.
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