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Skipjack Joe
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From the link:
......A small stream runs through the garden, the old irrigation channel or acequia of the mission. Dogs are welcome. No TV, no
A/C. Payment may be made in U. S. Dollars or pesos. No personal checks, travelers checks or VISA.....
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A rest in San Ignacio will probably be needed to calm Carl's nerves!
| Quote: | Originally posted by DianaT
| Quote: | Originally posted by David K
For a newbie it sure can be... If 50 dirt miles was too extreme for him, then getting across the city of Ensenada could be a nightmare for a nervous
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Nervous?? Is that why he doesn't want to drive the dirt road? Must have missed that.
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Rice & Beans as a flop? Only if you are OK with the most spartan of accommodations. We have stayed there a couple of times over the years, but it
is not really a place I could recommend. Restaurant is OK. But, then, Not any really great dining in San Ignacio.
But a most beautiful central square.
As for Santa Rosalia, The El Morro, just up the hill South of town is probably the best overall deal in the area.
Now. For those who wish to complain about Cabo, perhaps you ought to check out the Cancun area. Although the most successful of Mexican resorts, it is
hugely overgrown, all the way down what is called Riviera Maya. Traffic is awful. US type chain restaurants abound.
Whenever we hit Yucatan, we stay on Isla Mujeres, or over in Merida or Progresso.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by cabocarl
Right now our goal is to cross at Tecate and get to San Quintin the first night, maybe get to Santa Rosaila the second night (any other
recomendations?) and Cabo night 3
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Carl, this is totally do-able. Your choice of staying at the Mission Inn in San Quintin is a good choice; big comfortable hotel right on the beach
with a decent restaurant.
I usually stop in Catavina at the Mission Inn for breakfast (large hotel on the right). Definitely stop in San Ignacio for a late lunch (Rice &
Beans has a great terrace and decent food; you'll see the signs). Be sure to also see the square that Diana posted a picture of; it is one of the
treasures in Baja and the drive in to town off the highway is a gorgeous vista you'll always remember. That setting looks fake. If I leave San
Quintin at 6:00 a.m., I'm in Catavina by 9:00 am for breakfast and San Ignacio by around 1:30 pm for lunch.
I'd probably pass Santa Rosalia and go another 45 minutes to Mulege. Much less busy, more charming and lots of lodging choices. Also puts you closer
to the beaches of the Bahia de Concepcion the next day; you'll want to stop along one of those for sure.
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Skipjack Joe
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| Quote: | Originally posted by cabocarl
Right now our goal is to cross at Tecate and get to San Quintin the first night, maybe get to Santa Rosaila the second night (any other
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Carl,
Don't expect to pass Concepcion Bay on your first trip without stopping. It's irresistable. The hwy follows it's banks for miles. Look at the water
and you'll think you're in Tahiti or Bora Bora. There are few places like that in baja and certainly none next to the hwy. Almost every guide to baja
will have a beach from this bay on it's cover. Once you're in that water it's all over. Bring fins and snorkel. Plan on Cabo in day 4.
Search for some of pompano's scenics to get an idea what it's like.
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David K
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Skipjack Joe
| Quote: | Originally posted by cabocarl
Right now our goal is to cross at Tecate and get to San Quintin the first night, maybe get to Santa Rosaila the second night (any other
recomendations?) and Cabo night 3
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Carl,
Don't expect to pass Concepcion Bay on your first trip without stopping. It's irresistable. The hwy follows it's banks for miles. Look at the water
and you'll think you're in Tahiti or Bora Bora. There are few places like that in baja and certainly none next to the hwy. Almost every guide to baja
will have a beach from this bay on it's cover. Once you're in that water it's all over. Bring fins and snorkel. Plan on Cabo in day 4.
Search for some of pompano's scenics to get an idea what it's like. |
One such book:
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Is San Quintin to Mulege in one day doable, assuming I stop for lunch and rest? My garmin map said under 500 miles, but it said 13 hours. I
certainly what to get there before dinner (and darkness). I just saw a post where the poster said he just did it in his best time, but don't know
what that was.
What are the best pet friendly hotels in Mulege?
thanks again
Carl
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| Quote: | Originally posted by cabocarl
Is San Quintin to Mulege in one day doable, assuming I stop for lunch and rest? My garmin map said under 500 miles, but it said 13 hours. I
certainly what to get there before dinner (and darkness). I just saw a post where the poster said he just did it in his best time, but don't know
what that was.
What are the best pet friendly hotels in Mulege?
thanks again
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It is closer to 9 hours, unless you are towing or in a motorhome... The Baja Highway is not an easy drive like an 8 lane Interstate... It is only 19
ft. wide with little to no shoulders and often on an elevated levee roadbed... so pulling off or avoiding a head-on isn't so easy.
There are several military run checkpoints searching for guins, ammo and illegal drugs... this can take time if they are busy... If they are not busy,
then they take more time searching through your car.
Baja is no place to be in a hurry... learn to relax and do things by 'Mexican time'...
There are numerous points of interest along the way to break up the long drive... cave art, cactus gardens, interesting geology, old Spanish missions,
abandoned gold and copper mines, sand dunes and beaches... You name it, Baja's got it!
San Quintin to Bahia de los Angeles (41 mile paved side trip) for the first night, otherwise to Guerrero Negro.
If the beauty of L.A. Bay doesn't make you want to spend at least one full day there, then Mulege would be the next night... or from Guerrero Negro to
Mulege.
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Carl, it is a full day San Quintin to Mulege. if ou average 50-55 mph like most drivers, then you are looking at a 10 hour day (depending on
breakfast, lunch, breaks, etc). You could do as a lot of folks have recommended and stay in San Ignacio. Or get a early start and...... Just
don't drive after sundown.
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