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Driving Ensenada to Guerero Negro?
According to Mapquest, it takes 11.25 hours, I don't think my better half can handle that long a drive in one day, so can anyone suggest any good,
inexpensive hotel/motel at or a little beyond the halfway point? Preferably with a good place to eat nearby. We need to be in GN late in the day
March 8 and so will leave on the 6th, hopefully early morning.
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Alan
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Not much at the halfway point (Catavina) other than the old Desert Inn which I think is now called Missiones Catavina that runs around $85/night.
Before that would be El Rosario with several places, Baja Cactus, Tourist Hotel or Baja's Best but that is only a few hours south of Ensenada.
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sounds like we may want to put a matress and sleeping bags in the back of our suv and pack some grub.
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David K
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El Rosario... Baja Cactus or Turista motels. That is halfway.
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MMc
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San Quintin (<4> hours) has some nice places. El Rosario (4-5 hours) has places good places. Catavina (5-6 hours) has a good place and a bad
place. The good place is often full with whale watching groups. The pink place is best avoided. Bay of LA has great places to stay (7-8 hours and 40
mile out of the way) We tend to do this cause it's just a cool place. Santa Rosalitta (7-8 hours) has a hotel. I have not stayed there but plan to.
There has been plenty written on all of the towns and their hotels just do a search in Baja Accommodation Reviews and you decide. Your mileage and
driving might very.
I would not count on Cativina without a reservation.
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Bob and Susan
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ensenada to guerrero negro is 8 hours...not 11 and a half
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shari
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I think you will be able to do it easily if you leave ensenada early in the am...I agree that it is 8 hours.
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Left the border at TJ at 8am and was in GN by dark (5pm) driving at a "safe" speed. Stayed at the Cowboy Hotel in GN. Nice place and good chow.
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Thanks All, I'm sure we will get there on schedule, What may be 8 hours for normal people could easily be 12 for others, but who wants to be mornal
lol I do not consider myself to be a very fast or very slow driver, but my wife is often complaining I'm going too fast when in face I'm below the
posted limit, so I'll allow extra time in order to make it comfortable.
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That should have been 'in fact', not 'in face'. LOL
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Retireded,
It looks like you have your route planned very thoroughly and will make it to GN without any mishap.
A tip: How do you know when it is time to "hang up the car keys"?
I WOULD SAY WHEN YOUR DOG HAS THIS LOOK ON HIS FACE!
It's all fun..enjoy your trip!
I do what the voices in my tackle box tell me.
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vandenberg
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Guerrero Negro to San Quintin is 250 miles and San Quintin to Ensenada 120 miles for a total of 370 miles.
Even averaging 45 mph you'l get there in about 8 hrs.
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That looks like my wife's dog 5 years ago
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Retireded,
It looks like you have your route planned very thoroughly and will make it to GN without any mishap.
A tip: How do you know when it is time to "hang up the car keys"?
I WOULD SAY WHEN YOUR DOG HAS THIS LOOK ON HIS FACE!
It's all fun..enjoy your trip! |
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road timing
Hola,, I have found that in these latter years, Ensenada to S.Q. is a long and mostly slow drive!! looks easy on the map, but traffic,, tope's,stop
light's and signs..Its the slowest part of the journey..past S.Q. is a good run,then the check point.... once you get past the "curve its open till
catavina... I'll sometimes pull over till I see a semi and then craw thru catavina with the semi behind me running a block for U know who !!!
LOL....K&T
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Bob and Susan
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actually the road from ensenada to SQ is fast...all newer...not slow at all
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David K
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Ensenada to El Rosario (150 miles) is usually 4 hours drive... unless you just get lucky and miss all the small town and farm traffic.. I did it in 3
once or twice...
El Rosario to Guerrero Negro (220 miles) is 4 hours, unless they rebuild a section of the highway, a semi wrecks, the military checkpoint is backed
up, so best top plan on 5 hours.
Either way, El Rosario has the most options close to the exact halfway point (Baja Cactus Motel, Turista Motel, Baja's Best B&B, Espinoza's Las
Cabanas motel, Sinahi motel).
San Quintin has more, but that's only 2-3 hours from Ensenada.
Cataviņa (230 miles from Ensenada) is hit or miss to get a room at the nice Mision de Cataviņa hotel. Across the highway and just north is the Cabanas
Linda motel... best avoided until we get some consistent good reports back.
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captkw
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San Vicente to S.Q. Is hell nowdays
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Marc
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Cataviņa will be full up now with whale watchers. Best bet is El Rosario.
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I agree with the capt - the way to san quintin is usually a slow nightmare ... and after that much, much nicer.
retireded - how far south are you going ? Will you have a chance to make a side trip to Asuncion or La Bocana ?
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RETIRED
Hola, I have found for me,, leave Ensenada at first crack of dawn or wait till after 10:00 AM as you will be in the"rush HRS"....funny we call rush hr
!! And we park in the driveway and we drive on the parkway !!!!..LOL...K&T
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