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schwlind
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Forty footer... first trip... Cabo and back... did you say 7 days? WOW.
Please heed the advice given here... do not drive at night, and as has also been suggested.. small goals... there are plenty of places in Baja Norte
that have good fishing, with so much to see and do everywhere.
Take it slow and easy... Your wife and kids will love you for it!
Welcome aboard!
Linda
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Pescador
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I live in Baja full time and I avoid driving at night as much as possible. It is not that I don't trust my own driving, but I worry about animals,
other drivers, and the unseen problem that occurs. If possible I almost always try to follow a large truck at a safe distance and let him "clear the
way", so to speak.
I just saw a report on Traffic Fatalities done by the World Health Orginization and it showed that the road fatalaties per 100,000 residents was
10.4 for the US and Mexico had 14.7.
The Road fatalaties per 100,000 vehicles was 14.7 for the US while Mexico came in at 78.4
[Edited on 11-23-2013 by Pescador]
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Mulegena
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Don't even think about Cabo...
Concur: Cabo and back in 7 days... 40-ft. RV, did you say "Vacation"?
Not. Even. In. Your. Dreams.
It would quickly become your worst nightmare. Seriously.
Stay on paved roads.
Stay in Baja (north).
Take it eeasssyyyyy...
In Bahia de Los Angeles you can camp, rent a boat and guide who will likely know where to find whale sharks to swim with, very safe and a fabulous
experience for the whole fan-dambly!
Bring your snorkeling gear and a light wetsuit if you got one, btw.
"Raise your words, not your voice. It's rain that grows flowers, not thunder." ~Rumi
"It's the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it." ~ Aristotle
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Ateo
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I wouldn't drive a Lamborghini to Cabo in 7 days.
I love mcfez's idea of heading to Bahia de los Angeles. Tons of fish, half the mileage. Make a few stops on the way down. I seem to remember an RV
park on the south end of San Quintin. That would be a good overnighter.
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David K
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| Quote: | Originally posted by mtgoat666
| Quote: | Originally posted by Silvasam
These are great post and thank you.
We are going for 7-day or so. Just to spend time with kids and do some fishing. Not in a hurry to get to cabo , how is Bahia Los Angeles .. I heard
that was a nice place. How about fuel. |
7 days to cabo and back in a motor home?!?!?
You better drive at night if you want more than 1 day at beach in cabo 
It's a 2000 mile drive round trip! |
Did he say "and back"???
It takes 3 days to go to Cabo... in a Motorhome, not driving at night. 6 days driving for 1 day there, I don't think so.
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watizname
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Daytime driving only. Bay of LA. You and the kids will have a blast. Take a day on the way back, and stop in Ensenada for all the trinkets etc you
want. Don't try to make Cabo and back in a week driving, you'll miss the whole Baja experience. 
I yam what I yam and that\'s all what I yam.
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DENNIS
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| Quote: | Originally posted by David K
Did he say "and back"???
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I think so...not really sure.........
| Quote: | Originally posted by Silvasam
These are great post and thank you.
We are going for 7-day or so. Just to spend time with kids and do some fishing. Not in a hurry to get to cabo , how is Bahia Los Angeles .. I heard
that was a nice place. How about fuel. |
"YOU CAN'T LITTER ALUMINUM"
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motoged
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Ateo
I wouldn't drive a Lamborghini to Cabo in 7 days..... |
My first trip to Baja was 1989 and I spent 6 weeks in south cape area bumming around and kayaking Isla Espiritu Santu for 10 days...and next time was
1995 by moto.
I was in Catavina (area) when there was a Pemex on the east side of the highway. I was getting gas and two guys on Ducatis were there....one adjusting
his chain and another guy waiting VERY impatiently for him to complete the task. The guy waiting indicated they were seeing how long it took to go
from Cabo to the border....race guys, it seemed. I wonder how long it ended up being....chain adjustment might take 10 minutes max.....so if that
task was the deal breaker, they must have been doing over 50 mph
Don't believe everything you think....
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Silvasam
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I am thinking baja la too, did th san Felipe 5 years ago tying to get to baja la in 35 RV while towing a car. Never made it to baja la. Sank RV in two
locations and car in 3 locations and all he kids got sick. Since then stayed away.
I am pretty adventurous traveler and need to tone down since I am taking kids.
Currently we are near San quintin, where is good palce to hang. Guerrero negro seems too far for today.
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RnR
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Silvasam
Currently we are near San quintin, where is good palce to hang. Guerrero negro seems too far for today. |
Los Olivos RV park. A few miles south of San Quintin. Sign on the west side of highway.
The road is also the turnoff for Jardines Hotel (bigger sign, easier to see)
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Mulegena
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Keep your gas tank topped off
Always good practice in Baja.
Especially when you're diving an RV that really guzzles not sips.
Essential if you head south from San Quintin or north from Guerrero Negro.
Top up your tank in El Rosario an hour or so south of San Q, for you won't see another gas station for 200 miles or so 'till the little village of
Jesus Maria just north of Guerrero Negro. In a pinch you can buy gas out of cans being sold on the side of the highway at inflated prices in Catavina,
if you can get there.
"Raise your words, not your voice. It's rain that grows flowers, not thunder." ~Rumi
"It's the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it." ~ Aristotle
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Phil S
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I've been driving down 25 years now from Oregon. Sometimes again to go back for Christmas time. I'd not drive after dusk, as others have said. But
an important tip here. My wife is my 'navigator'. She watches the right hand EDGE, and when I start getting close to it, she says, "EDGE", and I
move away a little bit. She will be an important member of your 'crew'. I'd also be sure to have at least more than 50% rubber on your tires. (you
never know what you'll encounter that you'll end up 'running over' or driving into (pot holes or ruts). Enjoy your trip. An adventure you'll talk
about the rest of your life.
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