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[*] posted on 1-23-2012 at 10:05 PM


Great trip report!



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[*] posted on 1-23-2012 at 11:16 PM


Great photos and report!



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[*] posted on 1-24-2012 at 07:01 AM


Bravo Udo and wife! Thanks for the nicely written trip report and photos. They bring back memories of my trip 6 months ago.

Sorry about your broken new kayak. And that's one lucky designer sunglass-wearing sea lion :-)

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[*] posted on 1-24-2012 at 07:38 AM


Great trip report udo, thanks for taking the time to post it, sorry we missed you but at least you got to spend some time with our local ambassador (Jorge)......dt



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[*] posted on 1-24-2012 at 07:53 AM


Thank you for the detatiled and timely report. I'll be headed down to La Paz next week. I'm driving my full size GMC Sierra and towing a 23' Striper boat. Malarrimos was to be my planned stop. Is there sufficient room at the Cowboy hotel for my rig?



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[*] posted on 1-24-2012 at 08:18 AM


Nice report! Thanks for taking the time.......

Maybe next time I'll try the lobster at Mama's.

I've grown accustomed to buying 5 gallons of gas in Catavina while heading northbound. It makes the last stretch into El Rosario a little less stressful, especially if you've been cruising around the Rosalillita area.

Thanks for taking all of us on your trip.




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[*] posted on 1-24-2012 at 08:20 AM


Way cool trip ... great to see the faces too... thanks much :):)



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[*] posted on 1-24-2012 at 08:25 AM


Alan, you can pull straight in on the left side of the lot. Hang a tight U, then back into a stall. They chain the lot after 10p.m.
Malarrimo has the most pull-in-and-out room and their parking lot is hidden by high walls. Just be prepared for bad service.
In La Paz, I have seen your type of rig driven down the middle of the malecon, plus there is a launch ramp at the beginning of the malecon, by the marina.




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[*] posted on 1-24-2012 at 08:38 AM


How is Poco Cielo? Looks nice from the pictures I've seen online.



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[*] posted on 1-24-2012 at 08:54 AM


We always take the Polynesian room, Ateo. Prices are on par with nice hotels.
The food is also really good!
Best view and view patio: Polinesian
Best water pressure and hot water (i.e. long showers): Medieval room.
Worst mattress: Moroccan room

The place is 20 minutes from Ensenada and 10 minutes from Puerto Nuevo.




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[*] posted on 1-24-2012 at 10:22 AM


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Alan, you can pull straight in on the left side of the lot. Hang a tight U, then back into a stall. They chain the lot after 10p.m.
Malarrimo has the most pull-in-and-out room and their parking lot is hidden by high walls. Just be prepared for bad service.
In La Paz, I have seen your type of rig driven down the middle of the malecon, plus there is a launch ramp at the beginning of the malecon, by the marina.
That may have even been my rig you saw heading down the malecon in years past but I have found my best fishing out of Muertos so now I head straight up Colosio and over the mountain. Its always a pain launching and retrieveing without a dock but the fishing makes it well worth the effort and it is better than a 50 mile run to get to that area if I launched in LP.

I'm not sure about that comment of a tight U turn :lol: I obviously need to scout that out on foot before I commit. I am sorry about the service you received at Malarrimos. I have stayed there on numerous ocassions in the past and have always been treated extremely well. I'll probably give it another try and just hope you happened to stop on a off night and it will only be for one night anyway

[Edited on 1-24-2012 by Alan]

[Edited on 1-24-2012 by Alan]




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[*] posted on 1-24-2012 at 10:51 AM
Water pressure and mattress


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We always take the Polynesian room, Ateo. Prices are on par with nice hotels.
The food is also really good!
Best view and view patio: Polinesian
Best water pressure and hot water (i.e. long showers): Medieval room.
Worst mattress: Moroccan room

The place is 20 minutes from Ensenada and 10 minutes from Puerto Nuevo.


Now that is what I call inside information, thanks much... :biggrin::biggrin:

by the way .... you guys cheer up HUH !!! :lol::lol::lol:

[Edited on 1-25-2012 by wessongroup]




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[*] posted on 1-24-2012 at 12:00 PM


:spingrin: great trip. can't wait to go there myself



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[*] posted on 1-24-2012 at 12:14 PM


Gradias Udo.
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Originally posted by Udo
We always take the Polynesian room, Ateo. Prices are on par with nice hotels.
The food is also really good!
Best view and view patio: Polinesian
Best water pressure and hot water (i.e. long showers): Medieval room.
Worst mattress: Moroccan room

The place is 20 minutes from Ensenada and 10 minutes from Puerto Nuevo.




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[*] posted on 1-24-2012 at 01:35 PM
Best!


Thanks so much for the awesome Trip Report! Beautiful stuff!
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[*] posted on 1-24-2012 at 01:42 PM


Excellante'!!!

Always good to read a well thought out trip report....Particularly after shoveling off the 4" heavy snow from my driveway....

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[*] posted on 1-24-2012 at 01:46 PM


Hey Udo;
I recognized that etched bottle of reposado. Did you get that at that lime green tienda in San Quintin? Not too shabby!
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[*] posted on 1-24-2012 at 02:59 PM


Nice update but was curious what rankled you about the retirees in Mulege?:o Did you get a chance to talk with any as Mulege is one of my favorite places to visit! Hard to find any towns w/o retired expats. Los Barriles is crawling with old Gringos and where I live in Todos Santos it has lots of gray hairs/ pensioneers! Even Asuncion has a growing expat community. Might even find a poker game or meet a Baja Nomad?:bounce: Tio
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[*] posted on 1-24-2012 at 03:21 PM


Udo, Thanks for the report and all the pictures.:yes:
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[*] posted on 1-24-2012 at 05:38 PM


I also saw it there, as you did. However, I picked it up at Licores Don Pisto, In Puerto Nuevo.

In my travels, I like to be surprised by what is available in the different areas, and will always buy the local tequila. But by the same token, I like to have some of my regular booze just in case the local stuff is not that good.


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Hey Udo;
I recognized that etched bottle of reposado. Did you get that at that lime green tienda in San Quintin? Not too shabby!




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