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mtnpop
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Came in from Mulege today to San Felipe.. From Chapala to the new pavement was 34 miles on our odometer... made it in 2 hours.. looks like a tire
graveyard along with the bone crunching drive.
The steel for the new bridge is being tied on the hill .. looks to be a big project..
We came on into San Felipe and staying at KIKI's for 650 peso including the dog gets to stay... friday and Saturday night is 850 peso
clean nice place with an RV park also... not a close restaurant though... had to go to the malecon to eat but good eats..
safe travel my friends...
there are some scary washouts along the dirt road... you don't want to catch one of them...
the new 7.5 miles of the highway is nice with wide shoulders... watch for rocks on the highway everywhere it cuts through the hills.... many rock
slides and some big rocks in the driving lanes... today anyway.
Common sense is a flower that doesn\'t grow in everyone\'s garden.....
A wise man once spoke nothing.....
Never kick a cow chip on a hot day!!
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mtnpop
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on the military checkpoint close to Gonzaga today had 3 soldiers manning it and no real inspection... just where ya goin, where ya comin from... ok
have a good day... one lane open... looks like the one south of Ensenada where no one mans it...
Common sense is a flower that doesn\'t grow in everyone\'s garden.....
A wise man once spoke nothing.....
Never kick a cow chip on a hot day!!
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Alm
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Paved road is not the end, mainstream power is. With 120V on the camps, the prices will jump up to Ensenada/San Felipe levels and camps will fill up
with permanent campers side by side. With a 6ft cement wall from the road. Though it will take time before all the camps in the bay will become like
that.
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David K
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Alm
Paved road is not the end, mainstream power is. With 120V on the camps, the prices will jump up to Ensenada/San Felipe levels and camps will fill up
with permanent campers side by side. With a 6ft cement wall from the road. Though it will take time before all the camps in the bay will become like
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Things will change... but mostly only as far as a 2WD street vehicle can get.
Taken this week, 2 miles south of Gonzaga Pemex, looking north:
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gringorio
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Drove the dirt road twice in the last couple weeks. Took three hours to Hwy 1 going south and took 4 hours coming back to Gonzaga because I had a
sidewall puncture and a questionable side-road llantera patch. The dirt road is rough but very doable. I saw a couple sedans, a semi with empty
flatbed and a two-axle diesel carting 31 cows. Also saw the dreaded oil streak for a couple hundred feet then a pool of oil. Someone had a bad day.
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Cliffy
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So I guess towing my 20 ft travel trailer is not going to happen yet Gonzaga to Mex 1 HUH?
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chuckie
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Sure second that....Lotsa good memories, but in thinking about one trip in particular over the three sisters, rather not do that agin....COME ON new
road....!!!
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dizzyspots
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Im glad the new road is in...but happy to be part of the "THREE SISTERS ALUMNI"...i love pointing out the old road as we pass by
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David K
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| Quote: | Originally posted by dizzyspots
Im glad the new road is in...but happy to be part of the "THREE SISTERS ALUMNI"...i love pointing out the old road as we pass by
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Passengers of mine get an earful of "There's the old road!". Hwy. 1 even more. 
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David K
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| Quote: | Originally posted by dizzyspots
Im glad the new road is in...but happy to be part of the "THREE SISTERS ALUMNI"...i love pointing out the old road as we pass by
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Passengers of mine get an earful of "There's the old road!". Hwy. 1 even more.
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Sunman
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| Quote: | Originally posted by gringorio
Also saw the dreaded oil streak for a couple hundred feet then a pool of oil. Someone had a bad |
We drove thru on Monday and saw that streak, I had the exact same thought.
Met a Canuck and Aussie on motorcycles heading to see Shari, did they ever make to see you Shari?
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woody with a view
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| Quote: | Originally posted by David K
Passengers of mine get an earful of "There's the old road!". Hwy. 1 even more.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by David K
Passengers of mine get an earful of "There's the old road!". Hwy. 1 even more.
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i can imagine!
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rts551
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Road Traffic
[Edited on 11-21-2014 by BajaNomad]
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Glidergeek
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How long does it take to drive from Mexicali to GB?
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John M
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surely depends on speed but..
Never driven straight through but I'd guess four hours or less. We don't drive fast.
John M
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David K
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About 2.5 to San Felipe, add 1.5 to Puertecitos, add 1 more to Gonzaga (not counting photo and view stops) = 5 hours for the 220 mile drive.
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Glidergeek
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Thanks, Any good RV places on the way on the beach for nice overnight stops? I drive sloooo
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Skipjack Joe
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So sad. The cancer spreads.
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David K
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 Pavement = cancer, that's creative Igor! Kind of like the twist, 'good
roads bring bad people' or at least, all kinds of people!
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jack
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Are they still working on the road? I would have thought that they would have been half way to #1 by now but have not heard any new progress reports
or seen any new pictures.
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