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ReTire
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Thanks for that tip. Definitely fill in SF then and my spare can too.
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David K
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This is a boojum tree... about 40 feet tall...
There are thorns in there, on the softer little leaf branches.
On the road to Mission San Borja. Some have ball moss growing on them.
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TMW
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ReTire stop by Coco's place. If you can take him some tomatoes, avocados, and limes etc. He'll be your friend forever.
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David K
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Quote: Originally posted by TMW  | | ReTire stop by Coco's place. If you can take him some tomatoes, avocados, and limes etc. He'll be your friend forever. |
He wanted to wing it, which is great... but we hope he doesn't have any surprise problems because he didn't do the research first. He won't have
Internet again until Guerrero Negro or if he gets WiFi at L.A. Bay from one of the businesses there.
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larryC
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I think I saw him this morning about 8:30 on the dirt part of hwy 5, large cab over camper on a dark colored truck with I think Oregon plates. He was
being polite and letting some other vehicles go through a tight spot so I figured he must be a newb. 
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Off grid, 12-190 watt evergreen solar panels on solar trackers, 2-3648 stacked Outback inverters, 610ah LiFePo4 48v battery bank, FM 60 and MX60
Outback charge controllers, X-240 Outback transformer for 240v from inverters, 6500 watt Kubota diesel generator.
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Pacifico
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| Quote: Originally posted by larryC | I think I saw him this morning about 8:30 on the dirt part of hwy 5, large cab over camper on a dark colored truck with I think Oregon plates. He was
being polite and letting some other vehicles go through a tight spot so I figured he must be a newb.
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Hey Larry, did you make it out through the Sentri at Mexicali West yet?
"Plan your life as if you are going to live forever. Live your life as if you are going to die tomorrow." - Carlos Fiesta
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And this is an ocotillo.
https://www.mygardenlife.com/uploads/2011/10/6151_11.jpg
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ReTire
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Larry C!!! That was me letting folks by in a tight spot!
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ReTire
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I did stop by Cocos! Tried to help him some with an electrical issue he was having. At least I had a pair of pliers he used for a bit.
That highway 5 was something else. I was thinking....sure glad I have 10 ply tires, a plug kit, air compressor....and then a family in a Nissan sedan
passes me going the other way! The best way for me to describe highway 5 would be to say that it is The Good, The Bad and The Ugly! BUT completely
doable. Couple of times I was wondering IF I was even on it!
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Very nice pictures posted above. Thanks for sharing.
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ReTire
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I loved the free camping in La Gringa just North of bola.
Would not recommend visiting the mission San Francisco de Borja in a truck with camper! Took me 4 hours in my rig just to get there. I did however get
to see a lot of Baja @ 3 mph. Took another 2 hours to get back to hwy 1. Several times at 2 plus hours in I thought I could cut my losses and turn
around...but ended up pressing on.
I guess I’m glad I went....just wish I was in a Jeep or a truck not carrying a camper. I left a piece or 2 of my camper in the desert!
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ReTire
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Overall I am digging my trip! A lot!
Can’t believe I’m saying this but......I think I’m getting tired of the shrimp tacos. I can’t make myself order anything else!! I know the
vets know this but....an order of shrimp tacos means 3 of them...sometimes with a heap of coleslaw and avocado and salsa and tomato and more.
Every place has a different twist to em too.
Average price has been 150 pesos with 2 beers!
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ReTire
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Currently back in Mulegé (4g LTE for Verizon)after spending 6 days South of here on various beaches.....El Burro, Coyote, Armenta and a couple of old
scallop camps. Unbelievable the piles and piles of shells.
Santispac looked like a nice playa......but was it ever crowded!! Decided to bypass it.
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ReTire
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Those Boojum trees are straight outta Dr Seuss!
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ehall
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| Quote: Originally posted by ReTire | I loved the free camping in La Gringa just North of bola.
Would not recommend visiting the mission San Francisco de Borja in a truck with camper! Took me 4 hours in my rig just to get there. I did however get
to see a lot of Baja @ 3 mph. Took another 2 hours to get back to hwy 1. Several times at 2 plus hours in I thought I could cut my losses and turn
around...but ended up pressing on.
I guess I’m glad I went....just wish I was in a Jeep or a truck not carrying a camper. I left a piece or 2 of my camper in the desert!
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You never sais,i could of earned you. Lol. Went there on my bike recently.
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ehall
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Does it still look like this?
 
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ReTire
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Yes it does! I got the tour from the guy who lives there. Not much English out of him. I did comprehend the restoration he and his son are doing and
mAde a donation to the cause. Was refreshing to step inside...must have been 20 degrees cooler!
It would have been a hoot on a bike (by bike I mean Motorcycle)
Have seen a few people who seem to be pedaling their way in Baja!!
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ehall
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When I say bike I mean motorcycle. Not many old fat guys pedaling around. This guide said he lived his entire life at the mission and was baptized in
this bowl. Neat place.
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Wow! How wonderful to hear about your trip in real time. You sure are brave taking highway 5 - we did it once and never again until it is in much
better shape.
Congrats on living the dream and sticking to the no plan LOL
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Bubba
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Cool pic!
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