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BajaWarrior
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Posts: 2307
Registered: 9-27-2006
Location: Mission Bay, San Diego. Playa Hermosa, San Felipe.
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Mood: Anxious to get south
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Labor Day Northbound Mexicali East. 2 p.m. 40 minutes.
Haven't had a bad trip yet....
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David K
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Location: San Diego County
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Labor Day westbound, California-Nevada border... 0 minutes!
Okay, that was a joke... carry on!
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bajadock
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Registered: 12-20-2006
Location: Punta sur de \'Nada
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TJ Options
Too late for you labor day Baja visitors, but, TJ ramp construction(per my map above) was completed for
smooth driving Friday night(11 sep) at 10PM.
Also crossed north at Otay yesterday. 8 minutes wait for approx 12 cars in line. All construction at Otay
seems complete. However, southbound into TJ at Otay was a horribly long lineup.
2 "free roads" discussed in TJ. On this map, the orange route through downtown TJ(Blvd Cuautemoc) has been
under serious construction for several months and delays can be painful in both directions.
The GREEN "free road" route through TJ on the map has completed construction and traffic flies on that new
pavement.
And if my spaghetti of route options through TJ has you confused, you have not been very adventurous. Or
you've never had the fun of being lost in TJ.
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fuelpusher2
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Registered: 9-4-2009
Location: Tripui/Loreto
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Wednesday Sept 9th, friends crossed southbound at San Ysidro @ 6:30am headed for Loreto.
"Inspectors stopped most cars, looked in one tub in our truck asked where we where going & said go ahead."
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SDRonni
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Registered: 8-28-2006
Location: Serra Mesa/Rosarito
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Since Wednesday is Independence Day in Mexico, do yo think it may be less likely one might get stopped carrying stuff across on that day????? Our
mover can't move us that day because he said customs is closed.......just curious..............
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DENNIS
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Registered: 9-2-2006
Location: Punta Banda
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| Quote: | Originally posted by SDRonni
Since Wednesday is Independence Day in Mexico, do yo think it may be less likely one might get stopped carrying stuff across on that day????? Our
mover can't move us that day because he said customs is closed.......just curious.............. |
Doubt it. They get paid extra for working on holidays, not that it means anything but, their job is well known to them.
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SDRonni
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Location: Serra Mesa/Rosarito
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Oh phooey!
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DENNIS
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Location: Punta Banda
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| Quote: | Originally posted by SDRonni
Oh phooey! |
Meaning what?
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DENNIS
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Location: Punta Banda
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BUMP
Meaning what, Ronni? Was I wrong? Tell me where and how. Please.
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Bronco
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Oh phooey!
I just love clear, coherent decisive reply’s that may enlighten a thread.
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SDRonni
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Location: Serra Mesa/Rosarito
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Oh, I'm sorry! I just meant "Phooey" because I was hoping I could get some personal items across southbound without worrying about getting a red
light..............that's all......
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wessongroup
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Registered: 8-9-2009
Location: Mission Viejo
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Mood: Suicide Hot line ... please hold
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SENTRI lanes
| Quote: | Originally posted by k-rico
If you're using a Sentri pass to get north, don't have a crack in your windshield. I've had a small crack in the bottom of mine for the past two
years, it never grew like they usually do. Monday I got pulled over into secondary because of it and they scraped the sticker off my windshield, after
about an hour wait. Cracks are not allowed. I need to get a new windshield and go to Otay for a new sticker.
I'm sure there is a good reason, I just can't think of it. |
Will be using a SENTRI pass coming back from Ensenada... looking for the best route through TJ to get to the "lanes" to cross. Have never used the
lanes and pass, any help would be great.
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thomassjosephat
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| Quote: | Originally posted by wessongroup
| Quote: | Originally posted by k-rico
If you're using a Sentri pass to get north, don't have a crack in your windshield. I've had a small crack in the bottom of mine for the past two
years, it never grew like they usually do. Monday I got pulled over into secondary because of it and they scraped the sticker off my windshield, after
about an hour wait. Cracks are not allowed. I need to get a new windshield and go to Otay for a new sticker.
I'm sure there is a good reason, I just can't think of it. |
Will be using a SENTRI pass coming back from Ensenada... looking for the best route through TJ to get to the "lanes" to cross. Have never used the
lanes and pass, any help would be great.
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I think you can access ""sentri"" by going through the zona norte by way of calle coahuila. I'm not sure why someone with your great "imagination" is
unable to find the simple driving directions.
Feliz Viajes Chiquito
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Bajahowodd
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Personally, the SENTRI lanes at Otay are easier to access. Just don't be carrying crack.
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DENNIS
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Registered: 9-2-2006
Location: Punta Banda
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I think my TROLL ALARM just went off for the second time today.
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wessongroup
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Registered: 8-9-2009
Location: Mission Viejo
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Mood: Suicide Hot line ... please hold
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Otay
| Quote: | Originally posted by Bajahowodd
Personally, the SENTRI lanes at Otay are easier to access. Just don't be carrying crack. |
Thanks, will look into that route also ... have a route that uses Decima y o J. Sarabia to a uturn at the Miguel Hidalgo moument then right on Via
Ripida Oriente to a stop sign then across to the left and on up to the lanes..
Have been putting waypoints into the GPS onto Larry's Baja maps. Just wanted as much information as I can get... I leave imagination to subjects other
than navigation, not sure about Albert.
Thanks, now also know what a troll is... oh, my... such words... ouch!!!
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k-rico
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Registered: 7-10-2008
Location: Playas de Tijuana
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20 minutes southbound at San Ysidro today, 3:30 PM. I bet it doubles or triples or more when they stop every car. The swinging arm gates in each line
are installed. They haven't started using them yet.
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wessongroup
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Location: Mission Viejo
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Swinging arm gates?
| Quote: | Originally posted by k-rico
20 minutes southbound at San Ysidro today, 3:30 PM. I bet it doubles or triples or more when they stop every car. The swinging arm gates in each line
are installed. They haven't started using them yet. |
A little help on this one, please... swinging arm gates across the road? stopping everyone?
What's up?
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k-rico
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Registered: 7-10-2008
Location: Playas de Tijuana
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The Mexicans are going to start screening all southbound traffic for items that should have duty paid and contraband, they are estimationg 6 seconds
per car.
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Mexicorn
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Registered: 9-15-2009
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Just crossed into mexico no prob south bound.
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