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Sweetwater
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| Quote: | Originally posted by David K
| Quote: | Originally posted by Sweetwater
Just spoke to a friend who has been through Gonzaga in the last 2 weeks.
He tells me the Pemex was out of gasoline.....can anybody confirm this?
Do they expect a delivery and will they have magna....plan to pass through in 2 weeks or so... |
You should always plan on no gas south of San Felipe. If the Pemex is out, check across the road at Rancho Grande where they used to sell gas before
the Pemex was opened. They can only sell gas now when the Pemex is out.
Top your tank in San Felipe... Gonzaga is 100 miles south.
The next Pemex south of Gonzaga is Bahia de los Angeles and Villa Jesus Maria, then the Eagle Monument/ Guerrero Negro.
ALSO, independent dealers sell gas from cans at the Bahia de los Angeles Jcn. on Hwy. 1.
Gas was also advertised at Laguna Chapala, just 36 miles from Gonzaga Bay. Again, don't count on it... be prepared... have gas for 300 miles when you
fill up and expect at least 200 miles between gas supplies, just in case! |
Wow, thanks, last year must have been an anomaly.......there was gas in Puertocitas and Gonzaga.....we'll need to carry some extra....Goal is San
Felipe to BOLA on day 2....
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David K
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Not sure what your driving or how big a tank you have or what your mileage is... but unless you have some extra gas cans (fill in Mexico)... just be
aware of the locations of gas and that Pemex stations in central Baja often run out... briefly, but it can mess up a trip if you need to camp out in a
gas staion line instead of the beach!
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rts551
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| Quote: | Originally posted by David K
Not sure what your driving or how big a tank you have or what your mileage is... but unless you have some extra gas cans (fill in Mexico)... just be
aware of the locations of gas and that Pemex stations in central Baja often run out... briefly, but it can mess up a trip if you need to camp out in a
gas staion line instead of the beach! |
PEMEX stations OFTEN run out????
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David K
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In Puertecitos and Gonzaga Bay, yes!
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If I may add this ...........
Clara at Puertecitos has gas a great deal of the time. If the station "looks" closed....walk to the rear and look for the attendant. Or...go over to
the Puertecitos Camp and ask them to open the pumps for you. This town is an hour or so south of San Felipe.
Gonzaga Bay......where the Duke(John Wayne) used to fish for totouva back in the day.... with Papa Fernández.
| Quote: | Originally posted by David K
| Quote: | Originally posted by Sweetwater
Just spoke to a friend who has been through Gonzaga in the last 2 weeks.
He tells me the Pemex was out of gasoline.....can anybody confirm this?
Do they expect a delivery and will they have magna....plan to pass through in 2 weeks or so... |
You should always plan on no gas south of San Felipe. If the Pemex is out, check across the road at Rancho Grande where they used to sell gas before
the Pemex was opened. They can only sell gas now when the Pemex is out.
Top your tank in San Felipe... Gonzaga is 100 miles south.
The next Pemex south of Gonzaga is Bahia de los Angeles and Villa Jesus Maria, then the Eagle Monument/ Guerrero Negro.
ALSO, independent dealers sell gas from cans at the Bahia de los Angeles Jcn. on Hwy. 1.
Gas was also advertised at Laguna Chapala, just 36 miles from Gonzaga Bay. Again, don't count on it... be prepared... have gas for 300 miles when you
fill up and expect at least 200 miles between gas supplies, just in case! |
[Edited on 2-2-2012 by mcfez]
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rts551
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| Quote: | Originally posted by David K
In Puertecitos and Gonzaga Bay, yes! |
Your previous statement
"just be aware of the locations of gas and that Pemex stations in central Baja often run out... briefly, but it can mess up a trip if you need to camp
out in a gas staion line instead of the beach! "
must be an exaggeration then?
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David K
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Maybe because I have been going to Baja so many more years is why I advise caution on expecting everything to work in Baja. Specially a government
controlled monopoly like Pemex. The conservative way is to plan for such and not hope the government to provide all.
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Gas in Baja....it's always best to keep the top half of the tank full....do NOT pass a Pemex or other fuel supplier if you are less than half
full. 
Just sayin"...
Don't believe everything you think....
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rts551
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| Quote: | Originally posted by David K
Maybe because I have been going to Baja so many more years is why I advise caution on expecting everything to work in Baja. Specially a government
controlled monopoly like Pemex. The conservative way is to plan for such and not hope the government to provide all. |
so many more years than who? Not me senor.
And you know what...There were people there way before our family ever went. Some post on this board
[Edited on 2-2-2012 by rts551]
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The conservative way is to plan for such and not hope....
Old people are like the old cars, made of some tough stuff. May show a little rust, but good as gold on the inside.
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rts551
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Fact is that the PEMEX stations in central Baja SOMETIMES run out. Not OFTEN as the previous knee-jerk response stated.
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rts551
when it's not there for you...that's TO often
slept in my share of stations..
Also once lowered a can with my fishing pole down into the unsecured undergound tank at the closed station by the Bola turn off...got enough to get me
to the next station. Made the kids do the catchin'.
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I've always been able to get gas at Gonzaga.
The last time we found an empty Pemex was at San Ignacio. Nothing to do but sit on the steps of that little mercado next door and beg.
After 2 days we took a chance on Vizcaino and hit the mother lode. Gas everywhere. Brought tears of joy to my eyes.
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Sweetwater
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Skipjack Joe
I've always been able to get gas at Gonzaga.
The last time we found an empty Pemex was at San Ignacio. Nothing to do but sit on the steps of that little mercado next door and beg.
After 2 days we took a chance on Vizcaino and hit the mother lode. Gas everywhere. Brought tears of joy to my eyes. |
We'll need to fill up there for the run to San Juanico.....is there a forecast for Baja mogas in the next three weeks? The map shows all these station
locations but doesn't update whether they have it or are open.........
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Before the Pemex, we had to wait overnight one time for Rancho Grande to get some gas. (no big deal as it was late in the day anyway). But it can
happen anywhere and about anytime.
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And in the San Felipe area - check out Valle Chico area |
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David K
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Exactly my friends... why chance it... specially if you value your vacation time to not waste a second at an empty Pemex station!
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Sweetwater...
We just drove up from Ciudad through San Juanito and San Ignacio several weeks ago. The "gas station" at San Juanito was pretty informal...cans of
gas at a grocery. I worried about the quality and with dozens of miles of backroads skipped topping off there. I had no problem getting through San
Ignacio and on to GN for fuel with a Toyota Tundra V8.
We also had no trouble getting to San Felipe on the next tank. Gonzaga Pemex was closed at 4:00 that day.
I do carry a couple 5 gal. containers just in case.
FWIW, a couple years back a delivery problem had no fuel at Jesus Maria, GN or San Ign. I somehow made it from San Q to S Rosalita!
[Edited on 2-3-2012 by coloradoboardheads]
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| Quote: | Originally posted by rts551
Fact is that the PEMEX stations in central Baja SOMETIMES run out. Not OFTEN as the previous knee-jerk response stated. |
Rts I rarely agree with DK, but this time he is correct. The stations in puertecitos are often closed or out of fuel. If they do have it and are
closed it's just a matter of finding the operators (usually) but if they are out ... I'm sure you know this to be correct.
Personally, I carry 95 gallons of diesel on my truck, so as long as I am full at one end I can get to the other. Baja insurance. Less necessary than
it used to be, but nice to have.
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I agree, with many of you. in years past fuel could be a problem anywhere. And still is in a few out of the way places. I only took exception to
David's characterization that central baja OFTEN runs out of fuel. Kindal like there is (or isn't) crime everywhere in Mexico. Myself, I seldom
carry extra diesel anymore (except in my garage) and I have never run out.
Ralph
[Edited on 2-3-2012 by rts551]
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Skipjack Joe
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Ralph,
I can remember in the 80's (83) where one gas station in Loreto had gas and the other didn't. And just after you figured out which was which the
reverse would be true.
But we never sweated it too much because vacations were long and this was the expected.
Things are different now and we're all on a schedule. A hiccup and everything comes to a halt.
I'm not saying the past is better than the present. I'm saying some of the past is still here now.
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