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mcfez
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I always carry two Jerry Cans............just to kept that "fear monster" off my back.
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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| Quote: | Originally posted by Skipjack Joe
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. |
Igor,
Maybe that is the difference, I am not on a schedule.
Geeze does that make me something in the past?
Ralph
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Sweetwater
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| Quote: | Originally posted by coloradoboardheads
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] |
Thanks to all replies......but.....youse guyz are spoiled in your crates....we're riding motos and those jerry cans are more than the entire capacity
of each bike....I'll have a couple extra liter bottles of fuel and hope to get > 40 mpg on the road....
I know where the Immigration office is when you cross at San Luis Rio, it's on the northwest side. Someone thought Algodones is a better crossing site
but I have no idea where to buy the FMM's at that location. Anybody know?
Everbody\'s preachin\' at me that we all wanna git to heaven, trouble is, nobody wants to die to git there.-BB King
Reality is what does not go away when you stop believing in it. -Philip K Dick
Nothing is worse than active ignorance. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe(1749-1832, German writer, artist and politician)
When choosing between two evils, I always like to try the one I\'ve never tried before. - Mae West
Experience is what keeps a man who makes the same mistake twice from admitting it the third time around.
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bajalou
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The bank is 1/2 block beyond Inmigration which is on you're right immediately after entering Mexico. (Algodones)
No Bad Days
\"Never argue with an idiot. People watching may not be able to tell the difference\"
\"The trouble with doing nothing is - how do I know when I\'m done?\"
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And in the San Felipe area - check out Valle Chico area |
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jadams
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Went to Gonzaga on 2-22-12. Took one hour from the campo, KM33.5 to the end on the paved road. I was towing my tin boat and it took one hour to go
the 8 miles to papa fernandez's place
Fishing was not great
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dizzyspots
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so only 8 miles of old dirt left...
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BajaWarrior
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| Quote: | Originally posted by dizzyspots
so only 8 miles of old dirt left... |
12 miles from end of pavement to Alfonsinas door is what we got last month from a lunch run with some other vehicles.
Haven't had a bad trip yet....
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Cypress
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Glad I made it thru before it got smoothed-out and paved. 
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David K
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| Quote: | Originally posted by jadams
Went to Gonzaga on 2-22-12. Took one hour from the campo, KM33.5 to the end on the paved road. I was towing my tin boat and it took one hour to go
the 8 miles to papa fernandez's place
Fishing was not great |
Km. 33.5 ? Is that near LA ROCA?
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jadams
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33.5KM is Campo Delicias, south of La Roca
JIm
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woody with a view
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Skipjack Joe
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. |
WOW! quote of the week! i set my vacation to the clock on my dash. so far, my clock hasn't led me astray....
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mcfez
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Oh yes!
I was just re reading this topic..."the (llantera) with compressor a km. or so south of lake chapala road on hwy 1"......I believe this is the same
place that helped us in the middle of the night!
Our Land Rover got a flat tire pass Coco's ....a handful of miles towards H1. The lug-nuts were frozen on ...bad news. 10 at night, a car came
by...and we hitched a ride to this llantera we are talking about.
The place is a small house and a shop....that looked absolutely "past tense". No way there be anyone there living or working...the joint is in ruins.
Best help I ever had! The kid got the Rover wheel busted off....and then at his "shop".....he fixed the flat. All in the middle of night. He tried to
charge us $20.00. We gave him a 100 bill.
Ya...one can get help just about anywhere and any time in Baja, it seems.
| Quote: | Originally posted by Bajamatic
very nice man (llantera) with compressor a km. or so south of lake chapala road on hwy 1 - he was happy to provide air to reinflate our tires.
That guys the man. He's helped us before. |
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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Elizzabizzy
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| Quote: | Originally posted by bonanza bucko
John68:
I'm sorry if my tongue in cheek post above about the OLD 50 miles from Puertecitos to Gonzaga Bay spooked you. You very definitely should go that
way...it is a beautiful trip and it is paved to within about 14 miles of Alfonsina's turn off at Gonzaga Bay. That last 14 miles have been graded and
they are an order of magnitude better than THAT ROAD described in my post above. Your trip from San Felipe through Puertecitos to Gonzaga Bay should
take you something like 2.5 hours...but you'll stop to take pictures a lot so expect a little more.
After Gonzaga Bay there are 31 miles of graded dirt...some washboard...to Mexican Highway 1 at Lake Chapala. You will stop a Coco's corner for a beer
and to look Coco and his set up over. Those 31 miles will take you about 1.5 hours...not counting the stop at Coco's.
My post above was an epitaph for the old THAT ROAD...which was as I described it..but it ain't no more!
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I wish the forum had a "Like" Button, luv your posts reminiscing about some of those bygone times and your Ode to the Old Road. While I haven't
traveled The Baja for as long as you, I certainly do remember the heydays of the old Flying Sportsman's Lodge and La Serenidad, it's such a shame
what's happened to those fabulous places...
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Sweetwater
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bizzy,
The new reality of Baja is that more and more folks who run faster and faster are on their way to the new and improved (paved) Baja.......I just
finished a moto ride with 3 other riders....one of whom left the group after 48 hours.....because he felt constrained by the speeds.......his goal is
to run to Cabo and back to the states in 6 days......cause that will constitute a real Baja experience.........for him...........
It was a 10 day trip of 12 compressed days planned.....and a lot of Baja ignored in the name of "riding" and speed......
Everbody\'s preachin\' at me that we all wanna git to heaven, trouble is, nobody wants to die to git there.-BB King
Reality is what does not go away when you stop believing in it. -Philip K Dick
Nothing is worse than active ignorance. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe(1749-1832, German writer, artist and politician)
When choosing between two evils, I always like to try the one I\'ve never tried before. - Mae West
Experience is what keeps a man who makes the same mistake twice from admitting it the third time around.
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David K
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I did a thread (or two) on the old road and where it is compared to Hwy. 1 between El Rosario and Cabo San Lucas. Did that trip in 1966, and while I
was only 8-9 years old, I remember it well! Baja has been a big part of my life ever since our first trip to Gonzaga Bay in 1965!
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dysco
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Info good as of 3.18.12.
Machines on the dirt just north of the checkpoint near Rancho Grande. Wet sand for a couple hundred yards where the work is and fresh graded roads to
somewhere around Coco's. Difficult for motos who aren't well versed in sand riding, gravy in a truck. Pay attention to the 3-cone detour off the
pavement going south, air down, and it's drama-free.
[Edited on 3-25-2012 by dysco]
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redhilltown
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Wow! That means it is either paved or well graded road all the way to Papa Fernandez now. I'm not happy about it and it still makes no sense, but
I'll give them credit for actually doing it!
I wonder what a room at the Gonzaga Bay Four Seasons will cost???
(ah....maybe it DOES make sense....)
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mrfatboy
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Out of curiosity, what does everybody air down to for traveling to GB on this final stretch? I'm in a 2005 Nissan pathfinder 4wd.
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bufeo
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| Quote: | Originally posted by mrfatboy
Out of curiosity, what does everybody air down to for traveling to GB on this final stretch? I'm in a 2005 Nissan pathfinder 4wd.
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My rule of thumb is air-down to 50% of highway psi. This might vary a bit depending on the load.
Allen R.
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bonanza bucko
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Depends on the load and your tires. But about 29# works on an F150 with BFG TAs and a light load.
BB
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