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castaway$
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Got a month to kill, Hmmm what to do, Baja!!!
The wife has a month off mid December to mid January so Baja here we come!!! Didn't think we would get to go this year because the Real Estate market
still sucks and I am truly "Broker" so money will be tight but I think we can pull it off.
We will be bringing the camper and Trophy and plan to act as true Nomads and wander the peninsula from TJ to Cabo, any suggestions on free to cheap
places to camp are most welcomed, we already know some this will be our 11th year, but new is good .
I really would like to meet some nomads this trip, been on the board for quite awhile and some of you seem like my kind of Nomads.
Any fishing reports are good also even though I constantly monitor the threads.
Yipeeee Baja bound.
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Mike99km
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Go to one of the major places and take a overnight camping trip.
You live the life you settle for.
"Never teach a pig to sing it frustrates you and annoys the pig" - W. C. Fields.
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castaway$
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Mike99km, The whole trip will be a big camping trip, we will probably stay in BOLA a few days and then Mulege, Puerto Escondido, Tecolote, Todos
Santos (Friends beach house) then Cabo or who knows, were open to new ideas.
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shari
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you might like San Roque for free camping...gorgeous beach and you can put your Trophy in at the cove where the lobster boats launch from...good
yellowtail fishing just up a few minutes and bass fishing at San Roque Island...very mellow, relaxing camp with nice fishermen...good graded
road...only 12 km from Asuncion...would love to drink some tecate with ya!!
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mcfez
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Our camping route we take
Do take a fishing platform kayak with you if you are a fisherman! I have great spots for fishing along this route (below) for use of kayak and or sm
boat. U2 when time comes and I'll give you some GPS locations for outstanding fishing.
Puertecitos: hot spring baths, decent campsite
Gonzada bay: great sand, motel, fishing. Hiking is endless on the animal trails.
Punta Final: fishing, snorkeling, incredible hide away.
BoLA: non stop things to do here! Camp at Daggetts. Fish at an area called "Los Candeleros," 30 some miles away. Whoa! Clam'n on north bay shore is
awesome.
Bahia-Asuncion: fishing, swimming, snorkeling, diving, surfing and whale watching are world class. We be going to shari's for a few weeks in June.
www.bahiaasuncion.com
Below these spots, I cannot say. Always jumped over by plane to the Cape.
[Edited on 11-12-2010 by mcfez]
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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Mike99km
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I'm sorry, I was thinking to jump on the boat for a couple of days. Getaway to a beach of your own. There are some islands at you can go to, also the
outside islands at Mag Bay. It might be a little than the standard trade routes.
I would offer Mag Bay as a great spot anyway.
MMc
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"Never teach a pig to sing it frustrates you and annoys the pig" - W. C. Fields.
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BajaBlanca
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after San Roque, come and camp on the La Bocana point (Bocanita) ... the view is gorgeous, shore fishing is great and you can get a glimpse of what
small town life is like on this part of the Pacific.
I recommend you go to Joaquin's for dinner one night - his meals are beyond amazing. Lobster is on the menu til end of February !!
If you like mountain biking, we have 2 trails, if you like kayaking, there is a lagoon with good fishing, if you like surfing, Abreojos is 10 miles
away, if you like drinking beer and want to catch up on emails - our front porch can't be beat !! Do your emails while watching the birds nosedive
into the ocean like I am right now !!
ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh such a good life. come check it out.
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Skipjack Joe
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How big is your boat?
The Trophys I see around here are large boats that require a launch ramp. Is that the case with your boat as well?
looks as though you may be referring to a Trophy truck. Never mind.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trophy_Truck
[Edited on 11-12-2010 by Skipjack Joe]
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Phil S
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First place comes to mind, is Rattlesnake Beach, behind Tripui (Puerto Escondido) beginning with the "northern end of the road" where you can watch
the boats coming in & out. Invite the boating community to 'dingy' over to your beach & have a bar b que with the days catch. campfire time
is always fun. Or, take a right at the fork, and go south along the beach choosing the best camp sight that is available. and there used to be maybe
at least 20 camp sites. some you back in. Others you drive in.
In Dec. you should be o.k. with choices. (unless the gov't has closed it down since the last time we were there. Happy camping. Maybe go down to
Aqua Verde if you haven't in those ll years you've gone down. Well worth the trip, depending upon how passable the road is. Go up to San Javier,
find a place to park, and visit with the villagers. visit the church.
(just a few ideas for you) We'll be down in mid Nov. & back early Dec.
Miss the hanging out down there, and seeing our friends. report back your experiences.
[Edited on 11-12-2010 by Phil S]
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Baja12valve
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In BOLA, go past Daggets and on to Punta La Gringa. Very few people, nice cobble beaches, excellent clams.
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castaway$
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Shari you and Juan are at the top of my list of Nomads to meet, we have never been to Asuncion but really want to see.
Our boat is a 20' trophy so a ramp is the only way i have launched so far. We have the trailr boating Baja book so I think I'll thumb through it
again.
Phil S I have been to rattlesnake but haven't camped there yet it's was one of the places on my list. The port was $17 in/out last year I think but
then I got kicked off the water for no braclet, where do I get one and what do they cost? The park ranger last year was pretty cool and did'nt make
too big a deal he just told me to go in and don't come back without one.
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BajaBlanca
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you can get a bracelet in guerrero negro, if you let me know in advance, I will have the son of the owner of MARIO'S leave one for you at Mario's
Restaurant - which is the huge palapa restaurant found right BEFORE you arrive in guerrero negro.
you will love asuncion and you will have a blast with shari and juan and adrian and sirena and the baby and zoe and .... well .... you get the
picture.
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castaway$
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How much are the bracelets and how long are they good for?
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mcfez
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Did I miss something?
| Quote: | Originally posted by castaway$
How much are the bracelets and how long are they good for? |
What are these bracelets ?
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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castaway$
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The bracelet is apparently what you get when you pay the fee to "use" the marine park, an easy identifier for the park rangers.
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shari
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wooo hooo castaway...cant wait to meet you too...december should be good for launching your trophy at high tide at the cooperativa launch
area...others have done it but make sure you have a local to help identify where the rocks are...most gringos ding a prop there as the opening is
narrow.
We have the biosphere permits available here as well. They are 50 pesos a day but the yearly passport is a better deal if you plan to fish in any
marine park in the country...I think it's around 250 pesos for the yearly pass...these you can get at the Reserva office in GN...ask anyone where it
is..it's like 3 blocks up from the main street in the midde of town...turn up at Lizardi's pizza place...see ya soon amigo.
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mcfez
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| Quote: | Originally posted by castaway$
The bracelet is apparently what you get when you pay the fee to "use" the marine park, an easy identifier for the park rangers.
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I never heard anything of this place.
You and Shari holding back the good stuff?
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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rhintransit
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you can get marine park passes in Loreto, at the marine park office on the malecon near the lighthouse. as mentioned, the yearly pass is a much
better deal. the marine park passes are different from the biosphere passes, I think...the daily ones for the water are about 22 pesos/day.
reality\'s never been of much use out here...
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shari
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the biosphere reserve passports are supposed to cover you for any marine park as well in the country...ie...loreto too. The daily 50 pesos permit
receipt is a bracelet you are supposed to wear and you need it for any marine activities...whale watching, fishing, and on your kayak too...the
vizcaino biosphere reserve encompasses turtle bay, la bocana, abreojos, asuncion, guerrero negro, san ignacio and I'm not sure about mulege.
A friend was checked the other day by the profepa officer here...he checked his fishing license and biosphere permit too....so heads up in this area.
Enforcement is on the increase as we have a new officer based here now.
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jorgie
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why cannot the officer provide the bracelet ? or the municipal office ? or
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