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Pompano
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Photo Road Guide: TJ - Ensenada Toll Road ( I can see your house from here!)
The following photos were all taken in October and November, 2010.
Windshield shots. What? You expected me to get out of my comfy captain's chair and take them? Not a chance.
I-5 Southbound to border
Da Borda..
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To Ensenada Toll Road..
Easy..just stay in the right lane..
Through the Valley of Sewage..then Up and Over the Hill of Fences.
Welcome to the ..ah..Scenic Highway.
First toll booth of three. Motorhomes are 55 pesos..less for your four-wheeler. (car/pickup)
The following are roadside scenes from the toll road to Ensenada. Boy-o-boy..times have sure changed the landscape from 40 years ago...
See if you can spot your house..or neighborhood?
The Infamous Tuna Pens!
ENSENADA
Well..? Did you spot your house, resort, store, or barrio?
[Edited on 12-1-2010 by Pompano]
I do what the voices in my tackle box tell me.
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jeans
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Nope.... you blew right past my mom's house
Mom always told me to be different - Now she says...Not THAT different
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Ken Bondy
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Can't tell you how much I appreciated those Roger. Thank you!
carpe diem!
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DENNIS
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Well..? Did you spot your house, resort, store, or barrio?
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I saw the Sharky's sign, but it's for a different type of watering hole. It's a good car-wash.
Thanks, Roger. You're right. Things have grown a lot over the years.
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David K
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Great job Roger!
It is cool that the signs even spell the towns correctly!
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Jack Swords
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Thanks, refreshed my memory for our annual trek down starting next Sunday. We take the waterfront route through Ensenada, then back up to the
highway. Lots of work to post these, again thanks.
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elgatoloco
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Nice. You got some shots of our slice of paradise. Looks like high tide and some good waves at the secret beach break!  
Funny how they renamed the 'Toll Road' to the 'Scenic Road' right about the time the high rises starting going up and blocking the scenery.
Viva Mexico!
MAGA
Making Attorneys Get Attorneys
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Daveylikesit
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Great post.
Heading down for the first time in January.I'll have to keep that on file. Any extra charges if you are towing
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BornFisher
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Saw my "Hood", just past Big Jesus Mountain!!!!
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Gypsy Jan
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Great Highway Pictorial
Welcome to my hood, you really highighted the notable "landmarks" on that stretch of road.
P.S. "See my house from the road?" No, you didn't!
“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow mindedness.”
—Mark Twain
\"La vida es dura, el corazon es puro, y cantamos hasta la madrugada.” (Life is hard, the heart is pure and we sing until dawn.)
—Kirsty MacColl, Mambo de la Luna
\"Alea iacta est.\"
—Julius Caesar
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Skipjack Joe
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Whoa, you didn't get a picture of Jesus?
Well, maybe his lights were off.
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Martyman
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He's at a giant Jesus convention with the new polish Jesus and the Rio Jesus.
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kiterkip
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Thanks! I really was was needing this for my road guide through TJ. The TomTom GPS with Mexico Maps seems to have brain fart through this stretch. I'm
going to be so happy when I see those beaches!!
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Paulina
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Pompano,
I wanted to be the first to travel with a Loon on my dashboard. Leave it to you to beat me to it.
Your windshield is way too clean.
The turn off to La Bufadora photo made me homesick even though I was just there less than 24 hrs ago.
Thanks,
P<*)))>{
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Pompano
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Skipjack Joe
Whoa, you didn't get a picture of Jesus?
Well, maybe his lights were off. |
Forgive me my forgetfulness, Igor. Actually, I do have a photo of Jesus for you...also taken on that trip. This statue makes quite a landmark, no?
I do what the voices in my tackle box tell me.
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kiterkip
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Pampano,
So sorry to be a pest again.... But, You travelled through the border at TJ in lane number 3. If I have my FMM and I want it to get it stamped, what
lane should I get into? I will also have a vehicle that I plan to travel throughout Mexico (mainland) and need my car checked out. I've also heard for
word of mouth that I could just drive straight though and get this accomplished in Loreto.
I know this has been answered in other threads/forums, I just would like a confirmation.
TIA,
Kip in Tacoma Wa.
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David K
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The far right one marked 'Something to Declare'... an automatic gate opens as you approach it... Otherwise, find a parking place beyond on the
right... a real mess sometimes.
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Alan
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K-58, K-72, San Miguel.... Ah the misspent days of my youth. Yep, the landscape sure has changed over the last 40 yrs.
In Memory of E-57
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Bajagypsy
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Didn't see my house, but you made me homesick!
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BAJA.DESERT.RAT
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Hola pampano, i thank you for the great driving tutorial !!
is it possible to do the same when you return to the states starting from the turnoff to san diego ?
i always get lost going home annually through t.j., especially at the end of the road along the fence to the border crossing.
i thank you in advance,
BIEN SALUD, DA RAT
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