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Trip report: Cabo to Tecate
Made the trek from Cabo to Tecate last Monday through Wednesday. Every thing is the same as always except for the following:
- Highway construction continues between San Lucas and Todos Santos. There is a lot of graded dirt detours but still passable for cars with trailers.
Project is to be completed in Nov. 2011. We'll see!
- There is a new military stop between Todos Santos and La Paz. It is the typical drill.
- There was a Federale stop just south of La Paz, in the southbound lanes. They were stopping all vehicles. I presume this is a temporary thing.
- Went down the center lanes in Cd. Constitucion at the posted 40kph. Stopped at all stop signs AND non-working traffic lights. Saw a couple of
police camionetas but they paid no attention to us
- Generally speaking, the roads in Baja Sur are in better repair than in Baja Norte.
- Very light traffic on Hwy 1, but about a half dozen groups of crazy European bicyclists all heading south.
- Lots of bridges being rebuilt in both north and south. Detours were short and paved.
- Bridge south of El Rosario is complete and in operation
-Looked for Los Poblanos taco stand in San Quintin but couldn't find it.
- HWY 3 south of Tecate is still torn up for about 16 miles. About 1/3 is complete and nicely paved, intermittently. We are not sorry we came this
way, but if it had been raining it would become a mud bog and would recommend an alternate route.
- 30 minute wait at the border in Tecate at 4pm on Weds.
That's it. Really nothing remarkable except that for the first time in about 3 years we didn't see an accident along the way. Will return south in
early January.
[Edited on 12-10-2010 by oxxo]
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Bajahowodd
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Was wondering about the new military checkpoint. On highway 19 or 1? And did it look extemporaneous, or like it was going to be permanent? Thanks.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Bajahowodd
Was wondering about the new military checkpoint. On highway 19 or 1? And did it look extemporaneous, or like it was going to be permanent? Thanks.
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The checkpoint is on 19 just north of TD. It looks permanent.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by oxxo
| Quote: | Originally posted by Bajahowodd
Was wondering about the new military checkpoint. On highway 19 or 1? And did it look extemporaneous, or like it was going to be permanent? Thanks.
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The checkpoint is on 19 just north of TD. It looks permanent. |
Checkpoint is just past the N. Pemex outside Todos. I got a pass going South but there was a group of MX in a van that were getting a thorough
going over.
There's also a police checkpoint N. of Cabo -- where the federales use to hang. Got carded there last week. Happened to a friend too,
separately.
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Any idea on diesel gas prices and best place to get fuel?
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Bajahowodd
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Lee
| Quote: | Originally posted by oxxo
| Quote: | Originally posted by Bajahowodd
Was wondering about the new military checkpoint. On highway 19 or 1? And did it look extemporaneous, or like it was going to be permanent? Thanks.
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The checkpoint is on 19 just north of TD. It looks permanent. |
Checkpoint is just past the N. Pemex outside Todos. I got a pass going South but there was a group of MX in a van that were getting a thorough
going over.
There's also a police checkpoint N. of Cabo -- where the federales use to hang. Got carded there last week. Happened to a friend too,
separately. |
Interesting in that I've seen the police hanging out a couple of times, but it looked more like they had just made a donut run. Never saw anyone being
checked. 
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