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volcano
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driving time Tecate to Catavina
entering via Tecate this winter. Is it possible to make Catavina in the daylight? (normally get from Tijauana to Guerroro Negro in daylight, just
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rts551
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What kind of vehicle are your driving...and what kind of driver are you.ie straight through fast or stops every so often
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volcano
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toyota pick up....straight through
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tripledigitken
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We do it in 8 hrs in an SUV with 2 gas stops and a misc. short break or two.
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David K
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7 hours or less... It depends on highway construction, military checks, San Quintin valley traffic, your driving...
Best case times:
Tecate to Ensenada is 1.5 hours
Crossing Ensenada is .5 hr.
Ensenada to El Rosario is 3.5 hours
El Rosario to Cataviņa is 1.5 hours
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Ken Cooke
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Cataviņa to Tecate Travel Times
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entering via Tecate this winter. Is it possible to make Catavina in the daylight? (normally get from Tijauana to Guerroro Negro in daylight, just
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14 hours is the usual amount of time that I have logged from Cataviņa to Tecate including stops.
If you really drive, you should be able to make it, but the speeds you will be driving won't be always safe. Be aware, livestock *and* wild animals
such as deer love to run perpendicular to the roadway, making this a potentially hazardous drive during daylight.
Just south of Cataviņa at approx. 10 a.m.
[Edited on 11-10-2011 by Ken Cooke]
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rts551
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7 hours or so. Driving time from Tecate is just slightly more than from TJ.
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Ken Cooke
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The Jeep Rubicon is the SLOWEST production vehicle on the market!
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Ken Cooke
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entering via Tecate this winter. Is it possible to make Catavina in the daylight? (normally get from Tijauana to Guerroro Negro in daylight, just
barely.) |
14 hours is the usual amount of time that I have logged from El Rosario to Cataviņa including stops.
If you really drive, you should be able to make it, but the speeds you will be driving won't be always safe. Be aware, livestock *and* wild animals
such as deer love to run perpendicular to the roadway, making this a potentially hazardous drive during daylight.
Just south of Cataviņa at approx. 10 a.m.
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14 hours to go 76 miles? Usual stops? Oh, yah.. you drive a Jeep! Sorry, I forgot!!    |
14 hrs includes military stops, food stops, restroom stops, normal - ordinary stuff.
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David K
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Seriously to go the 76 miles from El Rosario to Cataviņa???
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Ateo
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I say 8 hours. You should be fine.
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volcano
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thanks..looking forward to trying this route...wine country etc...and avoiding San Diego, LA, and Tijuana crossing..sounds like it will be fine
timewise
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entering via Tecate this winter. Is it possible to make Catavina in the daylight? (normally get from Tijauana to Guerroro Negro in daylight, just
barely.) |
14 hours is the usual amount of time that I have logged from El Rosario to Cataviņa including stops.
If you really drive, you should be able to make it, but the speeds you will be driving won't be always safe. Be aware, livestock *and* wild animals
such as deer love to run perpendicular to the roadway, making this a potentially hazardous drive during daylight.
Just south of Cataviņa at approx. 10 a.m.
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Mas Pacifico
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David K
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Tbone, I think the deer was too fast for Ken's camera... but he showed me the dent in his Jeep, the next day at Baja Cactus...
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Tbone, I think the deer was too fast for Ken's camera... but he showed me the dent in his Jeep, the next day at Baja Cactus...
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Was that the same day it took him 14 hours to get from Catavina to El Rosario? JK.
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Bugman
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Barring an accident it has always been 7-8 hours at most for me.
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Ken Cooke
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No, it takes 14 hours from Cataviņa to Tecate - including stops for gasoline, meals, a todo hasta la frontera. The deer really damaged the side of my
Rubicon. I wasn't happy, but when I past the not being afraid part of traveling to Baja, people are amazed at how close I was to
wrecking my Jeep in Hwy 1.
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Tbone, I think the deer was too fast for Ken's camera... but he showed me the dent in his Jeep, the next day at Baja Cactus...
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Was that the same day it took him 14 hours to get from Catavina to El Rosario? JK. |
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Can't agree with the 14 hour thingy. What one must understand that from Maneadero South, there are major construction delays. That said, even in the
absence of the construction delays, it has been my experience over the last 5 years plus that the traffic from Colonet through San Quintin can be a
major factor in slowing your progress. The Los Pinos folks, in particular, have created a major agriculture thing. Folks from as far away as Colonet
take the busses to work in the agg business.
All that said, If you are crossing at Tecate in the morning, you should have no problem making it to Catavina way before dusk.
[Edited on 11-11-2011 by Bajahowodd]
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David K
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Yes, I see you saw the error on the 14 hour time... I did press you because I was sure you meant from Riverside or maybe Tecate to Cataviņa, but
surely not El Rosario, 76 miles away!
For most of us, the 300 mile drive from the border to Cataviņa is an easy 7 hour drive... up to 8 with construction and military delays, maybe.
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Ateo
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I think they need to make a road from Colonet to El Rosario that by passes all towns.........maybe east of the current road. As Mr. Guero, I
authorize this construction. This will save at least an hour.
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Ken Cooke
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7 Hrs. = Baja Lies?
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Yes, I see you saw the error on the 14 hour time... I did press you because I was sure you meant from Riverside or maybe Tecate to Cataviņa, but
surely not El Rosario, 76 miles away!
For most of us, the 300 mile drive from the border to Cataviņa is an easy 7 hour drive... up to 8 with construction and military delays, maybe.
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I personally cannot drive fast through the mountains from San Quintin to El Rosario (and beyond). I get scared of the heights since I'm acrophobic.
So, I have to drive really slowly through that section which slows me way down. No 7 hour drivetime, and I personally don't know how that is
possible, unless you are telling "Baja lies".
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