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Wanderglobe
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Some Photos from Northern Baja
There are just some photos that I've taken over the past week in Baja California.
Ruta Del Vino (Highway 3 from Tecate)
My first view of the ocean....finally.
Camping on the south side of Ensenada
The Morning View
La Bufadora - World's Second Largest Blowhole
Road to the Bufadora - World's Second Largest Gauntlet of Shops and Touts
Driving Across the Peninsula from Ensenada to San Felipe
Pete's Camp
[Edited on 3-5-2012 by Wanderglobe]
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Mexitron
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Nice pics, thanks for posting....that's brave of you to camp in the Ensenada area.
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bajaguy
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Mexitron
Nice pics, thanks for posting....that's brave of you to camp in the Ensenada area. |
And why is that????
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angels4
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Great pictures! Thanks for sharing! The VW gets two thumbs up!
[Edited on 3-5-2012 by angels4]
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David K
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Nice photos... What was the name of the Ensenada area campground, Playa Estero?
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Thanks... the VW brings back memories ... the wife and I used to come down in one way back in the 60's ... even had "paisley" curtains the wife made
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It wasn't the camper one, but we converted it into one ... queen bed, with all the camping gear under the bed ... along with food and stuff... it was
great .. and could heat up nice and toasty with the coleman lantern ... had taken all the panales off and put insulation in ... helped with noise and
temp control .. plus added in a 1600 cc engine .. with higher reduction gear .. would cruise at 70 mph .. with slowing under windy condition 
A friend in Fort Collins who we visited had one with a 6 cylinder Porche engine.. he could walk away from me, but could not lose me ... ya only want
to GO so fast in a VW bus, if ya know what I mean ... 
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Wanderglobe
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Mexitron
Nice pics, thanks for posting....that's brave of you to camp in the Ensenada area. |
It was a secured RV park but the dude let me camp under the palapa and only charged me $15 because I didn't need all the hookups. There were no issues
and I felt safe for my first night in the country. I can't recall the name of the place but it's on the south side of Ensenada. You drive down a side
street and then veer off to the right with a school on the left hand side. There's a small restaurant run by some expats by the turn off. If someone
knows the name then that'd be great.
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Wanderglobe
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| Quote: | Originally posted by angels4
Great pictures! Thanks for sharing! The VW gets two thumbs up!
[Edited on 3-5-2012 by angels4] |
After all the money I've dumped into this thing I'd better get 3 thumbs up. They're worse than sailboats for being something that you pour money into.
Before I left Canada the entire body was restored and painted. I redid the interior. Engine was given a full tune up but that didn't stop it from
blowing a rod in Parker AZ. So, new engine (upgrade from 1.7 to 2.0 which was nice), new shocks, new aux battery system, stereo yada yada. It's a real
treat to drive though.
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Gaucho
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Nice rig AND nice pics!
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Wanderglobe
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| Quote: | Originally posted by wessongroup
A friend in Fort Collins who we visited had one with a 6 cylinder Porche engine.. he could walk away from me, but could not lose me ... ya only want
to GO so fast in a VW bus, if ya know what I mean ... |
I find that cruising at a comfortable 60 to 65 MPH is perfect on the long stretch. Since I had the engine installed I had it up to 80 MPH with more to
go but I pulled off. With the hightop as well as a kayak and surfboard the bus tends to get yanked around in the wind a fair bit.
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Udo
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Thanks for posting the photos...that's how we used to visit Baja many years ago.
Udo
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Good pictures...thanks for sharing & bringing back memories..
We purchased a brand new VW Komi bus in 1960, took out the seats and installed a platform for a bed and took off for Mexico..Down the west side and up
the east side..first 7000 miles and two months later we returned to Anaheim Cal..
Used the VW often in Baja--in 1961 all the way to El Rosario, but most of the time in northern Baja...Santo Tomas, San Vincente and a few points south
and north..Mostly for spearfishing, some surfing
At that time the blow hole was not populated-- it was reported a Mexican Army General began construction on a Hotel which was never completed and
people and services began drifing in...and we stopped visiting La Buffadora
Drove the Kombi for 18 years, gave to my daughter, she used it to atend Orange Coaast College for two years. It was now 20 years old so she sold it
for $200.00 more than we paid for it to a gentleman who tuned it up and took off for Colorado...
The Romance and Joy of a VW
sdm
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Thanks for taking us along. Looks like a great start to your trip (except the busted rod). Please keep us posted!!
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Wanderglobe
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Udo
Thanks for posting the photos...that's how we used to visit Baja many years ago. |
It's a great way to roll. Since buying the bus I had always wanted to do the California Coast (done) and Baja California (done). This is my second
trip only this time I'm taking the longest route down that I can.
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David K
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Roberto
That doesn't look like Estero Beach - the campground is on the lagoon - not too many waves there. |
Yah, was wondering if it was near Estero Beach... still waiting for his answer...
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Wanderglobe
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| Quote: | Originally posted by David K
| Quote: | Originally posted by Roberto
That doesn't look like Estero Beach - the campground is on the lagoon - not too many waves there. |
Yah, was wondering if it was near Estero Beach... still waiting for his answer... |
Sorry. Don't have an answer. I'm not sure where it is. Hang a right down a road outside of Ensenada and you'll bump into an RV park with an expat
restaurant being run nearby. It's not much to go on I know but I'm not good with names.
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David K
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Thanks for trying! If the road to the right was paved... and headed towards that long mountainous point that makes the Ensenada's bay... you may have
been at Punta Banda's Campo La Joya (as mentioned above).
If you were closer to the airport, just a bit south of Costco, you may have been at or near Estero Beach... From your photo, it does look like you
were a few miles south of Ensenada.
As you can tell, we love details and photos here... The main point is we hope you had fun and will tell your friends about all the banditos... and bad
cops... and narco-terrorist who tried to kidnap you! (Hey, we don't want Baja to get too popular, again! LOL)
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Hey Scott! I must have passed you on the road at some point - I just got back from a two-week trip. If it's not too late, I can give you some
campsite locations - FREE ones. Dante looks good!
- cindi
PS: It's been cold and windy - the further south I got the colder and windier it was. Might change in a week or so.
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Wanderglobe
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Would love some good camping spots Cindi. Thanks a million. 
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wilderone
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Scott, I sent you an email.
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