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Pacifico
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My longest border wait to date...
Just came back yesterday from a trip south and had a horrible wait at the border (San Ysidro) - 5 hours! Some friends that were behind us had it even
worse; 7.5 hours! I'm sure some other Nomads were in that mess.....
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Paulina
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We crossed in Tecate yesterday. We got in line at 6am, two hour wait. Oh boy was Dern fussing. Wait till he reads your post, he'll feel much better.
For spring break we got in line at 6:30am and we were the line. No one was there. You'd think that spring would have been a busier time than July 4th
weekend.
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Ateo
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Ouch. Yes, I cut my San Juanico trip a day short for this reason and came back Saturday instead. I have sworn off San Ysidro till the construction
is over.
[Edited on 7-8-2013 by Ateo]
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DENNIS
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How many nails can the tourism coffin take?
We were happy to see the long absent crowds of travelers returning to Baja, but it seems, the better it gets, the worse it is for them.
Jeeeezo.....5 to 7.5 hours with a carload of kids? Baja can say goodbye to those folks....forever.
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Pacifico
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Paulina
We crossed in Tecate yesterday. We got in line at 6am, two hour wait. Oh boy was Dern fussing. Wait till he reads your post, he'll feel much better.
For spring break we got in line at 6:30am and we were the line. No one was there. You'd think that spring would have been a busier time than July 4th
weekend.
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Some other people in our group went through Tecate and they were 3 plus hours. We were supposed to come back Saturday, but ran late so came back on
Sunday. I normally go through Tecate too! I checked my Border Wait app on my phone in Ensenada and it said San Ysidro and Tecate were the same wait
approximately, so I opted for SY. Needless to say, by the time we got there it was much worse! Even worse, I have my Sentri but couldn't use it
because I was towing a trailer!
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DaliDali
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Four and half Sandra Flucking hours at the Otay garita Sunday afternoon July 7th.
9 out of 10 cars had CA plates and driven by Mexicans.
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DENNIS
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| Quote: | Originally posted by DaliDali
9 out of 10 cars had CA plates and driven by Mexicans. |
Really???? Were they wearing Serapes and Sombreros?
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motoged
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| Quote: | Originally posted by DaliDali
....9 out of 10 cars had CA plates and driven by Mexicans. |
And.....your point is ?
Don't believe everything you think....
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rts551
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Damn Mesicans anyway. cloggin up OUR border,
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DENNIS
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| Quote: | Originally posted by motoged
And.....your point is ? |
His head.
 Couldn't
just let that one slide by.
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[Edited on 7-8-2013 by DENNIS]
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DaliDali
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| Quote: | Originally posted by motoged
| Quote: | Originally posted by DaliDali
....9 out of 10 cars had CA plates and driven by Mexicans. |
And.....your point is ? |
The point is.....1 out of 10 "appeared" to be Caucasian.
Feel better now?
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sancho
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| Quote: | Originally posted by DaliDali
9 out of 10 cars had CA plates and driven by Mexicans. |
7 1/2, sounds like a record to me. Not so sure anything
was meant by the above statement. My observation
over the last 5 yrs., or so, when the Cartel incidents
were in the press, often vehicles in the Rosarito/Ensenada
area were US, and lets be correct and PC, driven by Hispanics
from So. Ca, to my experience those tourists, born in Mex or the US, never altered their
Baja Border visits due to the 'violence', I don't believe
typical Gringo Tourist has returned to driving into Mex
as casually as in past yrs
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tjsue
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I have some friends that came in from out of town to see their dentist. She said that the pedestrian border wait on Friday was 3 hours to cross back
into the US.
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DENNIS
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| Quote: | Originally posted by sancho
Not so sure anything
was meant by the above statement. |
I would guess not. In fact, I had my own questions a week ago when using the Otay Ready Lane. They say a passport card is required, but the lines
are full of Baja Plates, and I assume some drivers are Mexicans.
I'm just curious as to what form of ID they would be required to have in the Ready Lane.
It's foolish to imagine the lanes, and streets, in Mexico, are dedicated to US citizens. That just wouldn't happen....nor should it.
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DENNIS
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| Quote: | Originally posted by tjsue
I have some friends that came in from out of town to see their dentist. She said that the pedestrian border wait on Friday was 3 hours to cross back
into the US. |
Go to a Segunda and buy a walker.
OK....relax out there. I'm jes kiddin'.
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DENNIS
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| Quote: | Originally posted by sancho
7 1/2, sounds like a record to me. |
I remember when it was common....even with very little traffic.
Operation Intercept:
Operation Intercept was an anti-drug measure announced by President Nixon on at 2:30pm on Sunday, September 21, 1969, resulting in a near shutdown of
border crossings between Mexico and the United States.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Intercept
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2267979/Operation-In...
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sancho
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| Quote: | Originally posted by DENNIS
I would guess not. In fact, I had my own questions a week ago when using the Otay Ready Lane. They say a passport card is required, but the lines
are full of Baja Plates, and I assume some drivers are Mexicans.
I'm just curious as to what form of ID they would be required to have in the Ready Lane.
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There was a post on Baja Talk from an obvious US Citizen
claiming to have used the Ready Lanes with only a US
Passport Book for the past 4 yrs., I didn't understand that
at all, I could see getting in the Ready lane by accident
and US Customs kinda letting one slide by, I assume Mex
Nationals would have a geeen Card/ or a visa to visit
the US, likely the former
[Edited on 7-8-2013 by sancho]
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güero
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The latest Mexican visas have what it takes for the "ready lane".
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Frank
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Our crossing at Tecate was 1.75 hours, from the bottom of the hill. The border wait is a definite killer for quick weekend getaways, for us. If they
fixed it, we would be down at least 1-2 times per month.
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mrfatboy
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Just crossed Otay west 11am today Sentri lane. 21 minutes. Border app said 0 minutes.
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