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villafontana
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Drivetime from San Quintin to BOLA
Hey guys im planning a trip to BOLA on july 4th. Whats the driving time from San Quintin to BOLA? Or from El Rosario to BOLA. Thanks in advance.
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Pacifico
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SQ to BOLA is around 4 hours or so. It is around 225 miles....
"Plan your life as if you are going to live forever. Live your life as if you are going to die tomorrow." - Carlos Fiesta
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Thanx amigo.
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at least 4 hours--- plan a little more time----leave your flannel pajamas at home--
have a safe trip !!!!
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villafontana
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Hahaha, thanx for the pajamas advice. Lol. But i thought id do 4hrs from El Rosario to BOLA. Whats the time travel to El Rosario from SQ?
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villafontana
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Soulpatch, im planning to leave Tijuana around 6pm on friday, get to Ensenada to pick up my brother around 8pm, reach Col. Vicente Guerrero ( near San
Quintin) around 11pm and stay the night there at the Mission Inn hotel. Thats why i need to know the driving time from Vicente Guerrero to BOLA in
order to leave at the earliest possible time.
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VF, if you're not that familiar with driving Baja in the first place, you're taking a big risk driving after dark, period. Be slow, be careful.
Leave the SQ area at first light, but you'll have sun in your eyes all the way for at least an hour or more. From El Rosario it's an ESE climb for an
hour, uphill and into the early sun. From El Rosario to the Bahia LA turn-off is about 3 hours, and an hour into BLA. I'd plan 5 hours, and please,
be safe. Baja is no place for pushing limits on the highway, especially in the dark, with cows, donkeys, buses, trucks, and bad luck. It shows NO
MERCY.
I don't have a BUCKET LIST, but I do have a F***- IT LIST a mile long!
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villafontana
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Hi Bajabuddha, thank u for your concern for our safety. We appreciate very much. Indeed i don't have a lot of experience driving in Baja, except on
the main cities. We went to San Felipe last year and i drove 4hours in the night time with out any problems. We got there around midnight. A couple of
years ago i went with my wife all the way down to Cabo San Lucas, but our entire drive was on daylight. I will be driving a rented car so no
mechanical problems there. Its gonna be a weekend trip to BOLA, thats why i need to know the approximate driving times so i can enjoy most of the time
in Bahia. Soulpatch recommends leaving Vicente Guerrero at 6 am to get to BOLA at noon, but i rather leave at 3am to get there at the earliest so i
can enjoy more time at the beach. But i dunno about the night driving. I have to think about it due to your recommendations Bajabuddha.
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50 mph average speed = 4.5-5 hours
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the only bad thing about driving at night is that u cant see the beautiful scenery alongside the road. But we have to buy time on this short trip. Do
u know hows the the weather in July overthere soulpatch, guys??
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| Quote: | Originally posted by villafontana
the only bad thing about driving at night is that u cant see the beautiful scenery alongside the road. But we have to buy time on this short trip.
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Like it goes in the Bible, "those who have ears let them hear"... You can't make them hear of course...
As it's been said, there is a lot of bad things about night driving in Baja. Road quality with dips and topez, cows, oncoming trucks taking half of
your lane. 50 miles an hour average, yes.
Ensenada traffic is crazy too, like in any big Mexican city, everybody is running and cutting off and backing out from the sidewalk cantina into the
main road without any warning.
| Quote: | | Originally posted by villafontanaDo u know hows the the weather in July overthere soulpatch, guys?? |
Probably won't be able to stay inside, unless the place has really good A/C.
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villafontana
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Thanx ALM for your traffic insight. Soulpatch, ur telling me that is a two and a half hour drive from Vicente Guerero to El Rosario? In that case i
need to get up earlier than 3am to save more time in order to get to BOLA at 8am.
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from Catavina to the turn off to BoLA there are patches of mini cooper swallowing holes in the road. not too bad but still..... the southern crossing
at Catavina will ruin your life if you hit it traveling over 6mph.
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The most dangerous word while driving or boating in Baja is "havta". - As in - " I havta get there by 8Am, - we havta go fishing because we only have
2 days here, we havta get back home by Monday morning. Unfortunately we have all succumbed to the horrible "havta" sometime. Never mind the traffic
delays due to road construction, or the 4' high whitecaps and your 12' aluminum boat, we "havta" do it now. This mentality has resulted in many
fatalities on the highways and in BOLA and other places- from families of kayakers who thought their schedules were more important than ocean
conditions, to UC Davis scientists who "hadta" leave at this hour no matter what. If you can't go down with an open mind, and accept delays, winds,
and other negative conditions, then don't go down at all. Speeding, driving at night, going out in questionable conditions is a recipe for disaster.
You really don't "hafta" do anything except enjoy what Baja gives you on any particular day. You might just "havta" spend the day reading under the
umbrella.
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villafontana
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Damn, ill be driving a chevrolet Aveo, a little bit bigger than a mini cooper. Should i be worried?? How the heck am i gonna identified that souther
crossing at Cataviņa traveling at 50 mph? 
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hey MARV----very well said------- take notice---- HAVTA---not a good decision - maker !!!!!!
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villafontana
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| Quote: | Originally posted by mikeymarlin
hey MARV----very well said------- take notice---- HAVTA---not a good decision - maker !!!!!! |
I guess i havta to follow Marv's advice! Thanks buddy. I really appreciate it!
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villafontana
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| Quote: | Originally posted by marv sherrill
The most dangerous word while driving or boating in Baja is "havta". - As in - " I havta get there by 8Am, - we havta go fishing because we only have
2 days here, we havta get back home by Monday morning. Unfortunately we have all succumbed to the horrible "havta" sometime. Never mind the traffic
delays due to road construction, or the 4' high whitecaps and your 12' aluminum boat, we "havta" do it now. This mentality has resulted in many
fatalities on the highways and in BOLA and other places- from families of kayakers who thought their schedules were more important than ocean
conditions, to UC Davis scientists who "hadta" leave at this hour no matter what. If you can't go down with an open mind, and accept delays, winds,
and other negative conditions, then don't go down at all. Speeding, driving at night, going out in questionable conditions is a recipe for disaster.
You really don't "hafta" do anything except enjoy what Baja gives you on any particular day. You might just "havta" spend the day reading under the
umbrella. |
Thanx for ur very important comment Marv! We all baja nomads have to take it in consideration!!
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villafontana
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Im thinking that option too, leaving Tijuana and head all the way to El Rosario, thats why i need to know the driving time from Guerrero to El Rosario
to make the calculation from Tijuana. Aproximate times that is; although Marvs havta topic made me think twice about the driving times. Hehe.
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villafontana
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If its well traveled to El Rosario then im much more confident about driving all the way up there. Any suggestions of hotels in Rosario?? Something
cheap and clean? 
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