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Ateo
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I Lost My Muffler In Mexico
We had 10 days to head to the Pacific West Coast of Baja..........
We crossed in Mexicali and stayed the night in San Felipe the first night. Had the BEST pizza at El Padrino's....... The next day it was blowing 40
knots so we bailed for the other side of the peninsula. On our drive to Gonzaga, I saw surf able waves (generated from all that wind) and wondered
what some of these points would be like if there was any groundswell in the Sea of Cortez.................a man can dream.
San Felipe Sunrise
10.5 miles this new roads stretches from Gonzaga.................
We made it back to Chapala and Hwy 1 and headed south. Air down time:
Climbing up a steep section I hit a rock.
Bungees helped us limp into the campsite, which was only a mile away. As I got out of the truck to check the muffler, I tried opening the tailgate
latch to get my tools. The latch broke and we were unable to get the tailgate down for 4 days. Everything had to be taken out of the back of the
truck thru the back window. That meant half of our stuff stayed in the back for the trip. Very upsetting to have to climb in every time you need
something from the ice chest!
There is a teenage boy under that..............he slept the whole trip.
The next day a new friend helped me manhandle the muffler from the two support latches. This guy was an ex pro rock climber. He cleaned up the
entire fish camp of all trash, sorted it, condensed it, burned what could be burned and packed out the rest. A good dude.
We made a new latch so we could get in and out of the tailgate.
We beat our truck up bad the last 6 years. Stuff was falling off and many repairs were needed. We decided to say goodbye to the old Brown Tundra.
Thanks for always getting us where we wanted to go...............................but it's time to say bye.
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danaeb
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Great report Ateo! Thanks.
Experience enables you to recognize a mistake every time you repeat it.
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woody with a view
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good times! i'll verify your trash claim Friday!
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Whale-ista
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Great photos and wonderful trip!
Sounds like you (almost) lost your muffler in Baja.... and maybe a little bit of your heart when you said good bye to the old truck. (they do become
part of the family)
Is that the newly repaired stretch of scenic hwy north of San Miguel/Ensenada? Whoa- they moved a LOT of dirt!
Thanks for the report! Look forward to your future travels in the new rig.
\"Probably the airplanes will bring week-enders from Los Angeles before long, and the beautiful poor bedraggled old town will bloom with a
Floridian ugliness.\" (John Steinbeck, 1940, discussing the future of La Paz, BCS, Mexico)
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David K
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Wow... great photos that tell a story ... and a new Tundra to cap it off!!
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BajaLuna
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great pics! Sorry about your truck troubles, it will make for great stories around the campfire one day!!
And cool, you took along with one of the best books ever....
sun, sea, friends and family and zen and the art of motorcycle maintenance, what could be better!
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Ateo
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The day we we're leaving, my buddy Geoff who cleaned the area up was leading a 8 person cleaning team from one point to the next. He wants to make
this into a profession and get sponsored by Patagonia. Dream big!
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Ateo
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Thanks Whale-ista! I felt like I was saying goodbye to a friend when I left that truck!!! I had to tell myself that it was an inanimate object!
Yes, that's the toll road repair. Look at how tiny that vehicle looks up against those huge mounds of dirt!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Quote: Originally posted by Whale-ista  | Great photos and wonderful trip!
Sounds like you (almost) lost your muffler in Baja.... and maybe a little bit of your heart when you said good bye to the old truck. (they do become
part of the family)
Is that the newly repaired stretch of scenic hwy north of San Miguel/Ensenada? Whoa- they moved a LOT of dirt!
Thanks for the report! Look forward to your future travels in the new rig. |
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Ateo
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Yep, that book was for my son! I read it in Baja back in '93!
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BajaBlanca
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awesome trip report ! your pics are magical
one can just imagine the sights and sounds for each one
thanks for taking the time (and it does take time) to post those fantastic shots
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BooJumMan
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Sweet!
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woody with a view
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Squirt, pour out 1/3 to 1/4 and top off with some got Ta-kill-ya and enjoy a hobo margarita!
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Tioloco
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Looks like a fun trip! I'm glad this thread didn't turn into a - which vehicle is tougher?-
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micah202
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...thanks for taking us along! 
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Tioloco
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Woody-
I thought it was Fresca instead of Squirt! Lol!
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Bichito
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You weren't kidding when you said the Tundra was falling apart! 
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AKgringo
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It' not fair, you throw away better trucks than I drive!
Thanks for the photos, I need to do that my next trip.
If you are not living on the edge, you are taking up too much space!
"Could do better if he tried!" Report card comments from most of my grade school teachers. Sadly, still true!
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Maron
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Super, sorry about your troubles, but a great report and even better pictures. Congrats on the new ride.
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Chupacabra
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Awesome report, thanks!
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Neal Johns
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Funny! Good report.
My motto:
Never let a Dragon pass by without pulling its tail!
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