white whale
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travel agent baja north
For the pro's , your guidance for a road trip potential by a baja virgin.
After a 2K mile, 24 hour I-5 slog to somewhere close to a mex crossing, we'll do a
recover for a day or two. I just want to stay in the north - south will wait for another time - an early morning crossing with a slow day drive to
look and visit some sites and walk around. End of the day to end up at your recommendation. A 4 or 5 day quiet sun escape.
small city ok
good swimming / beach walking spot
hiking close by - maybe some big cacti to see up close
good photo ops
some real mex culture / crafts / street scapes.
Know enough spanish to make it interesting or humorous.
Thank you
*** forgot to add timing - late april ***
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SFandH
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Good swimming in the northern half is going to be tough to find on the Pacific side during the winter. Sounds like Ensenada on the Pacific side or San
Felipe on the Sea of Cortez (warmer, probably) might be good destinations. Perhaps cross at Mexicali, go to San Felipe for a couple of nights, then
over to Ensenada for a couple of nights, and then back through the wine country to the Tecate crossing.
P.S. There is a big storm forecast for this coming Sunday. Strong winds and rain, San Diego, Tijuana, maybe to Ensenada. Tecate will be cold, possibly
some snow because of the elevation.
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Good chance of rainy weather on the Tijuana-Ensenada corridor. I would take the scenic road to Ensenada and than 3 to San Felipe. Lots of cacti to see
and photograph. Weather will be warmer and if you from the far north, the sea would be warm enough for a dip. Brrrrr....!!
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David K
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As extremely hot the upper Cortez water gets in the summer... it is as much extremely cold in the winter!
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Quote: Originally posted by David K  | | As extremely hot the upper Cortez water gets in the summer... it is as much extremely cold in the winter! |
Depends on what you're used to. In Holland we used to swim in the sea in spring with the temperatures in the low 50's.
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| Quote: Originally posted by David K | | As extremely hot the upper Cortez water gets in the summer... it is as much extremely cold in the winter! |
I would think Ensenada is a little colder than San Felipe this time of year, no? (I'm going down to Ensenada tonight, so we'll see...)
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