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[*] posted on 5-4-2017 at 07:14 PM
Headed to San Lucas Cove


We will be departing for San Lucas Cove this Saturday. We usually take Mex 1 down, but a friend is interested in taking Mex 5. Which would you suggest, and other than San Felipe, where would we gas up on Mex 5?
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[*] posted on 5-4-2017 at 08:11 PM


I am the first of thousands of responses. Last reliable gas is San Felipe, but there are maybe-open Pemex stations in Puertecitos and Gonzaga Bay.



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[*] posted on 5-4-2017 at 08:14 PM


In my humble opinion, Highway 5 is FAR superior to Highway 1 - more scenic and almost no traffic. And the dirt section makes it fun. Watch for killer vados south of San Felipe. South of Puertecitos, the highway is fast and smooth.



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[*] posted on 5-4-2017 at 08:38 PM


Hwy. 5.
San Felipe top off.
You can make Vizcaino easy. However, there are Pemex stations at Gonzaga, Villa Jesus Maria, and Guerrero Negro, between them.




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[*] posted on 5-4-2017 at 09:16 PM


Are you towing a boat? Get your axles and bearings done, check all weld joints if you're doing hwy 5. Go slow in the vados, and when you reach Chapala re-check all welds.



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[*] posted on 5-5-2017 at 06:52 AM


Well, we didn't like taking 5 - the vados are awful, the roadwork makes it hard going.




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