Good morning from San Felipe, Mexico! We are on the highway five headed south! So
when we turned left instead of turning right, we moved into uncharted territory!
This is an area neither of us have been to before. But we've got the ocean out to
our left. Great views! It's a beautiful sunny day and we're looking forward to
sharing this drive South with you guys!
Okay! Just some thought on the first stretch of road here out of San Felipe...
Watch out for those washes! They can really throw you around and they are
pretty much like giant dips. So take those up very seriously! And there's a
lot of potholes so you're going to need to be prepared to kind of zig and zag...
And if there's nobody coming at you or nobody behind you, take your chunk out of
the middle or take the best line. Because it is a pretty rough! So we're passing
through the Puertecitos area. And this is a fascinating place because
there's hot springs. They come right out of the cliffs and you kind of soak in
them as the tide is in the mid swing there! We really want to check it out but
today's drive is going to be a long one! And unfortunately, we're just going to
have to miss it! So just as I said the road has been rough, on the way out of
Puertecitos, the road is super smooth! I'm digging it!.... So we're on a smooth stretch
of road and you can actually hear me! I thought I'd tell you a little bit about
the book that we bought to come down here with.....
"Camping Mexico's Baja.".... It was updated in 2012. So it's not 100% current. But it's
not too bad. And it has just kind of the very basics of information that you need!
A little bit about different RV parts. One thing I do really like about it...Is that it
tells you about roads that you're taking and it grades them! Ones, twos or threes...
And ahh... So then you know whether or not it's a roads that you can go down with your
vehicle....Uhhmm.... It's not a lot in the way of like ooh....
You should go see this or go do that! It doesn't, it kind of tells you about like
the fishing in the area or if there are any attractions but.... It's mostly just
utilitarian guide for where to stay and what roads to take and how to get places!
Wow guys! This road surface is amazing! And I know this is like the calm before
the storm because up ahead is a 25 mile stretch of dirt road! Which is a little
Infimis and we have spoken to several people.... Dan from Mali Mish said rigs
like ours drive it every day! It's not very pleasant but it can be done!..Our
German friends, Tom and Anita said that... They did it in their class A and it
was just fine! They didn't bottom out or anything. And then I checked with our
friends Sharon and Ron that live in Victor's RV park. They said it's
totally good, just go slow!.... But this road right now, South of Puertecitos is just
amazing! You do need to watch out for rocks in the road because there's a lot
of road cuts. And rocks just kind of slop off the side of the cuts...
It's time for our first military checkpoint! ....The usual inspection
Okay guys...That was rather easy! You don't really need to be afraid of this Military checkpoints!
They're just looking for people smuggling drugs, guns and doing illegal
activity!.... Nothing to worry about!
Well guys, I think the 25 mile stretch of dirt road has officially begun! And right
now we're only making about six miles an hour so.... I sure hope their spots where we
can pick up a little more speed! Or this is gonna take a long time!
Okay, wait for it guys! Here's pavement again.... And we are finally ending the dirt
road stretch! Oh that was torture! Oh.. One more! Let's get the trailer up!... Oh! You hear
that honey?...Well guys, that is not on the list of roads that I would like to drive
again in this Motorhome! So it's 22 miles and it took us three hours!... A
little recap of that highway... The first half coming from San Felipe was
definitely slower going.... Once we got towards the end, maybe the last third the
speed, we were able to pick up the speed a little bit! The good news is, is that we
saw evidence of new highway all the way along there....Guys, I have forgotten how
intense the driving is on the 1 here! I haven't driven much past San Quentin but I do
remember that pretty much if you go down Ensenada.... Those roads are just like
driving in the US. But once you get past Ensenada, the road just gets so narrow! I
think maybe like 19 and a half ft wide. That is barely enough room for two
trucks with mirrors to a squeeze past each other.... Very, very intense and then
you add in the stretches that are just riddled with potholes! Keeps you on your
toes!.... Okay guys, this is another military check!
Okay, we are finally over onto the Pacific side! We can see the Pacific
Ocean now.... It's still a little bit off in the distance but you can see it! You can
tell from the breeze that the water is nearby because....I don't know! It just has that ocean
feel and temperature.... Cooler temperature to it! Anyway feels good to
be getting close. We're both exhausted from this drive! I'm sure Ben far more
than I am. Because he's actually been driving.... So debating on where to
stay... There's two options. We can either stay in town....
In Guerrero Negro...Ahh... There are three campgrounds. It seems like that. Well
three that the book recommends! One that they say has the best restaurant in
this section of the Baja. And that people actually make a point to stay there one
night just to eat at this restaurant! So we're hungry and tired and thirsty....
And a pina colada or margarita or tequila sunrise or something sounds really
good right now! Anyway..... In Guerrero Negro we can either stay in town or we
can drive about 20 miles further South. And go out and stay on the Laguna uhhmm...
And there's a restaurant, a souvenir shop out there as well.... But our concern
is that we're getting right to the end of the whale season and.... What if it's
closed or what if we're the only ones out there? But at the same time you know...
It would be much more relaxing to be out by the beach
instead of in town! And it's a pretty good sized town. There's like 13,000 people so...
Just a little smaller than San Felipe... But it'd be nice to have cell phone
service and Internet. Be able to upload some videos, be able to walk to a
restaurant..... So... I know part of it is that we're just really tired from driving
today but we can't make up our mind!.... We now have an inspection for going to Baja California Sur!
I'm not too thrilled about this. That we're driving over this.... Spray thing. Which is probably got some Monsanto pesticide stuff in it....
Yeah.... I can feel the cancer setting in now....
Alright guys! I am beat! I need something to drink. I need to
stretch and we pulled in to Guerrero Negro. And we're at the Malarrimo.
And they have a restaurant, an RV park and they run whale tours out of here! So...
We may not have mentioned it yet but... There's whales in the lagoon here and
you can pet them! How cool is that? So make sure you hit that SUBSCRIBE button
so we can see you tomorrow!