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Wandering Baja, January 2022


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#31 goinoregon

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Posted 23 February 2022 - 08:43 PM

so it sounds like you felt the traveling and camping were safe

how was the cell phone availability?   i am ok with not having it, but it is nice to check in once in awhile

anything u would do differently ?

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#32 Occidental

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Posted 23 February 2022 - 09:13 PM

so it sounds like you felt the traveling and camping were safe
how was the cell phone availability? i am ok with not having it, but it is nice to check in once in awhile
anything u would do differently ?
thx


Yes, we felt travel was safe for sure, camping where we camped, we felt safe. I would recommend getting to a place with plenty of daylight, both to be aware of what's around, but also to allow time if your plan doesn't work out. The places we camped remote were far enough away from any town where we didn't worry about late night visitors, the other places where it was busier we were not far from other campers, that is what we used for a guide.

Cell coverage was plenty adequate. Like anywhere, remote locations didn't have any, but I don't think we went an entire day without some time in coverage. We have Verizon, and the truck has an ATT hotspot, between those we were covered. I did download all of Baja into an offline Google map for navigation and would recommend that - not only do you get roads, but business info for offline reference, which was handy.

The number one thing I'd do differently would be to have more time, if it were possible. Since we couldn't have more time, I'd personally skip going all the way south through Cabo and up the Pacific side south of La Paz and would have used that time on the east Cape instead. I would definitely do the whale tour and snorkeling again. And maybe a couple more layover days - we didn't do those just to get a feel for more areas on the initial visit, but the tradeoff was windshield time. So much to see....
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Posted 24 February 2022 - 03:51 AM

Thank you for a wonderful trip.


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Posted 24 February 2022 - 03:26 PM

We thoroughly enjoyed all four parts, thanks for your detailed reports! Tacos, tacos everywhere along with walks on the beach. The old churches were a delight to see.  :) 


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Posted 24 February 2022 - 04:31 PM

Hah, we have an almost identical photo of the beach right before Agua Verde. Mark BC and I were there about 6 years ago. We found an overgrown road to the beach in the photo and spent two nights there. Great fishing and snorkeling by those islands.

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#36 ski3pin

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Posted 24 February 2022 - 04:43 PM

I knew I recognized the spot. :)


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Posted 25 February 2022 - 03:24 AM

Ted, we literally stopped on that road and debated turning, but I guess the desire to see the end of the main road won out in this case.  There was someone in the spot you stayed, and we were envious.  We still thought about exploring it, thinking there would be another option.  But we weren't disappointed by the beach at Agua Verde either.  Thanks for posting those pics.


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