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[SunMan]

First let me apologize for the lack of a FWC on my rig in this report, but I am on the hunt and plan to fix that soon!

I've been back for almost a week now from a 2 week sojourn with my hound. I noticed there was quite a bit of talk about Baja while I was gone so this seems appropriate. The itinerary went roughly like this:

San Diego (Flopped at a buddy's place for an early start the following day)
Catavina Boulder Field
Bahia Tortugas
Bahia Asuncion
Punta Abreojos
Ensenada Blanca
Punta Conejo
Todos Santos (Los Cerritos & La Pastora)
Playa Santispac
Punta Rosarito

Perhaps a bit much for 2 weeks but it was still very relaxing. It had been several years since I drove the whole way down. Attached are some pics if I can figure it out...

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[SunMan]

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[Tomas Tierra]

Pop up camper or not, that is a SWEET rig!! Nice pooch to.

Thanx for posting Hombre Del Sol!

[flinchlock]

Great Pictures!

What is the awning tent thingy on your truck?

Mike

[chnlisle]

Great trip and great pix. Was Tortuga cold? How was the river bed (road) going in. I hope you hac some of that great pastry at Santispac.

[SunMan]

Muchas Gracias Tomas... Mi perro enviar respetos!

Mike,
It's a Kelty Carport (medium), similar to the Kelty shade structure you may have seen in some of Tomas Tierra's posts. It's made for rigs with roof racks and velcros nicely to the rack, pretty bombproof. I'm thinking it may work well as a vestibule on a FWC/ATC awning too.

http://www.kelty.com...l&cat=65&id=151

Jay,
The road to Tortuga was brutal baja washboard, at the Pemex I actually found a bolt on my floor mat that I still haven't figured out where it belongs! Weather was quite nice, got some light rain while there, I think from TS Juliette, but definitely not cold. Heard about the pastries at Santispac but unfortunately didn't partake.

[kcowyo]

Great photos. Nice truck and pup, the ideal travelling companions.

That's the second Kelty shade I've seen here, I really like that option. Someday I need to get down to Baja, sit on a beach and do nothing. Maybe a FWC/ATC owners rally to the penninsula....?

Any luck in your hunt for a camper?

[DLN]

SunMan,

Great shots, thanks for posting. I also like the sun shade, simple and easy is always desirable, will keep that one in mind.

[chnlisle]

I'm guessing you headed back to Mex 1 at Bahia Asuncion. Next time a great ride is down the beach road to Punta Abreojos and Campo Rene'. There is a great estuary there (Estero El Coyote) and good whale watching. It's the north side of Laguna San Ignacio. Pretty good surfing down the coast as well. Man I just cant get enough of Baja. We need a caravan trip!!!

[SunMan]

KCO,
No luck as of yet. They are all either the wrong year (Tundra Syndrome) or to expensive.

Jay,
Actually I drove the whole Vizcaino Peninsula from Punta Eugenia, down through Hipolito, La Bocana, Abreojos and out to San Ignacio. Unfortunately I didn't stop at Campo Rene. Caught some fun waves but it was a little late in the season for that area. Sure is a REMOTE and beautiful stretch of Baja.

Love the caravan idea, I'd be way down for that.