Date: Thu, 12 Aug 2021 20:01:50 -0700
Reply-To: Bruce Todd <beeceetee@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Bruce Todd <beeceetee@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Trip Report, Baja Aug 2021, about 1,500 miles
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Sounds like some very good summer memories - I also enjoyed reading the
report and was happy to hear all the van ran well! Probably some really
good star gazing and good sleeps.
Cheers,
Bruce
On Thu, Aug 12, 2021 at 1:16 PM vw_van_fan_Mark <madvws@cox.net> wrote:
> After a year and a half of no Baja trips due to the current health
> concerns, I finally was able to put a trip together.
>
> Some local newish Westy owners have been nudging me for a while to take
> a trip down to Baja Sur to a highly regarded surf spot over 600 miles
> below the border. We had 2 families of 4 each in their late "Weekender
> Westy" Vanagons, plus me in my tintop Syncro. The 4 kids were all in the
> 9-11 age range, each family with a boy and a girl. The kids got along
> great and had a wonderful time, requesting to stay longer.
>
> The trip went very well, no van issues other than 2 tire punctures from
> sharp objects on different days. Each of these was repaired in about 20
> minutes by the first tire repair shop we came to after it occurred.
>
> Of the 8 nights 5 were spent "wild camped" in spots with nothing but a
> beautiful shoreline and great views. We mostly played in the water and
> also did a little fishing. We had kayaks, surfboards, paddle boards, and
> snorkeling gear. The other 3 nights were spent in official campgrounds
> with restrooms with showers.
>
> Overall the weather wasn't as beastly hot as I feared and most of the
> time we didn't really mind the heat much. We had nice shade set up for
> when we weren't in the water. Lot's of time in the water with many hours
> of great surfing and some kite boarding. We also kayak fished and ate
> the tasty catch.
>
> Baja is made up of 2 Mexican States and we camped in both. The southern
> state was in a high level of Covid tension and we needed masks just
> about everywhere. One market also required hand washing and a
> temperature check to enter. In northern Baja things were much more
> mellow with fewer masks worn.
>
> The only real negative of the trip was the extended border wait time on
> Sunday afternoon. I don't know why that takes so much longer than it
> used to.
>
> Mark
> San Diego
>
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