I just returned from Baja but I did a stretch north of Loreto. I think the bus is a good option also you can rent a car, but in the past I have found it to be quite expensive partially because you must purchase insurance. We had to end our trip a little early due to the wind and we walked into a small town, St Nicholas and asked for a ride to our cars. Within 5 minutes we had a ride and paid them about $50 for the trip. Generally you can find a ride fairly easily if you are willing to pay and ask around. A little Spanish goes a long way. If you need more certainity then go with the bus or a car rental. Gas was not a big issue for us. We drove all the way down and had no trouble finding PEMEX stations. There are some long stretches without gas stations so keep an eye on your guage. Mexico 1 is a good road it isn't the pothole hell it was in the mid 90s. I don't like to drive at night because there are no shoulders and the trucks fly through there. This year I didn't find the seas to be as rough as what Jay describes, but we had one day of beam seas that were running about 4 feet and by the end of the day it was close to 5 or 6. We were about 20 feet apart and folks completely disappeared in the swells/waves. We rose at 3 am and were on the water by 6:15 (predawn)usually stopped by 10 or 10:30 when the winds came up and we started seeing numerous whitecaps. It was windy every afternoon. We had a some gentle morning paddles when the water was oily smooth so you can get both conditions. Nols monitors the VHF if they have trips out, they generally monitor channel 23, and of course there is 16, again Spanish is helpful. Keep your schedule flexible and figure on layover days when you might be winded out. Our last 2 days were forecasted for strong Santa Ana type winds, and the folks on shore were worried about us rounding some difficult points. We had already decided not to push forward. Get around points early; those areas tend to be shallow with breaking waves. Have a great trip! We had a blast, and I posted some of my pictures on the web. -- MZ visit my website: http://www.mzuschlag.com *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Sat Jan 19 2002 - 11:46:31 PST
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