"Davis, Stephen G FOR:EX" <Stephen.Davis_at_gems4.gov.bc.ca> wrote: >So far I see a few patterns emerging.... bring water, sunscreen and shade, get permits and insurance ahead of time, paddle in the morning, and wear zippered pants to keep the sand out... Here's another one: Do not drive at night. Period. The cows come out like mad, and graze right on the side of the road, or walk right down the middle. Daylight=no cows. Dusk=lots of prime Mexican beef wandering the asphalt pastures. Whacking a cow in the middle of the night will ruin your trip. By no means am I an expert on Baja. Just returned from a week trip to Cabo San Lucas (I'm envious of all the real trips described here--but alas, my wife is a non-kayaker, and a seldom-camper). *sigh* Gotta do what's good for domestic harmony. But, if anyone is considering CSL, I'm open for questions. For most of the personalities here, I don't recommend the place. If you have a spouse who won't go for a "real" Baja trip, consider San Jose del Cabo. And don't expect to find any closed deck kayaks down en los Cabos. All SOT's...so bring a folder if you're taking the airline down. I saw some fantastic paddling opportunites, though. > taking my little pickup down with our own boats. I'm told a piece of chicken wire or hardware cloth can work well for traction/flotation in bottomless sand, but haven't tried it myself. Even if you took it with and didn't use it for getting unstuck, it might make a usable, but rude shrimp or crab trap. shawn __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.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 Mon Feb 10 2003 - 16:27:02 PST
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