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crazyvwvanman
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 Posted: Wed Mar 29, 2017 7:40 pm Post subject: 8 Vans in Baja, 8 Days |
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Just returned from a great van trip to Baja. We covered about 1500 miles below the border and beach camped on the Pacific and the Sea of Cortez. With all the rain this year the desert was green and lush most of the way, with wildflowers stretching off into the distant hills like I have never seen there before. We were in 7 Vanagons and 1 other van, with 16 people traveling in them. Our stated goal was to visit the grey whale calving lagoon at San Ignacio while camping in nice places before and after that moving experience. There were no significant van issues, just a tire with a slow leak, a solar panel that rattled loose on a washboard road, and a van that once didn't want to start for a few minutes.
There were not that many other gringo vehicles on the roads but we did run across various other Vanagons, many of them Syncros. One joined us at the whale lagoon and we made friends. The others were just oncoming vans we passed as they went by the other way on the road, usually flashing their lights and waving.
We stayed at 3 camps that charged a small fee and 1 camp that was free.
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dhaavers
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| Posted: Wed Mar 29, 2017 7:45 pm Post subject: Re: 8 Vans in Baja, 8 Days |
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Sweet! Congrats on a great trip & as always, thanks for posting! 
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rubbachicken
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| Posted: Wed Mar 29, 2017 8:54 pm Post subject: Re: 8 Vans in Baja, 8 Days |
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very nice, just as soon as the little guy is old enough to cope with the long distances we'd like to join you again.
have you done an october trip to see the whale sharks in the sea of cortez.
i've spoken to a couple of people who've gone swimming with them, down there 
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xoo00oox
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| Posted: Thu Mar 30, 2017 12:45 pm Post subject: Re: 8 Vans in Baja, 8 Days |
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| Looks like a great trip! Thanks for sharing with us. |
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williamM
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| Posted: Thu Mar 30, 2017 2:10 pm Post subject: Re: 8 Vans in Baja, 8 Days |
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 Lets see--- whale= really really big  shark= lots of teeth.
Swimming with= death with a thousand cuts---
I know- it only eats plankton- but what if he makes a mistake as I turn to jello  
Post when your next gathering is - I might trade the bay for a van by then.
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vino de vano
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| Posted: Thu Mar 30, 2017 8:11 pm Post subject: Re: 8 Vans in Baja, 8 Days |
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I past you going north,Just north of Garraro Negro. It was great to see your group go past. I was the blue FJ cruiser waving and flashing. Sounds like you all had a great trip, now you know the secret of Baja, It ROCKS and you really can drive to get there.
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dobryan
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AZ Landshaper
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| Posted: Thu Mar 30, 2017 8:47 pm Post subject: Re: 8 Vans in Baja, 8 Days |
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Ill be on the baja this weekend but just along the sea of cortez near puerto penasco.
One day Ill make it out to Cali to join a gang of vanagons.
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