profdant139 wrote:
First, how does the leader cope with the occasional problem with law enforcement? (I know that those problems will crop up -- we had a policeman demand a bribe in San Quintin about ten years ago
Like you said, it is "occasional". Doesn't happen in Baja - not without at least "some" reason.
profdant139 wrote:
almost no one in the US travels in groups to deter criminals, but (at the same time) we avoid the really bad areas of town (assuming that we know the town)
Believe it or not, but in Baja majority of people don't travel in caravans either. There is no need. As to the bad areas of towns - the only town big enough to distinguish between bad and good areas is Tijuana, and you won't see it because toll road bypasses it.
If you ask about carjacking and highway robberies at Baja Nomads forum, there will be a lot of happy laughter and possibly names calling. They will tell you to crawl back under the rock or something, and I would understand such a reaction. Theft, cheating at gas stations, poor food, poor road quality, limited water supply in many places, high cost and limited choice of groceries - yes. Highwaymen - no.
