Out of the Baja and yes I am still alive
After 3 plus months and over 3400 miles driven in the Baja on every kind of road and track with my 32 foot trailer I can safely report that:
We had absolutely NO problems of any kind (being well traveled all over the world we didnt expect any)
We were treated with respect and very politely by the young soldiers at all military checkpoints...are you listening US Customs?
The few interactions we had with the police were entirely positive, and it was plain that they were just not interested in hassling tourists.
Despite the moaning of so many of my Canadian friends Mexico is still very cheap.
The RV parks were doing very good business.
The roads are NOT as bad as the books and the naysayers want you to believe.
Pemex stations almost without exception have all computerized pumps and cannot be fiddled with. The vast majority also take debit and credit cards.
Contrary to the reports by the Churches in their book and other reports, Gas station attendants were friendly and professional. On the few occasions we did use cash for gas they often gave us MORE change than we had coming. In other words if the centavos were due them they rounded in our favor. No cheating or even a hint at it anywhere.
We filled our tanks with Mexican water and used it for washing and other things sometimes we made coffee with it. We never had a problem.
We ate at every kind of establishment from fine dining restaurants to small street stalls...we were never ill.
We had a great time in a beautiful place with great and friendly folks most of which were the Mexicanos. Unfortunately we found that too many of our fellow RV'ers were just grumps, complaining endlessly and just plainly unhappy. Go back home.
The food was great , the people better, the Todos Santos Music Festival rocked, the scenery was spectacular the weather was unbeatable.
Dont listen to the endless naysayers and fear mongers who lurk here to scare you away. It's easy, safe and a great drive.
We had absolutely NO problems of any kind (being well traveled all over the world we didnt expect any)
We were treated with respect and very politely by the young soldiers at all military checkpoints...are you listening US Customs?
The few interactions we had with the police were entirely positive, and it was plain that they were just not interested in hassling tourists.
Despite the moaning of so many of my Canadian friends Mexico is still very cheap.
The RV parks were doing very good business.
The roads are NOT as bad as the books and the naysayers want you to believe.
Pemex stations almost without exception have all computerized pumps and cannot be fiddled with. The vast majority also take debit and credit cards.
Contrary to the reports by the Churches in their book and other reports, Gas station attendants were friendly and professional. On the few occasions we did use cash for gas they often gave us MORE change than we had coming. In other words if the centavos were due them they rounded in our favor. No cheating or even a hint at it anywhere.
We filled our tanks with Mexican water and used it for washing and other things sometimes we made coffee with it. We never had a problem.
We ate at every kind of establishment from fine dining restaurants to small street stalls...we were never ill.
We had a great time in a beautiful place with great and friendly folks most of which were the Mexicanos. Unfortunately we found that too many of our fellow RV'ers were just grumps, complaining endlessly and just plainly unhappy. Go back home.
The food was great , the people better, the Todos Santos Music Festival rocked, the scenery was spectacular the weather was unbeatable.
Dont listen to the endless naysayers and fear mongers who lurk here to scare you away. It's easy, safe and a great drive.
