Baja Adventures and Travels
Preparing
and
planning
are a big
part of
any trip
and our
vehicles
must suit
the
terrain.
Off road travel has always been necessary to find the best beaches and camping.
| I
began
traveling
Mexico
in
the
mid
1970's.
First
to
El
Golfo
beach
camping
and
clamming,
then
a
fishing
expedition
to
Presa
Obregon.
These
trips
were
an
eye-opener.
The
hospitality
extended
to
my
family
amazed
me.
I
was
soon
introduced
to
Baja
and
San
Felipe.
After
finding
Laguna
Percebu
and
becoming
friends
with
a
local
family
we
were
solidly
hooked
on
Baja.
Seven
to
ten
trips
a
year
were
the
norm
and
I
just
could
not
get
enough.
After
we
wore
out
our
old
homebuilt
two
seat
rail
buggy
a
new
four
seat
custom
was
built.
Equipped
with
lots
of
fuel,
storage
rack,
fishing
rod
holders,
and
comfy
seats
we
set
out
to
see
Baja.
Many,
many
trips
were
taken,
thousands
of
miles
on
both coasts
in
Baja
Norte
were
covered. |
1981
-
1989 |
| Eventually we decided we needed more comfort than our buggy could carry and provide, so a new Chevy 4x4 truck was purchased and we set off on a new era. Exploration of the lower half of Baja, known as "Baja Sur". We found wonderful new sights, more awesome beaches, unbelievable rocky mountain ranges and more friendly people. We still slept outside, fished the shore line, gathered clams, but travel was much more comfortable. We can't drive on the beach like we did in our dune buggy, but beach-combing by foot is great exercise! |
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| We've entered a new era in our Baja transport, a new Ford SuperDuty F250, 4x4, long-bed, PowerStroke 7.3 liter diesel powered. Not Baja proven yet by this family, but come September away we go. Lots of surf fishin and exploring! |
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Fishing
is
always
a
big
part
of
our
trips, |
One reason for buying the truck was tow capability, we wanted to pull our boat. The Whaler in the picture was a fixer-upper, 1967 hull. I completely refurbished the interior, a new custom console and tackle storage station were built. All new fuel tanks, wiring and electronics installed and we were ready to fish. We have camped on the midriff islands, fished all the islands in the Loreto and Mulege areas and landed Marlin, Sailfish, tuna and lots of other great eating fish. We practice catch & release keeping only enough for dinner. |
| Shore
fishing
is
still
number
one
on
our
list.
We
are
still
amazed
that
we
catch
fish
we
have
never
seen
before.
They
range
from
very
small
tropicals
to
the
larger
game
fish
(in
excess
of
30
lbs).
We
have
not
taken
a
bill
fish
yet
but
I am
convinced
it
is
only
a
matter
of
time.
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Snorkeling is another great way to spend an afternoon. A great array of life is available for viewing in the Sea of Cortes. In this photo Deloris is going to explore the south tip of Angel La Guarda Island, looking for scallops on the sandy bay bottom. Lots of grouper were seen on a nearby rocky reef. Pacific beaches are also very divable but a lot colder. Surf and surge is also an ever present obstacle but its always worth the effort to swim a short distance to a kelp bed and see the sea life up close and personal
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