Baja Road Report from a Reader

We would like to thank Will and Eliza for help keep Baja Highways a little safer with this road report.

(This Road Report is before the rains of 02/11/05.)

Drove from Tijuana to San Jose Del Cabo January 30 - February 2. Will is a seasoned traveler, but this was my first time. We caravaned with Lou in 2 trucks loaded inside and on top with household articles. Will prepared me for bad roads and harassing military checkpoints, but we had neither.

Paid 75 pesos in tolls between Tijuana and Ensenada. Checkpoint at Maneadero, only checking N-bound traffic. Fruit and customs stop before Guerrero Negro, 20 pesos for fruit spray, no search. Checkpoint before San Ignacio, questioned regarding destination, no search. Checkpoint before Loreto, waved through. Checkpoint before La Paz, asked about destination, no search. Each time we told them we were vacationing.

Several bridges being built over bad arroyos, but the detours were not a problem. We did have one scary moment before El Rosario. It was dark, and a truck was stopped on the road without any warning flares/fires, fairly close to a curve. We were able to pass fine, and Lou followed right behind us. As soon as we had finished passing, a car came from opposite direction. My heart leapped as I watched in my rearview mirror, but the driver put on his brakes and Lou moved over quickly. Whew! We never drove at night again...