Los Seis Hombres head to Baja!

[bigjohnsd]

Los Seis Hombres:

• BigJohnSD - El miembro senior - R1250 GS ADV

• Mark - Un viejo amigo de la marina (an old Navy Buddy) - R1250 GS HP

• Skooter G - El propio señor Booger (Mister Booger himself) - R1200 GS Adv

• FrankieD - Un tipo en camino a poseer más motocicletas que Abercrombie FJR (A guy on the road to own more bikes than Abercrombie FJR) - R1200 GS Adv (old)

• Abercrombie FJR - nuestro token de Dakota del Norte (our token North Dakotan) - Yamaha S10 (Yes he will catch shit)

• Dean - un amigo mío del grupo Black Hills BMW Riders (a friend of mine from the Black Hills BMW Riders group) - R1200 GS

From 2018 @ Rice & Beans Cantina L-R Abercrombie, Frankie D, Kip Walker (not able to go this year), Mark, BigJohnSD.

The Plan:
A serendipitous ride from Tucson down Baja California as far South as Los Barilles BC Sur (between LaPaz and Cabo san Lucas).

The Reality: The original "plan" was "no plan" Eat Tacos and Drink Cerveza.
Then people started asking questions and expressing doubts (he will remain nameless to protect the still-working engineer) so now we have some waypoints and reservations:

March 4th - Organ Pipe Cactus National Park - the rendezvous point, hope it warms up!
March 5th - San Felipe BC- Motel
March 6th - Bahia de Los Angeles (BOLA) Beach House and Palapa
March 7th - TBD
March 8th - TBD
March 9th - Los Barilles Motel
March 10th - Los Barilles Motel
March 11th - TBD
March 12th - TBD
March 13th - TBD
March 14th - TBD
March 15th - TBD
March 16th - Cross back into Estados Unidos and beat feet for Tucson & Phoenix.

Some places we might go/see/stop on the way down and back:




The Pre-Departure Report:

AbercrombieFJR heads from Fargo to Spearfish tomorrow (Feb 28th) towing his bikes,
Hopefully, we will have none of these hijinks this year



picks me up and we set forth bright and early Wednesday 01 March (of course, snow is in the forecast).
01 March - @ Kip's in Alamosa CO.
02 March - PM Arrive in Phoenix, unload at Skooter's, and unload the trailer.
03 March - Abercrombie and I ride to Tucson
04 March - Abercrombie, Frankie D, Mark, and I ride to Organ Pipe and camp
05 March - Dean joins Abercrombie, Frankie D, Mark, and me for the ride to San Felipe,
Skooter to join at the motel in San Felipe

SPOTWALLA Track here - https://new.spotwalla.com/trip/619b-6c38cf-25b4/view goes active on March 4th.

Next Update - San Felipe if all goes well

[raYzerman]

Enjoy that trip!!!!
Are you sure the Mexicali's are gonna let Skooter in?

[bigjohnsd]

Enjoy that trip!!!!
Are you sure the Mexicali's are gonna let Skooter in?

No, not after he left a big booger on the Custom guy's mouse on the way out last time.

[Hppants]

Have fun, Amigos!!

[Cav47]

See a couple of you in a couple weeks.

[escapefjrtist]

Safe travels to all y'all Big John! Good to see you have the Tenere along again to run parts for the Bavarian sirens.

~G

[Bugnatr]

Have fun boys, don't drink the water like last time.

[blind squirrel]

• Abercrombie FJR - nuestro token de Dakota del Norte (our token North Dakotan) - Yamaha S10 (Yes he will catch shit)

So, on a Yamaha forum, you're saying the one guy riding a Yamaha is going to catch shit for riding a Yamaha?!?

Don't worry, he'll be able to help you all out when the BMWs fail you.

[bigjohnsd]

• Abercrombie FJR - nuestro token de Dakota del Norte (our token North Dakotan) - Yamaha S10 (Yes he will catch shit)

So, on a Yamaha forum, you're saying the one guy riding a Yamaha is going to catch shit for riding a Yamaha?!?

Don't worry, he'll be able to help you all out when the BMWs fail you.

Yamaha forum or not - he will catch shit.

[wheatonFJR]

• Abercrombie FJR - nuestro token de Dakota del Norte (our token North Dakotan) - Yamaha S10 (Yes he will catch shit)

So, on a Yamaha forum, you're saying the one guy riding a Yamaha is going to catch shit for riding a Yamaha?!?

Don't worry, he'll be able to help you all out when the BMWs fail you.

Yamaha forum or not - he will catch shit.

Till that Bavarian/Chinese part fails...

[Panman]

Yamaha forum or not - he will catch shit.
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Whish I could be there, two S-10 and two Kevin's. It would be good!

[bigjohnsd]

We left Ajo at 0900 rode South through Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument. We crossed the border at Louisville AZ/Sonoyta, Sonora, MX this morning about 1000. Crossing was painless, it took us about 20 minutes to complete the required FMM validation paperwork. We then headed West on MX-2 skirted Mexicali to the South and rode South on MX-5 to San Felipe, arriving at 1545. We are staying at the Las Palmas Hotel, A "gringo friendly" establishment with an Italian restaurant attached. We ate in the restaurant and had a great meal.

A few photos from today:


Today's travels Ajo, AZ to San Felipe BC Norte, MX.



Lunch at San Luis de Colorado - Street Taco shop



The Las Palmas in San Felipe


Celebrating


Seis Hombres gathered around the table.



Yes, good Italian Food in Baja - Oso Buco for the win!



A pretty good "Carbonara" as well.





Finished with a fine Reposada!

Tomorrow an easy day to Bahia de Los Angeles.

[bigjohnsd]

An easy day day today - Monday.
San Felipe South on Mex-5, then South on Mex-1 to Mex-12 and then East to Bahia de Los Angeles.



We rode this same route in 2018 and Mex-5 was not paved like it was today. What took us 9 hours in 2018 took 4 hours today. Much more pleasant.

We breakfasted on the San Felipe Malecon
I enjoyed Scrambled eggs and Chorizo (tasted much better than it looks here)


Next stop was at the Mex-5/Mex-1 junction where we stopped for refreshment.



As we headed South on Mex-1 we passed through big cactus forests


And the desert flowers were really in bloom.



The Tenere and the two regular GS's were short of fuel so we stopped at the Mex-1/Mex-12 junction for some "Barrel Gas"



Soon after a quick 78km we arrived at our Bahia de Los Angeles accommodation - Campo Archelon. The view from the deck is outstanding.




Skooter, Dean, and Mark are in this structure




Kevin - Abercrombie FJR - and his short legged Tenere.

Tomorrow we head to San Ignacio and will likely stay at the famous "Rice & Beans" waypoint.

More tomorrow.

[danh600]

Thanks for taking us along. I love "live" RR.

[bigjohnsd]

Bahia de Los Angeles to the World Famous - "Ricardo's Rice and Beans" a long favored stop and watering hole in San Ignacio BC Sur.


We enjoyed a seaside breakfast before departure



And were KSU at 0900.

We enjoyed a traffic free and spirited 78 km ride from BdLA to the junction with Mex-1. Quite a bit more traffic on Mex-1. Of note, the Mexican truck drivers are quite courteous.
We enjoyed several "rabbits" that passed us along the way, there are no shoulders on most of the highway and the posted speed limits are between 60 and 80 kph. Few locals seem to observe the limits. We kept up with traffic.

As we neared the Pacific side of BC the terrain changed from Rocky desert to sandy desert.



We stopped briefly for fuel at Guerrero Negro, the Northern border of BC Sur.





I'm not sure why this Monument is at the border?



Tomorrow a run to Muleje, possibly a stop at BDCW South, a break at Bahia de Concepcion, a brief visit to yhe famous Gustav Eifle Iton Chirch in Rosario and then on to Loreto for the evening.

Stay tuned - More from Loreto tomorrow night.

[Road Runner]

Looks like a great adventure. Ride safe amigos.

[escapefjrtist]

Thanks again for the ride-along BigJohn. Safe travels!

~G

[bigjohnsd]

San Ignacio to Loreto via Muleje and Bahia Concepcion, with a Tyler sighting along the way.

KSU from Rice and Beans at 0745 for downtown San Ignacio and breakfast on the square.







The first few k's were pretty straight


But eventually a Volcano appears in the distance


Somewhere along here about 1000 we saw Tyler headed North on her CanAm Spider "Sybil" we had tried to arrange a meal together but timing just didn't work this time.

We stopped in Muleje for gas and to check out the Mission and the Date Palms - A real Oasis!







The doors were locked, they must have known SkooterG was in town.







Dean took a break in the shade.

We lunched along Bahia Concepcion





This rock field looked like "Art"


After arrival in Loreto, our house is a block off the main square,



we toasted another successful day once again cheating death.



After showers we headed to town for some sustenance, we got as far as the square before a kind Canadian women recommended a p!ace. She did well.

After Beers and Margheritas some Fish Tacos, Shrimp Tacos, Nachos and other delectable things soon sated our hunger. We celebrated Abercrombie FJR's fictitious birthday, he enjoyed his free cake and the singing waiters concert.











Tomorrow a 250 mile run to Los Barilles , possibly lunch in La Pad with Ralph Mumbai and a Hotel non the beach for two nights.

[bigjohnsd]

Thursday - 9 March 2023 - we have reached the Southern terminus of our trip.



Los Barilles is a very "Anglified" town but still beautiful. Our rooms at Martin Berdugo's Beach Club are perfect for us, three beds per room, 50 feet from the pool and 65' from the beach.

The Sunset


was fantastic and the Moon rise equaled the Sunset



We started our day at Loreto Island Restaurant for a great breakfast. Right on the Malecon, the Islas was just as good in 2023 as it was on our last visit in 2018. The food remains excellent.




After breakfast we saddled up and headed South


Lots of agriculture as we approached Ciudad Insurgentes.


We fueled machines and topped up rider fluids in Ciudad Constitution. First VP Gas station I've encountered.



The place we lunched at in 2018 is apparently closed


We stopped just North of LaPaz for lunch with an old FJR friend (BikerSkier)Ralph Jumago and his wife Mary Anne. They are cruising around Baja in their motor home.


Two hours after leaving the traffic of LaPaz we arrived at our Los Barilles accommodation and found our room just feet from the pool and the beach.


We walked a few blocks to dinner at Smokes - Great Fish and Cups and Fish Tacos but near American prices in this very American town.

Tomorrow the younger members plan on making a run up the beach road while the older and wiser members plan on relaxing by the pool and watching the waves.

Saturday morning we will head North towards Guerro Negro and some whale watching. Next update Saturday night.

[Festus]

Redfish impersonation night?