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Join Date: May 2017
Location: Imperial Beach
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Makoville update
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Brandon
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: San Diego
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that’s good you guys finally made it but a real bummer it took so long. Subscribing to thread for updates as we are coming later in October. Luckily both vehicles in our group will be 4 by.
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Join Date: May 2015
Posts: 571
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Thank you for the update! We will be coming down on Saturday with 3 4x4 trucks, probably follow your trail if its not better by then.
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Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: W of 5
Posts: 1,265
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Good work.
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Join Date: Sep 2017
Location: Los Angeles, CA
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Join Date: May 2015
Location: Irvine, CA
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I just got off the phone with Mako Bob, he said it took them 8 hours to go from Puertecitos to Mako-Ville and that the roads were super bad. He is recommending anyone headed down real soon to go thru TJ and cross over at Chapala. He also said their is no power at camp, their is a problem with the charge controller.
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Join Date: May 2015
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Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Table 17, Bay Park Fish Co.
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The Friends of Gonzaga Facebook group reported many bulldozers headed north today to cut bypasses around the damage. I think that by the time we head down in a few weeks it will be easily drivable, just slower due to even more dirt roads to negotiate than before. It will be just like the Baja of my youth.
I'm also sure that when Bob returns he will have a list of materials the we will need to bring down - for both the camp and the locals... |
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Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: 1-2 miles off the point
Posts: 6,943
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days of your youth..........this was the way it was just 7 years ago
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Join Date: May 2015
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Hey all,
I'm going to be searching the internet for some answers today since we leave tomorrow night. Trying to figure out the below. 1. Is the La Poma restaurant stocked on food? Could we eat there every night for a week? 2. How is the road going up the 5 to Gonzaga from the 1 & 5 intersection? 3. Does Gonzaga Pemex still have gas?
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Join Date: Sep 2007
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http://forums.bajanomad.com/today.php has a couple of threads on road conditions, etc. and somewhere in there a link to a Puertecitos facebook page. Fair warning though: that forum often dissolves into insults and backbiting. |
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Join Date: Sep 2007
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https://www.facebook.com/groups/400767196648940/
Puertecitos page. |
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Join Date: May 2015
Posts: 571
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More looking for information which isnt already out there. Scratch the road conditions question, we decided to do a bit of offroading. So we’ll be going down the 5. Slow and steady.
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Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: Seattle Area
Posts: 861
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This post really makes me want to trade in my 2x4.....
![]() Hope everyone makes it down (and out) safely! - Kenny |
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Join Date: Sep 2017
Location: Los Angeles, CA
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I’m out
No way I’ll be comfortable outfitting a setup in time.
Stay safe down there everybody! I hope to catch a trip in 2019 |
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Join Date: May 2015
Posts: 571
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Bummer you have to bail out. I think the biggest concern for the mid October trip is Hurricane Sergio. Forecasts are showing that in about 7-10 days there's going to be another heavy downpour.
That's my biggest worry on our drive back home next week. Fingers crossed that it wont turn towards land as forecast.
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Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Table 17, Bay Park Fish Co.
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Yes, Sergio could be just as bad, and it is due to hit right in the middle of the first week of the trip.
Unfortunately it is increasingly looking like I will have to miss yet another October trip, so I'll miss all the excitement. Bad timing on the job, as my company is assigning me to a new client in the next week or so and they will not want me dissappearing as soon as I get there... |
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Join Date: May 2007
Location: Bahia Asuncion
Posts: 936
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I think Sergio could be quite a bit worse than Rosa. All the models show it coming ashore about the same area as Rosa, but Rosa left us with some very warm water. 77 degrees here in Asuncion today, so Sergio is not going to lose intensity like Rosa did. I'm thinking he could be the real deal for my area anyway.
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Join Date: Apr 2015
Location: Tehachapi, CA
Posts: 166
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If the storm is called Sergio, wouldn't it be a "him-acane"? Sorry, I've been listening to too many jokes from my 6 year old daughter.
I was hoping to sneak down for a last minute Makoville trip but it's looking more and more unlikely with this weather. This will be the first year in many that I haven't made it down at least once to Makoville. Sad! Have fun everybody and hopefully I'll be back in 2019 with a vengeance! Paul |
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Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: Los Angeles
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No fish is worth ruining your daily ride.
Not to mention getting stuck in the middle of desert. |
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