Trip Report San Diego to Cabo.

[Baja_Traveler]

So - how long was the drive from Bob's place to Hwy 1? We are heading down to San Ignacio Lagoon first week of March, and I'm considering taking the 5 because the road around Catavina is such a pothole disaster...

[Dannowar]

Originally Posted by Baja_Traveler

So - how long was the drive from Bob's place to Hwy 1? We are heading down to San Ignacio Lagoon first week of March, and I'm considering taking the 5 because the road around Catavina is such a pothole disaster...

It's a different road there than on the way back. Very narrow and totally cuts cocos corner completely. We did it in the dark and it still wasn't horrible. Keep your gps on and as long as you're pointing at the road perpendicular you're good


But to answer your question I'd say 30-40 minutes

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[Denis_Ruso]

Great trip report, same as Rob let me know if you even need a seat filled for a trip further south. Cool to see another skim boarder on here.

I stayed at the Solmar resort a couple of years back and got absolutely wrecked by a few waves skim boarding there, but also had some of the deepest barrels of my life.

Don't know if you've seen the locals skimboarding down there but Bullo and Scott Flores absolutely tear it up down there.

[Dannowar]

Originally Posted by Denis_Ruso

Great trip report, same as Rob let me know if you even need a seat filled for a trip further south. Cool to see another skim boarder on here.

I stayed at the Solmar resort a couple of years back and got absolutely wrecked by a few waves skim boarding there, but also had some of the deepest barrels of my life.

Don't know if you've seen the locals skimboarding down there but Bullo and Scott Flores absolutely tear it up down there.

I've been going to lovers since I was 16. Been wrecked so many times I can't keep track. This was the first time I've ever seen it dead flat. Oh well. Added you to my call list. Cheers!!

[MrPukaShell]

Great report and thanks for sharing.

[CON KSO]

Originally Posted by Baja_Traveler

So - how long was the drive from Bob's place to Hwy 1? We are heading down to San Ignacio Lagoon first week of March, and I'm considering taking the 5 because the road around Catavina is such a pothole disaster...

I cross at Tecate (avoid Mexicali bullshit) through to San Felipe, Gonzaga and out to Laguna Chapala this is the ONLY way I drive south. I much prefer it over TJ/SQ etc. - I hate that stretch of Baja.

From where the dirt road starts past Gonzaga Bay to the pavement at 1 it's 21 miles of dirt. It takes me 1.5 hours because I drive slow (4x4 Tundra with double kayak trailer) there's a llantera at the end of dirt road if you need to get a flat fixed.

I was just down Dec. into January - there are some big potholes just outside of Jesus Maria. The road was good over Thanksgiving but between November and December it's gone to shit again.

There's some big potholes as you wind up the hill outside of Nuevo Rosarito - big enough to slow the big trucks down to get through them without swerving into oncoming traffic.

Good luck.

[ceviche eater]

Wow great trip and great report!

[blitzburgh]

Such a cool report! Thank you for sharing