Driving the Baja

[TimAZ]

Next October I'm driving the Baja to dive La Bufadora and Bahia de Los Angeles and intend to take the ferry accross from Santa Rosalio to Guaymas to meet friends in San Carlos. I'm getting a lot of conflicting info on ferry times, cost, and availabilty. Any info or links to where I can get it would be great.

 

[pablovi]

Next October I'm driving the Baja to dive La Bufadora and Bahia de Los Angeles and intend to take the ferry accross from Santa Rosalio to Guaymas to meet friends in San Carlos. I'm getting a lot of conflicting info on ferry times, cost, and availabilty. Any info or links to where I can get it would be great.

I don't know the places you're diving but October is a great time to dive the Sea of Cortez! If you can go to Mulege o Loreto!

Here is the link to the ferry, you should open it with IE, In Firefox it doesn't work.

http://www.ferrysantarosalia.com/

 

[TimAZ]

Thanks for the information.
La Bufadora is about 20 miles south of Ensenada and has great diving (cold though due to a local upwelling). However there are no motels and most people camp or stay in the bunkhouse. There is also a 2 BR villa a short drive away. The diving is off small wooden pangas-not for everybody.
BofLA is on the Sea of Cortez about 300 miles south of Ensenada and supposedly (never been) a great place for whale sharks. It is, however, highly undeveloped. No electricity, bring your own water, satellite phones only, and the nearest fuel without going further south is 175 miles away. Should be an interesting week.

 

[JustinW]

If you are driving into Mexico you need to get this book
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/09...f=pd_bbs_1/002-3739796-7935202?_encoding=UTF8
Its by fishermen but considered the bible for gringos driving through baja for the purpose of being on the cost. It has maps of the coastline with descriptions of coastal access and all the other important information you will need if you want to drive down there.