Baja!

We’re at 15 folks right now for our 2nd CSC Baja Run, and that’s where I’m calling it full.   If you want to go, let me know and I’ll put your name on the waiting list.  If we get enough people, we may run a second group.

The dates are going to be 13 March to 19 March (a Sunday to a Saturday), which gives us a full 7 days in the Land of 1000 Aromas and gives each of you a day to get out here and a day to get back home after we return.

I’m working out the detailed itinerary now.  It’s a bit of a challenge, because you can’t just figure you want to do a certain number of miles per day and then find a hotel.  Things are spread out in Baja.  I’m going to keep this one to a max 250 miles per day to allow more time for photos and stops, and that’s a challenge because sometimes things are a couple of hundred miles apart in Baja.   I’ll post the itinerary sometime next week.

I’ve had lots of questions, and here are some answers:

• We don’t want you to take your buddies along on other bikes.
• We don’t want you to meet up with us along the route, so please don’t ask.  You need to be in at the outset.  It just takes to much time trying to meet people along the way.
• We’ll be staying in hotels all the way (no camping).
• You’ll need a valid US passport.   Things ain’t like they used to be.
• You’ll need the registration for your bike, current plate(s), and Mexican insurance.  Your regular motorcycle insurance won’t get you into the country, and if you get stopped without insurance, it will not end well for you.  I’ll post where you can get Mexico insurance online.
• You’ll need about $800 to $1000 in cash.  US cash is fine.  A lot of places where we’re going won’t take credit cards.  We don’t charge anything for the guide (uh, that would be me).  You will have to pay for your expenses (hotels, food, fuel, etc.).
• No drugs and no guns.  Seriously.  Get caught with either in Mexico and you won’t be returning with us.  Or any time soon.  You will get to learn Spanish, I suppose.
• There are local hotels in the CSC/Azusa area and we’ll be posting info about them in the future.
• If you want to park your truck here, give Steve a call at 909 445 0900 to make sure we have room.
• I’ll post a blog on what you need to bring, but keep in mind you aren’t relocating.  Riding gear, helmet, gloves, rain gear, a few tools, and a single change of clothes will work just fine.  Most folks bring way too much stuff (their bikes look like the opening scene in The Beverly Hillbillies).  The really important things are a camera and a positive attitude.  More on that later.
• We won’t have a chase vehicle and I won’t be carrying spare parts.  I’ve always had more problems with chase vehicles than the motorcycles.  If you want to bring spare parts along, you should buy them now and pack them in your panniers.

That’s it for now.   Much, much more to follow, my friends.