We woke to a nice morning just north of the Organ Pipe National Monument on some free BLM land. Last night when we arrived I noticed two sets of campers as we parked, about 100 yards off. This morning, I see there are dozens of people out here. Love BLM land. Kathy had looked up some insurance for Mexico and found a site that has 20+ years of history called Baja Bound. They have an online quote and purchase option so we looked it up. A 6-month liability policy was about $200 and full coverage for Mexico was $1200. We decided to go with the comprehensive in case something arises we might have an option to recover. We purchased it and set the active time to 11AM.
I took the pups for a long walk through the desert and got to stretch my legs a bit. It felt nice to be out camping again. Zuzu was happy for a walk, as always, and Maggie trots along with a big smile every day. I made a quick breakfast of Hashbrowns, bacon, and eggs and we lounged a bit waiting for the time to leave. We decided to try and get out TIP for the truck as it was only 17 miles down Mexico Highway 2 and had good reviews on iOverlander. Around 10:45 we left and headed toward Lukeville.
The border crossing had a line of traffic leaving the USA with not much coming back across. There was a fuel station just before crossing so we topped off the tank and then got in line. The line moved quickly and we were sent through with a wave. We parked on the other side and I found some help getting our visas stamped. That process was also very easy as we had the forms already filled out and permits paid online. We proceeded into Sonoyta and then on to the Banjercito (customs). I waited in line for about 30 miutes and then was asked by someone what I needed. He explained that it would be s 2-3 hour wait since their power and systems were down and everything was manual. He checked Howie real quick, looked through the paperwork, and said I needed two copies of my visa for the next Banjercito we stopped. He showed me multiple places in Baja and on the mainland and said there was not time limit since Baja and Baja Sur were Tourist Zones. Super nice guy. We headed back to Sonoyta and then turned south to Puerto Penasco (Rocky Point).
It was only about an hour’s drive and we looked at iOverlander for some RV parks. One was pretty well rated called Playa Bonita, so we navigated the streets and checked in. It’s an RV lot, not really a campground, but it has power and water and showers and restrooms and a dump; we are good with that. I asked for a spot by the beach, but we had to get 5 nights, and we are only staying here 3, so we got one just across. It is an OK spot. I probably should look for a shade tarp down here since the sun is not like Alaska. It’s 75 and sunny and beautiful here.
We will be here for a few days, and I will use that time to catch up on the plog for things we did while back home (Orlando, New York, Repairs, etc). I may back-date the posts to keep them organized. We only took a couple of photos so far, but we will get better at it as we go.
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