Baja 2022

[Luinil Explorations]

It is 2022 and I am heading back to Baja and it is time to sort my long term camping gear to see what I have and what I need in preparation for loading out the van for the trip. I will posting updates to this trip along the way on the YouTube #Shorts feed so I invite you to subscribe to be notified when they are posted. Will also post here when I can.

Baja 2022 Van Load Out

 

[Luinil Explorations]

We are currently in La Ventana. We did the long drive down in three 7 to 9 hour days. It will be a much slower trip home. Currently it is 72 and sunny with a stiff breeze. Will be posting short one minute videos of the trip when I can. Here are the first three.

The drive south

Calexico to Gonzaga Bay

Conception Bay

 

[Luinil Explorations]

La Ventana Baja California Sur is a Mecca for Kiteboarders. The wind comes up between 10:00 and 11:00 an and blows all day until around sunset. World class kiteboarders come here to train during the winter.

 

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We are in Loreto for a few days to pick up our wives at the Loreto airport, resupply and shower before heading back to the beaches. The roads have been rough, the Gigantica Mountains challenging, and the beaches beautiful.

La Paz to San Evaristo

On the Water

San Evaristo to Ciudad Constitution

 

[Luinil Explorations]

We are safely to our home in Oregon after spend 30 days soaking up the sun in Baja. It was a great trip. Woke up to six inches of snow in Winnemucca NV on our way home. We were not happy campers that morning.

A few more short videos of the trip.

Ciudad Constitution to Timbabichi

Timbabichi to Ciudad Constitution

Grocery Shopping

Juncalito

 

[KAIONE]

Welcome home! Great videos!!!!! Glad you had a blast. Looks like a great time.

 

[Luinil Explorations]

Thanks. I love it down there. Wish I lived closer.

 

[Luinil Explorations]

The full trip report about our travels in Baja is now up on our travel blog. There are lots more photos there from the trip as well. Here is the short version.

It was windy when we arrived on the beach at Rancho Grande.


We stopped in La Paz on our way back north from La Ventana.


Our camp south of San Evaristo.


We spent four days on a deserted beach somewhere near Tembabichi.


We spent three days on the beach at Juncalito.


Plus more beach days at Playa Cocos where we enjoyed a beautiful sunrise.


The shell beach at Punta Chivato is amazing. The shells are piled about five feet deep.


The town square at San Ignacio.


The interaction with the whales was the highlight of the trip for my wife.


We were welcomed back to the northwest with an overnight snow storm in Winnemucca, Nevada.

 

[RJ Howell]

We were there as well in February. We only made it as far as San Ignacio due to the winds! They were relentless! We hid in Petates RV Park for a few days and watch the Palms sway in the wind..
We need to pop the top to sleep comfortably..

I read your journal and it seems you're saying the winds die down at night further south?

 

[Luinil Explorations]

Yes the winds were especially bad this year. We had some calm days and nasty blowy ones around Loreto. The La Ventana winds were the only ones that were predictable, start blowing every day around 10:30 am and stop at around 5:00 pm. That is why all the kite borders go there.

 

[Luinil Explorations]

In the episode we cross the border and do a three day 900 mile run down to La Ventana where we stopped for a few days and enjoyed watching the windsurfers.

 

[Luinil Explorations]

In this episode we leave La Ventana, stop in La Paz, and then work our way north along the Sea of Cortez before having to reroute to back to Comondú before heading back to the coast for three days on the beach.

Exploring Baja California, Episode 2

 

[MMc]

We were there as well in February. We only made it as far as San Ignacio due to the winds! They were relentless! We hid in Petates RV Park for a few days and watch the Palms sway in the wind..
We need to pop the top to sleep comfortably..

I read your journal and it seems you're saying the winds die down at night further south?

There is a APP called Windy it is the best for checking out Wind everywhere.

 

[Luinil Explorations]

Thanks for the tip.

 

[Luinil Explorations]

Episode 3 of our 2022 Baja adventure is not up on YouTube. In this episode we spend more time relaxing on different beaches, visit some missions, and eat some great food.

 

[Luinil Explorations]

The last video of our trip to Baja California in 2022 is now up on YouTube. Thank you for watching.