more baja info! for herr42 to ponder!
the reason i suggested going through Mexicali for your first trip to Baja are the following ,going this way for a short stay you do not have to have a tourist visa,Mexicali is a less intimindating for a first visit ,easy money exchange on way in and out (Calexico border)easy to get through town to San Felipe,no toll roads etc.some nice camp spots on U.S. side if you are traveling far to get here(near salton sea) i suggest crossing over border early in the morning,things are calm gives you time to enjoy ride to San Felipe,past san felipe there are many small campos not like stateside campgrounds to stop at if you run out of daylight,past next small town (Puerto Cetos) there are some nice beaches to camp (one of the pics i show of coast line shows a beach 4x4 (Rough) only 10miles or so south of Puerto Cetoes ,very little traffic so you can enjoy.and the number 1 reason is that this part of Baja will not be like this in the near future as delvelopment is coming (paved roads etc)so enjoy while you can,in case you are unaware do not take any firearms,ammo,drugs big no no in mexico! so if you do not make to Bahia Gonzaga you will still have a great trip drive slow and enjoy "its the journey