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5, towards San Felipe, which as of
spring 2020 is completely paved. The turn-off is
not marked in any way. Maybe they'll put up a
sign in the future, but for now you have to know
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Earlier we had overheard
somebody talking about Gonzaga
Bay, and since we weren't crazy about
Bahia de los Angeles, we decided to head that
way. The hotel, the only one, is right on the
beach, reachable only by a long, sandy road.
On the main road there is a gate with guard
next to the gas station. The hotel
Alfonsinas is a little more schick
than we'de like, but it was a great location.
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| We really enjoyed walking
on the empty beach and looking at the
other side of the bay with our monocular (half
the weight and bulk of binoculars). |
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| The scenery along Ruta
5 is quite different from the rest of
Baja. It's much more sandy and even has
different species of cactus. The road is in
great conditions, until just before San Felipe,
where it turns into a pothole nightmare. |
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| We had a hotel recommendation for
San Felipe
from friends, but it turned out to be a $120 a
night hotel. We looked for a different one and
stayed at Las Palmas, as their only guests. The
hotel was OK and in walking distance to the
malecon. |
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San Felipe is clearly a spring
break beach town. But due to COVID-19
there were hardly any tourists. I'm sorry for
the locals, but we liked it so much better this
way.
We watched the fishermen
launch their boats, which was quite
impressive.
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| We continued north on Ruta 5 and
then took Ruta
3 west, towards Ensenada. This road is
actually quite nice, a little winding going over
the mountians.
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