Reasonable plans seem to be:

Spend a night in the La Quinta Hotel in San Ysidro, California, just north
of the Mexican border.

Spend the second night in Catavina, tiny little town with a few hotels.

I've only stayed at Hotel Mision Catavina, I hear the other hotels are a
little skanky.

Venture out fifty yards from the back of the hotel and you are in the
middle of the desert with Cacti and Elephant Trees.

You can probably camp there but I would ask the hotelier first.

Spend the third night in San Ignacio at San Ignacio Springs Bed & Breakfast.

It's not really a bed and breakfast but a collection of yurts and a good
restaurant.

You can probably camp there also but I would ask first.

Drive out to whale watching camp the next day.

It's been a few years since we've done this - Beware that the dirt road
will try to shake and rattle your van apart, maybe things have improved
since.

My only safety advice is do not stop from the Mexican border until you are
south of Ensinada, things should go great from there.

On Tue, Nov 24, 2015 at 11:33 AM, Peter Cook <mathyeti@gmail.com> wrote:

> Were you asking me, Rob?  About 5500 miles return Toronto to San Diego, so
> 8,000 miles total.  Just an idea to spend the winter in a warmer place
> instead of storing Brown Bear for the winter.  I wouldn't do it alone, but
> would if someone from the east or midwest were interested.
>
> Peter, '85 Westfalia
> mathyeti@gmail.com
> 43 deg 43'24.3"N, 79 deg 25'0.3"W
>
>
>
> On Tue, Nov 24, 2015 at 11:09 AM, Dan N <dn92610@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > how far from where?
> >
> > 550 miles from San Diego to San Ignacio - 11 hours non stop driving
> >
> >
> >
> http://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowTopic-g150769-i82-k1706359-Driving_from_San_Diego_CA_to_San_Ignacio_Baja_California-Baja_California.html
> >
>