Here's a picture of the front of the caravan with Mark leading the pack...
2013 Baja trip.

https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/album_page.php?pic_id=1212317

On Thu, Aug 12, 2021 at 8:02 PM Bruce Todd <beeceetee@gmail.com> wrote:

> Sounds like some very good summer memories - I also enjoyed reading the
> report and was happy to hear all the van ran well!  Probably some really
> good star gazing and good sleeps.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Bruce
>
> On Thu, Aug 12, 2021 at 1:16 PM vw_van_fan_Mark <madvws@cox.net> wrote:
>
> > After a year and a half of no Baja trips due to the current health
> > concerns, I finally was able to put a trip together.
> >
> > Some local newish Westy owners have been nudging me for a while to take
> > a trip down to Baja Sur to a highly regarded surf spot over 600 miles
> > below the border. We had 2 families of 4 each in their late "Weekender
> > Westy" Vanagons, plus me in my tintop Syncro. The 4 kids were all in the
> > 9-11 age range, each family with a boy and a girl. The kids got along
> > great and had a wonderful time, requesting to stay longer.
> >
> > The trip went very well, no van issues other than 2 tire punctures from
> > sharp objects on different days. Each of these was repaired in about 20
> > minutes by the first tire repair shop we came to after it occurred.
> >
> > Of the 8 nights 5 were spent "wild camped" in spots with nothing but a
> > beautiful shoreline and great views. We mostly played in the water and
> > also did a little fishing. We had kayaks, surfboards, paddle boards, and
> > snorkeling gear. The other 3 nights were spent in official campgrounds
> > with restrooms with showers.
> >
> > Overall the weather wasn't as beastly hot as I feared and most of the
> > time we didn't really mind the heat much. We had nice shade set up for
> > when we weren't in the water. Lot's of time in the water with many hours
> > of great surfing and some kite boarding. We also kayak fished and ate
> > the tasty catch.
> >
> > Baja is made up of 2 Mexican States and we camped in both. The southern
> > state was in a high level of Covid tension and we needed masks just
> > about everywhere. One market also required hand washing and a
> > temperature check to enter. In northern Baja things were much more
> > mellow with fewer masks worn.
> >
> > The only real negative of the trip was the extended border wait time on
> > Sunday afternoon. I don't know why that takes so much longer than it
> > used to.
> >
> > Mark
> > San Diego
> >
>