Driving in Baja...
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Driving a slow car fast on the deserted curvy highway going up and down the southern part of the Baja peninsula, is more fun than driving a fast car in the USA when encumbered by cops and slowpokes. I was regularly hitting 100-110 mph. All else being equal, I'd trade my fast street cars for fun, deserted cop-free roads.
It was a VW "Gol". I guess Spanish speakers can't pronounce an 'f' that comes after a consonant. Felt like a 1.4L motor or so. Half-decent handling feel despite tippy-toe ride height and tiny tires.
That is all.
It was a VW "Gol". I guess Spanish speakers can't pronounce an 'f' that comes after a consonant. Felt like a 1.4L motor or so. Half-decent handling feel despite tippy-toe ride height and tiny tires.
That is all.
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Welcome to God's Country. Sounds like you had a blast.
(I miss the southwest...)
And it's not all Spanish speakers, just the west-coast Mexicans. Cubans can pronounce the "f" in Golf, though admittedly the "ou" gets chewed on a bit.
(I miss the southwest...)
And it's not all Spanish speakers, just the west-coast Mexicans. Cubans can pronounce the "f" in Golf, though admittedly the "ou" gets chewed on a bit.
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And those same roads are miserable when in a box van heading to the airport after a long night of partying, at least from a passenger's point of view...
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Did U2 name the song after it? I know the album it came from, Joshua Tree, is named after the same trees in the region.
I drove from San Jose Cabo to Cabo San Lucas, Todos Santos, and La Paz. Stayed at a surfing resort south of Todos Santos.
The swim-with-the-whale-sharks thing in La Paz was very cool. When you see them live the size of em is shocking (12+ ft) One of em even bumped me in the *** while I was treading water ("Excuse me!")
I drove from San Jose Cabo to Cabo San Lucas, Todos Santos, and La Paz. Stayed at a surfing resort south of Todos Santos.
The swim-with-the-whale-sharks thing in La Paz was very cool. When you see them live the size of em is shocking (12+ ft) One of em even bumped me in the *** while I was treading water ("Excuse me!")
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