Looks like my Baja motorcycle trip will be delayed until the fall. My original plan was to ride from May 24th to the 27th. Plenty of research went into the trip, routes to take, sites to see, ect. But as they say, the best laid plans…

According to a Baja “expert” I emailed today:

Well, I have both good and bad news for you.

First, the good. May is a great time to travel in Baja. Great weather & wonderful hospitality abound just about anywhere you go.

Now the bad part, you’ve chosen the week before the Baja 500 off road race.

Northern Baja is over run with racers and pre-runners at that time. In my opinion that is a very dangerous time to be off roading around Baja. The official race course is marked and not only are the racers out practicing but so are the yahoos who wish they could race.

The hotels fill up, the gas stations run out of gas, the restaurants run out of food, and they never have enough staff for the demand. Basically, during a big event or just before is probably the worst time to plan a trip to Baja.

Leave it to me to pick the worst time to plan a trip to Baja. No rooms, no food or fuel (and most likely no beer) means no Baja until the fall.

But wait a minute…. The Baja 1000 race is in the fall. No doubt another “worst time”, but I DO wish I could race the Baja 1000… Yahoooooooo!!!!

Author: frenchy