First time in Baja! We take our VW Vanagon Westfalia on an adventure to Mexico!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 7 ก.ค. 2024
- We finally get to head down to scenic Baja California Mexico to explore the beaches, search out the best fish tacos, and watch epic sunsets. Join us as we experience our first trip to Mexico.
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Next level intro … 👍🏼
Your productions are getting stronger every time guys - love following your adventures!
Thanks so much! Trying to improve with every video.
Thanks for following along!
Nate
Nate and Nancy I can't believe the TH-cam algorithms took so long to point me in your direction. The easy and relaxed way you tell your story is wonderful. Looking forward to watching you explore. Thank you.
Well I’m glad you found us! Tell your friends 😁
Appreciate you watching and we have many more adventures planned!
Nate
As a young Maori boy in 1982 I was down this beautiful place travelling the world,whilst living in San Diego,woop woop
Awesome!
Nate, another excellent video. I love Baja and look forward to hearing more about your trip.
Thanks Dave, hoping we can catch up soon!
nate
Your channel is a "go to" for critical Vanagon/travel advice.👍
I appreciate that! Thanks so much for watching!!
Nate
Any adventure you enjoy and get back home from is a good one. This was a great one, bit surprised considering your heritage you didn't burst into flames in the church tho! Love ya.
We walked in slowly at first! 😁
fuel problems are the order of the day. We've been struggling with our fuel system and finally ordered a new fuel pump. I also had a leak, but for me it was coming from one of the fuel injectors, so we also ordered a new fuel injector reseal kit after cobbling it back together. These vans are work but man they get smiles for every mile. Looks like a fabulous trip guys. Congrats, and thanks for the virtual trip. Nice work.
Yeah lots of fuel hoses in the Vanagon! Good idea chasing them all down and getting them fixed, you don’t want any fires!
Nate
Love these videos! What an experience. Gettin the ol westy ready now to make this trip someday and then ferry over and mainland all the way down. Exploring is in the DNA. 🧬
It’s quite a trip! That’s our plan too, ferry from La Paz to the mainland at some point. Go explore!!
Nate
Congratulations for you first international adventure !! I watch and enjoy your reports, saludos from California
Thank you very much! We can’t wait to go back!
Nate
Really impressive adventure! Thanks for sharing!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Nate
Great vlog guys. ‘Westy’ camped with the cactus behind it at end is a hell of beautiful shot.
Thanks! We loved that camp in the cactus.
Nate
Loved your vid. Absolutely awesome Westfalia. An awesome trip with your mom. Gotta put it in my wishlist . Cheers
Thanks but Nancy isn't my mom? Was a great trip and we can't wait to go back
nate
Tank you guys for the amazing video baja is so beautiful
You’re welcome! Agreed, such a stunning place to visit.
Nate
Wise words there at the end, Nate. Itching to get ourselves down there as well! Looks like it was an awesome time
Hey Winston! Such an amazing place to explore and with your rig, you can venture off down sandy roads more than we can.
nate
Thank you for your lovely videos.
You’re welcome! Thanks for watching!
Nate
Thanks for the update! It had been a while... We enjoy your videos and they always inspire us to have further adventures in our own Westy. I am one who is not comfortable with the idea of going to Mexico, so it is wonderful to see you having a really pleasant experience.
Thanks again for another great artistic video!
Yeah it has been a while!! What experience in Mexico did you have that would make you uncomfortable? If it’s just the news or other people who haven’t been either, throw out those opinions!! Baja is pretty mild compared to mainland Mexico so it’s a great start.
Thanks so much for watching!!
Nate
Beautiful trip.
Thank you, we had a great time
nate
Hi Nate & Nancy,
Another fabulous video you have made for us all, which makes me just want to jump in my van and go off and travel again!
On a side note, i have finally just about finished the restoration on my 1993 VW LT31 Karmann Distance Wide motor-home, which we took away to a local theme park and campsite called Crealy, in Devon here in the UK. The van drove faultlessly and we all had a great time.
I popped a quick new video up on my TH-cam channel if you fancied seeing it all built, along with the rest of the build of the van.
All the best and i am really looking forward to your next instalment.
Cheers, Simon.
Hey Simon! The LT31 looks amazing! What a cool platform! Glad you had a great time on your maiden voyage, I am sure that felt great.
Thanks for watching and we had a great time in Mexico and can't wait to go back.
nate
@@ThatBaldwinLife Thanks buddy, Mexico did look amazing, and it is definitely somewhere you need to experience for yourself to get a real understanding of the people and their culture 🙂
Agree 100%
nate
Hey y’all - we met in Playa Santispac - loved this video. Super well done and really fun to watch! I appreciate your perspective!
Hey guys! Enjoy the rest of your trip? Great talking with you at Santispac!
Thanks for watching!
Nate
Another great video. Your camera skills and editing are first rate!!
IMHO, fish tacos always taste better in Mexico....Now you have me Jonesing for some...ARGHHHHH...
Anywhere you are, pay attention to your surroundings. If you dont feel safe, go somewhere you do feel safe. There are kind people everywhere, and punks, too. Don't let the punks win. Get out and live...
Again, thank you for your wonderful insights.
Take care and happy trails.
Chuck in Kentucky
1973 Westy
🙏🏻 thank you for the nice words Chuck.
Words to live by, thanks for reinforcing it!
Nate
Awesome adventure! Love your channel!
Thanks so much!
Nate
I saw you guys on the highway and looked up your TH-cam
Awesome! Appreciate you taking the time to do that. Hope you stick around!!
Nate
love your stuff, you tube overland content is always funny if you have done all these routes in Baja, Utah, and Ca. Content requires a story that usually ignores the logistics of the actual route, jumping hundreds of miles from frame to frame as if transported by laser beams.
Thanks! Editing makes overland travel seem so easy right? :)
Thanks for watching!
nate
The you ever been in AGUA VERDE.?
If is a no, you should go and explore you guys will love it..
God bless
It was on our list be we didn’t have time this trip. Next time!!
Nate
Down the road from Santispac there are many other beach spots, sure Santispac is beautiful but there are many other beaches, I camped at one (can't remember the name) like 10 minutes south, we were the only ones at the beach.
For sure, we just wanted to see what it was like to camp there. It was a unique experience and we did meet some nice people. Next time though we will be camping at the more remote, empty Concepcion beaches 😁
Nate
I was looking for a trip with Volkswagen and found your video. It is a great video with great camera work, drones, the way you show the car and the city. I am Japanese and would love to travel the world with Volkswagen. It would be great if I could travel like you!
Welcome aboard! Appreciate the kind words about our filming technique. Traveling by old Volkswagen is an adventure for sure! Thanks for watching!
Nate
@@ThatBaldwinLife Thanks for your reply, I am restoring this VW which I got last year after 10 years of searching. Once everything is complete, I will start my journey around the world. I hope to see you somewhere sometime :-))
th-cam.com/video/6ia_Oyn249A/w-d-xo.html
Sounds amazing! See you out there!
nate
Just saw you guys out by the Fremont Milpitas area!!!
Yep, we were on our way back from Syncrofest!
Nate
@@ThatBaldwinLife that’s awesome!
It's a mystery to me, why you don't have more followers. I love your videos and the only bad thing I can say, is that my California can't visit the places you can, as we are located in Denmark / Europe.
Thank you. More subscribers/views would always be nice, but we enjoy making videos that hopefully inspire people to get out and explore. If people choose to follow along, that's great. If not, that's great too. We won't put out content just to post. It will need to be something we are proud of.
Thanks so much for following along in our travels and get that California out to some remote European places!!
nate
@@ThatBaldwinLife
We just come home from a trip to eastern Germany and The Netherlands.
Awesome!!
nate
Love the video! This is on my bucket list as well. Do you think a 2WD westy w/o lockers would get around okay? Like on the beaches and stuff?
Thanks! No 4wd or Peloquin needed. Just mind the soft stuff and air down if needed. Go explore!!
Nate
Great vid. Did you maybe get Concepcion out of order. ? Heading south it use to be before Loreto.
Thanks! I can see how it looks a little confusing and I should have added something in the voiceover for that. It is still in the same place :)
We went from Concepcion (Santispac) to Loreto, then to San Javier. From there we went back through Loreto and stayed at Concepcion again. Basically after San Javier, we headed back north.
Thanks for watching and the feedback!
nate
Hey guys. What radio antenna are you using? That’s way nearer than the aftermarket telescopic one I’m using
It is a rooftop antenna from a 2004 Jetta. I made an adapter/base that interfaces with the stock antenna base. Looks better but the range is slightly worse. Old one was smacking around off road a bunch.
Nate
Great trip. What time of year did you go?
Do you have route map you could share?
We went from mid February to early March. Seemed like a good time to go. We don’t have a real map but I have a thread on TheSamba with the trip report with some map images there. Username on there is thatbaldwinlife.
Nate
@@ThatBaldwinLife awesome. Thank you. I'll find the thread on Samba
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Anyone happen to know how much insurance costs❓
Reach out to Baja Bound. Insurance is based on vehicle and length of time in Mexico.
Nate