For guests who have enjoyed Clementine's Bed & Breakfast's warm hospitality, we are very proud and pleased to invite you to visit us in the tropical beauty and warmth of the lovely little Mexican village of Mulege on the east coast of the Baja peninsula. If you have not been a guest at Clementines in Astoria, Oregon please visit our website www.clementines-bb.com to learn about our experience as hosts.

Getting Here

DRIVING

If you should choose to drive down it is 625 miles south of San Diego. We are slow cautious drivers and take about 13 hours of actual driving time. I used to regularly make the drive in one day  but now almost always take two days.  One of the reasons for this is that I can't pass up Cielito Lindos world famous cracked stone crab claw dinner in San Quintin although I also like to go on to El Rosario and stay at the Baja Cactus motel and then have dinner next door at historic Mama Espinoza's restaurant  The drive south of San Quintin is quite scenic  through widely varying geography. One of the interesting sights is the Valle de los Cirros (Boojum trees to Dr. Seuss). Just north of Catavinia on the east side there is a small museum  with information about this unusual area that is worth a short stop.  I highly recommend a visit to San Ignacio either coming or going.  The town is only a couple of miles off the highway and is located on an oasis with I think the prettiest mission in Baja.  The website www.bajainsider.com has up to date driving conditions for Highway 1.

The specific instructions for finding me once you get to Mulege are:  The town runs along the river and not the highway.  The road to downtown angles off highway 1 to the left.  We call this intersection the Y.  There is a very small triangular plaza there.  Continue south on highway 1 for one mile and you will see a large sign for the Orchard RV park on the left side. (this is the entrance sign, you will see several signs advertising the orchard before you get to this one)  Continue south and take the next left which will be just over .4 miles.  There is a very small sign which says Oasis Rio Baja .2 kilometers.  This is a sharp left onto a one lane dirt road that looks like it is the driveway to a pretty run down  house.  There is a larger dirt road that angles off at the same spot that goes to Jungle Jim's restaurant and bar.  You want the sharp left.  It will wind to the left of the dilapidated house and down a small hill and you will come to a stop sign that is the entrance to the Oasis.  The road forks here< stay to the right and it will almost immediately make a sharp bend to the left and in about 20 more yards come to a tee.  Turn right and in about 10 yards you will come to the river.  Turn right, you will be going east along the river.  Take the first right.  I am in #502.  The Hacienda is #507.  La Casita is #509.  Casa Rio is #52.  Casa de Baci is #72. This sounds much harder than it actually is.  In a seperate email I will send you pictures of the Orchard RV Park sign, the Oasis Rio Baja sign, the dilapidated house, the stop sign  the entrance to our street and a map of the Oasis.  If you arrive after dark it is very difficult to see the Oasis Rio Baja sign, it is not lit so be sure to watch your odometer.  If you should need help almost everybody in Mulege knows where the Oasis  is but you must use the Spanish pronunciation oh-ah-sees.  And everybody in the Oasis knows me and where #502 is located. (don't worry, you won't need help).  Your shakiest moment will be when you are heading for the dilapidated house, you will probably be saying this couldn't possibly be it but it is.

FLYING

Alternatively you can fly into Loreto 85 miles to the south on either Alaska Air or Aeromexico . Car rental rates are generally cheaper if you make your reservations in advance but prices vary widely so  shop around.  Many of our guests use Eurocar so you should check their rates.  The directions for arriving from the south are a little different  from the ones above and I will email them to you.  If you have your own plane, there is an airstrip just a few hundred yards from us adjacent to the Serenidad Hotel.