Originally Posted by LAZ 1

I did Baja in 6 weeks, which allowed time to stop at various "sweet spots" along the way and rest up or explore the local scenes.

And while there may be "safety in numbers",
I actually enjoyed the return trip riding ALONE even more.

We went south from BC, CANADA, and met up with some guys from Southern Cal who knew the Baja intimately. They provided invaluable information and guidance, and "immoral support", regarding which hotels and bars were best,
AND,
Sage BAJA advice like ...
" never travel with less than three ...
if one goes down, the second can ride out for help, while the third stays with the fallen comrade, to keep the scavengers away"
(;-{)

BUT,
riding into a small Mexican town as a "gaggle" of a dozen bikes, is definitely different than riding solo.

That trip my riding partner broke his leg and ended up in San Ignacio Hospital for a few days. When he recovered from the surgeries, the two of us left his bike in San Ignacio, and followed the rest of the "gaggle" down to Cabo... with him in an AMBULANCE, and me on my bike right behind. Lights flashing all the way, we blew through the usual road check points. A few days later, he flew back to Canada from Cabo, leaving me to pick up his bike and ride it North.

Then I flew back South and rode my bike back to Canada ...SOLO!

The differences in how the locals treated me when riding solo and riding in a pack, were immediately apparent.

Riding alone, I was treated like a "rock star" ... an " explorer "... an "astronaut" ... and a GUEST! Kids ran our with cries of "WHEELIES ... WHEELIES",
and I got invited into homes.

Didn't get that kind of welcome when "the pack" showed up.
And I enjoyed that solo ride back so much more than I did the way down.