Tourist card question for Baja, Mexico

[cb160racer]

Hey folks,

Another HUBBer and I are going to leave next week for a week-long ride down Baja (probably to about Santa Rosalia or Mulege). I *think* I have the general idea about necessary paperwork, but want to make sure.

I'm taking a couple of photocopies of each of the following: Mexican insurance, U.S. insurance, motorcycle registration, passport main page, and California driver's license. Does that sound about right?

Also, if I understand correctly, no "TVIP" (temporary vehicle import permit) is needed because we'll only be in Baja, but a $20 tourist card is necessary because we're going south of Ensenada.

I've heard that the tourist card purchase can only be done at certain banks, which (if true) would dictate when we could get them because the bank would have to be open. We're planning to cross at San Diego/Tijuana relatively early in the morning on Thursday. Is it OK to purchase the tourist card in Ensenada so we wouldn't need to hang around TJ waiting for a bank to open?

Thanks in advance for any help!