Escapees September-October 2024

PHOTOS BY ED DENNIS #119665

BajaRV 1000Rally January 18—February 16, 2025 Potrero, California to Baja California, Mexico For Escapees yearning for adventure, Chapter 8 has organized a feature-packed, 30-day RV odyssey a thousand-miles down the tropical Baja California peninsula. Enjoy fun in the sun at Paci fi c Ocean resorts and the exotic Sea of Cortez beaches. Touch a whale, party at Baja’s oldest bistro, ex perience prehistoric art in its cave, and wend your way through a tropical forest of strange cacti, giant boulders and bizarre boojum trees! T he essential Mission Statement of Chapter 8 is sharing with our fellow Escapees the enchanting aspects of traveling Mexico, sharing our tips for RVing in foreign lands and creating mutual respect between people on both sides of the border. The 2025 rally marks the return of veteran Wagonmas ter Kassandra Dennis who created several noteworthy multi-venue Chapter 8 Baja rallies in past years. Chapter 8 is an all-volunteer non-pro fi t of Escapees RV Club that includes a fun- fi llied charity auction to raise funds for helping the needy in venues we visit, as well as a hands-on charity-work project to help impover ished schools and aged senior citizen facilities. Mark your calendars as registration begins at high noon on September 15, 2024 and is limited to the fi rst 50 rigs. The Baja RV 1,000 festivities will begin in mid-January 2025 at Potrero Park (only a few miles from the friendly Tecate border crossing). The rally endswitha fi esta in La Paz, though some Escapees will explore various suggested side trips to the Cabo areas of Baja before returning to the U.S. More details of the Event will be posted on the Escapees Chapter 8 Website: MexicanConnection08.com. Ed Dennis #119665

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ESCAPEES Magazine September/October 2024