Dec 31st

Hello to all you Baja Nomads.

Keep in mind the last Friday in December, (AKA New years Eve, AKA December 31st)

At 12 NOON that day we'll have the 9th annual Turkey Smoke at Teina and my

place. We plan on smoking 5/6 20lb birds, making some dressing and gravey

and sharing that with a few of our closest Baja friends - and all you Baja

Nomads are included.

Come on by, bring what you drink and a side dish to share and enjoy a

afternoon of good food and great people. A lot of full time Bajaites, a lot

of 1/2 timers and some weekender and vacation types. You can pig-out on

great food, then take a nap and be ready to party in the new year and one of

the many nightime parties around.

We're in San Felipe in the El Dorado Ranch area and will be happy to give

directions to any and all who want to come. Since it's at noon Puertocitos

isn't too far to come and get back. We always have some from Percebu and

Sant Maria as well as Southern Calif and occasionally some from the Calif

San Francisco Bay Area.

Several Nomads have been to one or more and they keep coming back.

Hope to see some of you here

Send me an Email at bajalouATtelnor.net

Lou's BIG year-end feed

The wife and I have been fortunate enough to attend the last two years and, through some obvious mixup, have been invited back this year. Trust me, you won't leave there hungry. Two years ago we brought the mother-out-law and even she ate her fill - no easy feat.

Good folks, good food, good time!

Looking forward to it, Lou, hope some more nomads can make it!

Directions

Well I'm about a half mile south of Zoo Road (El Saltito Road) at the sign "Los Viajeros Sur"

Now a new road has been put in farther south which I suspect one of these days will have ths "El Saltito" sign on it. Great new road from Hght 5 right to the powerlines. But you can't get to my pllace from it.

So head west from the Alagator Sign. (for Rocodile) about 3 miles or a little more and look for the "Los Viajeros Sur" sign and come on by.

I'll be looking for all of you on the 31st.

Lou, 'wornout' is a 'geocacher'... post the waypoint for your place and specify if it is at map datum WGS84 (like the geocaches) or NAD27 like the topos.

I'm a geocacher too
In fact the "Campo de Travelbug en Baja" is in my back yard.

I'll post the GPS coords in a day or so - Keep the thread on todays page.

Thanks David

Yes Lou, I know you are... I think you went to one of my geocaches or one I had been to, for a Viva Baja sticker?

Here I am putting a Viva Baja sticker in the Baja Boulder Cache (by Tim Walker), south of Gonzaga Bay, July, 2001.

Yeah, we got 2 or three of your Viva Baja caches a couple years ago - Geocaching is great fun to get to new places.

Sure hope so jide - have fun in europe we'll be watching for you here in Baja

hey Camote!

Party

Looking forward to seeing you ArvadaGeorge - We're just a long stones throw from Pete's Camp (where we went for some toco's and enchiladas this evening)

Directions?

Wornout, if you don't know the directions ALREADY you deserve to have to stay home after all these years we have all been going to this annual Bash!! Lol

Great Tom we'll be looking for you.

Quote:

Originally posted by meme Wornout, if you don't know the directions ALREADY you deserve to have to stay home after all these years we have all been going to this annual Bash!! Lol

Directions

Dec 31, 2004

Here is the directions to come to our New Years Eve Party at 12 NOON, Dec 31.

We are located in El Dorado Ranch in the Los Viajeros Sur community. From Mex 5 turn west (toward the mtns) at the road near the large Alagator sign (for Rocodille night club)

Head west about 3 miles and you will see streets marked #16, then next street marked "Los Viajeros Sur" Turn south (left) about 1/2 mile and on the left you will see a the back of a cement block garage. Probably be a few cars parked in the vacant lot just west of out trailer.

The GPS Coords are N 31 05.412, W 114 55.911, This is using WGS84.

We have a Telnor phone (686)576-0279.

Any questions, Email bajalou@telnor.net

See you there.

Bajalou, someone just told me

A couple of questions

Yes El Dorado built/is building? a gold course. Had a grand opening in ?Oct with the govenor of Baja Calif. in attendence. I thought it was open to play the first 9, but heard they open for play in Jan. Second 9 is under construction. Supposed to be a pretty classy thing. (I'm not a golfer)

Geocaching - Steve you're exactly right - high tech hide an seek. There are 132411 caches in 212 countries as of right now. Great fun - sometimes leads you to new places and see learn many new things. Here's the main site for it. I've been doing it for going on 2 years. About 50 or so in Baja. Tim Walker has been keeping a list on his website I think. I've found some that David K left a couple years ago.

http://www.geocaching.com/

New Years Party at San Felipe

Always need firewood. Guitars are welcome as are all of you - come on down!!

Too bad - maybe next year.

We'll be waiting for you Paul. El Camote plans on being here and he'll probably be up for a ride or two. Hope your new baby Pablo can be here too. Little Charlie made the fiesta at about a month old.

Scarf 'n Ride

Hey Paul, I'd love to do a little riding. Lou's place is the gateway to the backcountry: Laguna del Diablo, Valle Chico, etc. We could either get in a couple hours ride after the meal and before the sun drops or plan it for the following morning and do a longer ride...or both!

Definitely bring the familia to Lou's. Last year we handed off Carlito when we arrived and didn't see him again until we finished eating. I'm pretty sure we got the same baby back. Who can tell, those little folks all look alike!

Wow Mike, you and Mermelada sure made a handsome young man! Eyes like gems! Good job!

Family camp

camping

Hey Sweet Potato!

I haven't see a pic. of Charlie since he was a newborn.....What a cutie!, good job Wendy! (oh yeah.....you too Mike)

Brendan says "Mom, he is sooooo cute, but he has teeth" I guess he expected him to look like the last picture I showed him also.....they sure grow up fast, enjoy him before he becomes a UGH...(teenager)

To those of you looking for a bit of golf, there is a "course" right at Pete's Camp.

Have fun everyone, we wish we could join you for the party, but they still haven't moved that dang border close enough for us to make a day trip out of it.

[Edited on 12-18-2004 by Debra]

Chucky

I guess that was a little confusing, Debra. The previous attachment was the picture of a kid that came in the new photo frame. (Please, no more u2u's from MJ at Popstar Child Care, you know who you are.)

Here's our sweet little guy as my new avatar. We've been so fortunate to get him acting gigs at such a young age. What else would you expect from the offspring of a sweet potato?

BTW, I wish I knew how to resize the avatar but I'm so darn proud.

[Edited on 12-20-2004 by El Camote]

Thought I'd bring this back up as we're getting close to the day!!!

I'f you're around San Felipe on the 31st, come on by.

Here's Baja Lou!

...When I met him last April, near Canyon El Parral...

HMMM!He looks JUST LIke my neighbor!!!!!

Quote:

Originally posted by meme HMMM!He looks JUST LIke my neighbor!!!!!

Yea, mine too, must have one of those familiar faces......

Thanks Paul. Just a few drops here - not enough to bother anything. Today was windy tho. See you Friday.

It happened

Thanks all you Baja Nomads - and the rest of the friends and neighbors who made out 9th annual Turkey Smoke a great success.

About 120+ demolished 6 big turkeys and tons of trimmings. Aged from 9 weeks to 80+ years all seemed to have a great time.

It was great meeting some of the Nomads that I only knew by posts - TW and wife, ArvadaGeorge and wife, plus tunaeater and family, El Camote and family, Meme & Jim, Wornout & Deb, Burro Bob (without burro) from the Nomad Board, plus a lot of new friends and neighbors.

Hoping to see more of you next year,

A few photos I took of the festivities.

http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/baja_lou/album?.dir=/1193



[Edited on 1-1-2005 by bajalou]