Wild Baja -- Part One to Bahia Asuncion

I will try to keep this as short a possible but a lot happened on this trip.

My daughter was going down to Shari's place in Bahia Asuncion and we offered Shari a ride from Ensenada to her place on Thursday.

We loaded up my daughters motorcycle and left Joshua Tree Wednesday morning, exchanged some money and crossed the border at Mexicali.

We where waved over and was asked for the paperwork for the motorcycle. After they verified that it matched the paperwork they let us continue on.

We exchanged some more money south of the border and headed out of town to Ensenada via Tecate.

Some realignment of the road from Tecate to Ensenada has been done and they are working on doing more but it was a pretty uneventful drive.

We find a room for the night, grab a bite to eat and call it a day.

The next morning we meet Shari at Applebees at 8 am and head south. Shari tells some great stories, talks about the culture in Bahia Asucion, and her time spent studying whales.

A part of that conversation was about how animals, especially whales in this case, seem to have a 6th sense and can pretty accurately judged a person. They seem able to tell if a person is good or bad, happy or sad, healthy or ill and whether or not they want to share themselves with a person.

Almost has me afraid to go out and see whales and to be judged by them, what if I fail? This topic also seemed to set a tone for the trip I was to go on after leaving Bahia Asuncion.

it is a long ways from Ensenada to Bahia Asuncion but Shari is great company and all goes well and we arrive late in the afternoon where we meet Ron, Shammy (sp?) and Cafe.

We mention seeing a wolf on Vancouver Island last summer while hiking the North Coast trail and Ron says something about having a wolf spirit.

Shari lets us stay in the upstairs suite which has a kitchenette and is really cool with a wrap around balcony overlooking the ocean and the blowhole.

The next morning I unload Samantha's bike, talk to Ron for a bit, walk the beach with Shari's dog before saying good-byes and heading out on a roundabout way home.

Some Pictures of Shari and Juan's place.....




PART TWO
http://forums.bajanomad.com/viewthread.php?tid=83138

PART THREE
http://forums.bajanomad.com/viewthread.php?tid=83141

PART FOUR
http://forums.bajanomad.com/viewthread.php?tid=83142

[Edited on 5-21-2016 by Fatboy]

Good beginning!

Quote: Originally posted by El Jefe

Nice report. Good company for sure. So, what is that roof rack on the Jeep. Looks pretty stout. That moto go up there?

I figured that out after making the pic big.
But never the less, the moto would look good up there carried like a bicycle. Would like to meet the guy that could heft it up there.
Thanks for the great reports coming it. All good stuff.

Quote: Originally posted by Fatboy

I will try to keep this as short a possible but a lot happened on this trip. it is a long ways from Ensenada to Bahia Asuncion but Shari is great company Some Pictures of Shari and Juan's place..... [/rquote Edit by AKgringo (I screwed up a partial quote) Keep it short....why? It is not like some of us Nomads have much else to entertain us! Shari is the only known, active Nomad that I have actually met. Even though it was brief, it seemed like I was talking to an old friend. I got to watch a sunset from that upper deck....very cool! Did Shari's cat let you know who was in charge around there? My dog figured it out right away!

Quote: Originally posted by David K

Instead of separate posts, it could really be one long thread? That's totally your call, but if you do keep each day a separate post, please provide links at the bottom, to the next day's post, so as they get spaced apart over time, one can read from day to day without searching for the next day's post.

Quote: Originally posted by Fatboy

Quote: Originally posted by David K   Instead of separate posts, it could really be one long thread? That's totally your call, but if you do keep each day a separate post, please provide links at the bottom, to the next day's post, so as they get spaced apart over time, one can read from day to day without searching for the next day's post. It seems a really long post is awkward, but then so does this way....how do I do the link?

I saw one of the dogs nose! The 'cat' seems to like people but not dogs!

Even now it seems long and I am leaving out a bunch of little details and I am only just past the halfway point.



Edit by AKgringo (I screwed up a partial quote)

Keep it short....why? It is not like some of us Nomads have much else to entertain us!

Shari is the only known, active Nomad that I have actually met. Even though it was brief, it seemed like I was talking to an old friend. I got to watch a sunset from that upper deck....very cool!

Did Shari's cat let you know who was in charge around there? My dog figured it out right away![/rquote]

Quote: Originally posted by wilderone

Where is there an Applebees in Ensenada? For Shari: re: "whales in this case, seem to have a 6th sense and can pretty accurately judged a person. They seem able to tell if a person is good or bad, happy or sad, healthy or ill and whether or not they want to share themselves with a person." Could you tell us some examples that you've seen, and what their behavior is in relation to peoples' emotions? Fascinating.

Next to the walmart? Sorry I am the worse person to ask directions of.