Secret trip... Mission accomplished!!!

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1 week until secret trip Since I was there last I found out that a enviormental org named Terra Peninsular has bought over 4000 acres of land including the peninsula which they call Punta Mezo Reserve.

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Don't forget your fan club at Anthony's. They always ask about you.

Yeah I need to stop in and say hi

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Quote: Originally posted by fishbuck   1 week until secret trip Since I was there last I found out that a enviormental org named Terra Peninsular has bought over 4000 acres of land including the peninsula which they call Punta Mezo Reserve. How is the trip secret if you blab about it here? Yes, the Terra peninsular efforts are great. Interesting story, some locals tried to claim a huge swath of TP's land by filing false paperwork,... I think the legal dispute is still ongoing. Maybe someone from SQ can fill us in on the story, eh?

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Does Ensenada celebrate Thanksgiving? Meaning will public and private offices be open?

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That's what I was hoping. I have a busy morning planned for Ensenada on Friday. Does anybody know if Enrique Villareal is still practicing law or did he retire? I know he just spent a few years as the "police commissioner" of Ensenada but stepped down last spring. I have consulted with him in the past and he is a good guy.

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At border. Got tourist card. 10. minutes. Easy.

Anthony's is only three road-cokes away. Say HI to your niños.



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Did you get the free 7 day card and if you did, did they stamp your passport and alert you that it must be returned to them (or any INM) when you leave?.

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Long day. Lots of traffic on the highway. Torn up from Santo Tomas to San Vincente. Slow going. Beautiful day.

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Quote: Originally posted by fishbuck   At border. Got tourist card. 10. minutes. Easy. Did you get the free 7 day card and if you did, did they stamp your passport and alert you that it must be returned to them (or any INM) when you leave? If yes, the Tecate INM is not hard to get to then go to the end of the line for the U.S.

Pacific sunset over a San Quintin volcano. From my yard.

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So, you're back! Did they say anything about returning the free FMM? Did you get up to North County at all?

A short ride from my place to the oceanfront for some raw Pacific beauty. Pacific surf crashing on black volcanic rock.
San Martin island in the background Also a volcano.

Another crashing wave.

Back home in good ole Everett Washington USA!
Wow! What an excellent and fun trip.
I had a great time and saw a lot and did a lot in a short time. My neck is sore from looking as all the interesting things along the way.
I loved every minute of it!



My beach...

Yes mine!

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Time for work!


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Playa de Mud?

I am still aglow from the thrill of my trip.


Note the cute little rental car. He is about to "boldly go where no rental car has gone before" and probably shouldn't go again.
I had just gotten my flat fixed in town and had just located my hub cap.
I decided to take a "short cut" over to the oceanfront. The repaired tire was a bit iffy even on pavement.
The road was rough enough that I didn't realize the tire was flat for a good 2-3 miles and keep driving. The sidewall was beat up and the inside had grooves worn in it from the rim.
Even the tire man was shaking his head. He poured a pile rubber out of it. I told him it was fine and to mount it. It held air... so off I went.
I ended up in a no-mans land of discarded oyster shells and miscellanious sharpedged debris...
It was 2 fisted and whiteknucled.
But the tire held and the little car made a decent jeep. The "road" was tight, steep, and rocky.
I was to afraid to stop for pictures.
I came back on the "main" road past the oyster farms.
The road is graded, graveled and even has signs now.
Paving can't be far off.
It was barely a road when I first got there 11 years back.







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I think I may have gotten some volcano on me.


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I love this view. Monte Ceniza. Probaly the most pristine of the San Quintin bay volcanoes.

Don't touch my volcanoes please!
A new sign, a new fence, I think there is a ranger now somewhere.

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A new variation on the roadside shrine?

I didn't know Chalin. But I can surmise 2 things.
He was a fellow mariner and he was well loved.
This shrine is literally in the middle of no-where on the road into my place.

I suppose it's possible to find out. But I think I will just believe that he did and honor him in that way. The sea was obviously very important to him.

Some of the flowers were actually desert succulents planted on the deck of his boat. His cargo. Seems he is still steaming along...
There was a gallon jug nearby with water.
I paid tribute by watering the flowers. I hope I was a worthy deckhand.

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A new variation on the roadside shrine? I didn't know Chalin. But I can surmise 2 things. He was a fellow mariner and he was well loved. This shrine is literally in the middle of no-where on the road into my place.

Hey Mike:

Sorry you couldn't stick around a few more days - I was SUPER busy and on a conference call when you stopped by. Maybe next time...

That marker is for Carlos Muñoz Hernandez, was also known as "Chalin" out here at La Chorera. He was the nephew of my business partner and was a very friendly character when sober. Let's just say that he had a very colored history sometimes when he drank. He worked as a fisherman in various jobs around our area and was always kind to Cristina and I. He was one of the first responders on scene to help us when we were attacked several years ago.

He died at that very spot one late night in spring of 2015. While riding home on his motorcycle he hit a rock and he flew over the handlebars. He was following his girlfriend Lupe from Pedregal to La Chorera and when he failed to show up she backtracked, finding him lying on the road there. He died in her arms before the ambulance could arrive.

Chalin was a tragic yet classic case of living fast and dying even faster.

RIP

From Ron, BajaGringo.

"Hey Mike:

Sorry you couldn't stick around a few more days - I was SUPER busy and on a conference call when you stopped by. Maybe next time."

Hi Ron,
Thankyou. I wish I had more time also. Forsure next time.

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Runway 29 at Pedregal.
Pista de los sueños

Yes, it's as thrilling as it looks.
Are you ready?
Full power, brakes off, hold on to your sombrero!

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Looking at the approach end of 29 Pedregal.
I recommend landing a little long. But you can try and hit the numbers if you want.
Just don't end up in the drink.

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Hi Ron, Thankyou. I wish I had more time also. Forsure next time.

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Quote: Originally posted by fishbuck   Hi Ron, Thankyou. I wish I had more time also. Forsure next time. Are you on facebook Mike? I spend most of what precious little free time I have lately over there. If so send me a message next time there and let me know beforehand. I'll arrange for us to share some seafood and adult beverages together next time...

I am monarch of all I survey, My right there is none to dispute; From the centre all round to the sea, I am lord of the fowl and the brute.

Peaceful, warm day on Bahia San Quintin. Very pleasant for late Novenber.
This is the view from my "front patio".

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Quote: Originally posted by David K

You are a lucky man, Mike!

Looking across the neighbors patio.

A new addition to the neighbor's house.
A couple of guest bedrooms and a little kichenette/living room. The separate building to the left is a party room with bar and dance floor.
I love the style and will probably match it for my place. I think I will make a gym instead of a disco.
But maybe you guys will come visit me and I will need a disco too!

Our guard shack. It has never been used and has been there a long time. Maybe in the future we will need it.
Fresh coat of white paint. It's a cool little landmark.


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Another roadside shrine on the main road to the oyster farms.
Not sure what it's purpose is. Appears new but unclaimed yet. Maybe another memorial or just a "prayer chapel"

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Quote: Originally posted by BajaGringo   Quote: Originally posted by fishbuck   Hi Ron, Thankyou. I wish I had more time also. Forsure next time. Are you on facebook Mike? I spend most of what precious little free time I have lately over there. If so send me a message next time there and let me know beforehand. I'll arrange for us to share some seafood and adult beverages together next time... Will do!