eetdrt88
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the road beckons...
people always talk about flying to exotic destinations,how about driving to obscure and remote fishing villages where the locals have a placid stony
smile and modern technology amounts to 2stroke motors and ham radios...for some reason a big part part of the trip is always that gosh darnn highway
and the way it makes you feel when you finally make it to your destination,almost like some kind of accomplishment that youre still alive,but i gotta
admit its a major addiction....healthy or unhealthy I dont know but i'm still here to talk about it,so basically i'm just waiting in anxious
anticipation to get back down to that crazy highway
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Skipjack Joe
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I can relate to that. I know what you're talking about. I have the same feelings about the highway and this picture brings out the feelings in me.
Thanks for sharing.
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Mike Humfreville
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Offering up a part of yourself
by taking the risk of that road puts you into an environment that states you are willing to belong to those worthy folks who help all in need. There
is no better place to be in life than the place where no one passes you by without making sure you are secure.
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Sharksbaja
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I love it too,but don't forget....
about your alternate route(s) south..... much safer but fewer Pemex stations and
more undisturbed places
DON\'T SQUINT! Give yer eyes a break!
Try holding down [control] key and toggle the [+ and -] keys
Viva Mulege!
Nomads\' Sunsets
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vgabndo
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Mood: Checking-off my bucket list.
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Dirt Eater...
Unlike the "REAL" Baja guys, I probably have less than 40k miles on, and off, the Carretera. But I think I understand your point. I tell folks who
haven't done the drive, that I can safely bet they'll have a sense of accomplishment when they return. Like a lot of others, I'll bet, I never set
out for that drive with a sense of uncertainty. I tell myself that my old vehicle could easily go that same 3500 miles running around my stomping
grounds and never have a problem, but it really is different en el otro lado. I LOVE IT!
"You can't call it an adventure if there's no uncertainty"
"If you're not living on the edge, you're taking up too much room"
Undoubtedly, there are people who cannot afford to give the anchor of sanity even the slightest tug. Sam Harris
"The situation is far too dire for pessimism."
Bill Kauth
Carl Sagan said, "We are a way for the cosmos to know itself."
PEACE, LOVE AND FISH TACOS
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Sharksbaja
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yo comprendo, mucho gusto!
The only thing I don't understand are the constant truck wrecks. I can see tourists(and I have)leaving the road unintentionally because of their
unfamiliarity and carelessness but .....the truckers?????
DON\'T SQUINT! Give yer eyes a break!
Try holding down [control] key and toggle the [+ and -] keys
Viva Mulege!
Nomads\' Sunsets
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Bruce R Leech
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Mood: A lot cooler than Mulege
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Sharksbaja
yo comprendo, mucho gusto!
The only thing I don't understand are the constant truck wrecks. I can see tourists(and I have)leaving the road unintentionally because of their
unfamiliarity and carelessness but .....the truckers????? |
There are a lot of reasons that the truckers have more accidents but the main reason is they go to sleep while driving.
Bruce R Leech
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Sharksbaja
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Bruce R Leech
| Quote: | Originally posted by Sharksbaja
yo comprendo, mucho gusto!
The only thing I don't understand are the constant truck wrecks. I can see tourists(and I have)leaving the road unintentionally because of their
unfamiliarity and carelessness but .....the truckers????? |
There are a lot of reasons that the truckers have more accidents but the main reason is they go to sleep while driving. |
Is that bacause there is no regulations on driving hours for truckers?
DON\'T SQUINT! Give yer eyes a break!
Try holding down [control] key and toggle the [+ and -] keys
Viva Mulege!
Nomads\' Sunsets
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Tucker
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An observant person in El Centenario can see some truck drivers carrying cerveza from the beer store to their northbound trucks. I'm not saying it's
prevalent but it does happen on a regular basis.
\"I think it would be a good idea.\"
-- Mahatma Gandhi, when asked what he thought of Western civilization
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DanO
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Hey Dad, watch this!
Pedal-powered go-kart -- $42
Full BMX helmet -- $35
Long, dusty downhill with cow pie at the bottom to run over, and over, and over -- priceless.
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DanO
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Damn, my pic didn't attach -- tried to attach from my PC using browse. Is there a trick to this?
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DanO
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Hey Dad, watch this!
Here we go, I hope:
Pedal-powered go-kart -- $42
Full BMX helmet -- $35
Long, dusty downhill with cow pie at the bottom to run over, and over, and over -- priceless.
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