Mexray
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New meaning of Baja...
...for me! I've been reading Jimmy Buffett's new book "A Salty Piece of Land" that Santa brought me last week...on pg 319, the main character's
friend says
"...the Fishmobile [used Land Rover] has three basic gears - forward, neutral, and reverse. There is no reverse on the road of life...You just keep
moving forward, and every now and then you try to catch a little neutral."
Thats what I try to do when I go to Baja..."catch a little neutral."
Doesn't that just fit our love and the lure of Baja!
According to my clock...anytime is \'BAJA TIME\' & as Jimmy Buffett says,
\"It doesn\'t use numbers or moving hands It always just says now...\"
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David K
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Ray, are you smoking anything unusual tonight?
(I understand the neutral part, really)
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bajaandy
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MexRay,
Just finished reading that book. It's a great read. I thought the exact same thing when I read that part. "Catch a little neutral" It TOTALLY fits
what we try to do down in Baja.
Enjoy the rest of the book, and please do try and catch a little neutral now and then.
subvert the dominant paradigm
"If you travel with a man, you must either fall out with him or make him your good friend."
JBL Noel
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JESSE
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| Quote: | Originally posted by David K
Ray, are you smoking anything unusual tonight?
(I understand the neutral part, really) |
Sinsemilla
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bajajudy
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I believe that was also called the quiet tide.
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bajaandy
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Judy,
I think 'slack tide' is a term often used also.
subvert the dominant paradigm
"If you travel with a man, you must either fall out with him or make him your good friend."
JBL Noel
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bajapablo
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Just finished the book
What a great story. You guys hit the nail on the head about "catching a little neutral" in baja. Unfortunately I don't get there often enough but
between the nomad board and buffet's music/books I can transport myself there (no sinsemilla needed).
\"changes it lattitudes, changes in attitudes\"
J.Buffet
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LaTijereta
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Jimmy Buffet
I got the same book for Christmas, and am just getting around to reading it
Just listening to Jimmy Buffet music can put my mind in "neutral".
"Baja" for me has become a "state of mind", and I get back from my last trip and immediately plan my next trip. It can can drive me (forward) at
work or what ever comes up, knowing that there is another trip just around the corner!
When that trip arrives my "state of mind" shifts 
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yankeeirishman
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Oh Geeze...sounds like a decent reading. Can anyone here give me a one paragragh book report on this?
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jeans
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Changes in Latitude.....Changes in Attitude.
Those words have crossed my mind many times when I've crossed the border.
I had not heard of the book...thanks, Mexray!
Mom always told me to be different - Now she says...Not THAT different
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terrybird
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I enjoyed reading his other books, Where's Joe Merchant, A Pirate looks at 50, and Tales From Margaretaville, enjoying them in reverse order. It's 15
degrees what the hell am I doing up here!
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Mexray
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yankeeirishman
From the dust jacket...
It's not on any chart, but the tropical island of Cayo Loco is the perfect place to run away from all your problems. If you're looking for a license
to chill, come along as cowboy Tully Mars takes his pony to the shore - on an unforgettable Caribbean adventure as colorful and wonderfully bizarre as
c-cktail hour at your favorite expatriate bar.
From a lovely sunset sail in Punta Margarita to a wild spring-break foam party in San Pedro, Tully encounters an assortment of treasure hunters, rock
stars, sailors, seaplane pilots, pirates, and even a ghost or two.
Waking from a ganja buzz on the beach in Tulum, Tully can't believe his eyes when a 142-foot schooner emerges out of the ocean mist. At its helm is
Cleopatra Highbourne, the eccentric 101-year-old sea captain who will take him to a lighthouse on a salty pieco of land that will change his life
forever.
According to my clock...anytime is \'BAJA TIME\' & as Jimmy Buffett says,
\"It doesn\'t use numbers or moving hands It always just says now...\"
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