David K
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Baja Internet get-together, 8 years ago!
With the Matomi Gang heading south for President's Day Weekend 2008... I was thinking back at some of the first get-togethers of Baja Internet folks!
Before a slide show at Discover Baja Travel Club, 'jeans' invited folks to arrive early at Mountain Mike's Pizza... I also met Neal Johns at that
event...
It was early in the year 2000, at the San Clemente Pier when several of us web site owners and contributors to Amigos de Baja met for the first
time... Its success inspired the Viva Baja parties and later the BBBB campouts and then the Pyramid Resort Book Signing events.
When fun-loving Baja fans meet up, the time is great...
Timothy Walker of www.timsbaja.com and I decided to meet, we invited other Baja folks to also meet up... I was relatively new to the Internet, but I did know Graham
Mackintosh... so I brought him along as he is always fun and interesting!
Tim invited web hosts Carlos Fiesta (www.BajaExpo.com), Dick Van Bree (www.BajaLinks.com), Matt & Barb (elgatoloco), Jens (www.BajaWeb.com), and off of Amigos came Mike & Mary Ann Humfreville, Michelle ('M'), Whistler, Lorenzo de Baja and Ferna de Baja...
There were a few more guests as well... Wild Bill came with his date and David Eidell in time for the dinner that evening at a Mexican restaurant
facing the pier.
Gisela Van Bree, Mike and Mary Ann and Graham Mackintosh
[Edited on 2-15-2008 by David K]
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David K
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Lorenzo de Baja arrives
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David K
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Matt and Barb (elgatoloco), and Norm of BajaLinks.com
[Edited on 2-15-2008 by David K]
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David K
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Fernando (Ferna de Tijuana or 'fdt')
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David K
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Jens of BajaWeb.com, his date and Dick Van Bree's lady 'Gisela'.
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David K
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Here's Glenn ('Whistler')!
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David K
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Graham Mackintosh enjoying a chicken wing and Michelle ('M').
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David K
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To see the first Viva Baja dinner party we had in San Clemente (Oct., 2000): http://vivabaja.com/vivabaja
Then we had Viva Baja #2, in San Clemente: http://vivabaja.com/vivabaja2
Viva Baja #3, in Oceanside with well over 100 attending!: http://vivabaja.com/vivabaja3
Viva Baja #4 in Capistrano Beach: http://vivabaja.com/vivabaja4
Viva Baja Cactus was in Tijuana in Nov. 2006: http://forums.bajanomad.com/viewthread.php?tid=20656
Michelle created the Boojum Buddies Baja Bash camping parties after Viva Baja #2 and Keri statred her annual Baja Book signing events after Viva Baja
#4. Photos of BBBB 1,2 & 4 and all the Books Signing events are on my web site, http://VivaBaja.com
Great times!
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Sallysouth
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Thanks David.It was nice seeing all the people from our party and others that are no longer with us, good memories! It kinda cool to put faces to
names. Sort of like a memorial or tribute to some .
Happiness is just a Baja memory away...
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BAJACAT
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So, David when is the next Viva Baja will be.
Guadalupe canyon, that should be fun. any voluntaries...
BAJA IS WHAT YOU WANTED TO BE, FUN,DANGEROUS,INCREDIBLE, REMOTE, EXOTIC..JUST GO AND HAVE FUN.....
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David K
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| Quote: | Originally posted by BAJACAT
So, David when is the next Viva Baja will be.
Guadalupe canyon, that should be fun. any voluntaries... |
It will be hard to beat Viva Baja Cactus 2006... That was really awesome! Antonio and his family really worked hard to show us a great time (as
usual).
I am sure there will be many future parties and group campouts, so just stay tuned to Baja Nomad!
Remember, besides this weekend's Matomi Nomad caravan... we have Mexico Expo in San Diego on March 1, the Pyramid Book Signing #6 on May 3,
Baja-Rosario Cultural Festival #4 in July...
See you guys there!  
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