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Byron
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Maybe someone planning on meeting up with Mike could bring a collar and tag for Solo ?
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BajaBlanca
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David K
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Mike reaches the Pacific Ocean!
OCT. 26, Bahia Colonet...
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David K
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RichBaja
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Loving this story as it unfolds. Where did he get the donkey and what will he do with it when the trip is over?
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David K
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Read the newspaper article at the start of this thread (page 1) and also search all posts by spi619 (that's Mike's Nomad handle).
Here is his first post on the burro trip idea: http://forums.bajanomad.com/viewthread.php?tid=44343
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Graham
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Looking at where Mike, Don Kay and Solo have bedded down tonight, I guess it's just about where I took this picture of my old amigo Mision back in
1997. Punta Colonet in the background.
Mike picked up his burro from Rancho Ojai east of Tecate. He has a place in Loreto. And at Journey's end Mike wants to get him back there from Cabo to
enjoy a happy retirement.
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Barbareno
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Bet it was a thrill to see the ocean.
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TMW
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If he needs any whiskey delivered on the trail I'm ready willing and able. I just need to know if he wants the good stuff (like JD) or the cheap stuff
(Albertson house brand).
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shari
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way to go TW...I'm thinkin might be a good idea to put it into some kind of ziplock or light weight drinkable bag type thingy...sounds like Mike
doesnt have much time for c-cktail hours (plus he's on a natural high I bet) but it would be a neat thing to share with lonesome cowboys out on the
range.
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David K
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What's the best Shari: Canadian Club or Canadian Mist? 
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bajaguy
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Neither....those are the low end brands...........try Alberta Springs 10 Year Rye Whiskey
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Graham
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Most likely Mike will be packing his burro right now looking out at that scene. He tends to leave about 9 AM. Maybe he'll need a little extra time to
dry the tent there on the Pacific?
I don't think he'll need or want much whiskey just now. Says he's never been happier, weight way down, blood pressure down, feeling relaxed, in the
tent by dark and sleeping.
But just in case, he did have half a gallon buried in his stash at Colonet. If it was still there... he may end up trading it for lobsters or stuff he
needs.
Seagrams is his drink. But he didn't mind the little drop of Scotch I brought down.
On that stretch of my journey, I really appreciated having secure places to stay. Only once did I have to sleep out alone, on the mesas near Camulu.
I stayed at Shipwreck, Jim and Suzie's old Rancho Sireno B and B, Cielito Lindo (AKA Donkey Heaven), and El Socorro. And was so grateful for the extra
security at each.
If anyone with a place along the coast could offer Mike and Don Kay a spot for the night they'd be doing an old navy guy a great service.
I don't think it will be hard to find him walking along with David's great maps and images. And Don Kay just glows in the moonlight.
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David K
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Wasn't it cool when Dave and Juanita invited you and Misión into Cielito Lindo?
http://bajadetour.books.officelive.com/images/Scan0016.JPG
See more of Graham's photos at http://www.grahammackintosh.com
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Von
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Ths is such an awesome story and adventure! im really enjoying it!
READY SET.....................
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Graham
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Ah! Cielito Lindo!
Those margaritas!
It was the perfect place for a burro to relax after a hard day on the trail.
So many friends. Mision did not want to leave...
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David K
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Great photo! 
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David K
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Oct. 27 Punta San Jacinto
About 8 miles down the coast today...
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desertcpl
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this is great ,, thanks David and Graham
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RichBaja
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Graham
Looking at where Mike, Don Kay and Solo have bedded down tonight, I guess it's just about where I took this picture of my old amigo Mision back in
1997. Punta Colonet in the background.
Mike picked up his burro from Rancho Ojai east of Tecate. He has a place in Loreto. And at Journey's end Mike wants to get him back there from Cabo to
enjoy a happy retirement. |
Thanks for answering my question Graham.
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