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Ateo
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I'd say they're safe as of now.
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shari
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I hope they arent camped in an arroyo....many people dont realize some of those nice sandy camp spots are because it's an arroyo.
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Mulegena
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Yes, to know they're in safe harbor would be so good.
They're on my mind increasingly as the weather reports turn more serious for the coastal area.
As to the lay of the land and the law of nature here in Baja, it really takes personal experience to gain the educated eye to read the land. For
example, I was driving Mex-1 with a newcomer to Baja. She has yet to experience a hurricane or see the desert inundated with rain. She remarked how
beautiful it is right now down in the arroyos which are filled with greenery and flowers. Then she asked why the highway was cut up on the sides of
the mountains when it would be so much simpler to have built the highway in the naturally meandering arroyos. I simply explained that when it rains
here in the desert those arroyos run fast with flash floods! No further explanation was needed and hope she is forever spared the direct experience.
I surely hope that beautiful family is in a safe harbor...
"Raise your words, not your voice. It's rain that grows flowers, not thunder." ~Rumi
"It's the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it." ~ Aristotle
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Mexitron
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| Quote: | Originally posted by shari
I hope they arent camped in an arroyo....many people dont realize some of those nice sandy camp spots are because it's an arroyo.
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Shari---they are camped on a nice elevated sandy beach in the most sheltered spot you could be at Cono----no worries there unless they take a direct
hit. Their tents, on the other hand, aren't very strong---we left them ours but it was a cheapy as well...there might be a fisherman's shack or two
which they could get into out there, or of course their boat, in the event of hard rain and some wind.
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shari
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thanks for that Mexitron...boy, a shipwreck and a hurricaine...starting to sound like my sailing adventure!!
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Mateo-Feo
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Paulina
| Quote: | Originally posted by David K
Good thing that photo of them picking up a live turtle isn't on Nomad... annoying the wildlife ... |
David,
It would be my guess that the turtle was dead. It's eyes looked whited out, it's flippers and neck hanging loose. All of the live turtles I come
across while on my paddle board can't get away from me fast enough. I've snuck up on a few, but they dart away speedy quick as soon as they notice me.
I can't imagine one letting a panga pull up on it and be lifted out of the water.
That was a great report.
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No dead turtles. She was alive and well and still is. She is a local to Bahia de los Angeles. Laid her eggs about a week before that. Turtles sun
themselves and the shell starts to dry out, sometimes leaving an air pocket underneath. Makes them easy to catch and is part of the reason why they
end up on the menu. I grew up saving sea turtles in Los Cabos. (Asupmatoma) is my godfathers reservation. Sorry if anyone was offended
[Edited on 9-27-2012 by Mateo-Feo]
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Paulina
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Mateo-Feo
No dead turtles. She was alive and well and still is. She is a local to Bahia de los Angeles. Laid her eggs about a week before that.
[Edited on 9-27-2012 by Mateo-Feo] |
Good to know, thanks for the reply. As I said before, great report. It looks like you found the right (baja)girl. Congrats on your wedding and many
years of Baja together.
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degoma
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We sent a care package to William and Lea with friends who were going to camp near Pta. Cono. They delivered the package on Friday September 14th.
The have just returned and here is what they report:
When we arrived at the Trimaran we saw the kids splashing and playing in the water; Lea was with them. The boat was completely out of the water and
there were two Mexicans on the deck. We asked them where William was and they pointed into the boat. William came out and we introduced ourselves.
He said the patching on the hull was all finished and in a few days they should be ready to go [into the water?]. Everyone seemed happy. They were
very appreciative of the care package.
That’s it; there was no mention of where they might be going. The fish camp is in operation now so there should be plenty of help to get the boat
back in the water. I would think the fisherman would warn William if a hurricane was threatening. For what it’s worth I gave William the hurricane
lecture when we were there. I advised them to seek shelter higher up in the boulders if it got really knarly.
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Mexitron
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Awesome---hope they got out of there...and I hope they let us know where they end up.
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Mateo-Feo
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I wish I was stuck on that beach....
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Mexitron
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Bump....any news if they got out of there?
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timmurphy
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cono gypsies
just got back....they are still there...a stupid ,sad,and pitiful situation.Forget the romantic notions of being "free spirits".It is just plain
ludicrous.
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tripledigitken
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Did they complete the repair to the hull?
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larryC
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| Quote: | Originally posted by timmurphy
just got back....they are still there...a stupid ,sad,and pitiful situation.Forget the romantic notions of being "free spirits".It is just plain
ludicrous. |
Tim
Can you be a little more descriptive? What is ludicrous about their situation. Are they even trying to get the boat back in the water? Are they
getting any help from the locals that are at the fish camps? I know the weather is going to start getting worse and getting much colder and some
larger surf is most likly on the way, hope they didn't miss their window of opportunity.
Larry
Off grid, 12-190 watt evergreen solar panels on solar trackers, 2-3648 stacked Outback inverters, 610ah LiFePo4 48v battery bank, FM 60 and MX60
Outback charge controllers, X-240 Outback transformer for 240v from inverters, 6500 watt Kubota diesel generator.
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surfer jim
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These people are "professional" freeloaders. They are NOT trying to repair boat and sail on. This is home until people stop bringing them stuff. Only
then will they move and do the same thing again somewhere else.
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bigmike58
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| Quote: | Originally posted by surfer jim
These people are "professional" freeloaders. They are NOT trying to repair boat and sail on. This is home until people stop bringing them stuff. Only
then will they move and do the same thing again somewhere else. |
Wow!! that would suck if true. There was some good "nomad" peeps that went out of there way to help these folks..what a shame.
Shouldn\'t one have to pass a urine test to get a welfare check or Sec.8 housing?
........... I had to pass one to earn it for them!
\"I\'ve now been in 57 states? I think one left to go?\"
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Mateo-Feo
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Yeah I got this impression as well
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Mulegena
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and the children... what about them?
"Raise your words, not your voice. It's rain that grows flowers, not thunder." ~Rumi
"It's the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it." ~ Aristotle
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Mexitron
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I can imagine much better situations to be freeloaders.
Please Tim, as Larry said, more info would help.
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norte
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Mulegena
and the children... what about them? |
Their learning!
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