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Back home in good ole Everett Washington USA!
Wow! What an excellent and fun trip.
I had a great time and saw a lot and did a lot in a short time. My neck is sore from looking as all the interesting things along the way.
I loved every minute of it!
My beach...
Yes mine!
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"A ship in harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for." J. A. Shedd.
A clever person solves a problem. A wise person avoids it. – Albert Einstein
"Life's a Beach... and then you Fly!" Fishbuck
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Time for work!
[Edited on 11-29-2016 by fishbuck]
"A ship in harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for." J. A. Shedd.
A clever person solves a problem. A wise person avoids it. – Albert Einstein
"Life's a Beach... and then you Fly!" Fishbuck
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Cool!
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Playa de Mud?
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It was low tide. The sandy part is in front me in the photo. Yellow sand mixed with pulvrized seashells.
A couple of truck loads of white sand would be nice. I think baja has some.
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"A ship in harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for." J. A. Shedd.
A clever person solves a problem. A wise person avoids it. – Albert Einstein
"Life's a Beach... and then you Fly!" Fishbuck
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Looks like a nice tranquil place to live.
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Thanks yeah it's far enough from town and the highway. Very natural.
I could hear faint music from the old mill but that was all.
"A ship in harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for." J. A. Shedd.
A clever person solves a problem. A wise person avoids it. – Albert Einstein
"Life's a Beach... and then you Fly!" Fishbuck
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I am still aglow from the thrill of my trip.
Note the cute little rental car. He is about to "boldly go where no rental car has gone before" and probably shouldn't go again.
I had just gotten my flat fixed in town and had just located my hub cap.
I decided to take a "short cut" over to the oceanfront. The repaired tire was a bit iffy even on pavement.
The road was rough enough that I didn't realize the tire was flat for a good 2-3 miles and keep driving. The sidewall was beat up and the inside had
grooves worn in it from the rim.
Even the tire man was shaking his head. He poured a pile rubber out of it. I told him it was fine and to mount it. It held air... so off I went.
I ended up in a no-mans land of discarded oyster shells and miscellanious sharpedged debris...
It was 2 fisted and whiteknucled.
But the tire held and the little car made a decent jeep. The "road" was tight, steep, and rocky.
I was to afraid to stop for pictures.
I came back on the "main" road past the oyster farms.
The road is graded, graveled and even has signs now.
Paving can't be far off.
It was barely a road when I first got there 11 years back.
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"A ship in harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for." J. A. Shedd.
A clever person solves a problem. A wise person avoids it. – Albert Einstein
"Life's a Beach... and then you Fly!" Fishbuck
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I think I may have gotten some volcano on me.
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"A ship in harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for." J. A. Shedd.
A clever person solves a problem. A wise person avoids it. – Albert Einstein
"Life's a Beach... and then you Fly!" Fishbuck
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I love this view. Monte Ceniza. Probaly the most pristine of the San Quintin bay volcanoes.
"A ship in harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for." J. A. Shedd.
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Don't touch my volcanoes please!
A new sign, a new fence, I think there is a ranger now somewhere.
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A new variation on the roadside shrine?
I didn't know Chalin. But I can surmise 2 things.
He was a fellow mariner and he was well loved.
This shrine is literally in the middle of no-where on the road into my place.
"A ship in harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for." J. A. Shedd.
A clever person solves a problem. A wise person avoids it. – Albert Einstein
"Life's a Beach... and then you Fly!" Fishbuck
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He sure was well loved! What a homage to him. Do you suppose he died out there?
Looks like your trip was indeed fun.
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I suppose it's possible to find out. But I think I will just believe that he did and honor him in that way. The sea was obviously very important to
him.
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Some of the flowers were actually desert succulents planted on the deck of his boat. His cargo. Seems he is still steaming along...
There was a gallon jug nearby with water.
I paid tribute by watering the flowers. I hope I was a worthy deckhand.
"A ship in harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for." J. A. Shedd.
A clever person solves a problem. A wise person avoids it. – Albert Einstein
"Life's a Beach... and then you Fly!" Fishbuck
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Very cool!
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A new variation on the roadside shrine?
I didn't know Chalin. But I can surmise 2 things.
He was a fellow mariner and he was well loved.
This shrine is literally in the middle of no-where on the road into my place. |
Hey Mike:
Sorry you couldn't stick around a few more days - I was SUPER busy and on a conference call when you stopped by. Maybe next time...
That marker is for Carlos Muñoz Hernandez, was also known as "Chalin" out here at La Chorera. He was the nephew of my business partner and was a very
friendly character when sober. Let's just say that he had a very colored history sometimes when he drank. He worked as a fisherman in various jobs
around our area and was always kind to Cristina and I. He was one of the first responders on scene to help us when we were attacked several years ago.
He died at that very spot one late night in spring of 2015. While riding home on his motorcycle he hit a rock and he flew over the handlebars. He was
following his girlfriend Lupe from Pedregal to La Chorera and when he failed to show up she backtracked, finding him lying on the road there. He died
in her arms before the ambulance could arrive.
Chalin was a tragic yet classic case of living fast and dying even faster.
RIP
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Sad yet colorful story Ron.
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fishbuck
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Wow.
Vaya con Dios Chalin.
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From Ron, BajaGringo.
"Hey Mike:
Sorry you couldn't stick around a few more days - I was SUPER busy and on a conference call when you stopped by. Maybe next time."
Hi Ron,
Thankyou. I wish I had more time also. Forsure next time.
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"A ship in harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for." J. A. Shedd.
A clever person solves a problem. A wise person avoids it. – Albert Einstein
"Life's a Beach... and then you Fly!" Fishbuck
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