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David K
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Graham is back on the island for 2022 [no contact after Thu. Jan-27]
Unless you follow his Facebook posts, you would never know! I missed seeing him talk about going back to Angel de la Guarda, so soon again.
I started getting daily Spot pings of "I'm OK," from the island, on Tue 1/25/22.
TUE: 29°01'44.7"N 113°11'14.2"W
WED: 29°01'44.0"N 113°11'08.7"W
THU: 29°01'45.5"N 113°11'15.4"W
Last night (THU), I got a message from him asking about the wind:
Message: Hi David. Windy last two days. How do next days look. Had to move camp today. 4 kayak journeys. Good workout. LOL.
FRI: 29°01'45.8"N 113°11'15.2"W
Graham likes this site for weather: https://www.windfinder.com/forecast/bahia-de-los-angeles
Sunday AM and Mon + Tue all day show wind & gusts all below 10 mph.
To see the satellite view of his location:
1) Highlight the GPS figure (above) and right click.
2) Choose "Search Google for [that GPS waypoint]."
3) Click on the small map that appears.
4) On the (now) large map, click on the small box in the lower-left corner ("Layers") to change to a large satellite image with a dart on the
location.
[Edited on 2-2-2022 by David K]
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David K
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Graham's friend did an article in the new Baja Bound bulletin about him and his bears: https://www.bajabound.com/bajaadventures/bajastoryteller/gra...
[Edited on 1-30-2022 by David K]
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David K
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Three days ago, Graham asked about the wind forecast so he could move. In my email this morning, was a reply from Spot that the message was not
received:
Mon 1/31/2022 7:46 AM
The SPOT X is either powered off or its GPS signal is unavailable. Message delivery was attempted for 3 days and has now been discarded.
My last location ping was on Thursday:
Device Name: Spot X
Latitude: 29.02931
Longitude: -113.18761
Altitude: 5.0 m | 16 ft
GPS location Date/Time: 01/27/2022 11:47:04 PST
Message: All's well. No problems.
Click the link below to see where I am located.
http://fms.ws/1c1Ez3/29.02931N/113.18761W
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JZ
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Quote: Originally posted by David K  |
To see the satellite view of his location:
1) Highlight the GPS figure (above) and right click.
2) Choose "Search Google for [that GPS waypoint]."
3) Click on the small map that appears.
4) On the (now) large map, click on the small box in the lower-left corner ("Layers") to change to a large satellite image with a dart on the
location.
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You can link them to avoid those steps.
TUE: 29°01'44.7"N 113°11'14.2"W
WED: 29°01'44.0"N 113°11'08.7"W
THU: 29°01'45.5"N 113°11'15.4"W
[Edited on 1-31-2022 by JZ]
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David K
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JZ, if you want to do that every time a Spot GPS is posted, have at it.
I like teaching people how to do it themselves.
Look how long it took to just get you to size photos under 800 pixels to fit here on Nomad... We all learn at different speeds, or not at all!
What is more of a concern right now is NO SPOT OK signals from Graham since Thursday and the Spot notice I got today that my weather message to him,
sent last Thursday, was NEVER received!!!
I emailed Mike Essary, who owns the home Graham stays at in L.A. Bay. Mike is contacting others there.
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JZ
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| Quote: Originally posted by David K |
What is more of a concern right now is NO SPOT OK signals from Graham since Thursday and the Spot notice I got today that my weather message to him,
sent last Thursday, was NEVER received!!!
I emailed Mike Essary, who owns the home Graham stays at in L.A. Bay. Mike is contacting others there. |
That's not good. Not at all.
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AKgringo
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How water tight is a spot device? An electronic failure could be the problem, and I hope it is nothing worse than that!
If you are not living on the edge, you are taking up too much space!
"Could do better if he tried!" Report card comments from most of my grade school teachers. Sadly, still true!
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JZ
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| Quote: Originally posted by AKgringo | | How water tight is a spot device? An electronic failure could be the problem, and I hope it is nothing worse than that! |
Here is one source. This is the GEN3 w/o the key board. There are several versions of Spot. I have also read some less glowing customer reviews on
water resistance.
He should have a handheld VHF radio with him. His last location is about 15 miles from the Baja coast. There is a good amount of boat traffic in the
area. Someone should be able to hear him.
SPOT GEN3 Support
Is SPOT water resistant?
SPOT has been designed and tested to survive the harshest environments. That includes water, which means that SPOT is water resistant. SPOT is tested
to IPX7, water resistant to a depth of 1 meter for 30 minutes. In addition, SPOT must remain watertight over the full operating temperature range. So
with your SPOT, you can feel confident around the water.
[Edited on 2-1-2022 by JZ]
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BornFisher
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Hopefully, someone will get out there to make sure Graham is OK.
Friday it blew hard. I started in San Felipe, went out to Santa Rosillita, then back to LA Bay. Wasn`t too bad there at LA Bay 4PM Friday. Saturday
AM it was calm in the bay but who knows what it was like where Graham was. Graham is a survivor so I`m betting on him!!
"When you catch a fish, you open the door of happiness."
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David K
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Just heard from his L.A. Bay amigo.... A panga will go check on him tomorrow.
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JZ
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The first place I would call is Guillermo's. He could get a boat out there fast.
I've contacted them on WhatsApp before.
I believe this is the number: +52-200-124-9104.
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BornFisher
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Awesome. If funds are needed, don`t hesitate to let people here get involved.
"When you catch a fish, you open the door of happiness."
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JZ
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+1
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RFClark
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I has a Spot with the built in KB. It’s one weak spot was the plug that goes into the USB charging port is easy to dislodge and loose. It could stop
charging or even working if salt water got into that port because the plug fell out!
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David K
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Mike emailed today that because Bahia resident were concerned, the Mexican Marines took their boat to the island and photographed a man... it was
fuzzy so can't tell it is him, for sure... This was the past day or two. Hard to believe they went all the way there and didn't land to see if he
needed anything?!!
UPDATE 2/2/22: They talked with him using VHF radio.
If they don't hear from him before, next Saturday a boat will be sent out.
[Edited on 2-2-2022 by David K]
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David K
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Mike just heard from a neighbor that a panga has Graham, returning to Bahía de los Angeles... fingers crossed.
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David K
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OK, he's back... safe and sound!
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BornFisher
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WOW!!! Great news and probably a great story!
The pic from the island looks a bit like him, but could have been an old island goat standing up!
"When you catch a fish, you open the door of happiness."
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Don Pisto
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I knew those bears would eventually turn on him...
there's only two things in life but I forget what they are........
John Hiatt
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A couple years ago I migrated from SPOT to InReach due to SPOT's sketchy reliability. When I sent an "I'm OK message," it was usually sent, but not
always. Ditto for tracking. I was not comfortable with a personal locater beacon which "usually works."
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