BajaNomad - the road beckons...

the road beckons...

eetdrt88 - 4-25-2005 at 08:49 PM

people always talk about flying to exotic destinations,how about driving to obscure and remote fishing villages where the locals have a placid stony smile and modern technology amounts to 2stroke motors and ham radios...for some reason a big part part of the trip is always that gosh darnn highway and the way it makes you feel when you finally make it to your destination,almost like some kind of accomplishment that youre still alive,but i gotta admit its a major addiction....healthy or unhealthy I dont know but i'm still here to talk about it,so basically i'm just waiting in anxious anticipation to get back down to that crazy highway

Skipjack Joe - 4-25-2005 at 10:24 PM

I can relate to that. I know what you're talking about. I have the same feelings about the highway and this picture brings out the feelings in me. Thanks for sharing.

Offering up a part of yourself

Mike Humfreville - 4-25-2005 at 10:40 PM

by taking the risk of that road puts you into an environment that states you are willing to belong to those worthy folks who help all in need. There is no better place to be in life than the place where no one passes you by without making sure you are secure.

I love it too,but don't forget....

Sharksbaja - 4-25-2005 at 11:33 PM

about your alternate route(s) south..... much safer but fewer Pemex stations :lol:

and more undisturbed places

Dirt Eater...

vgabndo - 4-26-2005 at 12:12 AM

Unlike the "REAL" Baja guys, I probably have less than 40k miles on, and off, the Carretera. But I think I understand your point. I tell folks who haven't done the drive, that I can safely bet they'll have a sense of accomplishment when they return. Like a lot of others, I'll bet, I never set out for that drive with a sense of uncertainty. I tell myself that my old vehicle could easily go that same 3500 miles running around my stomping grounds and never have a problem, but it really is different en el otro lado. I LOVE IT!

"You can't call it an adventure if there's no uncertainty"

"If you're not living on the edge, you're taking up too much room"

Sharksbaja - 4-26-2005 at 01:02 AM

yo comprendo, mucho gusto!

The only thing I don't understand are the constant truck wrecks. I can see tourists(and I have)leaving the road unintentionally because of their unfamiliarity and carelessness but .....the truckers?????

Bruce R Leech - 4-26-2005 at 06:43 AM

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Originally posted by Sharksbaja
yo comprendo, mucho gusto!

The only thing I don't understand are the constant truck wrecks. I can see tourists(and I have)leaving the road unintentionally because of their unfamiliarity and carelessness but .....the truckers?????

There are a lot of reasons that the truckers have more accidents but the main reason is they go to sleep while driving.

Sharksbaja - 4-26-2005 at 12:29 PM

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Originally posted by Bruce R Leech

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There are a lot of reasons that the truckers have more accidents but the main reason is they go to sleep while driving.

Is that bacause there is no regulations on driving hours for truckers?

Tucker - 4-26-2005 at 12:35 PM

An observant person in El Centenario can see some truck drivers carrying cerveza from the beer store to their northbound trucks. I'm not saying it's prevalent but it does happen on a regular basis.

Hey Dad, watch this!

DanO - 4-26-2005 at 03:44 PM

Pedal-powered go-kart -- $42
Full BMX helmet -- $35
Long, dusty downhill with cow pie at the bottom to run over, and over, and over -- priceless.

DanO - 4-26-2005 at 03:45 PM

Damn, my pic didn't attach -- tried to attach from my PC using browse. Is there a trick to this?

Hey Dad, watch this!

DanO - 4-26-2005 at 03:49 PM

Here we go, I hope:

Pedal-powered go-kart -- $42
Full BMX helmet -- $35
Long, dusty downhill with cow pie at the bottom to run over, and over, and over -- priceless.