BajaNomad - Getting bored with the Baja

Getting bored with the Baja

Arthur - 5-2-2005 at 07:48 PM

People on the "chicken or egg" thread brought up a possibility that sent chills down my spine -- getting down to Baja and then deciding after awhile that what brought you down there really didn't interest you that much. Now, I understand that people's physical capabilities deteriorate, and that's a b-tch, but have many people just lost interest in the finer things of (outdoor) life like that?

You can fall out of love, and you can decide that an ex-friend's BS is more than you want to put up with anymore, so could you find that with all the time in the world to get out to your heart's content, you didn't want to do it much anymore? Now, that would be tough!

Bruce R Leech - 5-2-2005 at 07:54 PM

we have lots of people here in Mulege that only watch TV and drink and complain. I don't know if that is what they came here for or not. most of them leave when the weather starts to git nice.

bajalou - 5-2-2005 at 07:57 PM

Even when you live in what you consider "Paradise" you have to get away once in a while. Thats why quite a few here vacation in the old country in the humid months Aug-Sep. When you come back you're ready for the adventure of the canyons and desert again.

:biggrin:

I only tend to complain when I don't get time to drink and watch TV...

Mexray - 5-2-2005 at 08:07 PM

...but when you get the time to do those activities in Baja California, life is all the better! :tumble:

People who get bored, are boring...if they can't get out of that easy chair and into the 'explore' mode in Baja, they are is bad shape! Baja is there to explore - while traveling: stopping at new places, meeting new people, while staying; more new friends, new pictures to take - each day is different - new rocks to turn over, new trails to follow, new fish to catch...it just never ends!

[Edited on 5-5-2005 by Mexray]

Anonymous - 5-2-2005 at 08:30 PM

My dad spent 22 damn years in his easy chair. Some retirement! I suppose if live in Baja...TV would be nice once in a while...with a cool drink in hand. But to live in that damn chair.....you should had stayed where you came from. I plan to die on some remote hiking trail with a glass of milk...not in my living room with Jack Daniels.

milk

yankeeirishman - 5-2-2005 at 08:31 PM

that was me

Funny Yankee

jrbaja - 5-2-2005 at 08:59 PM

Back when I was making regular trips down south before the freezer, I used to base my trips on how long the 2 gal. of Jersey milk would last in the ice chest. My favorite down here.

Baja Sur doesn't have it so because of circumstances beyond my control, I have had to adapt.
Snail milk isn't all that bad. :lol:

on a more serious note...

eetdrt88 - 5-2-2005 at 09:11 PM

Skipjack Joe - 5-2-2005 at 10:48 PM

Sometimes the opposite of what you have is attractive.

There have been many times while trolling in the open sea under the blazing sun without land in sight that I start to think about the pleasures of wading a cool mountain stream in search of those delicate trout. Leaning against a rock under a cool shad tree and watching them sip mayflies off the surface.

And then the opposite. You're reeling in a trout that's barely putting a bend in your rod and you start to think wistfully of those baja jacks that would turn that flyrod your holding into a pretzel. Now there's a fish, - you think to yourself.

It's just human nature.

nice reflection Skip

Sharksbaja - 5-2-2005 at 11:09 PM

there is a term we now use to describe our future lifestlye...schizothymia.......It is our ying and yang. In other words: to live in either Oregon and Baja simultaneously.

dono - 5-3-2005 at 05:29 AM

We have been living here for about 18 years and can't imagine living anywhere else, we love it here.

bajalou - 5-3-2005 at 09:39 AM

Mexray you have some good points about what there is to do here in Baja, but a vacation of 1 week or 1 month is very different from being here all the time. You can't sustain the frenzy of a vacation for years on end. I for one always want to see somewhere I haven't seen before. And sometimes that's not in Baja.

:biggrin:

Santiago - 5-3-2005 at 09:46 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Mexray
stooping at new places

I'm assuming it's just that the 'o' is next to the 'p'?

In north Baja

jrbaja - 5-3-2005 at 09:52 AM

The majority of my neighbors have no idea about the rest of Baja. To them, they are in "Baja" and they love it. It gives them a place to drink with an ocean view. And they get to impress their friends back home with the fact that they have conquered some foreign country and aren't afraid of the horrible things that happen here anymore.
I on the other hand travel quite extensively throughout the entire peninsula regularly. I see more places that are more remote than I ever imagined and love every second of it.
As far as getting bored here, that would take a pretty shallow mind. So I help these people out. I tell them about the dangers of going down south and the bugs, bandidos, lack of water, disease, hurricanes, etc. that are all possibilities down there and that Tijuana and Rosarito have some of the best shopping and restaurants.
They have even learned to buy their jugs at the duty free on the way down here to save lot's of money.
For me, this system works just fine. I think it has been more effective than MADD and these guys are quite happy drinking themselves into oblivion every weekend. :lol:

I personally don't want to see them in the "scary" places giving a bad rep to the gringos by acting like themselves so, I think they are better off staying put doing whatever they do. :lol:

The Sea Of Cortez/Baja Sur Boring?

Skeet/Loreto - 5-3-2005 at 10:39 AM

If you have a Dream and follow your Dream it will never get boring.
After all these years I learned that people who have to Drink/Smoke Dope to relax are bored.
There has been and still are people who come to Baja just to drink and party{Los Cabos} but on the other had there are lots who come for Adventure and Experience.
I could spend the nex 50 years on the Sea Of cortez and never get bored, or find those spots with People and still not get bored.

Adventure!!!!

Skeet/Loreto

Yankee -- Got Milk?

DanO - 5-3-2005 at 10:44 AM

I'll take a bit of the steaky-wake and eggy-weg as well, me droogy.

Back on topic, my mother always said that if you're bored, you're bored with yourself. Blaming it on your surroundings is just a failure to take responsibility. Now go take out the trash.

comitan - 5-3-2005 at 11:03 AM

Bored--Just buy a house you'll never get bored.

im not sure

eetdrt88 - 5-3-2005 at 01:00 PM

how it happened but it seems as though i've been transported to the AA(alcoholics anonymous) website......aaaaaaagggghhh,i need a beer :lol:

Too much to see!

rogerj1 - 5-3-2005 at 01:00 PM

The dilemma I run into is putting down roots in one part of Mexico.

Do I go to Baja with the easy connection to California and the combination of desert and ocean that's unbeatable?

Do I go to the Pacific Coast and enjoy cities like Guaymas, Mazatlan, Puerto Vallarta, and so on, to get access to other parts of the mainland and have a more tropical setting with water not being a problem?

Do I go to the Bajio and live in a colonial setting with spring like weather year around?

Do I go to the Yucatan and live on a fresh water lake fed by cenotes that's 10 minutes from some of the most beautiful white sand beaches in all of Mexico?

I guess I need to do a lot more traveling.

Arthur - 5-3-2005 at 01:41 PM

A great dilemma, and a fine solution. Where's the Bajio, though?

wornout - 5-3-2005 at 02:04 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by rogerj1
The dilemma I run into is putting down roots in one part of Mexico.

Do I go to Baja with the easy connection to California and the combination of desert and ocean that's unbeatable?

Do I go to the Pacific Coast and enjoy cities like Guaymas, Mazatlan, Puerto Vallarta, and so on, to get access to other parts of the mainland and have a more tropical setting with water not being a problem?

Do I go to the Bajio and live in a colonial setting with spring like weather year around?

Do I go to the Yucatan and live on a fresh water lake fed by cenotes that's 10 minutes from some of the most beautiful white sand beaches in all of Mexico?

I guess I need to do a lot more traveling.

The RV Industry will love you.

eetdrt88 - 5-3-2005 at 05:09 PM

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Originally posted by Pompano
I don't know about the rest of you, but it's getting damn HOT down here in Conception Bay....and high time I went over to Ray's for a cold one..then into town to Jungle Jim's for another cold one and some fish talk...and by golly, just maybe I'll have still another COLD ONE at the Pelican Reef with my steak. Alcoholic?..Hell no, but I drink and I'm usually real thirsty! Bored?....wouldn't know the feeling. Don't even own a rocker and have an unused hammock that is 25 years old.

Who wants a bar report? Come on, loosen up. It's spring/summer. Time to get out there and conquer the day.

Like Emerson said, 'All that Adam had, all that Caesar could, you have and can do....Build , therefore, your own world.'

.......pretty much hit the nail on the head there,pompano :smug:

Anonymous - 5-3-2005 at 05:46 PM

explorers, drinkers... who gives a chit what your perspective is of each other.... or anything else for that matter. Enjoy... do your own thing... live and let live.

Mike Supino - 5-3-2005 at 05:55 PM

There is a difference between wanting a beer and needing a beer!

The difference between us drunks and alcoholics is that they have to go to meetings!

AA is for quiters!

[Edited on 5-4-2005 by Mike Supino]

bajajudy - 5-3-2005 at 06:29 PM

I don't think so....bored.....nunca!

rogerj1 - 5-3-2005 at 09:32 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Arthur
A great dilemma, and a fine solution. Where's the Bajio, though?

Bajio is the heartland of Mexico. The cities are at higher altitude. Cities like Guadalajara, San Miguel de Allende, Morelia, and Querataro. They also have a lot of older buildings that have been saved or are being restored. Culturally rich.

To steal a mantra from

Gypsy Jan - 5-3-2005 at 09:53 PM

"The People's Guide to Mexico"

"Wherever you go, there you are."

Baja is not the root cause of alcoholism, boredom or random bad acts, including murder; the people who commit these actions are.

Baja offers what is not available in intense urban areas...limitless horizons and a chance to get out of the noise.

The problem for many urbanized individuals is that, after they get out of the noise, they come up completely empty.

Skeet says go to God, I say get involved, God included, but find out and get involved in whatever community you land in.

All villages, wherever in the world, have lifelines, stories and endless opportunities for creative involvement. People are people, regardless, you just need to make the effort to find out about them.

OK, my two cent rant is over. How about a smile. :tumble:

Where to buy?

rogerj1 - 7-11-2005 at 11:12 PM

I haven't had much success finding the kind of real estate deal I'm interested in on the Baja peninsula. I recently found out that the company that did Villa la Estancia in Cabo is doing a new project north of Puerto Vallarta. It's very tempting. You'd have to be OK with having tropical instead of desert though. At least you wouldn't have to worry about the water in Vallarta.

Also of interest, I came across a huge development that's being done on the Sea of Cortez coast in the state of Sonora called Liberty Cove. There's a ground floor investment opportunities there as well.
http://www.libertycovemexico.com/

How ironic that this post finally makes me a Nomad. I don't feel worthy of the title.

[Edited on 7-12-2005 by rogerj1]