My favorite? The first sip of an icy cold Ballena after a long day of work, pulled from a cheap styrofoam cooler in the back of a pickup, with the
sound of the Pacific crashing against the shoreline for a soundtrack. Mmmmmm!
Cameron
simple pleasures....
Tim - 3-31-2007 at 09:20 PM
Here's mine. Nothing compares to a Baja fish or shrimp taco.
[Edited on 4-1-2007 by Tim]
Paulina - 3-31-2007 at 09:58 PM
Simple Luxuries? Something that I could not do without?
Honestly, there isn't anything state side that I could NOT do without south of the border. Old school thinking, I would say Ice and toilet paper.
Those are items that one would not want to be missing.
Today, there's dumb stuff, for example; cream rinse for my hair after a salt water bath, Ibuprofeno 800mg, tampons, fishing hooks, line.
Pretty much now a days one could buy their simple luxuries in baja, not so in the past when we had to pack it with us.
There are simple luxuries that we have here in the U.S. that we think we need and could in all reality live without, ie cell phones, lap tops, iPods,
watches, etc. It's kind of nice that once we cross the border we can turn all of the luxuries off and actually live life as it used to be or as it
should be.
Simple Luxuries of Baja
tripledigitken - 4-1-2007 at 01:33 AM
For those of us not living in Baja, what simple luxuries/pleasures commonplace in Baja do you miss when not in Baja?
Maybe its a shoe shine? Or.....?
Tecate Sat 3/31/07capt. mike - 4-1-2007 at 06:17 AM
swisher sweets little cigars , sweet cherry. 20 pack.
and old vine zinfandel from nor cal...........4baja - 4-1-2007 at 08:08 AM
a good trailler that will take the baja roads.
shari - 4-1-2007 at 08:41 AM
I miss maple syrup, blueberries...cherries, rasberries...well.. ALL berries and wild mushrooms and funky music! Sure as hell don't miss the rain &
snow. Definately miss my pals but many of the nomads who have visited us have filled that void and Juan's wonderful family make me feel loved.. viva
bajaCrusoe - 4-1-2007 at 08:52 AM
Sitting on a remote beach and watching the sun rise and the tide ebb and not seeing one man made trace of anything on the sand, then watching all
the birds starting their day of fun! And then have the feeling last all day.Diver - 4-1-2007 at 08:57 AM
One of many;
A warm morning sun at El Requeson ..... and not a care in the world.
Baja Bernie - 4-1-2007 at 09:11 AM
Listening to the crashing of the surf as we waited to see the green flash at sunset.
Never had a white line on my wrist in all the years I kicked about Baja.................'ICE' never had it for the best years.
When you ventured to the ice house in Ensenada you had to scrape the slime off the ice and we NEVER put it in our drinks.....only used to cool the
beer and sodas for a fiesta.
Yes! The simple life and I weighed about 40 pounds less.
The first turn....
Tomas Tierra - 4-1-2007 at 10:18 AM
on the first wave of a good long surf trip...
DanO - 4-1-2007 at 12:44 PM
Lobster home delivery.Skipjack Joe - 4-1-2007 at 01:18 PM
an empty can next to the toilet.
Warm wind
baitcast - 4-1-2007 at 01:45 PM
I,m walking on a lonely beach barefoot,the water is warm and clear and there is a warm wind blowing in my face,what could be better!
BAITCASTNatalie Ann - 4-1-2007 at 02:33 PM
The Sea of Cortes in early morning.
RockhouseTom - 4-1-2007 at 02:51 PM
Quote:
Originally posted by 4baja
a good trailler that will take the baja roads.
Hey Steve,
I thought that was your new "Baja Dream Boat."Fred - 4-1-2007 at 04:33 PM
The sunrise or sunset. I am so laid back the only thing I need are ice, water, beer and tortillas once a week.
Fred
A major luxury for my son.
Packoderm - 4-1-2007 at 04:56 PM
I will forever remember the sight of my son when he would come running out from the palapas each day when that ice cream truck would come into camp
playing its funny song on the loudspeaker.
Iflyfish - 4-1-2007 at 05:20 PM
Simple pleasures I have had:
Sunrise/Sunset, Sunrise/Sunset, ..........and more Sunrise/Sunset.
Swish, swish of brooms moving dust and sand.
Pat, pat, pat, pat........the old music of old Mexico.........handmade tortillas.
Kathunk.....kathunk...kathunk..kathunk.kathunk,kathunk etc. The 500 CC one lung corn grinder thumping the adobe till the dust jumped up in the air a
pulsing corazone! Good Morning!
Squeeel..........the cut throat of the screaming pig being chased down the dirt main street of San Blas in 1969...
Roosters crowing to summon the dawn.
No watch.
The scream and throb of some sort of unknown fish on the end of the line! What is it? What will come up?
Lobsters....Shrimp.......Lion Paw Scallops.
Smiling people........
Simple pleasures I miss when down south.
Toilets that flush......magic. Soft toilet paper, ahhhhh.
Salads of all sorts...... I spent many years afraid to eat them.
Hmmm, pretty short list there buddy!
IflyfishDiver - 4-1-2007 at 05:28 PM
Quote:
Originally posted by Iflyfish
.......Lion Paw Scallops.
Thanks for reminding my taste buds again !! Mmmmm
.Diver - 4-1-2007 at 05:30 PM
The smile on your friend's face when he's caught a 50 lb yellowtail !!!
.Iflyfish - 4-1-2007 at 05:31 PM
IflyfishIflyfish - 4-1-2007 at 05:40 PM
Watching Diver's kid on a surf board, doing his impression of "Walk Like an Egyptian" as he tries to nudge the surf board even faster!, faster!!,
faster mom!!!!
Watching happy kids play, run, jump, dig, splash, chase, squeel with delight! Bare feat, dirty faces, tossled hair and big grins!
IflyfishPhil S - 4-2-2007 at 11:50 AM
Waking up in the morning, and seeing the sun rise over Isla Carmen from my bedroom window while still laying in bed! Sitting on our upper bedroom
veranda watching the sun set over La Gigante Mts, enjoying a rich red wine!!!! And thanking the higher powers that be that I am blessed to be healthy
and able to enjoy lifes simple events!!!!! Viva La Mexico!!!!!!!!!!vacaenbaja - 4-2-2007 at 01:30 PM
Waking up in the predawn to to the "boiling sound" of bait fish being chased up against the shore by gamefish at San Lucas Cove, an adredalin rush for
all involved. Cafe and frejoles del olla made at some out of the way rancho. The simpatico spanish language, and the old baja welcome of strangers
with warmth rather than suspicion."con permiso" "para servierte"
a "sus ordenes" "mi casa es su casa" "no hay por que" "adios amigos"bajabass - 4-2-2007 at 01:52 PM
Watching whales from my backyard in La Mision. Sitting in a kelp bed with a Pacifico in one hand,and a rod and reel in the other. Taqueria Trailero
tacos at midnight, after a long night in Ensenada. A Sea of Cortez sunrise in San Bruno, and a Pacific sunset with a Cazadores chaser!!The smell of
fish caught that morning on my BBQ. The sound of mi amor humming as she cleans my HUGE mess in the kitchen. Quail on my roof in the morning. Pulling a
reverse "mordida" on a TJ cop !!!!!DanO - 4-2-2007 at 03:14 PM
Quote:
Originally posted by bajabassPulling a reverse "mordida" on a TJ cop !!!!!
What is a reverse mordida? Getting a cop to pay you?bajabass - 4-2-2007 at 05:55 PM
Almost. Cop wrote a ticket because one other cop kicked me out of line at the curli-q into line,yellow taped on a Sunday,another wrote the ticket for
a unsafe lane change, which his compadre demanded I make. Usual story, $65.oo or follow me to the station. I would have paid either way. I told the
cop it was not my first BBQ with TJ police, and I would give him 20.00, but he had to let me in at the yellow tape next to the little soccer arena. He
was not very happy, but he let me in at the very best point possible! I chuckled to myself the whole way home !!David K - 4-2-2007 at 07:02 PM
4WD Cantinas on the beach! Piņa Colada or a coco loco? Decisions, decisions!!
