With the Matomi Gang heading south for President's Day Weekend 2008... I was thinking back at some of the first get-togethers of Baja Internet folks!
Before a slide show at Discover Baja Travel Club, 'jeans' invited folks to arrive early at Mountain Mike's Pizza... I also met Neal Johns at that
event...
It was early in the year 2000, at the San Clemente Pier when several of us web site owners and contributors to Amigos de Baja met for the first
time... Its success inspired the Viva Baja parties and later the BBBB campouts and then the Pyramid Resort Book Signing events.
When fun-loving Baja fans meet up, the time is great...
Timothy Walker of www.timsbaja.com and I decided to meet, we invited other Baja folks to also meet up... I was relatively new to the Internet, but I did know Graham
Mackintosh... so I brought him along as he is always fun and interesting!
Tim invited web hosts Carlos Fiesta (www.BajaExpo.com), Dick Van Bree (www.BajaLinks.com), Matt & Barb (elgatoloco), Jens (www.BajaWeb.com), and off of Amigos came Mike & Mary Ann Humfreville, Michelle ('M'), Whistler, Lorenzo de Baja and Ferna de Baja...
There were a few more guests as well... Wild Bill came with his date and David Eidell in time for the dinner that evening at a Mexican restaurant
facing the pier.
Gisela Van Bree, Mike and Mary Ann and Graham Mackintosh
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David K - 2-15-2008 at 04:07 PM
Lorenzo de Baja arrives
David K - 2-15-2008 at 04:09 PM
Matt and Barb (elgatoloco), and Norm of BajaLinks.com
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David K - 2-15-2008 at 04:10 PM
Fernando (Ferna de Tijuana or 'fdt')
David K - 2-15-2008 at 04:13 PM
Jens of BajaWeb.com, his date and Dick Van Bree's lady 'Gisela'.
David K - 2-15-2008 at 04:16 PM
Here's Glenn ('Whistler')!
David K - 2-15-2008 at 04:17 PM
Graham Mackintosh enjoying a chicken wing and Michelle ('M').
Michelle created the Boojum Buddies Baja Bash camping parties after Viva Baja #2 and Keri statred her annual Baja Book signing events after Viva Baja
#4. Photos of BBBB 1,2 & 4 and all the Books Signing events are on my web site, http://VivaBaja.com
Great times!Sallysouth - 2-15-2008 at 07:10 PM
Thanks David.It was nice seeing all the people from our party and others that are no longer with us, good memories! It kinda cool to put faces to
names. Sort of like a memorial or tribute to some .BAJACAT - 2-15-2008 at 10:56 PM
So, David when is the next Viva Baja will be.
Guadalupe canyon, that should be fun. any voluntaries...David K - 2-16-2008 at 10:02 AM
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Originally posted by BAJACAT
So, David when is the next Viva Baja will be.
Guadalupe canyon, that should be fun. any voluntaries...
It will be hard to beat Viva Baja Cactus 2006... That was really awesome! Antonio and his family really worked hard to show us a great time (as
usual).
I am sure there will be many future parties and group campouts, so just stay tuned to Baja Nomad!
Remember, besides this weekend's Matomi Nomad caravan... we have Mexico Expo in San Diego on March 1, the Pyramid Book Signing #6 on May 3,
Baja-Rosario Cultural Festival #4 in July...
