BajaNomad - Where was this photo taken? Yes, it's by the sea!

Where was this photo taken? Yes, it's by the sea!

David K - 4-27-2004 at 08:42 PM

The object is no longer there, but was from '67 for some 20 years...

If you know, post "I know" but let others try and guess... I will reveal in a couple days.

[Edited on 4-28-2004 by David K]

Taco de Baja - 4-27-2004 at 08:50 PM

the estuary behind San Felipe?

Mexray - 4-27-2004 at 09:09 PM

Nice try, David!

Everyone knows this is a picture of Shackleton's ship, 'Endurance' trapped on the ice flow of Antarctica during 1907-09....of course it's not there anymore!

At least it looks like it to me....but then, we're a bit 'warped' up here this week with all this 90+ weather....Brain Boil, I guess!

http://indigo.ie/~jshack/Other%20Ernest%20Pages/endurance.ht...

BajaNomad - 4-27-2004 at 09:31 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Mexray
Nice try, David!

Everyone knows this is a picture of Shackleton's ship, 'Endurance' trapped on the ice flow of Antarctica during 1907-09....of course it's not there anymore!

At least it looks like it to me....but then, we're a bit 'warped' up here this week with all this 90+ weather....Brain Boil, I guess!

http://indigo.ie/~jshack/Other%20Ernest%20Pages/endurance.ht...

You've both GOT to be kidding???? Everyone can see that's a recent picture of what's left of the SS Catalina in Ensenada!!!!!!

Mexitron - 4-27-2004 at 09:37 PM

How about Laguna Salada?

thebajarunner - 4-27-2004 at 10:34 PM

You are all wrong, it is obviously snow, and if you are reading the news you know that Noah's Ark is now appearing on Mt. Ararat in Turkey,
So, I say it is Turkey and DK has the first real fotos of "The Ark"
Attaboy DK!!

Baja (Turkey) Arriba!!

jide - 4-27-2004 at 11:49 PM

LAGUNA HANSEN !!!!!!

:lol:

David K - 4-28-2004 at 12:05 AM

You guys crack me up!

Keep guessing! The photo is from the Internet and is NOT mine, but is from someone I met. When the contest is over, I will provide the URL.

BajaRob - 4-28-2004 at 06:08 AM

I know

Baja Rob

David K - 4-28-2004 at 07:09 AM

Good Day Rob, I beieve you do know... U2U me your answer and it will be recorded.

Any other guesses? One of you is close... No, not the Antarctica one!

surfer jim - 4-28-2004 at 08:41 AM

Prototype of the TITANIC....now converted to a "fish taco" stand....Puertocitos...after hurricane pushed it there....

Scammons Lagoon?

academicanarchist - 4-28-2004 at 09:37 AM

JESSE - 4-28-2004 at 11:04 AM

Guerrero Negro

viabaja - 4-28-2004 at 12:14 PM

Dave,

Make sure I get my cut!!

Chris

I know...

Herb - 4-28-2004 at 04:56 PM

Hint:

It wouldn't be a suprise to find David there..... :spingrin:

TMW - 4-28-2004 at 05:27 PM

On the beach north of Camalu.

David K - 4-28-2004 at 07:53 PM

Well, three of you know! Any hints or more guessing?

Chris, as for your cut... all the cold Pacificos are here for you... come on over! :yes:

Mexitron - 4-28-2004 at 08:13 PM

Doesn't David K hang out at at Percebu/Shell Island area--maybe its there?

PabloS - 4-28-2004 at 08:55 PM

I know, but never saw it in the condition shown in the picture. Round houses are popular in the area.

Winners!!!

David K - 4-28-2004 at 08:58 PM

OK... Four of you knew: BajaRob, Herb, Pablo S and ViaBaja.. The photo is from ViaBaja's great web site http://www.viabaja.com (very close to my www.vivabaja.com)!

Mexitron was the first to guess correctly!
The shrimp boat was washed into the backwater lagoon just north of (today's)Bahia Santa Maria during the 1967 hurricane that devistated San Felipe.

In 1973, I climbed on board the last time before it began to disappear. The owners had it locked up pretty well, hoping for a super high tide to float her out to sea.
Inside was a Franklin diesel engine.

In 1978, I tried to drive right to it in my first Subaru... I needed help getting unstuck! See that sand beach in the distance? There was a couple guys camping out there (Shell Island)... they showed me the trail onto Shell Island from the mud flats that seperate it from dry land. During the 1980's it really disappeared.

A rusty piece of the Franklin motor was about the last thing remaining when I checked a few years ago.

A photo of it is in Cliff Cross' Baja Guide 1972, 74 editions in the additions section on driving to Puertecitos, on the beach.

[Edited on 4-29-2004 by David K]