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Crazy trip planned!

fishbuck - 12-16-2008 at 08:19 PM

Okay, I should be leaving Friday after work and will begin one of my most exciting Fishbuck Adventures yet!
I've been really wanting to get back to B. Asuncion to see Juan and Shari and try and catch a couple more fish before the year is out.
I know I've been a little quiet about my efforts to find a beautiful Mexican girlfriend/wife but I'm still trying. I lost my first one so I've been licking my wounds a little.
But I'm back!
I met a really beautiful girl on line and we've been flirting. Problem is she lives in Guanajuato.(Why do all the really beautiful ones live soo far away?)
Guanajuato is like 1500 miles from my house. That's like trying to date a girl who lives in Chicago from L.A. Too far for me to drive in my truck.
So I get an email from her that she will be in Sonora for Christmas. I'm no genius when it comes to Mexican geography but I know that is closer. Her dad lives in C. Obregon.
There must be a God because I will be at B. Asuncion at the same time. I figure I can scoot over to Santa Rosalia and catch the ferry to Guaymas and C. Obregon is very close.
And maybe I will even have some atún fresco to share with her and her familia.
Best christmas ever!!!:cool:

fdt - 12-16-2008 at 08:21 PM

Ahi Dios, here we go again :no:

woody with a view - 12-16-2008 at 08:25 PM

can't wait for ALL the details!

norte - 12-16-2008 at 09:19 PM

This is going to be good, You go Boy

[Edited on 12-17-2008 by norte]

fishbuck - 12-16-2008 at 09:44 PM

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Originally posted by fdt
Ahi Dios, here we go again :no:


¿Qué? You thought I would give up? The first one was just practice.;D

BajaGringo - 12-16-2008 at 10:02 PM

Go for it Mike!

Have a safe trip and be sure to post all the details when you return...

fishbuck - 12-16-2008 at 10:08 PM

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Originally posted by BajaGringo
Go for it Mike!

Have a safe trip and be sure to post all the details when you return...


Will you be home (San Q) on next Saturday. I'll probably spend the night at La Villa before heading to B. Asuncion on Sunday morning.
With luck I'll be fishing next sunday afternoon!:yes:

Bajaboy - 12-16-2008 at 10:17 PM

Hey Buck-

There are plenty of nice ladies in Asuncion...not sure why you'd want to drive all the way to Sonora when you have fresh tuna in Asuncion.

Zac

fishbuck - 12-16-2008 at 10:24 PM

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Originally posted by Bajaboy
Hey Buck-

There are plenty of nice ladies in Asuncion...not sure why you'd want to drive all the way to Sonora when you have fresh tuna in Asuncion.

Zac


Fresh tuna is my favorite kind!:cool:

BajaGringo - 12-16-2008 at 10:33 PM

I will be in San Quintin on Saturday night. I will u2u with contact details...

Slow boat to GUAYMAS!

fishbuck - 12-17-2008 at 04:15 AM

Did you know... it takes 8-9 hours to cross from Santa Rosalia to Guaymas?

That long of a boat ride normally requires a bunk and when I wake up there better be a big school of tuna fish under the boat. And a bait tank for of sardines!

I'm not sure I can do it.

The only way this will work is if it is at night and I can sleep in a bunk on the way across.

Man this is killing me.

It might be smarter to fish at B.Asuncion and drive home for Christmas (Costa Mesa,Ca) and then drive to TJ for an airplane ride. It can't be more than 2 hours in a jet. That I can do!

9 hours on a ferry boat??? There must be a better way!

Chip implant

bajadave1 - 12-17-2008 at 06:15 AM

Harder to Lose em that way.

:bounce::bounce::bounce:

Santiago - 12-17-2008 at 07:03 AM

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Originally posted by Bajaboy
Hey Buck-

There are plenty of nice ladies in Asuncion...not sure why you'd want to drive all the way to Sonora when you have fresh tuna in Asuncion.

Zac


That's exactly what I was thinking.
"If you can't be
with the one you love,
Love the one you're with." S. Stills

Martyman - 12-17-2008 at 09:18 AM

Fishbuck;
Maybe you'll meet some babe on the boat! Go for it.

BajaGringo - 12-17-2008 at 10:19 AM

I have talked to a few who have made that specific ride and the general consensus is that if you are outgoing you will have the opportunity to meet folks and talk along the way. It still is a long ride however.

In your shoes I would consider the Tijuana-Cd Obregon flight option as that will leave you more time to spend with "la candidata". I also think that most women find it romantic to go to the airport and wait (anxiously) for you to arrive.

Just my dos centavos my friend...

vandenberg - 12-17-2008 at 10:31 AM

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Originally posted by BajaGringo

I also think that most women find it romantic to go to the airport and wait (anxiously) for you to arrive.



....and drive you back the next day to get rid of your burro(also anxiously :biggrin::biggrin:)

tripledigitken - 12-17-2008 at 11:03 AM

Fishbuck,

Have you exhasted all the Salsa Bars in Montebello and Pico Rivera? Sure alot closer! No shortage of lovely Latinas there!:cool::tumble::smug:

Ken

BAJACAT - 12-17-2008 at 01:01 PM

A Fish maybe you can hitch a ride with Ken C. to Colombia and score a hot latina,that way you can try the international tuna instade of the mexican tuna, just my two penies my pescado friend..

fishbuck - 12-17-2008 at 01:06 PM

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Originally posted by tripledigitken
Fishbuck,

Have you exhasted all the Salsa Bars in Montebello and Pico Rivera? Sure alot closer! No shortage of lovely Latinas there!:cool::tumble::smug:

Ken


One of my work friends suggests Atlantic Bv in Long Beach.
I'm sure there are some pretty ones.
There seems to be a big difference between the ladies north and south of the border.
This is all part of the adventure anyway.
I'd rather visit Guaymas than Pico Rivera.

[Edited on 12-17-2008 by fishbuck]

fishbuck - 12-17-2008 at 01:17 PM

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Originally posted by BAJACAT
A Fish maybe you can hitch a ride with Ken C. to Colombia and score a hot latina,that way you can try the international tuna instade of the mexican tuna, just my two penies my pescado friend..


You are right about that Cat. I've been in contact with some of the most beautiful ladies I have ever seen from Colombia.
Problem is how far away. When you get to Florida you're about half way there.
I can't give up on Baja and mainland Mexico yet.

BAJACAT - 12-17-2008 at 01:23 PM

You are right it's better to stick with the local market,,(BAJA IT'S), just don't open your wounds before the old ones heal 100%

fishbuck - 12-17-2008 at 02:23 PM

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Originally posted by BAJACAT
You are right it's better to stick with the local market,,(BAJA IT'S), just don't open your wounds before the old ones heal 100%


Do they ever heal %100?
If you don't love them deeply enough for it to leave a mark then you didn't do it right!
But I think I have picked up all the pieces of mi corazon roto and the super glue is dry. So I'm ready again.

Heather - 12-19-2008 at 11:15 AM

I did the ferry ride from La Paz to Mazatlan about 13 years ago, it was in August and there were lots of men (skilled laborers) going home to their families before the summer heat hit Cabo. I think I was the only single, gringa, female on the boat, so I had a lot of company for the all night cruise! There was a bar and disco, but also nice just to be outside in the night air. There was a party going on, but I snuck off in the middle of it to grab some sleep with the families inside.
It was after that trip which took me by bus to Tepic, Manzanillo, Puerto Villarta, Acupulco, and Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca, that I decided I would stick with my 'catch' from Cabo. I don't know who caught the big one that summer, but we're still together...11 years of matromony!

Hope you do as well on your fishing trip, fishbuck. Maybe she'll swallow the hook! Saludos, Heather

David K - 12-19-2008 at 11:21 AM

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Originally posted by Heather
I did the ferry ride from La Paz to Mazatlan about 13 years ago, it was in August and there were lots of men (skilled laborers) going home to their families before the summer heat hit Cabo. I think I was the only single, gringa, female on the boat, so I had a lot of company for the all night cruise! There was a bar and disco, but also nice just to be outside in the night air. There was a party going on, but I snuck off in the middle of it to grab some sleep with the families inside.
It was after that trip which took me by bus to Tepic, Manzanillo, Puerto Villarta, Acupulco, and Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca, that I decided I would stick with my 'catch' from Cabo. I don't know who caught the big one that summer, but we're still together...11 years of matromony!

Hope you do as well on your fishing trip, fishbuck. Maybe she'll swallow the hook! Saludos, Heather


When I met you both, in 2002 at my Viva Baja #3 party...

bajabass - 12-19-2008 at 12:38 PM

Never give up Fishbuck. From my first surf trip to Baja in 1973, to my wedding in 2007 at Quintas Papagayos in Ensenada, I was always in the hunt. My "Doctora Bonita", also known as Dra. Pescadora, took the better part of 25 years to find. I'll be 50 in February, and a father in July!!! Imagine a beautiful Latina doctor that loves to fish!!! She was hiding in Ensenada the whole time!!! There is a bar three doors up from Anthony's, named Tequila"s. The owners son, Roman, intro'd us. His wife went to medical school with mine. Forget the internet, a casual friend probably has the key to bliss for you. Oh, she has a very pretty sister, single, in Ensenada. I live in Orange, maybe a intro could happen???

LancairDriver - 12-19-2008 at 01:31 PM

Have Capt. Mike(Screaming Airlines) haul you over. Fast and efficient.

capt. mike - 12-19-2008 at 01:46 PM

yeah, i was going to say he ought to just rent a plane from 1st flight at Brown and go have an adventure!
with all he is trying to get in, a plane is the answer. time machine ya know Geo!:lol:

Heather - 12-19-2008 at 02:38 PM

Thanks DavidK, but no more photos! Antonio looks about the same, but there's 70 lbs. less of me these days!! Go Weight Watchers!
Saludos, Heather

fishbuck - 12-19-2008 at 02:48 PM

I thought about flying myself down which would be fun. But you just can't beat the airlines. About $500/airlines vrs. about $1000/private. And the airlines use jets so speed wise it's no contest.
And yes personal social referals are always the best. But I haven't developed many of thse in baja yet so the internet get's me in the game. And it's fun and exciting too.
But I'll take all the help I can get! ;)

Skipjack Joe - 12-19-2008 at 02:56 PM

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Originally posted by Bajaboy
Hey Buck-

There are plenty of nice ladies in Asuncion...not sure why you'd want to drive all the way to Sonora when you have fresh tuna in Asuncion.

Zac


Lots of ladies for you in baja!

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shari - 12-20-2008 at 08:56 AM

Who's your buddy?...I have a date for you here anxiously awaiting your arrival! see ya sunday amigo.

bajabass - 12-20-2008 at 09:09 AM

Way to go Shari! Drive Fishbuck Drive!!

Oso - 12-20-2008 at 11:58 AM

FB,
In case you change your mind and decide to drive down the mainland, it might interest you to know that the new "costera" between El Golfo de Sta. Clara and Rocky Point is now open. It cuts quite a bit off the Sonoita route if coming from CA. I haven't been yet but the local Spanish paper showed the Sonora guv et al at the "inauguration" this week. Looks nice, no white knuckles like Mex 1, asphalt 12 meters wide with 3.5M per lane with a 2.5M apron on each shoulder, 133 Km. They are also paving a new road from El Golfo to the new POE in San Luis which will cut maybe 45 min. off that leg.