BajaNomad - Baja addicts: How 'Baja' are you?

Baja addicts: How 'Baja' are you?

Ken Cooke - 2-22-2009 at 09:36 PM

I'm so addicted to all things 'Baja' that I have 1 Baja t-shirt for every day of the week, a couple of Baja-related sweatshirts, and a personalized license plate bearing the word, 'Baja'.

How addicted to Baja are you?

Skipjack Joe - 2-22-2009 at 09:46 PM

Baja takes up the most room in my heart. That will never change. And I have my own distinct relationship with her. However, I spend less time in baja than many on this board.

David K - 2-22-2009 at 10:17 PM

Ken, you have been to my home... Mike McMahan Baja wall map above my fireplace... Baja space posters (satprints.com) on the walls, Baja bookcase, Choral Pepper and Hugo Lopez paintings, Dave Deal posters... and all that is just in my living room!!!

Part of the back of my truck... awhile ago when I took this...

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David K - 2-22-2009 at 10:18 PM

Right side bumper...

You get the picture! :lol:

Bajahowodd - 2-22-2009 at 11:45 PM

Anyone have a baja jock?

Hansen - 2-23-2009 at 10:08 AM

My first trip to Baja was in 1984 to Gonzaga Bay via Catavina and I was immediately a prisoner of Baja. Everything about the trip was life-altering and amazing. I was hooked! Then in 1987 I discovered Loreto and Tripui RV Park and I had found a place for the rest of my life. Even after the park burned up in 2004 I knew I had to go back and it was fairly painful financially but I had no choice. My life has been so much richer because of Baja that is difficult to express in words. Every trip down there and out on the Sea of Cortez is an unbelievable life experience and my main joy in life is sharing it with my friends. The fun I have watching a first time visitor, is priceless. I know I'm being selfish but I'm glad that many people are afraid to come to Baja because it would really be a mess with more gringos. Like Ken, I have "Baja" in my personalized plate but that doesn't begin to describe my attachment. Those of us who are able to spend a lot of time down there are truly blessed and I do my best to try and leave her better than I found her.

vgabndo - 2-23-2009 at 12:48 PM

I get up, I get my coffee, I check my e-mail, then I check BajaNomad. i even respond to threads like this one. :lol:

TonyC - 2-23-2009 at 01:24 PM

Changed my career from electronic tech., to a refinery operator for the schedule. No longer a 8-5, M-F worker. Now a shift worker 6-6, 28 days 14 on 14 off, with 7 days in a row off out of the 14 days off . Allows me to make a run to Baja Norte every month if I want....and I usually do. If I take 4 days off in conjunction with my 7days, almost two weeks for my addiction. Down for Valentines week with mi esposa, back to fish in San Quintin presidents day for a week.
VIVA LA BAJA

Cypress - 2-23-2009 at 02:11 PM

Enjoy the Baja forum. Not addicted to Baja, is a fantastic area. :bounce:

BajaWarrior - 2-23-2009 at 05:05 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Ken Cooke
I'm so addicted to all things 'Baja' that I have 1 Baja t-shirt for every day of the week, a couple of Baja-related sweatshirts, and a personalized license plate bearing the word, 'Baja'.

How addicted to Baja are you?

Other than it completly taking over my life I'm only slightly addicted to Baja and have been so for over 30 years now.

Really, I can quit anytime... :lol:

Terry28 - 2-23-2009 at 05:07 PM

I drink pacifico every day!!!!!!!!!!

1953

desertcpl - 2-23-2009 at 05:36 PM

yes i really love baja,, my first trip was with my parents, san felipe, camped on the beach which is now rubens camp just a little north of town,,

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cantinflas - 2-23-2009 at 05:46 PM

Sorry Pacifico does'nt count, not a baja beer. :yes:

jeans - 2-23-2009 at 07:54 PM

I have very little time to spend of the boards right now but I have to confess that as much as I love Baja...I also love... and am totally enamored with....and travel to whenever I can...And participate in a travel board there....and have keys to an apartment there that I can use anytime I want to.....
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New York City. :dudette:

msawin - 2-23-2009 at 07:59 PM

Skipjack Joe...........

You and me.. Time we spend here, BajaNomad. wish'in we were there....

Last year I got in a total of 2 1/2 months in Baja..Mexico.. Baja Sur.
South of the boarder. Working on our dream at Tripui. It is there. It has happened. Just wish we were there NOW. I have got a week and a half to our 30th and we swore we would be there for it. To enjoy our Baja Mexico, Tripui. A great place to be.

Marty / Shawna

24baja - 2-23-2009 at 08:01 PM

The day we return from Baja we wash our clothes and repack so we can leave 3-6 manths later for our return trip. We look at the websites daily and dream of Baja every night, hooked.... obsessed is more like it. We love everything Baja!

NEW YORK CITY?!!!

Skipjack Joe - 2-23-2009 at 08:14 PM

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Originally posted by jeans
I have very little time to spend of the boards right now but I have to confess that as much as I love Baja...I also love... and am totally enamored with....and travel to whenever I can...And participate in a travel board there....and have keys to an apartment there that I can use anytime I want to.....
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New York City. :dudette:

BAJACAT - 2-23-2009 at 09:11 PM

let me see, My handle here IN BAJANOMAD< BAJACAT>, MY TRUCK PLATES.MY BOLA SHIRT, MY PALMERITO SHIRT, MY BAJAGRANDE SHIRT, MY SAN FELIPE JACKET, LIST GOES ON AND ONNNNNNNNNNNN..

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BajaGringo - 2-23-2009 at 09:16 PM

When my days here on earth are done I have asked that I be cremated and my ashes scattered here on my favorite Baja beach. I figure that becoming part of Baja is about as good as I can do.

Hopefully they don't write my loved ones a ticket for littering!

[Edited on 2-24-2009 by BajaGringo]

Paulina - 2-23-2009 at 09:43 PM

Hi. My name is Paulina and I'm a bajaholic.

BajaWarrior - 2-23-2009 at 10:10 PM

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Originally posted by Paulina
Hi. My name is Paulina and I'm a bajaholic.

Hi Paulina...

David K - 2-23-2009 at 10:14 PM

Hi Paulina...

Paulina - 2-23-2009 at 10:14 PM

:biggrin:

I don't think theres a 12 step program that would work for a Baja addiction. :no:

[Edited on 24-2-2009 by Paulina]

BajaNuts - 2-23-2009 at 10:33 PM

yea, that's the thing about a 'program"... you actually have to want to get OUT of that situation.

maybe there's a REVERSE Baja 12-step......... you know, each step gets you one step closer...

(When and where do we meet? I'll be a charter member...)

PS- Hi Paulina, welcome to the new Baja 12-step... :tumble:

[Edited on 2-24-2009 by BajaNuts]

how addicted am i

nancyinpdx - 2-24-2009 at 12:10 AM

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Originally posted by Ken Cooke
How addicted to Baja are you?

I am a million percent obsessed with MEXICO!!!!! Not, baja really but even tho TJ is an absolute hell hole and some horrible things have happened to me there, my best friends live there and I miss them horribly and wanna go back to visit them and to evangelize to the downtrodden there even tho it's scary there. My friends can't come here and I do have some good memories there.

I am so addicted to Mexico that for almost 12 yrs I've wanted to live there and always have liked it there better than the U.S., altho I'll never give up my U.S. citizenship no matter what. I can't live in Mexico now cuz my youngest daughter is only 13 yrs old. Her dad won't let me take her to visit there anymore. Grrrrrr! I can't stand him!

I spend tons of time every day on various Mexico forums and look at Mexican real estate every day. I talk about and pray for Mexico (and ask others to pray too) frequently. I've been fantasizing about eventually living there ever since my first visit in June 1996. Mexico has been my number constant all consuming obsession ever since.

There is cheap real estate all over Mexico and I expect to live there some day. Merida looks pretty good price-wise but my fave place on the planet is Oaxaca!!!! I hope my youngest daughter will choose to come with me but doubt if she will. I don't know if I can bear living that far away from her when she's grown up but I'm not happy living here and wanna live there sooooo bad! Aaaaauuuuggggh!
Sigh...

pangamadness - 2-24-2009 at 05:37 AM

4am wife wants to know what I am doing? I am looking at porn I said. She replied, you on that Baja web sight again.

BajaRob - 2-24-2009 at 07:07 AM

Enough to live here full time, except for our summer "vacation". Been here 8 years after 30 years of visits and would not consider going back. The quality of life here, priceless.

24baja - 2-24-2009 at 03:10 PM

Great answer Pangamadness!

bajaboolie - 2-25-2009 at 07:55 AM

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Originally posted by Skipjack Joe

My family and I can make it down once a year. I know I need a Baja fix when I start thinking about mundane memories of our trips...driving a random patch of hwy 1, the stain on the tile floor. I don't comment as much on this forum as I used to, but I read it every day!

grace59 - 2-28-2009 at 06:55 PM

I love Baja! Crazy about it or why would I lurk on this forum. I have a lot in San Felipe and will build there someday and use it as a base for further Baja Explorations. Have my Baja souviners all over the house. Had my Got Baja? and San Felipe bumper stickers on my old rig, but now I've got a new rig with no stickers (yet)....what did I get....Toyota FJ Cruiser....named it BOB...Baja Or Bust! Can't wait to have more time to spend down there with you all. :spingrin:

oxxo - 2-28-2009 at 08:36 PM

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Originally posted by Ken Cooke
How addicted to Baja are you?

So addicted, I had to move here full time.

rogerj1 - 2-28-2009 at 09:37 PM

I get teased about it all the time. My 50th birthday was Mexican themed. Everytime I meet someone from Mexico, I want to be their new amigo. Typical comment: What is it with Roger and Mexico? I still remember my first post here when I came back from a trip to Cabo and asked the question: I can't stop thinking about Baja, What's going on with me? David K's response: You've got Baja Fever! YES! Someone understands me.

David K - 3-1-2009 at 08:27 AM

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Originally posted by rogerj1
I get teased about it all the time. My 50th birthday was Mexican themed. Everytime I meet someone from Mexico, I want to be their new amigo. Typical comment: What is it with Roger and Mexico? I still remember my first post here when I came back from a trip to Cabo and asked the question: I can't stop thinking about Baja, What's going on with me? David K's response: You've got Baja Fever! YES! Someone understands me.

Yes... there are many of us who understand you Roger... We all have it, too!

You fit in with Baja addicts very well! Here you are listening to serious Baja addicts Graham Mackintosh and Baja Angel at Viva Baja Cactus 2006, The Tijuana Brewery Tavern: