Asuncion has lots of horses and ranches nearby and horse racing is a favorite past time. Saturday we had a great day at the quarter mile track in the
company of a few nomads, zoe, nan&d, bajagrouper and twogringos. I love visiting all the horses...I picked winning horses in both race winning a
grand total of 40 pesos!!! here are some pics of the day
the happy jockey after a win by a nose hair!
and here is one of the races...the losing horse caught up near the end and only lost by a wee bit.
[Edited on 7-23-2012 by shari]acadist - 7-22-2012 at 05:54 PM
Looks fun!Bajaboy - 7-22-2012 at 06:05 PM
that second picture is from a prior race...Do you work for Fox News Glad you
had a good time.shari - 7-22-2012 at 06:14 PM
sorry Zac...nope...I took these spur pictures yesterday...the one from the other race is cowgirl Nancy & mamma Zoe...they were just so cute and I
didnt post the last races photos.Russ - 7-22-2012 at 06:20 PM
Steve & I will be heading over the 13th. See you thenshari - 7-22-2012 at 06:23 PM
too bad you werent coming on the 11th...the 6th annual Jurjo Surf Competition at Los Choros....gonna be fun! Drop in and see us for a cervezaAteo - 7-22-2012 at 06:23 PM
Wish I was there...........shari - 7-22-2012 at 06:52 PM
and as always, weekends are for our ritual of meeting at Tacos Don Ramon for the world's best shrimp taco...yummmmm
Reas - 7-23-2012 at 09:42 AM
Hi Shari,
Looks like lots of fun, we cant wait.
MartinDavidE - 7-23-2012 at 10:54 AM
I would have picked "La Tormenta" just because of the name. Thanks for the images, Shari!Russ - 7-23-2012 at 11:11 AM
Steve wanted to enter it but things didn't work.
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Originally posted by shari
too bad you werent coming on the 11th...the 6th annual Jurjo Surf Competition at Los Choros....gonna be fun! Drop in and see us for a cerveza
Bob H - 7-23-2012 at 08:03 PM
Wow, that youtube was great, as are your photos! How much fun is too much fun?
Thanks for sharing this Shari.shari - 7-24-2012 at 07:29 AM
Quote:
Originally posted by Bob H
How much fun is too much fun?
Bob...excellent question...we are hard at work finding the answer!!!!bkbend - 7-24-2012 at 09:30 AM
Small town fun always seems better. It's usually the only diversion from the ordinary at that particular time, no competition from all the other
things you find in a large city. It's easy to find friends and neighbors or make new ones with folks you'll actually see again. I went to the horse
races in Bahia de Los Angeles this spring and the event looked remarkably similar to Shari's pictures. Two lanes of straight line track with rigs
full of spectators lining the track, the Tecate tent, and bookies doing business at the finish line. It was a great way to spend an afternoon.bajadreamer - 7-25-2012 at 06:49 AM
Shari,
Thank you so much for a great time. Deb and I will be back for a longer stay next time.
For anyone who has driven past the turnoff at Vizcaino and wondered what was "out there", I would highly recommend taking the time to drive out to
Bahia Asuncion and see Shari's "piece of paradise". Town is old time Mexico, scenery is great, and Shari's hospitality and enthusiasm are terrific.
Well worth the time to drive the marginal road (about 1.5 hours).
We had to leave before the horse races, but not before having great shrimp tacos with great people.
In short, a great time!
Jim and Debbajagrouper - 7-25-2012 at 06:56 AM
Warm hearts and cold beer, I had wonderful time and will write a trip report soon..shari - 7-25-2012 at 07:56 AM
I heard a wonderful rumour a couple days ago that the knarly part of the road from the turnoff to Tortugas to "Eden" will be paved in the next short
while...this would be a dream come true.
Bajadreamers...thanks so much for your kind words....we DO have fun dont we? Next time we will do it up right with you when you stay longer....
Sr.Grouper...it was a pleasure having you ride co-pilot with me for awhile!BajaBlanca - 7-25-2012 at 09:01 AM
miss those shrimp tacos and the pics of the races are awesome. It looks like a good time was had by all !boe4fun - 7-25-2012 at 09:34 AM
Hey Shari, Let the guys at Don Ramon's know that they had better stock up on fish and shrimp cause we'll be bringing some big appetites in August.
P&Sshari - 7-25-2012 at 09:59 AM
You're gonna have some competition from Jimbo...who bought Kevin's place...he never misses a day at Don Ramon's...he got a t-shirt for perfect
attendance! For the fiestas they will also have seafood c-cktails and carne asada maybe.Reas - 7-25-2012 at 11:02 AM
OK that's it,
My first stop when I get there next week is Don Ramon's for shrimp tacos.. even before we meet you Shari )
Martinrdrrm8e - 7-25-2012 at 11:08 AM
Where was Stanibuns?mexicoliving - 7-25-2012 at 11:09 AM
Beautiful photos.shari - 7-25-2012 at 12:45 PM
Rheas....dont forget they are only open Sat-Sun come and get us or call us so we can go together!
thanks mexicoliving...glad you enjoyed them.
stanibuns is NOB....here he was at the race a couple weeks ago...heading to the outhouse...behind the tires!
spot the gringo
my favorite jockey Benjamin...these races a couple weeks ago were horses from the local ranches.
Glad you
had a good time.
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