Yup...a mite too rough to fish out of Charleston Harbor...
....But just right to leave footprints and write a bit for Nomads.
Charelston
Lengua - 1-15-2014 at 03:42 PM
Pompano , I am a man reminiscing, That picture brings back memories for me. 30 years ago I would stay at Sunset Bay State park till they kicked us out
-usually two weeks back then . I worked for Warner Bros in the San Fernando valley and we would go on Hiatus for several months at a time after we
finished shooting pilots ( wannabe TV shows)for the networks. I would pack my three young daughters up and head North for Oregon. Sometimes we'd take
I-5 -others 101 and head for Charleston -Coos Bay. All three of my daughters learned how to ride bikes at Sunset Beach (bay) state park and they
recall that experience to this day . We would spend hours on the docks crabbing, mostly red rock crabs and an occasional Dungeness. We would then go
up to the Hoh National Forest on the Wa Peninsula and then back down to Sunset Bay state park for another two weeks. We eventually ended up visiting
Portland and we moved here over 20 years ago. We live in the suburb of Lake Oswego . We are Baja fans and keep a boat and truck in La Paz . We haven't
acquired a piece of real estate but have enjoyed moving around .we've camped along Bahia
conception, San Lucas Cove , stayed in Loreto and now are visiting La Paz. I think we saw you in Santispac. Anyhow, I have followed your post over
the years and enjoyed your pictures and comments . You have been a great resource .
Thanks for the pictures and the great memories they kindled.Pompano - 1-15-2014 at 04:01 PM
'Lengua'...great handle. (Ilove the tongue tacos found here and there!)
I'm glad you like the same areas I do...Oregon Coast & Baja Sur are endless for enjoyment of the senses and moods. You have certainly found that
for yourselves and family. I'm sure your daughters' memories of those days learning to ride in such a beautiful area will last a lifetime. I have a
feeling it's highly due to your presence.
I've had the pleasure of visiting the places up here that you mentioned...Hoh peninsula and Olympic forest in Washington, the coastal roads, and along
the San Juans...ferry to Victoria...great places all.
If we chanced upon each other at Santispac, it was probably at Ana's in recent years... or Ray's café a while ago. Well, it's a small world and who
knows where or when we'll cross paths again?
Have fun in La Paz...another superb Baja adventure.
Here's another photo from a day's run & adventure to Heceta Head lighthouse. You'll remember this sight, I'm sure.
woody with a view - 1-15-2014 at 07:51 PM
we have a saying, "No surf too rough, no muff too tough!" fishing is a whole 'nother story!!!!Pompano - 1-15-2014 at 08:05 PM
Indeed, Woody,
I tend to equate boating with flying...some of the same cautions advised if you want to do it again.
woody with a view - 1-15-2014 at 08:06 PM
speaking of boating, "Land is a hazard to navigation!"Pompano - 1-15-2014 at 08:17 PM
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Originally posted by woody with a view
speaking of boating, "Land is a hazard to navigation!"
Hah...yes, it is.
That reminded me of this oldie but a goodie... not true but nevertheless a good story about hazards and navigation.
Supposedly, this is based on an actual radio conversation between a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier (U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln) and Canadian authorities off
the coast of Newfoundland in October, 1995. (The radio conversation was released by the Chief of Naval Operations on 10/10/95 authorized by the
Freedom of Information Act.) ..Sure...I don't believe that for a second.
Canadians: "Please divert your course 15 degrees to the South to avoid collision."
Americans: "Recommend you divert your course 15 degrees to the North to avoid a collision."
Canadians: "Negative. You will have to divert your course 15 degrees to the South to avoid a collision. "
Americans: "This is the Captain of a US Navy ship. I say again, divert YOUR course."
Canadians: "No, I say again, you divert YOUR course. "
Americans: "THIS IS THE AIRCRAFT CARRIER USS LINCOLN, THE SECOND LARGEST SHIP IN THE UNITED STATES' ATLANTIC FLEET. WE ARE ACCOMPANIED BY THREE
DESTROYERS, THREE CRUISERS AND NUMEROUS SUPPORT VESSELS. I DEMAND THAT YOU CHANGE YOUR COURSE 15 DEGREES NORTH--I SAY AGAIN, THAT'S ONE FIVE
DEGREES NORTH--OR COUNTER-MEASURES WILL BE UNDERTAKEN TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF THIS SHIP."
