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New meaning of Baja...

Mexray - 1-5-2005 at 11:36 PM

...for me! I've been reading Jimmy Buffett's new book "A Salty Piece of Land" that Santa brought me last week...on pg 319, the main character's friend says

"...the Fishmobile [used Land Rover] has three basic gears - forward, neutral, and reverse. There is no reverse on the road of life...You just keep moving forward, and every now and then you try to catch a little neutral."

Thats what I try to do when I go to Baja..."catch a little neutral."

Doesn't that just fit our love and the lure of Baja!

David K - 1-5-2005 at 11:46 PM

Ray, are you smoking anything unusual tonight?:lol::lol::lol:

(I understand the neutral part, really)

bajaandy - 1-6-2005 at 08:02 AM

MexRay,

Just finished reading that book. It's a great read. I thought the exact same thing when I read that part. "Catch a little neutral" It TOTALLY fits what we try to do down in Baja.
Enjoy the rest of the book, and please do try and catch a little neutral now and then.

JESSE - 1-6-2005 at 01:29 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by David K
Ray, are you smoking anything unusual tonight?:lol::lol::lol:

(I understand the neutral part, really)


Sinsemilla:lol:

bajajudy - 1-6-2005 at 01:47 PM

I believe that was also called the quiet tide.

bajaandy - 1-6-2005 at 01:57 PM

Judy,
I think 'slack tide' is a term often used also.

Just finished the book

bajapablo - 3-12-2005 at 09:06 PM

What a great story. You guys hit the nail on the head about "catching a little neutral" in baja. Unfortunately I don't get there often enough but between the nomad board and buffet's music/books I can transport myself there (no sinsemilla needed).

Jimmy Buffet

LaTijereta - 3-13-2005 at 08:52 AM

I got the same book for Christmas, and am just getting around to reading it;)
Just listening to Jimmy Buffet music can put my mind in "neutral".:lol:
"Baja" for me has become a "state of mind", and I get back from my last trip and immediately plan my next trip. It can can drive me (forward) at work or what ever comes up, knowing that there is another trip just around the corner!
When that trip arrives my "state of mind" shifts :)

yankeeirishman - 3-13-2005 at 10:00 AM

Oh Geeze...sounds like a decent reading. Can anyone here give me a one paragragh book report on this?

jeans - 3-13-2005 at 10:09 AM

Changes in Latitude.....Changes in Attitude.

Those words have crossed my mind many times when I've crossed the border.

I had not heard of the book...thanks, Mexray!

terrybird - 3-13-2005 at 10:42 AM

I enjoyed reading his other books, Where's Joe Merchant, A Pirate looks at 50, and Tales From Margaretaville, enjoying them in reverse order. It's 15 degrees what the hell am I doing up here!:)

yankeeirishman

Mexray - 3-13-2005 at 03:02 PM

From the dust jacket...

It's not on any chart, but the tropical island of Cayo Loco is the perfect place to run away from all your problems. If you're looking for a license to chill, come along as cowboy Tully Mars takes his pony to the shore - on an unforgettable Caribbean adventure as colorful and wonderfully bizarre as c-cktail hour at your favorite expatriate bar.

From a lovely sunset sail in Punta Margarita to a wild spring-break foam party in San Pedro, Tully encounters an assortment of treasure hunters, rock stars, sailors, seaplane pilots, pirates, and even a ghost or two.

Waking from a ganja buzz on the beach in Tulum, Tully can't believe his eyes when a 142-foot schooner emerges out of the ocean mist. At its helm is Cleopatra Highbourne, the eccentric 101-year-old sea captain who will take him to a lighthouse on a salty pieco of land that will change his life forever.