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Happy birthday to David K

John M - 9-18-2015 at 04:49 AM

Today!



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ehall - 9-18-2015 at 04:53 AM

Happy bday DK

Mexitron - 9-18-2015 at 05:15 AM

Have a fun one David!

chippy - 9-18-2015 at 05:29 AM

Have a happy mappy birthday!

basautter - 9-18-2015 at 05:33 AM

Happy Birthday :bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce:

Tioloco - 9-18-2015 at 05:54 AM

Happy Bday!

Lee - 9-18-2015 at 06:27 AM

Take it easy today! You're catching up with those older and more experienced gezzers! Happy Birthday, Dude!

pauldavidmena - 9-18-2015 at 06:31 AM

Let the party begin!



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shari - 9-18-2015 at 06:55 AM

Have a great day David...Felizidades!

DENNIS - 9-18-2015 at 06:57 AM



Happy birthday, Big D. You'll be older than me in a couple of years.

Osprey - 9-18-2015 at 06:57 AM

Take care of yourself. You take a lot of heat for us from the people of "The Dark Side". If something were to happen to you, we would all have to man up or run. You're not only a born search and rescue guy but you make a great firewall. Cheers on your Bday.

David K - 9-18-2015 at 08:12 AM

Muchas Gracias Amigos!!!

Talk about changes as you get near the big 6-0... What the hell happened to the years? Why do they come faster the older you get?

Being able to chat with all of you about Baja has been one of the enjoyable activities here. Being down in Baja is the real deal, however, and I hope there is never a day I am not able to go and be in the land that I have had a connection to for over 50 years now.

Let's have some more campfire chats together, in Baja or here on Doug's Baja Nomad Forum!

Thank you for the Happy Birthday, John M and the rest of you... Now let's have some fun!

C205Driver - 9-18-2015 at 08:28 AM

Happy B-Day David; Seems as tho you are the one that is always giving "presence" & I, for one, appreciate your knowledge & willingness to share it!!!!! Many more & hope we get to meet - in BAJA - one day, , ,Gonna miss my usual October trip this year as my son is getting married & then gonna head to VA to pick up a new used RV we purchased. . .Stay Happy & Healthy. . .

CaboMagic - 9-18-2015 at 08:41 AM

Cheers to a splendid celebration!
T&L

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BajaBlanca - 9-18-2015 at 08:55 AM

Happy birthday!

Graham - 9-18-2015 at 09:58 AM

Have a wonderful day David... wishing you many more years of enjoying and sharing Baja.

motoged - 9-18-2015 at 10:39 AM

Happy Birthday , David.....

Hope you have some cake and ice cream and get lots of presents
( an attitude from my childhood that somehow still remains) :light:

dizzyspots - 9-18-2015 at 10:48 AM

Hippo birdies two ewes!

BornFisher - 9-18-2015 at 12:23 PM

Happy B-Day Sir David!!!

Zola - 9-18-2015 at 12:49 PM

I second the motion! Happy birthday, David K! :) I appreciate your contributions on this site:)

David K - 9-18-2015 at 01:44 PM

Much appreciated... thanks again amigos!

I have been working on my new book most of the morning, so I am doing what I like to do... and that is to write about the greatest peninsula on earth!

gnukid - 9-18-2015 at 02:12 PM

feliz cumpleaņos David

AKgringo - 9-18-2015 at 02:35 PM

Happy B-Day Dave! I intend to get a Spot gps tracker and put you on the contact list. If you need to get SOB in October or November, just let me know, and I can send a private 'come save me message'. That should be a plausible excuse to leave S.D.!

David K - 9-18-2015 at 02:44 PM

It won't take a lot of arm-twisting to get me to Baja!

My mind is already there, after all!

DENNIS - 9-18-2015 at 02:55 PM




David....you are more closely related to the Baja of old than anyone here....or there. The best thing is, you continue to share the important history of the region. So little of that generosity is available these days. Now it's mostly restaurant reviews.
Keep up the good work. it's your calling, and you've answered it well.

David K - 9-18-2015 at 03:08 PM

Quote: Originally posted by DENNIS  



David....you are more closely related to the Baja of old than anyone here....or there. The best thing is, you continue to share the important history of the region. So little of that generosity is available these days. Now it's mostly restaurant reviews.
Keep up the good work. it's your calling, and you've answered it well.


Super nice Dennis, thank you!

I sure don't know why Baja stuck to me or that I have been inspired to write about it so much and study its history. The place just fascinates me to no end.

I mean, gee wiz, why?

In 1966, my parents and I did the drive from Tijuana to Cabo San Lucas over a 2 week period, and while I was not yet nine years old, the memory is very much alive! Reading Gerhard & Gulick as we slowly bounced our way south, driving over 800 dirt miles, really had an impact on me about the importance of good guidebooks and good maps!

49 years ago, on that trip...


Udo - 9-18-2015 at 03:21 PM

FELIZ CUMPLEAŅOS, COMPADRE!

We are in BA for another couple of weeks, and the WWW is hard to come by here. And when I do get it, such as a WWW cafe, it is painfully slow.

My FB and Nomad posts are going to have to wait until we get back. Spending 2-3 hours to post things is not a good experience, buddy!

TMW - 9-18-2015 at 04:14 PM

Have a very happy Birthday David. Working on a new book about what you love makes the time go even faster.

Bruce R Leech - 9-18-2015 at 04:15 PM

H.B. D.K.:bounce:

ncampion - 9-18-2015 at 04:30 PM

Quote: Originally posted by David K  


Talk about changes as you get near the big 6-0... What the hell happened to the years? Why do they come faster the older you get?


Happy Birthday, David, hope it was a good one.

I'm sure you know the old saying, "Life is like a roll of toilet paper, the closer you get to the end, the faster it goes".
Take care

bajacamper - 9-18-2015 at 07:29 PM

DK.....What everyone said. Good on you.

Happy Bday DK

captkw - 9-18-2015 at 07:29 PM

And many more fun trips,,any where...K&T:cool:

Ateo - 9-18-2015 at 07:32 PM

Happy 45th DK. Hope you're having a good evening.

MMc - 9-18-2015 at 07:38 PM

Happy Birthday, DK. I hope you can spend more time down south.

BajaRat - 9-18-2015 at 07:44 PM

Congrats, you made it !
Have a great B Day David.
Lionel

David K - 9-18-2015 at 07:45 PM

Quote: Originally posted by Ateo  
Happy 45th DK. Hope you're having a good evening.


I wish 45!
Thanks... steak dinner!

liknbaja127 - 9-18-2015 at 08:00 PM

Happy B day David, Thanks for all your info on this site! Hope we meet some day in Baja. Would love to buy you a cold one!

LancairDriver - 9-18-2015 at 08:38 PM

Happy birthday David. Keep that good Baja information coming, it is certainly appreciated.

David K - 9-18-2015 at 08:57 PM

Thank you amigos. Dinner with family and watching Guardians of the Galaxy. Fun

wessongroup - 9-18-2015 at 11:35 PM

Fun movie ... enjoy

And thanks for some good threads on vehicles in Baja

We might not all agree on various things ... but, having a good ride with good tires we all can agree on, I hope :):)

Desert Rat - 9-19-2015 at 12:29 AM

Hope it's not too late to wish you a HAPPY BIRTHDAY, David. It's 2:30 a.m. Saturday, here in Laredo. I think it's still Friday in California so maybe I'm not late.

David K - 9-19-2015 at 08:53 AM

Thank you, Ron, not too late... we are two hours earlier here on the left coast, but it was still Friday in Hawaii... and if not in Upper or Lower California, that is the next place I would like to be!
Nice to hear from you... Please stay in touch and consider writing a book about all your adventures and mountain climbing in Baja and other places.

The first Baja adventure you had might have been this one?: http://www.vivabaja.com/desert_rat/index.html

Everyone, thank you so much... I will continue to work hard to provide travel, history, and map data... and try to not irritate anyone too much with my posting of Tacomas, tire tracks in the sand, and palm trees next to the high tide line over a 60 year period!

Have a great weekend, September, 2015, and life!

steekers - 9-19-2015 at 11:15 AM

Happy belated BD David. Better late than never!

baja99 - 9-19-2015 at 01:36 PM

Happy belated birthday! Thanks for your willingness to answer questions, for your good advice, and for sharing stories and pics! Appreciated!

BajaOkie - 9-19-2015 at 02:12 PM

Happy Birthday David,

Thanks for all you do

BajaOkie


PS - Go Chargers

David K - 9-19-2015 at 02:17 PM

Thanks!

Yes, Go Chargers... and they are going... somewhere else after 54 years in San Diego! Unless the NFL says no, of course... ??

Ken Cooke - 9-19-2015 at 03:02 PM

Happy Birthday!!

Fred - 9-19-2015 at 03:42 PM

Happy Birthday David. Thank you for all your help with my Baja questions.

David K - 9-19-2015 at 03:52 PM

Thank you friends... let's have many more campfire chats together!

DENNIS - 9-19-2015 at 04:25 PM

Quote: Originally posted by Fred  
Happy Birthday David. Thank you for all your help with my Baja questions.


Holy Cow. DK's b-day brought Fred out of retirement.
Hi there Sr. Fred. Long time no see.

Fred - 9-19-2015 at 05:05 PM

Dennis. LOL. I do check this site everyday. Still looking for small "Hole-in-the-wall" eating places. Plus campgrounds and prices. I will down on the La Jolla beach in my usual spot on October 5 thru 12.

wessongroup - 9-19-2015 at 05:40 PM

Hey DK .. what's a "Tacoma" ... :biggrin::biggrin:

MexicoTed - 9-19-2015 at 05:58 PM

Happy birthday David. Hope you are in Baja!

David K - 9-19-2015 at 06:37 PM

Quote: Originally posted by wessongroup  
Hey DK .. what's a "Tacoma" ... :biggrin::biggrin:


A city in Washington?

David K - 9-19-2015 at 06:39 PM

Quote: Originally posted by MexicoTed  
Happy birthday David. Hope you are in Baja!


Always... in spirit!

DENNIS - 9-19-2015 at 06:42 PM

Quote: Originally posted by Fred  
Dennis. LOL. I do check this site everyday. Still looking for small "Hole-in-the-wall" eating places. Plus campgrounds and prices. I will down on the La Jolla beach in my usual spot on October 5 thru 12.


OK Fred....see ya then.

willyAirstream - 9-20-2015 at 06:52 AM

Happy Birthday David!! Ongoing thanks for your maps and info.