BajaNomad

1957 short film, boat trip around Baja

ORphil - 9-11-2023 at 10:43 AM

I particularly enjoyed the time they spent in Mulegé, pretty cool to see what it looked like in '57.

https://archive.org/details/14734acrossthesevenseastheseache...

Tioloco - 9-11-2023 at 11:41 AM

Great video! Thanks for sharing

pjpvi - 9-11-2023 at 12:16 PM

Thanks! I enjoyed watching it. A few different approaches to wildlife back then. Baby seals make great pets!

David K - 9-11-2023 at 12:29 PM

That was great... 66 years ago, seeing the places we know so well through their camera. Ensenada, Bahía San Quintín (Old Mill pier), Cabo San Lucas, Las Cruces, La Paz, Mulegé, Bahía de los Angeles and San Felipe.

I wonder if this circumnavigation was the inspiration for Carlos Fiesta's, 22 years ago? https://vivabaja.com/carlosfiesta/

[Edited on 9-11-2023 by David K]

chippy - 9-11-2023 at 12:33 PM

Very cool!!!

JZ - 9-11-2023 at 06:11 PM

Top 5 video I've ever seen on Baja. Dude was doing 65 years ago exactly what we love to do now.

AKgringo - 9-11-2023 at 06:18 PM

Man would I love to have a 4x4 and boat with a time machine mode!

[Edited on 9-12-2023 by AKgringo]

JZ - 9-11-2023 at 06:27 PM

Quote: Originally posted by AKgringo  
Man would I love to have a 4x4 and boat with a time machine mode!

[Edited on 9-12-2023 by AKgringo]


A lot of Baja and the Sea of Cortez is very close to what it was all those years ago. Especially, on the water. There are 53 deserted islands in the SoC and thousands of miles of coast line with little to no trace of man. Exploring on the water will always be best to me for this reason.

ORphil - 9-12-2023 at 02:01 AM

Quote: Originally posted by pjpvi  
Thanks! I enjoyed watching it. A few different approaches to wildlife back then. Baby seals make great pets!


For sure, a whole different ballgame. So it goes...

SFandH - 9-12-2023 at 07:34 AM

Cool, 50s, 17', Glaspar cuddy cabin. Perfect for Bahia Concepcion. I bet they ran aground in the Mulege River. Good place to be stuck though.

ORphil - 9-12-2023 at 11:25 PM

Quote: Originally posted by JZ  
Quote: Originally posted by AKgringo  
Man would I love to have a 4x4 and boat with a time machine mode!

[Edited on 9-12-2023 by AKgringo]


A lot of Baja and the Sea of Cortez is very close to what it was all those years ago. Especially, on the water. There are 53 deserted islands in the SoC and thousands of miles of coast line with little to no trace of man. Exploring on the water will always be best to me for this reason.


I was very lucky to help a friend bring a boat from La Paz to Oregon in 2022 and the Pacific side had so few people as well, only really saw the traces of people around the few and far between settlements. We weren't that far offshore. Awesome people in Mag bay, Asuncion and tortugas. 3 a.m. dodging lobster pots at times but hey, we are guests. Beautiful whales, turtles, dolphins and full moon. As I said, lucky guy that I was.

advrider - 9-13-2023 at 08:17 PM

Nice find, thanks.

BornFisher - 9-14-2023 at 08:36 AM

Great video, thanks for posting.

honda tom - 9-15-2023 at 10:14 AM

That was great!
Ill be cruising the waters between Timbabichi and Concepcion next week. Cant wait!

LaPazGringo - 10-23-2023 at 08:46 AM

Not sure if this is worthy of its own thread or not but here's a 1989 "Nature" episode of Baja.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4q9yZst2GAE

David K - 10-23-2023 at 04:16 PM

Quote: Originally posted by LaPazGringo  
Not sure if this is worthy of its own thread or not but here's a 1989 "Nature" episode of Baja.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4q9yZst2GAE


Thank you! The lizard eating a lizard around Minute 12 was really cool... and the giant scorpion attacking a lizard was great too!

LaPazGringo - 10-23-2023 at 05:52 PM

Also, the video referenced in the original post is on Youtube as well.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-d603CxvzFo