White Angel
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How's Coco?
I've been away from the site for awhile. Has there been any recent news on Coco's recovery? Is he back manning the Corner?
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AmoPescar
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Registered: 7-15-2006
Location: North San Diego County
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Bumping this up to the top...Inquiring minds want to know!
HOW IS COCO DOING???
I'd like to know myself how Coco is doing. Some Nomad must have a recent report.
Amo Pescar 
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Bajaboy
Ultra Nomad
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Location: Bahia Asuncion, BCS, Mexico
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Hey Amo-
Where have you been hiding out lately? Haven't see you around for a while....
Zac
| Quote: | Originally posted by AmoPescar
Bumping this up to the top...Inquiring minds want to know!
HOW IS COCO DOING???
I'd like to know myself how Coco is doing. Some Nomad must have a recent report.
Amo Pescar |
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Desertbull
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I went thru Coco's twice on a recent trip a couple weeks ago and his place has survived his absence so far. While in GN I tried to locate him at a
couple different motels as was posted here over the past two months and no luck. Someone responded to that report that Coco was back in Ensenada with
his family, that was maybe two weeks ago.
Last I actually saw him was at the 500 and he had both his legs wrapped up from the recent surgeries.
Here's a couple paragraphs from another one of my posts here from a couple weeks ago...after returning...
"I drove the road south just over a week ago and north two days ago...same-same-same...it's a rough road for any stock vehicle.
We drove it in a built off road car with suspension and it was still jarring, but stock trucks & cars are beaten and shaken brutal by that road.
There is no one at Coco's Corner...no one to ask anything.
If you venture on that road in the summer time you should bring mucho water in case of a problem for all passengers including the dog...just south of
Puertocitos there is heavy construction on the highway that is being paved which will open up the road all the way to Hwy 1. The pavement now goes
south of Puertocitos on a raised high speed American style highway...they are making amazing progress. Sooner than later there will be a Starbucks at
Punta Bufeo...Allen will soon have many neighbors and travelers near his remote beach villa...
The rocks are sharp and the washboard road is brutal..I know Mike H. is pointing his finger at me now, but anyone going down that road should carry
two spare tires...I know Mike H. never carried a spare. RIP brother!
IMHO, in a few years, when that road is completed the trip from San Felipe to Guerro Negro will be a mere 6.5 hours and the Pacific side of the
peninsula will suffer from the loss of the traffic. I never thought I'd say this but San Felipe will no doubt be a serious hub of travel, as is
Ensenada now, in the not so distant future.
My recommendation if you are not a hard core desert traveler / survivor versed in "just in case situations" is to wait until the fall when the
temperatures subside.
In both our trips up and down that road within the past 9-days, we saw only one vehicle on the road between Puertocitos and LA Bay in two complete
trips...so you are on your own.
Travel safe"
[Edited on 7-31-2008 by Desertbull]
DREAM IT! PLAN IT! LIVE IT!
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bajamikey
Nomad
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i went thru coco's last sunday the 27th just as you said desertbull his place has survived his absence. stop at alfonsina's ask about coco and was
told he's in ensenada
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AmoPescar
Senior Nomad
Posts: 835
Registered: 7-15-2006
Location: North San Diego County
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HEY THERE ZAC...
Thanks for asking about me! Mostly my work kept me away from Baja Nomad. I was on the computer a lot for work and just didn't want to stay on longer
to visit Nomad or much of anything else.
I haven't been to Baja in a quite awhile. I'm really in need of a long trip down the peninsula, and visits with many Baja amigos.
Take it easy, Miguelamo   
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Ken Cooke
Elite Nomad
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Registered: 2-9-2004
Location: Riverside, CA
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Mood: Pole Line Road postponed due to injury
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Myself and the November "Baja Grande" group plan on stopping at Coco's Corner. We all hope he will be there at the end of November...
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Desertbull
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Prolly not bro...two amputated legs at the knees pretty much relegates him to the wheel chair and needed assistance daily...he was struggling before
with one leg, now missing both legs gonna be pretty tough...but he's one tough Baja man that's for sure...
DREAM IT! PLAN IT! LIVE IT!
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Ken Cooke
Elite Nomad
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Registered: 2-9-2004
Location: Riverside, CA
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Mood: Pole Line Road postponed due to injury
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Desertbull
Prolly not bro...two amputated legs at the knees pretty much relegates him to the wheel chair and needed assistance daily...he was struggling before
with one leg, now missing both legs gonna be pretty tough...but he's one tough Baja man that's for sure... |
Thats too bad. While Coco was up and mobile, I interviewed him using my 3CCD Digital equipment - full digital recording, he was mic'ed up, clean
audio, everything. I shelved everything during the divorce, but lately, I have been going through the archive tapes, and plan to start work on things
again real soon. If he's in Ensenada, maybe I can visit him again...
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bajamikey
Nomad
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Registered: 4-6-2008
Location: Newport Beach,CA/San Josa Del Cabo
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will be going back to loreto late september. will stop at alfonsina's and check on coco'a place
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