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willardguy
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ah yes, the mellow laid back spirit of baja at its finest
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DavidE
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Yeah, and people wonder why I demand to live far FAR away from gringos...
A Lot To See And A Lot To Do
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rts551
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| Quote: | Originally posted by JZ
| Quote: | Originally posted by SoCalAl
I thought about a bit more and realized that the privatizing of all this land is probably good for the economy but for the "Baja Explorer", it is a
pay as you or forget about it. I miss the days when you could drive up to where ever you wanted and just enjoyed the pristine beauty without a worry
as to anyone kicking you out or stretching out their hand for a fee. Baja, though
is still beautiful, just have to make different arrangements or straight out buy your own little piece of it. |
We rode out to Rincon around BoLA on a day ride last week. They have a guard gate at the entry. He asked what we were doing and we said we just
wanted to go to the beach. He let us in but said we had to be out by 4pm when he was leaving and asked us not to go near the houses. Sounds good we
said.
We road two bikes slowly through the neighborhood and made it down to an opening on the beach. A truck with us pulled in about 10mins later.
My son rode on the beach for about 3mins right by the truck.
Some gringa woman from a nearby house came out and just stared at us. A piercing stare. I sat in the bed of the truck drinking a beer and waved at
her. No expression change, no movement. A blank mean stare for 10mins straight. Finally she and another woman came over. The 2nd woman explained
that they had just raised and graded the road into Rincon and asked us kindly to not tear it up with our bikes, which I agreed to.
The 1st one tersely asked us 30 questions about who we were, why were there, who we knew, where we were from, did we live in the Bahia, on and on. I
mostly just said we'll be leaving soon and ignored her. Wow, she was something else. The Mexicans I was with were pretty furious. I'd still like to
kick her in the burro for being a burro.
[Edited on 5-2-2014 by JZ] |
sounds like your demeanor didn't help things.
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mtgoat666
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| Quote: | Originally posted by JZ
| Quote: | Originally posted by SoCalAl
I thought about a bit more and realized that the privatizing of all this land is probably good for the economy but for the "Baja Explorer", it is a
pay as you or forget about it. I miss the days when you could drive up to where ever you wanted and just enjoyed the pristine beauty without a worry
as to anyone kicking you out or stretching out their hand for a fee. Baja, though
is still beautiful, just have to make different arrangements or straight out buy your own little piece of it. |
We rode out to Rincon around BoLA on a day ride last week. They have a guard gate at the entry. He asked what we were doing and we said we just
wanted to go to the beach. He let us in but said we had to be out by 4pm when he was leaving and asked us not to go near the houses.
Sounds good we said.
We road two bikes slowly through the neighborhood and made it down to an opening on the beach. A truck with us pulled in about 10mins later.
My son rode on the beach for about 3mins right by the truck.
Some gringa woman from a nearby house came out and just stared at us. |
so he asked you to not do something, and you did it. did you post here expecting a reward for your asssholle behavior?
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JZ
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I waved. I was friendly. The 2nd lady had a concern and I acknowledge it and was polite and said we'd try to ride off the road when leaving.
But yeah, I wasn't going to be belittled by the 1st lady. So I just mostly kept my mouth shut and assured her we'd be leaving soon. What the hell
else did you want me to do? Trust me I bit my tongue as did everyone there.
[Edited on 5-2-2014 by JZ]
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Whale-ista
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Hold on- it sounds like they stayed on the beach, near the truck, as the guard instructed.
Beaches in MX are public property, open to all, so if they stayed on the shoreline they were breaking no law.
Sound carries, so perhaps the women heard them from a distance and came over closer to them, to investigate.
\"Probably the airplanes will bring week-enders from Los Angeles before long, and the beautiful poor bedraggled old town will bloom with a
Floridian ugliness.\" (John Steinbeck, 1940, discussing the future of La Paz, BCS, Mexico)
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JZ
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| Quote: | Originally posted by mtgoat666
so he asked you to not do something, and you did it. did you post here expecting a reward for your asssholle behavior? |
Your esposa bro??
Near vs. nearby. You enter the neighborhood and you are "nearby" any house. We were way away from the house.
I couldn't have thrown a rock half the distance.
Trust me bud, you'd never want to meet this woman.
[Edited on 5-2-2014 by JZ]
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Udo
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It still is that way, as of 3 months ago. There are 2 open areas (very tiny ones) just before Cabo Pulmo. If you drive by too fast, you'll miss them.
| Quote: | Originally posted by Mula
That Cabo Pulmo area is all fenced off and all the keep out and no trespassing signs make it feel very forbidding to drive around there. And that was
2 or 3 years ago. . . . Very few places to access the beach. |
Udo
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Pacifico
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I stayed at Alfonsinas last night. We arrived about 8:30 pm and drove up to the security gate. I talked to the guard and asked if they had any rooms
available. He radioed the hotel and they had rooms. We drove in and the restaurant was closed and dark. I asked about possibly eating and they opened
the restaurant for us and whipped up some beef burritos for us! First class service all the way!
"Plan your life as if you are going to live forever. Live your life as if you are going to die tomorrow." - Carlos Fiesta
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Cliffy
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went to rincon last week. told the guard we just wanted to look around he smiled we smiled he waved us by. drove to the end and on the way back out
met a couple sitting by their garage got out introduced ourselves and let them know we meant no harm they invited us to sit down and we had a very
nice 1/2 hr talk.
Bikes and beaches are like house boats and jet skis where we come from sometimes the twaine don't meet both valid uses but one generally bothers the
other.
also sounds like good road bad road fits in here.
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Marc
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They are not such nice people now that the road is in?
[Edited on 5-3-2014 by Marc]
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StuckSucks
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Here's what I was given by security to have lunch there on Friday.
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ehall
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We were given one of those for each truck when we stayed there for 4 days last month. Was useful for quick trips to the liquor and ice store.
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David K
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Look, they even spelled their place correctly!!! LOL
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mtgoat666
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Correct spelling but grammar wrong. Spanish typically does not use 's for possessive.
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David K
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Maybe she just copied what her competition did, across the bay?
It's been that way for over 45 years... Here is a 1970 map:
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dizzyspots
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increased security after a rash of thefts...maybe via the road..maybe via the sea...residents are peeed..the residents are paying extra for the
security...
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Cappy
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Camped at punta final 2 weeks ago. I think 200 pesos. Trash and bathrooms. Really nice folks
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David K
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Any photos? Is this on the 'hidden' beach over the hill, beyond Snoopy?
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