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24baja
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Martyman
You're right Alan. I was unclear. I always get tequila in Mexico. I "bring it down" from Ensenada to my place in Bahia.
Connie-we'll see you down there. Oso...right? |
Thats right oso and birdie see you on the water and maybe at bobs for a beer or twelve!
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woody with a view
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we can't wait to put some faces to the names....
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willardguy
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| Quote: | Originally posted by elgatoloco
Does the wind blow in Bahia?
Third week of March we were headed home from whales and stopped to spend the night in Bahia de Los Angeles. We had been there numerous times over the
years and had experienced the north winds and the south winds and the east winds. None of that this trip. The WEST winds on the other
hand...........WOW. That was the strongest wind I have ever experienced in Baja, including the time our tent was blown off the beach at Requeson back
in the 90's. I was reminded of when Doc Abraham told us the west wind was the killer wind. |
those are the
infamous "elephant winds". if you see a cloud formation over the mountains to the west that resemble an elephants trunk, GET YOUR FEET ON DRY LAND
IMMEDIATELY!
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redhilltown
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| Quote: | Originally posted by elgatoloco
Does the wind blow in Bahia?
Third week of March we were headed home from whales and stopped to spend the night in Bahia de Los Angeles. We had been there numerous times over the
years and had experienced the north winds and the south winds and the east winds. None of that this trip. The WEST winds on the other
hand...........WOW. That was the strongest wind I have ever experienced in Baja, including the time our tent was blown off the beach at Requeson back
in the 90's. I was reminded of when Doc Abraham told us the west wind was the killer wind. |
We were camped north of Bahia de Los Angeles the second weekend of April and it was just as bad..brutal..50 mph winds from the west...easy...another
shredded canopy and eating some gritty sand laced Leopard Grouper that we were able to catch when the winds died down from one direction before
howling from another. Miserable miserable conditions.
And...I am ready to go back NOW!!!!!!! 
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Hook
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And if it was that bad on land, imagine being out in a boat during that.
I swear I've seen six foot waves with an interval of about three seconds, at times.
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redhilltown
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I have been on some late afternoon swells Hook but nothing like what you mention. That is the Cortez...one day absolutely as calm as a lake and the
next...so dangerous as to defy description. Even when calm you keep an eye on the horizon but those off shore winds... yikes.
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elgatoloco
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Micro climates in Baja fascinate me. We were in Bahia for less then 24 hours this trip and when we left Hwy 1 we stopped to stretch our legs and pee
in a pothole  . The weather was calm, sunny and warm. We had a group of newbies so
we stopped at the lookout coming in to town and it was comical because you could hardly stand up after getting out of the car to take a photo it was
blowing so hard. We went into town checked into hotel and then we took a drive south of town with wind blowing dust and sandblasting vehicles. By the
time we got down to Gecko there was very little wind at all. Looking back up into town the sea was still white caps and on our return to town it
seemed it was blowing even harder then before. On the trip we spent time in San Quintin, Gurerro Negro, San Ignacio, San Ignacio lagoon, Catavina, and
Rosarito area over one week. We experienced the gamut weather wise. Never a dull moment in Baja. 
MAGA
Making Attorneys Get Attorneys
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Hook
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| Quote: | Originally posted by redhilltown
I have been on some late afternoon swells Hook but nothing like what you mention. That is the Cortez...one day absolutely as calm as a lake and the
next...so dangerous as to defy description. Even when calm you keep an eye on the horizon but those off shore winds... yikes. |
This was in the slot between the entrance to Don Juan and Isla Cabeza de Caballo. I stuck my nose out of Don Juan to see how bad it was, after taking
shelter in there in a Mako 220 I used to own.
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durrelllrobert
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Those west winds even cause the 107 foot Tony Reyes to take shelter till they blow over.
Bob Durrell
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redhilltown
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Seriously, is there anything worse than chasing your canopy and half your camp down onto the slippery rocks at 3 a.m.?????
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chuckie
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Yes...doing it in a Colorado blue norther, with a foot of snow on the ground..
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redhilltown
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You win!
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Hook
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| Quote: | Originally posted by redhilltown
You win! |
LOL! Anyone camping in a tent ON a foot of snow wins the Darwin Award in my book.
I was once backpacking in the Sierra Nevadas in late May when a foot of snow unexpectedly fell (~11,000 feet, with thunderstorms) but our tents were
the only spots that were on soil. We high-tailed it; worried that we might have difficulty finding the trail if more fell.
Snow camping is not on my bucket list............
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