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BajaGringo
Ultra Nomad
Posts: 3922
Registered: 8-24-2006
Location: La Chorera
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Mood: Let's have a BBQ!
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If you bring a notebook computer along you can use skype at hotspots along the way too!
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lesliego
Junior Nomad
Posts: 30
Registered: 4-30-2009
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Mood: tired of rain
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thanks guys, for the info. I'm getting the hang of things, it doesn't take long. Lord, I love reading everybody's posts, this is hilarious (mostly)
Anything I have forgotton to ask so far?
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TheColoradoDude
Nomad
Posts: 287
Registered: 2-10-2009
Location: Colorado/San Carlos, Sonora
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Mood: Paz, Amor, y Tacos de Pescado
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Yeah, don't mess with the Turtles down there!
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TheColoradoDude
Nomad
Posts: 287
Registered: 2-10-2009
Location: Colorado/San Carlos, Sonora
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Mood: Paz, Amor, y Tacos de Pescado
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I would also scan your passport, driver's license, ID or whatever and email it to yourself. If you do lose them or they get lost in a flood you can
hop to the nearest internet cafe and print them out.
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Bajahowodd
Elite Nomad
Posts: 9274
Registered: 12-15-2008
Location: Disneyland Adjacent and anywhere in Baja
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The main highway zig zags back and forth as it ascend Baja. You will find that on the Pacific side, the weather will be not too different from the bay
area. Perhaps a few degrees warmer. Once you cross to the Sea of Cortez, it will be getting a little toasty. Santa Rosalia is the first town you'll
encounter.
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BajaGringo
Ultra Nomad
Posts: 3922
Registered: 8-24-2006
Location: La Chorera
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Mood: Let's have a BBQ!
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And don't go kissing any pigs either!!!
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shari
Select Nomad
Posts: 13050
Registered: 3-10-2006
Location: bahia asuncion, baja sur
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Mood: there is no reality except the one contained within us "Herman Hesse"
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hey girlfriend...there are tons of little second hand trucks around...just pack your favorite undies, shorts, jeans, a sweatshirt or fleece
jacket...if you need something...you can get it for a buck and give it away on your way home...pack light...you wont need any fancy stuff....phone
card work fine..ya dont need a computer...there are internet cafes everywhere....the more I hear from you the more I like you and think you need to
come on over...too bad ya couldnt catch a ride with gypsies...now THAT would be a magical mystery tour...they left northern saskatchewan a couple
hours ago and will be crossing the border and visiting sirena on sunday...a real party wagon.
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lesliego
Junior Nomad
Posts: 30
Registered: 4-30-2009
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Mood: tired of rain
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If I bring my laptop with me, I'm carrying another 10 pounds on my back, wow, is that worth it?
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TheColoradoDude
Nomad
Posts: 287
Registered: 2-10-2009
Location: Colorado/San Carlos, Sonora
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Mood: Paz, Amor, y Tacos de Pescado
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Do what you can to visit Shari and Juan in Bahia Asuncion!!! I would go straight there if you could and then plan from there the rest of your trip.
Say hi to Tuto if your down there.
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Fred
Senior Nomad
Posts: 500
Registered: 3-15-2007
Location: Las Vegas
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Mood: Laid Back
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Can you open a beer?
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shari
Select Nomad
Posts: 13050
Registered: 3-10-2006
Location: bahia asuncion, baja sur
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Mood: there is no reality except the one contained within us "Herman Hesse"
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finally a nice thread about peace and love and Leslie baby, I promise to make you fish tacos when you get here toots...and Tuto will be your dog for
as long as you stay...although he misses the Dude tremendously and asked me today when he was coming back...he's been fighting(for love) and needs
some of your super stitches.
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bajaguy
Elite Nomad
Posts: 9247
Registered: 9-16-2003
Location: Carson City, NV/Ensenada - Baja Country Club
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Mood: must be 5 O'clock somewhere in Baja
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Welcome aboard!!!!
A small LED flashlight......
Don't forget a small digital camera......we want to see photos of your adventure!!
I would take an emergency stash of cash, put it in a bank account and get an ATM card.......just in case (you might want to buy a place near Shari!!!!
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BajaGringo
Ultra Nomad
Posts: 3922
Registered: 8-24-2006
Location: La Chorera
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Mood: Let's have a BBQ!
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I have a banjo for Juan that you can pack on your back when heading down...
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24baja
Senior Nomad
Posts: 952
Registered: 2-3-2009
Location: Grants Pass Oregon/Bahia de Los Angeles
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Mood: Wishing we were in BOLA
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Also with the current exchange rate us versus peso, I would check with your bank and exchange some $ prior to trip, we saved quite abit on our last
trip got it 15:1, it is currently 13:1.
Hey Coloradodude great tip on scanning pp & id and emailing it. I will do that this trip. Thanks, Connie
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DENNIS
Platinum Nomad
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Registered: 9-2-2006
Location: Punta Banda
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| Quote: | Originally posted by BajaGringo
I have a banjo for Juan that you can pack on your back when heading down... |
And don't forget the Uzi. It's Mexico, ya know.
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BajaGringo
Ultra Nomad
Posts: 3922
Registered: 8-24-2006
Location: La Chorera
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Mood: Let's have a BBQ!
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Maybe I could convert it into a shooting banjo. That way she can pack "light"...
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shari
Select Nomad
Posts: 13050
Registered: 3-10-2006
Location: bahia asuncion, baja sur
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Mood: there is no reality except the one contained within us "Herman Hesse"
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oh man bgringo...good on ya amigo....I'm getting tired of the sax these days...juan would be a killer banjo player....
when I travelled sola overland, I just brought a hammock and a light mummy bag...no tent or pad...and I hung it in those cool palapa restaurants at
night after they close...I have a really lightweight parachute material hammock I'll lend ya.
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BajaNuts
Super Nomad
Posts: 1085
Registered: 5-11-2008
Location: eastern WA, the DRY side
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Mood: no worry, no hurry....it's all good!
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welcome aboard lesliego!
Here's a link to a good thread all women traveling in Mexico should read. You may have seen it, but it's great info.
http://forums.bajanomad.com/viewthread.php?tid=36760#pid3889...
The only other thing I would reiterate is to get an ATM card. Sounds like you're leaving hometown soon, but if you can get one, I feel it's a lot
safer than trying to carry all your cash with you. I traveled in Baja as a single woman. Especially if you are considering hostels or public
campgrounds, the only thing you mentioned that raised a little flag was carrying all your money.
Sounds like you'll be meeting some of the fellow Nomads, have a GREAT time! and take lots of digital pics!
Ann
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lesliego
Junior Nomad
Posts: 30
Registered: 4-30-2009
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Mood: tired of rain
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It's the middle of the night here. the wind is howling (yes really) and the rain is coming down so hard I can hear it inside and it has woken me up.
I have just buried my best friend who died of pancreatic cancer and my heart is broken. I came to this place by the sea to try to heal and the only
thing that happened is my heart got more broken than it was before. My son has been telling me for months now to get myself gone to Mexico, Mom, he
says, I know you'll be happy there. I can just see you with your hair in braids, wandering on the beach. I have been paralyzed by fear, by the
notion that I need to conform to the standards here in the US, work hard, put money away, pay your bills and retire. What a joke, I know it's a joke,
I never believed in that, just worked to take care of my clients and not break their backs by charging too much, if anything. All that is lost, I
have put my heart into so many things that have fallen away, died or ended up broken. Now, at the end or perhaps the start of the road,I see that I
need to be true to myself, put my fear away and trust in the things I have tried to teach my son. Be who you are, don't listen to the line of crap
anyone is selling about working hard, getting ahead or saving for retirement. Don't save it, I have taught him, spend it! You never know when you
are gonna go, so enjoy what you have now.
He has.
I succumbed to fear for a while there, then watched a beloved friend die, while his wife told me in all seriousness, the pain he is feeling is his
body healing. Well, flock me, I just can't go there. I see now, as I did so many years ago that things, stuff is just a huge burden, yes it can make
life easier to have this, that or the other handy, but, by god we make it anyway. I'm putting the fear and the sadness and the broken-ness in me away
and I'm coming down there, to see you all and to find the me I left behind when I let myself get broken. I may kiss a pig or two, who knows? It may
end up to be healing, despite the current climate.
Fred, I can open a beer with a lighter (Mexican bottle opener) lessons courtesy of my ex-hubby and happily shared.
Shari - Tuto is going to forget about the Dude once I get there and I promise you the best home made mole you have ever had in exchange for those
tacos. that is, if you have a blender - even if it is the hand-operated sort. Guess this is my bio... Can't figure out how to read anyone elses'
bio, so I think I'll just out myself here. Hope it's not too much of a downer to read this. I hate 5 months of rain and no sun. I need to walk and
laugh and be with people again. Should I bring my bongos? I love to beat on the drums, but it might conflict with my ability to carry a banjo...
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jorgie
Nomad
Posts: 430
Registered: 8-25-2006
Location: on another road,again
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Mood: on the road....again,again
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leslie , OK , you are an Asuncionite . do not miss it . I miss it every day and regret not being there . No more regrets , right ??
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