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David K
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Bajahowodd
Still doesn't explain why the lighthouse is where it is. btw, a friend and I visited the lighthouse many years ago. Unbeknownst to us, there was a
caretaker. We came upon him taking a bath in a tub that was outside, just below the lighthouse. He jumped up, grabbed a gun, and chased us wet and
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The lighthouse is on the hill above Cabo Falso, close enough to the southernmost point of Baja to keep ships away from hitting it, I would think THAT
is a great place... It is just a couple miles west of the bottom point of Baja and where the coastline begins to curve northward... 
[Edited on 10-13-2009 by David K]
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Bajahowodd
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Easy for you to say, not having been chased by a naked man with a gun.
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David K
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I see your point... 'er tip... 'er cape... 'er never mind!  
[Edited on 10-13-2009 by David K]
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JESSE
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Bajahowodd
Despite David's map, why would anyone have put el faro where it is unless it was to signify something? For as long as I can remember, Cabo Falso was
considered to be the Southern-most point. |
Makes total sense.
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Bajahowodd
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However, this IS Mexico.
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Baja&Back
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Barry A.
Just a note of interest---------the main AAA club map of Baja is oriented incorrectly, as you look at it, but when you check out the Latitude lines on
it you will realize this, and correct to account for it.
Barry |
Hey. There's my excuse!
I was looking at the AAA map, not the David map. Aw, right!  
Thanks, Barry!
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Ken Bondy
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More fun with geography: When you travel from Tijuana to Cabo San Lucas you have traveled just about the same distance to the east as you have to the
south. And.....Cabo San Lucas is east of Salt Lake City. Try that one on for size 
carpe diem!
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Skipjack Joe
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Ken Bondy
And.....Cabo San Lucas is east of Salt Lake City. Try that one on for size
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I know. I even met a few Mormons in black suits at Cabo the other day.
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Bajahowodd
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And Reno is due North of Los Angeles!
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Ken Bondy
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Bajahowodd
And Reno is due North of Los Angeles! |
Actually, I think LA is a little east of Reno. At least part of it is
carpe diem!
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The Atlantic is on the West side of the Panama Canal with the Pacific on the East. Not that it has anything to do with the tip of Baja.
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Everyone is so helirious! I love it!
READY SET.....................
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"Land's End" for me is sitting in the Whale Watch Bar at the Finistera enjoying a Bloody Mary.
If you're real lucky you will see a Whale Spout like I did the last time there. You won't care which exact point is the most southerly part of the
pennisula.
Ken
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David K
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It's a funny thing about the Panama Canal, but Bill is correct...
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Bajahowodd
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I like Ken's idea. But I have to say, it was once a more pristine view. Much.
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Everyone has neglected to mention the one, universal TIP of Baja:
DON'T DRIVE AT NIGHT.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by MrBillM
The Atlantic is on the West side of the Panama Canal with the Pacific on the East. Not that it has anything to do with the tip of Baja.
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Therefor: ''''''''''''''''''''''''Go east, young man"""""""""""""""
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DENNIS
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| Quote: | Originally posted by MrBillM
The Atlantic is on the West side of the Panama Canal with the Pacific on the East. Not that it has anything to do with the tip of Baja.
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Really? I need to look at a map for this one.
For you folks who are familiar with HWY 3, Ensenada to Tecate, south to north....there is about a mile run halfway between that has the morning sun
blazing through the driver side window. My compass reads SOUTH for that mile.
That's pretty amazing stuff...isn't it. 
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vandenberg
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Dennis,
Getting a "limey" car would solve that problem.
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Bajahowodd
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At the Panama canal, the Pacific Ocean is measured as being 20cm higher than the Atlantic. So, theoretically, if there were no locks, but just a
straight channel cut through Panama, there would be a steady current flowing from the East to the West (as Bill pointed out) Pacific to Atlantic.
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