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grace59
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Oh Thank-you, Dennis. Now I know what MrBill meant when he said MILF! 
Whenever I hear that rainy, chill wind blow. I think it may be time to head for Mexico. Tengo que obedecer mi corazon!
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Lindalou
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Holy crap, I'm almost 64 and learning something
new all the time. I'm kinda sad though these 30 or 40 year old women (seems really young to me) are considered cougars
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alafrontera
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Hmm ... not the direction I was expecting this thread to go but interesting none the less. The problem is I'm 52, the cougars don't want me, I'm too
old
On the trash topic, while working on Anguilla I used to go to St Martin for the weekends. The port town is Marigot (French). You will not find one
spec of trash anywhere even if you search for it, not even a cigarette butt. You can't help but notice, it's that clean. Yes, it's a tourist town.
The amazing thing is you also can't find a public trash can, they don't exist. You quickly learn to carry your trash around with you until you visit
a shop or restaurant and then politely ask them to dispose of it for you, they are happy to oblidge.
I've traveled quite a bit but never seen anything like that anywhere else, ever. On St Thomas, where I lived at the time, the locals constantly blame
the trash problem on the tourists. Right, they junk cars on their way back to the cruiseship ? 
low lattitude attitude
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grace59
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| Quote: | Originally posted by alafrontera
Hmm ... not the direction I was expecting this thread to go but interesting none the less. |
That's because you are new to the forum. Over the years I've seen many a thread go off in an interesting direction. That's what makes things so
fun here!
Whenever I hear that rainy, chill wind blow. I think it may be time to head for Mexico. Tengo que obedecer mi corazon!
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Lindalou
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| Quote: | Originally posted by alafrontera
Hmm ... not the direction I was expecting this thread to go but interesting none the less. The problem is I'm 52, the cougars don't want me, I'm too
old
On the trash topic, while working on Anguilla I used to go to St Martin for the weekends. The port town is Marigot (French). You will not find one
spec of trash anywhere even if you search for it, not even a cigarette butt. You can't help but notice, it's that clean. Yes, it's a tourist town.
The amazing thing is you also can't find a public trash can, they don't exist. You quickly learn to carry your trash around with you until you visit
a shop or restaurant and then politely ask them to dispose of it for you, they are happy to oblidge.
I've traveled quite a bit but never seen anything like that anywhere else, ever. On St Thomas, where I lived at the time, the locals constantly blame
the trash problem on the tourists. Right, they junk cars on their way back to the cruiseship ? |
stick around, you will find nothing and I mean nothing on this board goes
the way you expect it too. That is why it's so much fun!
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DENNIS
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| Quote: | Originally posted by alafrontera
On the trash topic, while working on Anguilla I used to go to St Martin for the weekends. The port town is Marigot (French). You will not find one
spec of trash anywhere even if you search for it, not even a cigarette butt. You can't help but notice, it's that clean. |
There must be a sign at the airport, "Québécois..stay out." It would boggle your mind to see what tourists from Quebec will do to a town. I lived in
Maine for a while and they would come down in droves to the beach communities. I was convinced they brought all their stored up winter trash with
them and made a vow never to use a trash can.
It's my understanding that they do the same thing down in mainland Mexico.
Just reporting what I saw, folks. Don't yell at me, yell at them.
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alafrontera
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Oh I plan to stick around, I may be new here but not new to travel or Mexico 
You'll probably be sick of me in a month's time. I came from a TJ forum that is pretty inactive, someone there sent me here for more "lively"
discussion  I can already see he wasn't joking 
I post as Shimano Penn on the TJ and Puerto Vallarta sites but that user name was "reserved" here
low lattitude attitude
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DENNIS
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| Quote: | Originally posted by alafrontera
Hmm ... not the direction I was expecting this thread to go |
Fun...huh. Nomads tend to be independent thinkers. If you want to talk baseball, start a thread about football.
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bajaguy
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Try this
www.cougars.net
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DENNIS
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| Quote: | Originally posted by alafrontera
I post as Shimano Penn on the TJ and Puerto Vallarta sites but that user name was "reserved" here |
Try it all CAPS. That's why my name is CAPS. Dennis was taken.
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norte
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| Quote: | Has someone been driving on this beach?
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arrowhead
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| Quote: | Originally posted by meme
Most will not even clean up after their dogs so they think its ok for others to walk I their dogs crap. |
Ah ha! So that would explain this sign.
No soy por ni contra apatía.
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David K
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You really can't see all those tire tracks?... I know the following won't have any meaning to you as you have never been there, but for the other
Nomads who are new:
High tide erases them twice a day... wind erases the tracks above the tide line. Oh, and those aren't mine, as this photo was when arrived and are
heading towards our camp. Why on the beach? Well, there are no roads to our camp, so this is how we humans get around there. It's a tradition in Baja
started over 40 years ago... and there are no turtles or eggs this far north.
Yes, tech. illegal to drive any vehicle on the federal zone... so is driving over 50 mph on most of Baja's desert highways... Call it free will and
chance taking.
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MrBillM
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Trash and Speed
Last Month when I headed North, I noticed that the HUGE trash Dumpster (complete with "donated" wooden staircase for dumpers) placed on the North Side
of the Hwy 5 - Airport Road intersection had been moved to a clearing south of the intersection where the Army used to be.
BUT, no problem. Since the Dumpster "HAD" been at the Intersection, locals and tourists had apparently decided that's where the trash should go.
There was a substantial pile located EXACTLY where the Dumpster was no longer and, as I took some pics, a local pulled up and brought out his Green
bags to add to the collection.
Had to Laugh.
Speaking of SPEEDING, I've now found that I am following the Speed Limit more carefully during my drive.
Not because I've changed speed, BUT the NEW Limit signs on the highway expansion North of town now say 110 KM.
First ever I've seen on Baja Highways. Guess I was just ahead of the times.
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grace59
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| Quote: | Originally posted by MrBillM
Speaking of SPEEDING, I've now found that I am following the Speed Limit more carefully during my drive.
Not because I've changed speed, BUT the NEW Limit signs on the highway expansion North of town now say 110 KM.
First ever I've seen on Baja Highways. Guess I was just ahead of the times. |
Is this the new road going North from San Felipe to Mexicali? I hope so since I always worry that my husband will get pulled over for speeding...he
drives at 80, but not in kilometers.
Whenever I hear that rainy, chill wind blow. I think it may be time to head for Mexico. Tengo que obedecer mi corazon!
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MrBillM
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Si, Pero ............
So far, it's a fairly short distance. At present, it ends where the new divided highway construction ends at the El Chinero Checkpoint. The area
where the NEW limit is in effect has never been one where you had to worry IF you were paying attention.
But, anything's an improvement.
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grace59
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| Quote: | Originally posted by MrBillM
So far, it's a fairly short distance. At present, it ends where the new divided highway construction ends at the El Chinero Checkpoint. The area
where the NEW limit is in effect has never been one where you had to worry IF you were paying attention.
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Thanks Mrbill! We are going to SF later this month. We were last down in August and the new signs weren't posted and they were still working on the
road near the Military Check Point so we still had a way to go on that dirt road detour.
Whenever I hear that rainy, chill wind blow. I think it may be time to head for Mexico. Tengo que obedecer mi corazon!
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David K
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I posted photos and details of the new road finished north of San Felipe in my last trip report... It is not a divided/ 4 lane highway the entire way
to El Chinero... much is just two lanes wide... but very wide with wide paved shoulders... elevated... very nice, and well done. I was surprised that
they didn't keep it 4 lanes wide for all the work they did. The elevated overpass interchange with Hwy. 3 is pretty strange!
Here is part of the road log I posted last month:
0.0 Okay, these notes are northbound from San Felipe, starting opposite the El Dorado Pemex (near the big Rockadile sign):
11.8 miles (km. 160) 4 lanes down to new 2 lanes wide.
22.2 miles end of new road, construction work continues north.
23.6 military checkpoint.
23.7 Hwy. 3 Jcn. (new bridge u.c.).
Divided Hwy near San Felipe:
Wider 2 lane north of San Felipe:
Hwy. 3 interchange:
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viabaja
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I'll echo BajaWarrior - SF is a dusty small town with 95% seniors living there! Up by 6am and in bed by 7pm! Our big excitement is gossiping. Very
boring. Stay on TJ and party!!
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