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fishbuck
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Pacifico
Does San Bruno have a bus stop?  |
San Whono???
"A ship in harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for." J. A. Shedd.
A clever person solves a problem. A wise person avoids it. – Albert Einstein
"Life's a Beach... and then you Fly!" Fishbuck
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bajabass
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San Nowhere? 
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Pacifico
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This is starting to remind me of the whole "7 Sisters" deal!!! Trust me....It's no secret!!! I'll respect your wishes though.....
The name of the place is: #&* @*%!#
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fishbuck
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I know it's not a "secret spot". It's semi-secret at best. But out of respect for the locals I'm trying not to encourage other anglers to go there
and scoop up all the fish.
But I will encourage people to visit B. Asuncion and say hi to Juan and Shari. They like company.
But if anyone needs details U2U me and I hook you up with a local captain.
"A ship in harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for." J. A. Shedd.
A clever person solves a problem. A wise person avoids it. – Albert Einstein
"Life's a Beach... and then you Fly!" Fishbuck
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David K
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Fishbuck, so few are going to Mexico now... they would probably appreciate the business... if you think your disclosure will really affect that many
here on Nomad???!!
Have fun, but be careful amigo!
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fishbuck
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| Quote: | Originally posted by David K
Fishbuck, so few are going to Mexico now... they would probably appreciate the business... if you think your disclosure will really affect that many
here on Nomad???!!
Have fun, but be careful amigo! |
I gotta say I was the only Americano visitor in the cute little town. I'm sure they'd like to see a few more.
But I liked being the only one. It was cool.
"A ship in harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for." J. A. Shedd.
A clever person solves a problem. A wise person avoids it. – Albert Einstein
"Life's a Beach... and then you Fly!" Fishbuck
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fishbuck
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I have determined it is theoretically possible for me to leave TJ on Saturday at noontime and be at the fishing area at 4:30am on Sunday (fishing
day). Boat leaves at 6:00am.
And to reboard the bus after fishing at about 5:30pm and return to TJ Monday morning at about 8:00am.
About $90 each way.
TIJUANA, ABC CENTRAL 30/01/2010
MULEGE, B.C.S. PLUS $1,137.00 12:15 - 04:30
MULEGE, B.C.S. 31/01/2010
TIJUANA, ABC CENTRAL PLUS $1,137.00 17:25 - 08:15
Theoretically possible...
"A ship in harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for." J. A. Shedd.
A clever person solves a problem. A wise person avoids it. – Albert Einstein
"Life's a Beach... and then you Fly!" Fishbuck
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woody with a view
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you're starting to sound like a crack head! in the best sense of the term!!!
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fishbuck
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| Quote: | Originally posted by woody in ob
you're starting to sound like a crack head! in the best sense of the term!!!
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Yeah, I'm trying to work some "crack" into this plan too. The good kind of
crack.
I will have a few hours to kill in TJ after all.
"A ship in harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for." J. A. Shedd.
A clever person solves a problem. A wise person avoids it. – Albert Einstein
"Life's a Beach... and then you Fly!" Fishbuck
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Mulegena
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Fishy, I'll check the bus schedule for you tomorrow morning and let you know.
Does anybody know if the hotel in San Bruno is open for business?
[Edited on 1-16-2010 by Mulegena]
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fishbuck
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Mulegena
Fishy, I'll check the bus schedule for you tomorrow morning and let you know.
Does anybody know if the hotel in San Bruno is open for business?
[Edited on 1-16-2010 by Mulegena] |
San Whono?
And yes. The owner is Albierto. Nice guy. Decent room. Clean.
"A ship in harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for." J. A. Shedd.
A clever person solves a problem. A wise person avoids it. – Albert Einstein
"Life's a Beach... and then you Fly!" Fishbuck
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wessongroup
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| Quote: | Originally posted by fishbuck
| Quote: | Originally posted by woody in ob
you're starting to sound like a crack head! in the best sense of the term!!!
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Yeah, I'm trying to work some "crack" into this plan too. The good kind of
crack.
I will have a few hours to kill in TJ after all. |
Well I'll be dam** I was kinda close with the "spawning"
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Pacifico
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| Quote: | Originally posted by fishbuck
I have determined it is theoretically possible for me to leave TJ on Saturday at noontime and be at the fishing area at 4:30am on Sunday (fishing
day). Boat leaves at 6:00am.
And to reboard the bus after fishing at about 5:30pm and return to TJ Monday morning at about 8:00am.
About $90 each way.
TIJUANA, ABC CENTRAL 30/01/2010
MULEGE, B.C.S. PLUS $1,137.00 12:15 - 04:30
MULEGE, B.C.S. 31/01/2010
TIJUANA, ABC CENTRAL PLUS $1,137.00 17:25 - 08:15
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Theoretically possible? Yes. Enjoyable? Depends how desperate one is to catch a fish....30+ hours on a bus to spend maybe 8-10 hours on the water?
Fishbuck, Best of luck to you on your trip! I look forward to your trip report....
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fishbuck
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It's comparable to fishing out of San Diego on an overnight or 1.5 day trip. Except on the boat there is a bunk.
I doubt I will enjoy the bus ride much but may be able to tolerate it.
Most people probably wouldn't enjoy the boat ride from San Diego either especially if the weather is rough. I don't love the boat ride but I do love
the fishing.
Anything to catch a nice fish!
"A ship in harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for." J. A. Shedd.
A clever person solves a problem. A wise person avoids it. – Albert Einstein
"Life's a Beach... and then you Fly!" Fishbuck
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Skipjack Joe
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The Fever
You've got it bad, amigo.
As bad as anyone I've met.
They should have a Fishing Anonymous. Or at least a patch ... To get you through the tough times.
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wessongroup
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For me, always loved the boat ride.. beer and talk, then down to the bunk.. the engines purring along, the rolling of the boat pushing forward.. then
waking up really early having an egg sandwich or more.. coffee with some of the other early risers ... and just waiting to get to where we can toss
out.. and then "HOOK UP"
Go for it, you appear to be a young man... and in good shape.. "Explore. Dream. Discover."
Heck you might met some nice folks on the bus... plus, they make things to make the ride more enjoyable.. my two cents.
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fishbuck
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I like the boat ride out of SD too. Nothing as exciting as that 1st greylight fish. It really makes you feel alive.
"A ship in harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for." J. A. Shedd.
A clever person solves a problem. A wise person avoids it. – Albert Einstein
"Life's a Beach... and then you Fly!" Fishbuck
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THE BUS
| Quote: | Originally posted by fishbuck
I have determined it is theoretically possible for me to leave TJ on Saturday at noontime and be at the fishing area at 4:30am on Sunday (fishing
day). Boat leaves at 6:00am.
And to reboard the bus after fishing at about 5:30pm and return to TJ Monday morning at about 8:00am.
About $90 each way.
TIJUANA, ABC CENTRAL 30/01/2010
MULEGE, B.C.S. PLUS $1,137.00 12:15 - 04:30
MULEGE, B.C.S. 31/01/2010
TIJUANA, ABC CENTRAL PLUS $1,137.00 17:25 - 08:15
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fishbuck, I say Take the bus ride and have an adventure. Then write us a report on the whole trip.
So you know what may be in store for you, here's a post I wrote about a bus I took from Mulege to San Diego in September, 2008. Fun
times..now that it's over!
- From BajaNomads October, 2008
"The Bus
Back in September I took the ABC bus from Mulege to Tijuana. I hadn't been on a bus since the sixties and was looking forward to the experience
again.
It was scheduled to leave at 6:30 and I only had to wait until 7:30 for it to show up. (I figured I saved lots of dinero by missing an hour at Jungle
Jims cantina.)
I was assigned a seat next to a window, which I liked. There are 2 seats side by side.. Cushy seats much like an airliner...reclining with armrests
too. Per advice from those had gone before me, I had brought my own down pillow and fleece blanket. (The AC works very well...brrrr)
I took my seat with the seat next to me stayed empty for some time.
The bus began it's journey north...and the 2 nice Mexican ladies directly behind me talked of things of the day. Nice idle chatter of nothing and
everything.
The coach was about half full to start, but quickly filled as we drove north. Remember, this was September in Baja and it was hotter than the Gates of
Hell...yet the AC was so cold I was elated I had my warm fleece blanket and pillow with me.
We made the regular stops at Sta. Rosalia..dropping off a few, picking up more...and roared off up the Baja Road. The driver was very skillful and
there was no quick braking or swaying in the turns.
We rolled on..the senoras behind me talking about one of the son's and his new wife...at least from what I overheard...but then it MAY have been a
daughter and the lazy hombre who talked her into marriage.
The whole trip from Mulege to Tijuana was going to take 16 hours and it cost me $1100 pesos. I was traveling fairly light and only had my laptop
w/case and one small bag...plus my pillow and bedroll.
I am tall..about 6'2" ...and sport a 'couple' extra pounds... and had stretched out onto the adjoining empty seat a bit to accommodate my frame. It
was quite comfy. Until the next stop when a youngish senorita came aboard, walked down the aisle looking at her stub and the numbers above the seat
pairs. She had the aisle seat next to me. I hastily moved my laptop elsewhere and motioned her to sit, which she did.
The bus rumbled on into the night...it was now about 11 pm. One of the movies we had already watched was Daffy Duck destroys Godzilla and The Giant
Moth..I think. A classic for sure. The senorita next to me had now pulled most of my warm fleece blanket over her...leaving me shivering into my
pillow. The ladies behind were now discussing something about relatives in Guaymas.
I somehow managed to ram some metal seat lever into my rectum as I was squirming to ease my old back injury. That made me jolt back against the young
lady next to me, who awoke thinking most likely that the Old Gringo was groping her. This got everyone's attention on the bus away from the Dracula
movie and onto me...sigh. I managed to allay the senorita's fears and offered her my soft down pillow to go with the warm fleece blanket.
The ladies behind were now talking about me.
The bus stops at the El Rosario bus stop and cafe in the middle of the night...quite a few people get off to have a snack or coffee. Looks very dark
out there. Might even be some night fog. Not hungry or thirsty, I stayed put..as did the bundled-up sleeping senorita and the 2 ladies behind me. At
least the talk had moved from me back to thier family issues.
We get underway after the 20 minute stop and then I realize I should have taken the bus stop's restroom opportunity. Ah, but this bus has a bathroom!
But..shoot.. I had to wake the young lady to get past her. The blanket was firmly wrapped around her and she had a little problem getting free to let
me by. The bus was now rocketing along at a pretty good clip, now taking some sharp turns, and I had to grab the overhead lockers to make my way
aft...that's the rear, you know.
I knew I was getting closer to the bathroom because of the increasing smells wafting out of the blackness..whew. There were some green looking people
sitting back there, and I thought.."These poor people are being punished for some reason. Why else would they be assigned seats next to this
stinkpot?"
I open the door and squeeze inside..holding my breath...and somehow manage to shut the door behind me...had to slam it shut to make it latch. I had
turned on the light, but quickly turned it off again...not a pretty sight, I can assure you. Luckily my business was to be done standing.
The bus was now really taking some sharp turns and the motion made me brace myself with both arms and hands outstretched to the narrow walls of the
black dungeon..bathroom. Even braced as I was, I still got jostled a bit from side to side and then flung forward when the bus braked. I am fairly
sure I had been making contact into the toilet and not the sink. I tried to listen to water sounds, but the ladies talking back in the coach
interferred with my hearing ability, which is not good to start with in these noisy quarters.
I finished my business, zipping up, and turned to grasp the door latch...which was stuck.... and refused to open. Carumba! Now what the hell? I pushed
and pulled and pounded, but nada..stuck..stuck in a stinking toilet and we're going to crash and I will be dead and covered with
..and then the door opens, thanks to a kind senor who I must have woke up with the pounding.
I weave my way back to the warmly-covered sleeping senorita who looks to be drooling into my pillow. The ladies are now talking about me again.Some
other passengers are glaring at the ladies in a not-so-friendly way.
The night drags on as we slowly come off the mountains and race towards San Quentin, then make more fast miles towards Ensenada...almost dawn now. A
brief stop, then on the tollroad towards Tijuana. Ladies go back to talking family..I feel like I know them all by now. Other busfolks nearby are not
too happy with the gossipers.
We pull into the Tijuana bus terminal...about 16 hours after leaving Mulege..and me without a minute of sleep. Nor did the 2 ladies behind sleep. They
were still talking. As the bus stopped and everything shut down, it got a little more quiet inside the bus..the lull just before everyone stands up
and starts collecting baggage from the overheads and below the seats.
I stood up..turned around and faced the 2 ladies who were still chattering away. (I had learned a bit of slang some years back from my housekeeper,
Carmen, who has a terrific sense of humor.) So standing facing the senoras, I made yapping motions with both hands..forefinger tapping thumb..and said
with a grin, "Weedy, weedy, weedy." That brought laughs and clapping from the other passengers. The ladies were laughing a bit, too.
Carmen had told me that it meant ...'what people do when they gossip a lot.'
Ah..buses. Did I ever tell you about the time when my bus rolled and I was taken off the relief bus at gunpoint ...oh, I did? "
I do what the voices in my tackle box tell me.
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Anyway, Fishy, don't listen a whole lot to all the people who have no understanding of why a guy would go through a 30 hour bus ride to pull on a few
yellowtail. Few understand that Fishing is not a religion or way of life, it is much more important than that. This all seems pretty logical to
me.
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