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Osprey
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Boy, I'm really out of the loop way down here. Who is Huell Howser? Could that be the father of the old TV show about a very young doctor, Doogy
Howser?
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DianaT
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| Quote: | Originally posted by monoloco
I would recommend Punta Abreojos, Asuncion, Bahia Tortugas area in August. |
In August, it can be 100+ degrees a few miles inland and very nice here along the coast. And it is very different than the big city of La Paz or the
fancy Todos Santos. Baja is many different things.
BTW---I enjoy Huell Howser at times, and when I met the man he seemed like a really nice person, but I have always seen his show as the Lawrence Welk
of Travel Shows. --- 
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David K
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I would recommend Bahia Asuncion, central Pacific coast of Baja... But do check out the gulf side just to compare. Todos Santos is near the latitude
of Hawaii, so that far south the normally cool Pacific coast can't cut the humidity and heat as it does further north.
See http://bahiaasuncion.com and meet Shari & Juan.
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rob
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LA PAZ/PACIFIC IN AUGUST
Just looked at the last 5 years of August weather data for the ranch (see map - due west of La Paz) - average 85F high, 76F low; we consistently show
temps of 15-16F below La Paz in summer, humdity constant at about 68%
Also noticeable how much cooler the ranch is than TS - its only 70 miles up the beach. In spring though, the winds in TS are mild, here they are -
bracing. I guess that's the price!
DianeT - there is a difference of 15-17F between our place on the beach and the front gate, 2.6km inland. Talk about microclimates!
rob
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bajajazz
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La Paz in August is paradise compared to August in places like Yuma and Phoenix.
We've lived here fulltime for over ten years and have come to terms with the summer weather. For example, it's not smart to do any hard work outside
during the heat of the day. For us, that time is best spent inside with the A/C running. We have five air conditioners scattered around a
well-insulated house with double-paned windows, and use them as needed to stay comfortable and have never had a monthly electrical bill for more than
$100. USD.
If cabin fever strikes, there's always the option of going to Coromuel or Tecolote and getting into the water. In August of '89 I was living in the
south side of La Paz and biking every day to Coromuel, stayed hydrated by hitting every ice cream and raspado store both directions.
Hardship? Hell no, total pleasure.
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capt. mike
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"have never had a monthly electrical bill for more than $100. USD"
i find that incredible given CFE's rates.
5 AC units? what was their set point? 85 degrees?
mexican electricity is expensive. you must be zone running them where needed.
i have been in la paz often in august and live in metro phx - i'll take phx any day that time of year. far less heat index. it's the index that spells
comfort level.
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BajaBlanca
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come and visit central Baja - we are 10 miles north of punta abreojos. being that we are on the Pacific, - almost never too hot and the beaches are
perfect aug - sept - oct water temperature-wise. see our B & B:
www.labocanahotel.com
you MUST visit Bahia Asuncion and meet Shari/Juan - she can give you much history and info on safety as she has lived in Baja for a
looooooooooooooooooong time
IF you go to Los Barriles area - look for a town called SANTIAGO, then follow signs for SOL DE MAYO. you will pay 75 pesos to see a waterfall in the
middle of the desert. take a picnic lunch, take a bathingsuit. escape the heat for a day
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eetdrt88
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just do it
once spent a week in the middle of summer camping at san lucas cove with my kids and a couple of friends...very hot and humid,saw some intense
lightening shows...couldnt sleep at night,just lay in the tent and sweat..lots of mosqitoes...squid fishing was going off...these kind of trips will
change your perpective on life,once u step outside your comfort zone...would i do it all again...in a heartbeat
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rhintransit
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| Quote: | Originally posted by bajajazz
La Paz in August is paradise compared to August in places like Yuma and Phoenix.
We've lived here fulltime for over ten years and have come to terms with the summer weather. For example, it's not smart to do any hard work outside
during the heat of the day. For us, that time is best spent inside with the A/C running. We have five air conditioners scattered around a
well-insulated house with double-paned windows, and use them as needed to stay comfortable and have never had a monthly electrical bill for more than
$100. USD.
If cabin fever strikes, there's always the option of going to Coromuel or Tecolote and getting into the water. In August of '89 I was living in the
south side of La Paz and biking every day to Coromuel, stayed hydrated by hitting every ice cream and raspado store both directions.
Hardship? Hell no, total pleasure. |
different strokes! I retreat to Phoenix in August and September from the Loreto area. 'it's a dry heat' is really true. I can tolerate 120 degree
days with 0 humidity a whole lot better than 90 degree days with 90% humidity. I walk and use my moped during the day (and get a lot of weird looks
but it's really NOT hot comparatively)
I've no ac in my off the grid BCS palapa and central air in my Phoenix home. I've never had a summer ac bill there above $75/month. every
commercial and public place is air conditioned in Phoenix, not so down here. a big difference in quality of summer life!
reality\'s never been of much use out here...
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SyntaxJO
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I'm feelin' Asuncion! Is Malarimo a joke? Picked clean?
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DianaT
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| Quote: | Originally posted by SyntaxJO
I'm feelin' Asuncion! Is Malarimo a joke? Picked clean? |
The locals here are very friendly and have lots of great stories from the beginning of this town. Also, one of the representatives from the Preserve
lives here and is a wealth of information for all of the Preserve of which Bahia Asuncion is a part --- he speaks English very well if you do not
speak Spanish.
In the middle of August there is the fiesta here in town---lots of fun.
If you go to Abreojos----check with Chelo in the small hotel for what happens in Abreojos and for local information.
Beware of the road from Vizcaino to the turn off to Bahia Asuncion-----needs to be replaced as parts of it are in VERY bad shape.
The trip out to Tortugas is worth it as it is quite different, and then the trip on the dirt road from Asuncion to Abreojos is beautiful!
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bajabass
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Ah, the summer of my seventeenth year! All is well as I graduate from U.S.M.C. boot camp. After three months of torture at M.C.R.D. in San Diego, a
month of that climbing all over Camp Pendleton with full packs, I figured I could handle anything. Until I got off the bus , mid August, at 29 Palms!
3 mile runs, 4 days a week, right before lunch. I think back about all the little Jeep ambulances running a relay race, hauling dropped jarheads to
the base clinic for rehydration. 35 years later, I will find myself living in La Paz full time. Fish early, hide at home, or a cantina with AC the
rest of the day. At least I won't have to go running at noon!! I'll just have to tough it out!!
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comitan
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bajabass
This thread is about La Paz the city, if you live out of town +_ 17K, N, you will find the heat 6-8 deg less than the city. If you add a little
altitude probably another 2 deg. less.
Strive For The Ideal, But Deal With What\'s Real.
Every day is a new day, better than the day before.(from some song)
Lord, Keep your arm around my shoulder and your hand over my mouth.
“The sincere pursuit of truth requires you to entertain the possibility that everything you believe to be true may in fact be false”
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bajabass
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That should help Wiley! How about out on the water, say until noon?
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comitan
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Comfortable! You can pull up to a beach get in the water and clean your fish.
Strive For The Ideal, But Deal With What\'s Real.
Every day is a new day, better than the day before.(from some song)
Lord, Keep your arm around my shoulder and your hand over my mouth.
“The sincere pursuit of truth requires you to entertain the possibility that everything you believe to be true may in fact be false”
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DavidE
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Here I sit staring at my CFE bill. 120vac 30 amp service. 770 kWh, THREE THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED SEVENTY ONE PESOS (Includes DAP and 16% IVA). This is a
bi-mestral bill meaning every 60 days.
Divide 770 by 3,170 pesos and you'll get the kWh cost in pesos.
CFE from May to November -in hot zones- offers a tiered kWh price to 450 kWh, after that you go into "excedente" at twenty nine cents US per kWh then
if subsequent bills exceed a grand total summation then all bets are off -- from then on the calculation given above is applied right from the git go
on the bill. Go ahead and do the math. Ya no savy dolares solo efectivo mexicano. Haven't seen a dolar in an armadillo's age.
I can escape here whereas on the cape I had to either take the ferry across to Mazatlan and then head on up the devil's spine on Mex 40, or go to
Guerrero Negro / San quintin; quite a drive.
Here I can head up Mex 14, and in a matter of three hours go from the steamy coast to Patzcuaro elevation 7,000 feet, and walk amongst the pines in
seventy degree weather. It doesn't hurt that nearby Uruapan is Mexico's fruit and vegetable basket. Sunday at Tianguis I purchased blackberries for 10
pesos a KILO, strawberries for 15 pesos a KILO, raspberries for 17 pesos a KILO. whole fresh Playa Azul pineapples for 10 pesos EACH, and a crate of
hayden mangoes for twenty pesos (13 lbs).
As long as I am yarn spinning...tomorrow I will go out into my yard and pick some proper coconuts and purple finger bananas. They are destined for a
huge charola (pan) in which I plan to bake a five pound banana nut bread.
Jesus dragged in a 53 lb yellowtail day before yesterday. He shot it with a spear gun. This area is so remote that zero charter boats visit. Nada.
I've seen black marlin sleeping on the surface of the water, but they are considered trash fish. Beto filleted one of three bull dorados that weighed
an aggregate total of over 100 lbs and gave me a ten pound slab. This is going to be braised over glowing guisaxche coals, and be accompanied by home
made tortillas, and green salsa. Everyone here wants huauchinango, the red bass made famous by the recipe huauchinango a la veracruzana.
What I proclaim is this: Every square inch of this country is precious. No other area can hope to compete with any given one. The peninsula is unique
there are not two.
Saludos de Michoacan
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Bajatripper
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| Quote: | Originally posted by DavidE
Jesus dragged in a 53 lb yellowtail day before yesterday. He shot it with a spear gun. |
David E
You have probably forgotten what a new arrival would first think when reading this line.
That is a beautiful area you live in over there. I always have found the region special. But I never much cared for the drive out to Uruapan,
especially when the road is slick. Those curves and too many drivers short on patience for passing could really get my upper back really tense in a
day.
Steve
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