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Eli
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Are You kidding, Yeah I laughed, and am still chuckling, that was what I call a 1st. class humorous observation.
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Bajatripper
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Eli
Are You kidding, Yeah I laughed, and am still chuckling, that was what I call a 1st. class humorous observation. |
Thanks, Eli, you're too kind. I'll pass on what you said about Bajalera when I see her in a few days. Heading up north to pick up my daughter for the
year. Can't wait to have her back.
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David K
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Love the exchanges here on Nomad between people who actually have met in person and spent a bit of time getting to know each other... They are nice
and friendly conversations, like around the campfire. 
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Bajatripper
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| Quote: | Originally posted by David K
Love the exchanges here on Nomad between people who actually have met in person and spent a bit of time getting to know each other... They are nice
and friendly conversations, like around the campfire. |
I've got that CD with the photos from the Mission Santa Maria run I promised you at the campfire, David. I'll drop it off (con el favor de Dios) on my
trip down from Washington. Give my best to Baja Angel.
[Edited on 8-4-2010 by Bajatripper]
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bajajudy
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There was a fire the year we were there for my birthday, too. One of my friends asked me if my birthday candles had gotten out of control. He is
singing soprano now.
Glad that you had a good time. It really is as Baja as you can get. People from miles and miles away come for it. That is IT for the year for many
of them. Used to be even more so when they rode their horses in.
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David K
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Bajatripper
| Quote: | Originally posted by David K
Love the exchanges here on Nomad between people who actually have met in person and spent a bit of time getting to know each other... They are nice
and friendly conversations, like around the campfire. |
I've got that CD with the photos from the Mission Santa Maria run I promised you at the campfire, David. I'll drop it off (con el favor de Dios) on my
trip down from Washington. Give my best to Baja Angel.
[Edited on 8-4-2010 by Bajatripper] |
Okay, done!
That would be great... Let's not miss the connection... Remember to ask your mom to autograph the copy of her book for me, as soon as it is published
and I can then buy it!   
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Eli
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Bajatripper, have a safe journey, I assume you are driving. I can imagine your anticipation about bringing your daughter home, I am very happy for
you both. Our kids can pull our heartstrings like nobody else, and that's a good thing even when it is hard. Give my best to Your Mom. When does she
come home to La Paz?
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Eli
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lesd, thanks for the trip report, it is always good to hear about San Ignacio, I hope someday to return, although not for the festival, I like my
memories better than the modern day booming speaker ones. I seldom go to the fiestas anywhere anymore, and that includes weddings, birthday parties,
baptisms, etc. I can't handle the noise level or the crowds, or the late nights.
I do hope that I have the good sense to someday return to San Ignacio, spend a couple of nights at Casa Leree, visit my memories and go see the
whales at the Lagoon, this is still on my bucket list to do.
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shari
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the San Ignacio palmera fire is the talk of the town and I got to thinking about risks people are willing to take to live in gorgeous areas.
this is purely food for thought and I would be interested in your comments and opinions.
fires in the palm groves are very common and seem to happen every summer so it is not like a big surprise disaster...like a hundred year flood. It is
part of the nature of living in a palm grove...but do expats understand and accept this. I got to thinking because we had some guests who bought land
there and were going to build something. I guess one just accepst the fact that things could go up in flames...so build accordingly.
Kinda like living in an arroyo then...build for floods. I imagine it takes a special kind of person to build something they are willing to let go of
in a disaster...or just fix up time and time again.
what disaster would you prefer to take a risk on ..fire or flood?
Tidal waves kinda freak me out living where we do...but they certainly arent common in this neck of the coast.
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Eli
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Right off the top of my head; My home in L.B. is on high ground but not on top of a hill, it is located in as about a safe place as one can imagine
for hurricanes. Still, every summer when I leave home, I worry about loosing my Palapa roof over the studio, (and I bet someday I will, dang, but I
love that Palapa roof. I won't know until it goes if I replace it with concrete or palm again). I worry about water running into my bedroom via the
windows etc.
Same at the gallery; It is located in a not to high not to low place, has a concrete roof, but still, I take down the Paintings on the East wall,
store them and worry (but not obsessively) about what damages may occur to my belongings while I am gone.
When I lived in San Fransisco, and also Oaxaca, there was always concern about an Earthquake.
Where I am now on a tall hill over looking a beautiful meadow, there is concern of landslide, (as I write this, they are building a humdinger of a
retaining wall below).
If I was going to live in a Palm grove, I would build with concrete roof, avoid wood, (easy to do in Baja) and hope for the best.
I think disaster can strike anywhere we live on the planet, We just do the best we can to deal with what issues are common where we live, one just
never knows when it is going to be Your turn.
[Edited on 8-4-2010 by Eli]
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Eli
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You know, upon reflection, I really am kind of full of it sometimes. There has been a lot of building going on at the edge or what I thought was right
in the arroyo to the North of my home, and I really wonder what the heck these people are doing, are they nuts, are they asking for trouble or what.
So there I go with a total contradiction to what I just said above.
So in the end, I can see your point Shari. I for sure wouldn't build in an arroyo and most likely not in the middle of a Palm Grove, nor on the edge
of a river, nor beach front for that matter. I guess everyone has where they are comfortable.
Even so, Mother Nature could come along and wipe me out any minute and leave the guy in the Arroyo alone. Who knows?????
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bajalera
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Thanks, Eli, for reminding me of the belligerent [sp?] turkey that went into an attack mode whenever anybody approached the outhouse. Talk about
territorial!
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Oops! Somehow I overlooked page 2 of this thread and posted the above on 3, thereby missing a lot of related stuff.
Eli, I'm sure you remember the acequia that routed water on an angled course through yard of the Leree inn--Steve and his brother and sister floated
paper sailboats in it. A nice respite for them--traveling all day on that old road at maybe 3 miles an hour didn't provide much in the way of
entertainment for pre-teen kids.
Last time we stayed there, I was glad to see that water was running through the channel one day a week, and the little wooden bridge that now arches
over it is a nice touch.
Although things have changed, I think most people who knew the old inn would agree that its spirit has survived-- thanks to Juanita's sensitivity and
her dedication.
[Edited on 8-8-2010 by bajalera]
\"Very few things happen at the right time, and the rest never happen at all. The conscientious historian will correct these defects.\" -
Mark Twain
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Eli
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Lera, There You are, I was wondering when I would catch one of your posts again. I've missed you.
Yes, I remember the channel very well. I had never seen anything like it at home in So. Cal. What an great way to remember it, with your kids
floating boats. And yes I remember well, the 3 miles per hr. road that got us there.
Reading your post reminds me again of my promise to myself to someday return.
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