BajaBlanca
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meet Joaquin and THE CACTUS RESTAURANT in La Bocana
Joaquin only opens when you make a reservation (615 156-60041) and only in the evenings (usually) .... the menu is whatever he has that day: fish or
sashimi or lobster or oysters or cayo de acho (sp) and often a combo of the foods I mentioned.
He and his brother (Juanchys=fishing captain) and cousin (Domingo=fishing captain) are great guys.
I thought I'd give those of you who know them some pics to remember them by and trust me, if you haven't met them, you are mssing out on having the
honor of meeting some very nice guys ....
[Edited on 7-11-2011 by BajaBlanca]
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shari
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Mood: there is no reality except the one contained within us "Herman Hesse"
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those guys are the best!!! great food, great service and a whole lotta fun too...like the TV!!!
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Curt63
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Thanks Blanca! That was one fine meal:
Callo sashimi
Ensalada con queso fresco
Lenguada Empanizada (plate after plate after plate)
Callo empanizada
Joaquin is an abalone diver and a real character (mucho take it easy)
A real nice experience. (thats me on the porch with 2 other Nomads)
Cheers, Curt
[Edited on 7-12-2011 by Curt63]
No worries
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comitan
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DITTO, DITTO, DITTO.
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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woody with a view
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can't wait....
bring on the tuna!
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BajaBlanca
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awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww even Rex got in the photo !!
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Wow....yummy looking pictures......nice clean store front too.
Say...that salad.....what sort of cheese is that, goat? Oil dressing or....
Old people are like the old cars, made of some tough stuff. May show a little rust, but good as gold on the inside.
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rts551
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Great place, great cook, and great friends!!!!!
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elskel
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Looks great, what is Jaunchys ph#.
thanks brian
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We had a great time and meal with Joaquin.
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bajajurel
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BajaBlanca
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Joaquin's phone number is 615 156-0041
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EdZeranski
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Just a heads up.....Joaquin likes Miller Lite.
EdZ KG6UTS
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BajaBlanca
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more photos of a recent dinner with amigos !!
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bajajurel
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I don't see Les or you with the microphone singing. Wow a big screen. Make sure Joaquin gets the NFL network up and running before we come.
bajajurel
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BajaBlanca
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hahaha you can't see me but I am definitely singing loudly ! we did a mix of mexican and american and even brazilian songs ... it was so fun ... and
the cousins who brought the mike and guitars were THE BEST. they were having a wonderful time. there was a dad and son on their first road trip - dad
at 77 I think, and son in his 40's maybe - Joe Sr and Joe Jr, what a duo !! Dad even took his shirt off to dance - ummm - that'll be a picture for
another day. the dad had so much positive energy. an absolutely superb human.
now, the cousins wrote an article for WON magazine and they brought a copy for Joaquin - it is all about la bocana and the great fishing they had the
last time they came to town. it is now on the counter, near the "lady" on the wall in the first photo of the second set I put up.
what a night. food. good folk. music. wine. beer. tequila. and more.
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woody with a view
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pray for surf.... and tuna!
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BajaBlanca
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no fish yet .. but we are surely hoping for a good year ...
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BajaBlanca
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the stories these 2 tell are something else ..when they were really little and life was tough, they would lick banana peels that others threw away.
they did not have enough money to buy bananas ....
jaunchys dream was to study art but his family could not afford it. actually, that brings up another point - his wife just kicked him out of the
livingroom with his drawing board. he told me that he would like to build a new studio outside his house. he reckons he needs 5000 bricks to do
this....anyone interested in starting up a JUANCHY STUDIO fund ? and we can surprise him ? each brick costs 10 pesos ...
I will try to get an estimate from a builder as to total cost .....
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bajaandy
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Great thread! Fun place to hang out for sure!
(Can't get my pics to post.... oh well.)
[Edited on 7-29-2011 by bajaandy]
[Edited on 7-29-2011 by bajaandy]
[Edited on 7-29-2011 by bajaandy]
subvert the dominant paradigm
"If you travel with a man, you must either fall out with him or make him your good friend."
JBL Noel
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