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woody with a view
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| Quote: | Originally posted by DENNIS
This whole thing is dickless. |
just like Rich, Dennis.
edit: i held out (and didn't vote) but it seems that a troll is a troll. is your evil twin named chris?
[Edited on 8-3-2011 by woody with a view]
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RichBaja
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This is probably one of the most important threads that has ever been posted.
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Trueheart
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I'd be figuring out a way to go for more than 3 days!
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mcfez
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I'll take that 3 days
Be better than here .....working for those three days :-)
Think I would go to Shell Island down by San Felipe.
I know David....Shell Beach...:-)
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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CortezBlue
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How about BBQ David K and build a monument for the sea turtles
Count Down to Censorship
starts................................................................................................................................................
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Cypress
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None of the above, but a BBQ with David K and friends sounds good.
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DENNIS
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| Quote: | Originally posted by CortezBlue
How about BBQ David K and build a monument for the sea turtles
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OHBOY....."Nomads and Pagan Rituals." It'll be a best seller.
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mcfez
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This "place" wouldnt be much without the likes of DavidK and a few others such as DENNIS. Let's keep the BBQ reserved for ribs.
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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Martyman
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Where is the love for Tecate? How long can you stay at the brewery? I got kicked out of the Olympia brewery for singing.
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David K
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| Quote: | Originally posted by mcfez
Be better than here .....working for those three days :-)
Think I would go to Shell Island down by San Felipe.
I know David....Shell Beach...:-) |
No, you have it right... I named it 'Shell Island' about 35 years ago when it was obviously surrounded by water at high tide. Newer gringos called it
Shell Beach, as it has plenty of shells and is a beach... but there already is a Shell Beach in Baja... at Punta Chivato, near Mulege. Island is
techincally more descriptive and more unique, IMO.
A local named it Isla San Martin according to a sign for his failed tourist camp a mile south of Percebu... Just like Bahia Santa Maria, which we had
called 'the lagoon' for the years before Aniceto Madueña homesteaded the area and named it after his daughter. That stuck because his campo succeeded
and so it got on maps.
I was naturally happy when Shell Island was published as a name for this place in a recent Moon guidebook!:
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mcfez
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Oh my Gods David Thats funny!
But you what....I shall call it Shell Beach always.
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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Bajatripper
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| Quote: | Originally posted by mulegemichael
i don't get the anchor baby gig....if i have three days, i sure as hell aren't goin to baja!!! |
I believe an "anchor baby" is a term that refers to the children of undocuented immigrants born in the US. These children have been a means to stay in
the country, since all kids born there are citizens by birth. But US immigration has, on occasion, deported (or attempted to deport) the mothers of
these kids, anyway.
[Edited on 8-9-2011 by Bajatripper]
There most certainly is but one side to every story: the TRUTH. Variations of it are nothing but lies.
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sancho
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DK, I assume Shell Isle is accessible only be 4x
on a minus tide? Are you driving out to S Isle
on hard pack wet sand, or is there still a few inches
of water? Regardless my Toyota truck wouldn't make it,
I don't suppose it is walking distance from shore? The
price sounds right, the in town
San Felipe campgrounds are $30 + a nite.
I've met 2 REVERSED anchor Babies in Baja, one was
hippie from Santa Cruz, Ca., who had his kid born
in Ensenada, another Canadian who had his kid
born in La Paz, with the hopes of owning land under
the kids name
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SFandH
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| Quote: | Originally posted by tiotomasbcs
Maybe Pamela Anderson would have been a better choice? Tio |
Pamela Anderson - yum. The true Miss Emerson. I'd have an anchor baby with her, all 3 days (and nights). 
[Edited on 8-9-2011 by SFandH]
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SFandH
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I was disappointed that this is a poll with rather strange options.
If I had 3 days in baja, I'd fly into Cabo, stay in one of the original Finisterra rooms overlooking the bay, SCUBA dive every morning at land's end,
hang at the pool's swim up bar in the afternoons, and eat at expensive restaurants at night.
What would you do?
[Edited on 8-9-2011 by SFandH]
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David K
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| Quote: | Originally posted by sancho
DK, I assume Shell Isle is accessible only be 4x
on a minus tide? Are you driving out to S Isle
on hard pack wet sand, or is there still a few inches
of water? Regardless my Toyota truck wouldn't make it,
I don't suppose it is walking distance from shore? The
price sounds right, the in town
San Felipe campgrounds are $30 + a nite.
I've met 2 REVERSED anchor Babies in Baja, one was
hippie from Santa Cruz, Ca., who had his kid born
in Ensenada, another Canadian who had his kid
born in La Paz, with the hopes of owning land under
the kids name |
The road to the island from Hwy. 5 (2 miles) is sandy with some deep drifts, so use momentum if you want to avoid letting air out of your tires (yet):
The road crosses the tidal mud flats (salt flats) to reach the beach. There is a concrete bridge on the beach end of the road that was built in 1984
for a failed project. The once elevated road bed across the flats to the bridge, has since melted down lower than the bridge, making the bridge
useless.. so now just drive around the south side of the bridge.
Looking towards Hwy. 5:
To drive on the beach, the air pressure should be reduced by at least 50%, or more... a point where the tires will 'float' on the sand and not dig in.
Mud or 3 ply sidewall tires will require more removed than other tires. The range is usually 9-18 psi for the beach here. A good electric air pump
will refill them when you leave.
The island is 4 miles long, and offers camping spots for hundreds... but last July 4th we were the only ones... and a year before, just 2 other rigs
on the beach with us (Ken Cooke and edm-1).
At full tide, this is the body of water that seperates the island from Baja, on the north half: Estero Percebu (Laguna Percebu):
Here is back at the road during high tide last July:
If you arrive at any point below high tide, driving on the wet sand is easier and your tracks are erased by the next high tide in a few more hours!
It's not just an ISLAND... It's and ADVENTURE!  
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Bajahowodd
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Know What?
| Quote: | Originally posted by SFandH
I was disappointed that this is a poll with rather strange options.
If I had 3 days in baja, I'd fly into Cabo, stay in one of the original Finisterra rooms overlooking the bay, SCUBA dive every morning at land's end,
hang at the pool's swim up bar in the afternoons, and eat at expensive restaurants at night.
What would you do?
[Edited on 8-9-2011 by SFandH] |
That sounds way cool.
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woody with a view
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| Quote: | Originally posted by SFandH
| Quote: | Originally posted by tiotomasbcs
Maybe Pamela Anderson would have been a better choice? Tio |
Pamela Anderson - yum. The true Miss Emerson.
[Edited on 8-9-2011 by SFandH] |
anyone else catch the reference to Miss Emersome?
i just had a good chuckle! thanks SF&H.....
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Miss%20Emerso...
http://ombac.org/over_the_line/emerson/former_miss_emersons....
[Edited on 8-10-2011 by woody with a view]
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