Chris- It is Laura, I am glad that you finally were able to login and share your thoughts. There are many amazing Nomad's here who are willing to help
your daddy. I'll call you before we leave. Need to take care of the boys and buy the pet food and supplies for Cristina. Hugs and blessings.
Originally posted by DENNIS
WOW...you've been up there for ten minutes and no one has even said hello.
Hi Chrissie.....this is for certain a difficult time for you and the tough decisions are the most painful. Hang in there. You're doing fine.
seconded. Welcome- wish it was under better circumstances.
[Edited on 9-14-2011 by Woooosh]
\"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing\"
1961- JFK to Canadian parliament (Edmund Burke)
Hi Chrissie: its Mike and Pamela, glad you got registered here, welcome! Theres a few other very good ideas beside Paypal so give them a read!
Chava says to hello, hes going to be here in the sierra for a few days.
hang in there
Mike
\"There is a theory which states that if ever anyone discovers exactly what the Universe is for and why it is here, it will instantly disappear
and be replaced by something even more bizarre and inexplicable.There is another theory which states that this has already happened\"
Hi Chrissie I am a friend of your dad and Cristina. I love them both. The picture above is when they came to my mom's 103rd birthday party in El
Rosario. I invite them every year. Your dad is one of the most giving people I know and has helped many who needed help. I pray for them every day
that they get stronger and stronger so they can get back to the life they love.
Originally posted by Chrissie_Hoff
First of all I wanted to say thank you for all the prayers and good wishes sent to my dad and Cristina.
At this time I'm trying to get everything in line in order to go back to see them, right now Cristina family and a family friend are with them and I
know tomorrow more friends will be with them.
Like my dad always said to me nobody is perfect, I know I'm not. I'm just human and trying to get everything going for the best for my dad and
Cristina.
I know that they will not want to be separated. Cristina is trying to get out of the hospital just to be next to my dad and my dad will want to have
Cristine right next to him when he is out of the hospital too! Only way to do that is by keeping them in Mexico.
Sorry for any grammar or spelling.
You are doing GREAT and you have NOTHING that needs to be explained to anyone! Continue to follow not just your thoughts, but your heart and what
you know is the heart of your father----it sounds like Cristina will be able to be by his side very soon, which is great----it means she is healing
well, and her presence will heal your father. Travel safe, and saludos to you and ALL of your family.
And we will just continue to follow what the best method is for getting funds to help with the expenses. Right now, is sounds like Discover Baja is
the place.
An American citizen living in the Baja California community of San Quintin was severely beaten, along with his wife, on Saturday after he tried to
stop a crime in progress near his house, the Baja California Attorney General’s Office reported.
Ron Hoff and Cristina Montes Monjo were being treated on Tuesday at separate hospitals in Ensenada for injuries sustained near their residence in the
outskirts of this farming and fishing community located about 180 miles south of the border.
News of the incident has resounded across the expatriate community. Since moving to Baja California in 2003, Hoff, a 54-year-old freelance web
designer and Long Beach native, has become known through his message board, www.bajatalk.com and website, www.bajagringo.com. He has written lovingly about Baja California, praising the kindness and warmth of its residents.
“This is a guy who really walks the talk as far as helping people down there,” said Doug Means, owner and administrator of another message board, www.bajanomad.com, whose members have been intensely following the developments in the case. “That’s why there are so many people who are very
involved.”
Three suspects were in custody in connection with the incident: Jesus Humberto Aguirre Montes, 24, Jose Luis Quintero Montes, 24, and Edgar Gerardo
Quintero Montes, 21. They face charges of attempted murder and car theft, aggravated by gang activity.
The incident took place Saturday afternoon in a sparsely settled area on the outskirts of San Quintin near the Pacific Ocean known as La Chorera.
According to the report, the incident began when Hoff approached the suspects as they were dismantling a vehicle.
Hoff has not been able to talk about the incident. But Cristina Montes told his daughter, Christine Hoff, that Hoff had heard some noise at a
neighbor’s unoccupied house, and drove down to investigate. Watching from her window, Cristina Montes saw the beating and called for help, then went
to help her husband after the assailants drove off.
Ron Hoff and Cristina Montes Monjo But the suspects, who had driven away in Hoff’s SUV, returned and grabbed Montes as she tried to flee, hit her with
a rock, and pulled her into the vehicle, the daughter said. Inside the vehicle, one of them tried to cut her throat, but only was able to inflict a
surface wound. At one point, they threw her out of the vehicle and fled.
The suspects were captured a couple of hours after the incident following a chase in the neighborhood known as Colonia Benito Juarez, according to the
Baja California Attorney General’s Office.
“It’s not something that only happens in Mexico, this could have happened anywhere,” Christine Hoff said. "The next time he’ll be more careful to see
what happens across the street, he’ll probably check with a neighbor and maybe take his dog,” she said. She praised the quick actions of authorities
in catching the suspects.
Hoff has been collaborating in an abalone farm being set up in La Chorera as an informal advisor to the project, said Reyes Guerrero Sandoval, the
company’s owner. When the incident occurred, neighbors in the fishing community trailed and helped chase down the assailants, Guerrero said.
In a 2008 column, Hoff wrote about his love for Baja California. “The countless examples of generosity and hospitality to me are part of the very
essence that makes Mexico the number one-travel destination for the USA,” he wrote. “The Baja California peninsula is my home and where I hope to
spend the rest of my life, God willing.”
Means said Hoff has no insurance coverage for his treatment at the private hospital, and friends and family members are trying to raise funds.
Montes is being treated at a public hospital in Ensenada and was expected to be released today, Christine Hoff said. Hoff was undergoing surgery for a
broken jaw, his daughter said. Both “are recuperating in a miraculous way,” she said.
Hola chrissie and thanks for coming onto this forum to help your Dad. We love him and Cristina very very much and want to help as best we can. My
daughter sirenita doesnt have internet today but told me to tell you she has a spare bedroom if you want to stay with her...I wanted to call you and
talk to you but thought you may be getting bombarded with strangers calling. we are all just trying to help out as best we can because we know ron has
or would help us in our time of need.
Thank you for coming down so quickly to get things sorted out and I completely understand why you had to leave so quick too after talking to
Laura...try to be patient with us as in our flurry to help, sometimes things can get confusing.
I think it may be good to have several options for getting funds together...western union works well but make sure you send the wire #, paypal is OK,
and it sounds like Carol at Discover Baja is making it easy for people to quickly get money down...sirenita will help with that too.
Keep the faith and again, thanks for being there for your dad.
I could not have stated this any better.
We were planning on seeing them when we come by Christmas week.
Quote:
Originally posted by Woooosh
Ron and Cristina are golden. This is tragic to happen to anyone, let alone two of the nicest people on this earth. They put everything on the line
for Baja and their abalone project. I know they have several dogs that will need caring for until they recover. Is anyone near enough to their
place in SQ do that? Too bad he didn't take his Dobie with him to investigate. Just tragic, I'm stunned.
Christina, We here at the Nomads board applaud your courage and pray for your strength. You are doing a great job in helping your Dad and Cristina.
If you need to talk all of us are here for you, if you you need to cry all of us are here for you, just like your dad has been here for many of us at
on time or another. Here on this board and in life we are a family. God Bless and be strong in the days ahead. Connie & Brett
My thoughts and prayers go out to all of you. Send me an email if anyone needs credit on their cell phone. I am also prepared to donate 500 dollars,
just send me the information on how to do this.
Phew...ok back online!
Great to see Christine is on Nomad (Big warm welcome to you!) and that now that we can all be on the same page, we can get things done.
Just a quick observation from something my mom posted a few pages back about the Hospital General's visiting options, I was mistaken in saying it was
at 5 pm, I spoke to the person at the desk this morning and though she would not share any information on Cristina's health, she did say that those of
us interested in visiting are welcome to do so any time after 11 a.m. at this point it's up to the doctor's that are over seeing her case to allow
people in, they DO allow non family members in IF there are no family members present at the time, 1 person allowed in only at a time.
I will be heading down there tomorrow morning to join Laura and who ever else shows up
Glad to hear things are clearing up, I'm still available to help in any way I can. As far as handeling money I'd rather not but if there is no other
option of course I'll help.
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learn from your mistakes,
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The stone mountains pile up to the sky and there is little fresh water. But we know we must go back
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