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captkw
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Mood: new dog/missing the old 1
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things for baja
at least two really good knifes and stones and honers...what to bring depends on many varibles...but razors,, shampoo,,oil & ATF,,dogfood,,propane
hose for camp gear and the adapter to fill the lil green cans,,,duct tabe,,super glue,,dracion line or small strong cord and a "COAST PX 25" flash
light (A must),,, led light's & speaker wire ,electronics and batterys,,and lots of good brand batterys..... "muy carro" in Baja...not to many
years ago La Paz was a duty free port and I would crazy buying a swiss army knife and audio gear for peanuts...about the "COAST PX 25" is the best
tool I have bought in years !! this is so far the best (by far) lil flash light that I have used !! I can recommend this easy,,as I use it daily and
is always on my belt...K&T PS,, I just went to Amazon and checked the reviews on this light and its gets 5+ stars and reviews..get one !! I got
two and many friends have bought them and love um...
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[Edited on 10-17-2013 by captkw]
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EnsenadaDr
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Mood: Move on. It is just a chapter in the past, but don't close the book- just turn the page
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I love the Mexican chinese food, especially at Cabana del Dragon in Ensenada, absolutely top notch Chinese food and freshly made, always!! Do you
like hot dogs with sauerkraut? I just read that Angelesausage makes their own kraut in Ensenada. The best store for hard to find American products
such as Grey Poupon (can't get Colman's Mustard there, though) is El Roble Market, two locations in Ensenada and one in Mexicali. They have great
fresh veggies as well, little bundles of veggies for stew made up and very reasonable and very fresh, organic chicken cooked and uncooked. Best
pizza, Stella going north on the road in El Sauzal, $20 pesos a slice, and huge, very thin crust.
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Skipjack Joe
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Cold climate fruits and vegetables:
blueberries
apples
spinach
lettuce
carrots
cucumbers
asparagus
Produce that is just as good or better in baja:
bananas
avocados
melons
mangos
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bajabuddha
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Location: Baja New Mexico
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TOILET PAPER, ABSOLUTELY!! (i bring northern big rolls). The TP down here is "John Wayne" toilet paper... it's rough and tough, and doesn't take any
crap from anybody.
I bring my own coffee (1/2 decaf) and filters. For creamer (not flavored) i buy 'Nutri Leche' in the 1 pint solid green small box; it's evaporated,
mix w/equal water, makes passable milk, but for coffee creamer is great. Plus, stores at room temperature for over a month until opened.
Oh, and Heinz ketchup if you prefer it. All you find here is Del Monte, no me gusto.
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I don't have a BUCKET LIST, but I do have a F***- IT LIST a mile long!
86 - 45*
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mcfez
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How so many of us have done this list ourselves :-) In San Felipe which is a decent size town.......it was really hard to find any "American" style
groceries 5-10 years ago. It's a little the same these days. From southward from SF on the Cortez ........ BoLA may be the next town with extremely
limited American style groceries.
Steak! It is really hard to find a "American" style steak. Marbled and cut thick.
Chips! I can never find chips in Baja without the "heat". Every bag of chip....cheese puff......has some sort of pepper heat added. After 30
years....I still cant eat their chips.
Ketchup! The Mexican style is pure yuck. I have yet to seen Heinz on the Cortez side of Baja.....and mainland. Del Monte is sold at a few places...but
that is Mexican style too.
Soda! You simply wont find your favorite Squirt.......Orange Crush......Dr Pepper......so forth.....down there. Coke and now Pepsi is making a
appearance.
Baked beans! This is another item that seems to hate the Baja store shelf. Add brown sugar to the list of 'no see em". One needs brown sugar to make
the beans a real cooking treat.
You can take down gobs of groceries like I did for a very long time.....or just try the groceries available in Baja and experience The Baja truly.
Less time preparing for your trip.......more room in your car :-)
But do take the chips!
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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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bajajudy
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Just thought of something....Heinz 57
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captkw
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Location: el charro b.c.s.
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just thought of something
pepper and cans of chili beans !!!
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Travelinleah
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Wow, this was very helpful!! I agree about the chips, didn't like them at all! So next trip down Will stock up on deli items, Tp, chips and good
cheeses. What about cereal, my favorite is frosted mini wheats, or raisin bran??
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captkw
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Location: el charro b.c.s.
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Mood: new dog/missing the old 1
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a good solid ride to start with !!!
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bajajudy
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Bless you mcfez
we got steaks, chips, heinz catsup, baked beans,all the sodas.
Maybe your should think of relocating
just kidding
| Quote: | Originally posted by mcfez
How so many of us have done this list ourselves :-) In San Felipe which is a decent size town.......it was really hard to find any "American" style
groceries 5-10 years ago. It's a little the same these days. From southward from SF on the Cortez ........ BoLA may be the next town with extremely
limited American style groceries.
Steak! It is really hard to find a "American" style steak. Marbled and cut thick.
Chips! I can never find chips in Baja without the "heat". Every bag of chip....cheese puff......has some sort of pepper heat added. After 30
years....I still cant eat their chips.
Ketchup! The Mexican style is pure yuck. I have yet to seen Heinz on the Cortez side of Baja.....and mainland. Del Monte is sold at a few places...but
that is Mexican style too.
Soda! You simply wont find your favorite Squirt.......Orange Crush......Dr Pepper......so forth.....down there. Coke and now Pepsi is making a
appearance.
Baked beans! This is another item that seems to hate the Baja store shelf. Add brown sugar to the list of 'no see em". One needs brown sugar to make
the beans a real cooking treat.
You can take down gobs of groceries like I did for a very long time.....or just try the groceries available in Baja and experience The Baja truly.
Less time preparing for your trip.......more room in your car :-)
But do take the chips!
[Edited on 10-17-2013 by mcfez] |
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David K
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"and now Pepsi"??? I have never not seen Pepsi... for a long time it seemed more popular than Coke... but that changed maybe in the 80's? What took a
long time to show up was diet soda... and I don't think they have Mountain Dew... Neal Johns drinks diet Mountain Dew... a double negative in Baja!
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Hook
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Squirt??? I think the first time I ever saw Squirt was IN Mexico in the 60s. I really dont remember it, growing up in the States. It's everywhere down
here.
We used to drink a slug of Squirt out of the can, add some tequila to the can and called it a Surfer's Margarita. As fishermen, we learned this from
surfer's we'd party with on the beaches. Some of those guys seemed to live on Surfer Margaritas, Animalitos and beer.
But the soda talk reminded me of the one soda I still like and cant get down here................GOOD ROOT BEER. I prefer A & W or some of the
fancier brands like IBC, Weinhards, Stewarts.
There is a REALLY BAD root beer down here that's made in Mexico by Vita. Steer clear. It's like carbonated Vicks Formula 44.
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SMG
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apologies in advance to all you Tecate and Pacifico lovers (I used to be one of you) but good beer. I just drove down the penninsula with just enough
ice cold Racer 5's to get me to my destination. It made the end of day cerveza that much more enjoyable...coffee is my other requirement, although
there is some ok selection at Costco
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beachbum1A
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In actuality each of us keeps an ongoing list of what items to buy on our next trip to the U.S.. Whether we can't find it in our own area or the
product from the U.S. is just better for one reason or another. Yep.
Just do it!
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J.P.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by mcfez
How so many of us have done this list ourselves :-) In San Felipe which is a decent size town.......it was really hard to find any "American" style
groceries 5-10 years ago. It's a little the same these days. From southward from SF on the Cortez ........ BoLA may be the next town with extremely
limited American style groceries.
Steak! It is really hard to find a "American" style steak. Marbled and cut thick.
Chips! I can never find chips in Baja without the "heat". Every bag of chip....cheese puff......has some sort of pepper heat added. After 30
years....I still cant eat their chips.
Ketchup! The Mexican style is pure yuck. I have yet to seen Heinz on the Cortez side of Baja.....and mainland. Del Monte is sold at a few places...but
that is Mexican style too.
Soda! You simply wont find your favorite Squirt.......Orange Crush......Dr Pepper......so forth.....down there. Coke and now Pepsi is making a
appearance.
Baked beans! This is another item that seems to hate the Baja store shelf. Add brown sugar to the list of 'no see em". One needs brown sugar to make
the beans a real cooking treat.
You can take down gobs of groceries like I did for a very long time.....or just try the groceries available in Baja and experience The Baja truly.
Less time preparing for your trip.......more room in your car :-)
But do take the chips!
[Edited on 10-17-2013 by mcfez] |
SQUIRT when I was a kid if you could score a Squirt Sticker for your Bike you were Top Dog.
Brown Sugar, we find it in the Calimax it' not on the Sugar aisle like one would expect its in the Baking Section
Steaks you cant beat the Pelican Store.
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Skipjack Joe
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You might check bajajudy's list of things to bring. It's pretty comprehensive. It's a sticky on top of one of the forums.
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willardguy
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| Quote: | Originally posted by SMG
apologies in advance to all you Tecate and Pacifico lovers (I used to be one of you) but good beer. I just drove down the penninsula with just enough
ice cold Racer 5's to get me to my destination. It made the end of day cerveza that much more enjoyable...coffee is my other requirement, although
there is some ok selection at Costco |
go bears! 
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DavidE
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Mood: 'At home we demand facts and get them. In Mexico one subsists on rumor and never demands anything.' Charles Flandrau,
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Yellow cheese? Thought all "yellow" cheese had various amounts of "Yellow and or Red" dye added. Queso de Chihuahua is Mennonite cheese, originally
from Cuauhtemoc Chihuahua. Manchego, and traditional cheeses, like queso cotija and de rancho are available. Requeson, is authentic cottage cheese and
is delicious. Beware of "American" cheese that isn't. It's made of various milk products and has a hard time understanding what the word "melt" means.
It is gruesome stuff.
Gnarly mustard, sourdough bread starter mix, stevia sweetener, various real teas, Old Bay seasoning, dill weed, or seed, mustard seed, black bread
flour, LEMON juice concentrate, Carroll Shelby's Chili Con Carne mix, heart healthy margarine, Cinnamon gum, Altoid peppermints, and maybe some
excellent quality buttermilk pancake mix to go along with the real maple syrup noted above. Celery salt for bloody mary's, Good rechargable AA, AAA
batteries like Eneloop, for battery systems bring distilled water. Pickle relish. Just about all the rest of the condiments i forgot to mention. Giant
black olives, sauerkraut, canned chop suey if you won't be near a city.
A Lot To See And A Lot To Do
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Heather
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About the cheese...
A couple of years ago we had my husband's aunt visiting us from La Paz, and my aunite visiting from Vermont.....as they unpacked, they both unwrapped
their block of cheese to share with us!
Queso fresco from LP, and some good sharp cheddar from VT. They both thought they had brought the best stuff!
Needless to say, I don't bring cheese when I visit anywhere!
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