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willardguy
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I love El Rosario! in my rear view mirror 
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Bajahowodd
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| Quote: | Originally posted by willardguy
I love El Rosario! in my rear view mirror |
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Bajahowodd
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| Quote: | Originally posted by David K
I wonder sometimes when I post a trip report with all the detail that I do, that I get a question like this... but I still don't mind answering it for
Nomads who didn't get it the first time (Lord know I have missed some details here myself when I speed read through posts!)...
I was the guest of the Desert Assassins 'Trail of Missions' tour. I was flown by helicopter to San Vicente, then driven by Ford Raptor to the Hotel
Mision Santa Maria where all 50 of us had a room reserved in advance for the night.
I have eaten at Baja Jardines perhaps 4 times, all very good. I have posted photos at their old and their new restaurant over the years so that others
may enjoy it. We last ate dinner there for our first anniversary (July 18, 2009)... so, that is pretty telling, isn't it?
I have not stayed at their motel because we have closer association with fellow Nomad 'BajaCactus', and that is only 25 or so miles away. Antonio has
not yet opened a restaurant, but Mama Espinoza's is next door, and we have not had a bad meal there yet. We have also walked to one of the taco places
near Baja Cactus, too. A short drive takes us the 2 miles to Ed's Baja's Best Restaurant, where we have enjoyed more meals in El Rosario.
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Telling? In that it has been six years since you ate there?
My point, again, is that at Jardines, the family that owns it and runs it, is on site. They live there.
I'll give you the fact that the Cactus bathrooms are much more tricked out, but for us, the beautiful grounds and the quiet, with the possible
exception of the birds totally trumps jake braking trucks and running diesel motors next door at Cactus.
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BajaGringo
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Not sure where all this animosity is coming from???
I have never had the pleasure to personally meet Antonio but I travel through El Rosario semi-frequently and know that just about everybody in town
has only positive things to say about the entire BajaCactus operation. I really respect Antonio for the service he provides to travelers; especially
with his Desert Hawks ambulance service. For that alone I take my hat off to Antonio.
Although I live in San Quintin and appreciate the thumbs up for a few of our establishments here, I also really like El Rosario and enjoy spending
time there. Reyes has a large ranch an hour S-SE of El Rosario and we always like to grab food, gas or just a cold one while stopping along the way
heading south. It's like an oasis before the long drive into the desert and I really appreciate that.
So that is my review of the town; but I also happen to really like the food at Mama Espinoza's. Maybe I'm just easy to please???
Edit to add - let's not make this another thread about Mama's place, OK???
[Edited on 7-6-2014 by BajaGringo]
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TMW
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Naaah, you're probably like me. I'm not a picky eater. I've never eaten at Jardines but will some day and I'm sure I'll like it very much. I've stayed
at Baja Cactus and found it to be one of the better hotels in Baja and eaten at Mamas many times and really enjoyed it as at some other places in El
Rosario. I've also stayed at Villa de San Quintin many times and really like it. There are many good places in Baja and we should give them all a big
thank you for a job well done.
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redhilltown
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| Quote: | Originally posted by TW
Naaah, you're probably like me. I'm not a picky eater. I've never eaten at Jardines but will some day and I'm sure I'll like it very much. I've stayed
at Baja Cactus and found it to be one of the better hotels in Baja and eaten at Mamas many times and really enjoyed it as at some other places in El
Rosario. I've also stayed at Villa de San Quintin many times and really like it. There are many good places in Baja and we should give them all a big
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Well said as usual!
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David K
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Right on Baja Gringo and TW!
Life is too short to throw stones at Baja businesses. Jardines is great. Baja Cactus is too... and no jake brake or diesel noise wakes me up in the
rooms I have used. You got to wonder if it is so bad, why does it fill up before ANY other motel in town?
Antonio lives in El Rosario most of the time, but he travels a lot for business and family, so I must say that I have never been introduced to the
owners of Jardines, but I won't ever say bad things because of that. Why rag on Antonio because you haven't seen him at his two businesses in Rosario?
What does that even mean?
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Neal Johns
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I'm a BajaCactus fan.
Both the person and the gas station. Period.
Neal Johns
My motto:
Never let a Dragon pass by without pulling its tail!
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Bajahowodd
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| Quote: | Originally posted by BajaGringo
Not sure where all this animosity is coming from???
I have never had the pleasure to personally meet Antonio but I travel through El Rosario semi-frequently and know that just about everybody in town
has only positive things to say about the entire BajaCactus operation. I really respect Antonio for the service he provides to travelers; especially
with his Desert Hawks ambulance service. For that alone I take my hat off to Antonio.
Although I live in San Quintin and appreciate the thumbs up for a few of our establishments here, I also really like El Rosario and enjoy spending
time there. Reyes has a large ranch an hour S-SE of El Rosario and we always like to grab food, gas or just a cold one while stopping along the way
heading south. It's like an oasis before the long drive into the desert and I really appreciate that.
So that is my review of the town; but I also happen to really like the food at Mama Espinoza's. Maybe I'm just easy to please???
Edit to add - let's not make this another thread about Mama's place, OK???
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Hey Ron. Perhaps it's not animosity, but just simple personal choice.
You well know the family at Jardines. I'm guessing that you have nothing but good things to say about them.
I get that welcoming feeling from them and their staff every time we stop there.
That said, perhaps I am incapable of explaining it, but the town of El Rosario just gives me a bad vibe. The only enjoyable experience I've had there
was having breakfast at Ed's. and BS-ing with him.
Not animosity toward Antonio, or his hotel. Just a choice made to stay elsewhere on our trips.
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BajaGringo
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Bajahowodd
That said, perhaps I am incapable of explaining it, but the town of El Rosario just gives me a bad vibe. The only enjoyable experience I've had there
was having breakfast at Ed's. and BS-ing with him.
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That happens. Heck, I get the same feeling from half of the communities in Southern California anymore. I do think though if you were ever to just
spend a couple of days in the town and get to know the place and people your opinion would quickly change. I know, that's not very practical when you
have a limited number of vacation days and your destination is somewhere else.
I agree about Ed, he is a very nice guy and cooks a mean breakfast. Mike Younghusband introduced me to Ed a few years back.
| Quote: | Originally posted by Bajahowodd
You well know the family at Jardines. I'm guessing that you have nothing but good things to say about them.
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We are very good friends with Guillermo, Carmen, Carlos and Esmeralda. They are great people, often guests in our home and made us feel very welcome
from the first time we met them years ago. Carlos and Esmeralda just recently bought some property just a stones throw from us and are planning on
building out here. I think they realized that it wasn't such a great idea building your home right next to your business.
Almost everyone we have met down here in the local region, from Camalu to EL Rosario, welcomed us into the valley and have treated us like best
friends and family. We feel truly, truly blessed to be able to call this place home. I cannot imagine living anywhere else....
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David K
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I am with BajaGringo on this... many towns in the USA give me the creeps... but I am most comfortable in Baja... even border cities. El Rosario is a
farming and fishing center with a very tiny strip along Mex. 1 devoted to travels or tourists. Get off the highway, go to the older town, across the
river and to the west 2 miles (El Rosario de Abajo). Warm, friendly people... but I have not seen any unfriendly people in the new town along Hwy. 1,
either.
The point is any place can give you creeps if you fail to spend any time and get to know a little about it. I only considered it as a fuel stop before
Antonio joined Baja Nomad in 2004 and taught us about his town. The next year was his first 'Baja-Rosario Cultural Festival' and many Baja Nomads
attended and learned so much about this diverse town and came to appreciate it and know it is more than a fuel stop!
2005 Festival: http://vivabaja.com/705/ (6 pages)
2006 Festival: http://vivabaja.com/706/ (7 pages)
2007 Festival: http://vivabaja.com/707/ (first 2 pages)
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dtbushpilot
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So, who knows something about the new Pemex in Catavina....you know the one this post is about?
[Edited on 7-9-2014 by dtbushpilot]
"Life is tough".....It's even tougher if you're stupid.....
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chuckie
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The continuous peeing contests on Nomads have also adversely affected the Ogalala aquifer in the Midwest. Got that straight from Bill....Es Verdad!
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dtbushpilot
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And don't forget, all the "hot air" has contributed to global warmi...I mean "climate change"...
"Life is tough".....It's even tougher if you're stupid.....
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bajabuddha
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... do I smell phrog pharts?? 
I don't have a BUCKET LIST, but I do have a F***- IT LIST a mile long!
86 - 45*
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Bajahowodd
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| Quote: | Originally posted by BajaGringo
| Quote: | Originally posted by Bajahowodd
That said, perhaps I am incapable of explaining it, but the town of El Rosario just gives me a bad vibe. The only enjoyable experience I've had there
was having breakfast at Ed's. and BS-ing with him.
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That happens. Heck, I get the same feeling from half of the communities in Southern California anymore. I do think though if you were ever to just
spend a couple of days in the town and get to know the place and people your opinion would quickly change. I know, that's not very practical when you
have a limited number of vacation days and your destination is somewhere else.
I agree about Ed, he is a very nice guy and cooks a mean breakfast. Mike Younghusband introduced me to Ed a few years back.
| Quote: | Originally posted by Bajahowodd
You well know the family at Jardines. I'm guessing that you have nothing but good things to say about them.
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We are very good friends with Guillermo, Carmen, Carlos and Esmeralda. They are great people, often guests in our home and made us feel very welcome
from the first time we met them years ago. Carlos and Esmeralda just recently bought some property just a stones throw from us and are planning on
building out here. I think they realized that it wasn't such a great idea building your home right next to your business.
Almost everyone we have met down here in the local region, from Camalu to EL Rosario, welcomed us into the valley and have treated us like best
friends and family. We feel truly, truly blessed to be able to call this place home. I cannot imagine living anywhere else....
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I actually laughed out loud when you cautioned against amking this another thread about Mama's.
That said, I'll go out on a very short limb, and say that of all the folks on this forum, you, without a doubt, know the family that owns Jardines
much better than anyone else.
Esmeralda told me she had a crush on you. 
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BajaGringo
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Bajahowodd
Esmeralda told me she had a crush on you.
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Shhhhh - Don't tell Cristina!!!
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shari
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just a quick word on places that have 619 phone numbers...we have one but it's a magic jack number so even though one may have a USA phone #, one can
still live onsite in baja. I for one like it that Baja Cactus has a USA phone as I can phone them to make reservations for our guests with my magic
jack for no long distance charges.
ummm...talking about Pemex stations...ours is scheduled...hahaha...thats funny right there....to open on July 15th...tick tick tick
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willardguy
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| Quote: | Originally posted by shari
just a quick word on places that have 619 phone numbers...we have one but it's a magic jack number so even though one may have a USA phone #, one can
still live onsite in baja. I for one like it that Baja Cactus has a USA phone as I can phone them to make reservations for our guests with my magic
jack for no long distance charges.
ummm...talking about Pemex stations...ours is scheduled...hahaha...thats funny right there....to open on July 15th...tick tick tick
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pemex's are like a fine wines, they need to age before opening! 
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Bajahowodd
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| Quote: | Originally posted by BajaGringo
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Esmeralda told me she had a crush on you.
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Shhhhh - Don't tell Cristina!!!
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A joke, my friend. But, what red blooded male would not be absolutely flattered by the attention of a vibrant, beautiful woman such as Esmeralda.
Fact is that Guillermo told me that everything he's doing as he expands Jardines is all for his grand children and his daughter Esmeralda.
My thinking is that Carlos may be the absolutely luckiest guy in San Quintin, with the possible exception of you.
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