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Pompano
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A Quiz......Guess whose?
This Mulege corner building once had some significance for a fellow Nomad. It is located across from the downtown
laundromat and kitty-corner from Don Roberto's hardware store.
Can you guess who was here and what it was?
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toneart
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Pompano's quiz: That was Bruce Leech's business. It was once a restaurant. In later years it was a money changing window and erstwhile pawn shop.
Bruce has since moved to Ensenada and doesn't offend the spelling police any more with his posts. 
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Pompano
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| Quote: | Originally posted by toneart
Pompano's quiz: That was Bruce Leech's business. It was once a restaurant. In later years it was a money changing window and erstwhile pawn shop.
Bruce has since moved to Ensenada and doesn't offend the spelling police any more with his posts. |
Right you are, Tony...cafe, money changing, pawn shop...and ecetera. (sp?)
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Ice Cream! Get yer Ice Cream.....
right across the street from Bruce's old house/business is La Michoacana, one of three ice cream shops in Mulege.
La Michoacana is a chain which you'll find in other towns and cities around Baja. It boasts the best all-round ice cream and frozen juice bars in the
world, imo!
Pompano, can you or have you posted photos of the place?
Invite me and I'll treat you for your choice in the store-- sumpin' like the Tequila flavored double-scoop or would that be the fresh mango-chili
frozen icee? Name the time, and I'll meet ya there.
"Raise your words, not your voice. It's rain that grows flowers, not thunder." ~Rumi
"It's the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it." ~ Aristotle
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Pompano
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Mulegena
right across the street from Bruce's old house/business is La Michoacana, one of three ice cream shops in Mulege.
La Michoacana is a chain which you'll find in other towns and cities around Baja. It boasts the best all-round ice cream and frozen juice bars in the
world, imo!
Pompano, can you or have you posted photos of the place?
Invite me and I'll treat you for your choice in the store-- sumpin' like the Tequila flavored double-scoop or would that be the fresh mango-chili
frozen icee? Name the time, and I'll meet ya there. |
Done deal. I'll be stopping by to pick you up soon....soon. They must have double chocolate revel, si??
I do what the voices in my tackle box tell me.
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Pompano
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Pompano
| Quote: | Originally posted by Mulegena
right across the street from Bruce's old house/business is La Michoacana, one of three ice cream shops in Mulege.
La Michoacana is a chain which you'll find in other towns and cities around Baja. It boasts the best all-round ice cream and frozen juice bars in the
world, imo!
Pompano, can you or have you posted photos of the place?
Invite me and I'll treat you for your choice in the store-- sumpin' like the Tequila flavored double-scoop or would that be the fresh mango-chili
frozen icee? Name the time, and I'll meet ya there. |
Done deal. I'll be stopping by to pick you up soon....soon. They must have double chocolate revel, si?? |
Dang it, Mulegena..I was just in that ice cream store a few days ago for a vanilla chocolate cone..and plumb forgot a photo for you.
To make it up, here's a quick Mulege city photo tour taken on March 7th, 2011:
A typical scene at the Pemex station...gas & tires...all in need of 'attention'. 
Manager Pepe...of the cozy Cuesta Real Motel and RV park. Also has a great cafe and special buffets.
We all have to stop at the Serinadad from time to time...a legendary Baja motel resort and airstrip..pista.
Part of hurricane damage shown on Rio Sta. Rosalia (Mulege River)
Mulege's new arch...for better or worse?
Mely stands in the doorway of his restaurant. Mely, remember when you were desk manager at the Serinadad and we talked that incoming out-of-fuel
airplane down with the help of several cars shining thier headlights onto the darkened runway that fatefull night? The pilot brought it down on
fumes...and safely, thanks to us...and was promptly arrested by the military for flying after dark. That was some night, amigo! Must have been
around 1979-80 or so?
Mulege's munincipal building..post office, etc.
Go pick up your general delivery here.
The little park near the kindergarten and Pepe Yee's hardware tienda.
Downtown Pemex station. For 'city slickers'.
Best taco stand...at the square....Dimas & espousa
Alex the fishing guide's bar...El Mesquite
Soon to open new business..a storage/parking facility
Might be a challenge to get a real large RV in there...?
Need a bank and/or ATM..Bancomer's is here.
Mulege's Laundromat..I used to trade cabrilla for my washing here many years ago...'back in the day' 
My buddy's upper floor cafe..Francisco's Equipales..Leather Chairs. Good steaks and seafood.
Main intersection downtown Mulege.. the Cread boys and girls with thier coin boxes hang out here.
Dentists office above Alba's supermarket at the square.
A new cafe under the highway bridge..The Shack..funky and fun.
The water store..downtown. Thursday's half-price.
Just up the street from La Tienda...a great gift and clothing store. Buy it here from Claudia and Miguel. Quality products.
Next comes Mulege's finest.
If you ever zip off the tip of your little finger with a food slicer like I did ...heres' the local clinic with a sympathetic & cute nurse.
The Catholic church is right across the street.
Another little square across from Xavier's Las Casitas cafe.
The Saturday Carnitas place...Danny's...Antonio and Lorena as hosts. Simply good carnitas!..and ranchero soup.
Amigo Manuel's grocery store. Lots of fresh produce from his farm in the Mulege valley.
Saul's Market...lots of gringo goodies here...new supplies every week...even French Vanilla coffee creamer.
The old Donation Pier boat ramp.
The ramp and dock....as seen from the river estuary.
The lighthouse..and now vacant harbormasters building.
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Munismom
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Thank you Pompano, you bring the magic of Baja to my screen..
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acadist
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When did the bank go in? A few years ago was the last time I really stayed in Mulege, other than passing through on the way to La Paz, and we had to
run to Santa Rosalia for the bank.
Dave
I moved to CO and they made me buy a little rod to make it feel like a real fish
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Pompano
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| Quote: | Originally posted by acadist
When did the bank go in? A few years ago was the last time I really stayed in Mulege, other than passing through on the way to La Paz, and we had to
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acadist...Indeed, there was a bank in Mulege in the early 70's until a few years later when it closed it's doors. Around 1981 or so, I believe.
The present Bancomer has been in it's present location for about ...oh...4-5-6 years? Hey, it's Baja, who looks at a calendar?
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Pompano
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ROTARY CLINIC OF MULEGE
What can one say about the Mulege Rotary Clinic?….simply one of the best charitable organizations in town, providing
much needed medical and assistance services to the community at large. Nationals and foreigners alike benefit from the Rotary Club. One often hears
the title 'Not-for-profit' and thinks, "Yeah, sure it is.."...but the Rotary Clinic is truly that, unless you count the satisfaction of doing
good a 'profit' to your soul.
The purpose of Rotary International is the furthering of understanding and friendly relations among people of different nations through fostering of
tangible and effective programs of philanthropic, charitable, educational or cultural in nature. The Rotary is indeed a not-for-profit corporation
that is supported solely by voluntary contributions from Rotarians and friends of the Foundation who share its vision of a better world.
The Rotarian's Humanitarian Programs fund international Rotary club and district projects like Mulege to improve the quality of life, providing health
care, clean water, food, education, and other essential needs primarily in the developing world.
For more info on why & how Rotarians do what they do, and what you can do.. read this:
http://district5110.org/RI/TheRotaryFoundation
Help given by Rotarians in The Great Floods of Mulegé
The three floods in the recent past were caused by hurricanes. “All started with the letter ‘J’ — John, Julio and Jimena.
Before I got here in 1971, there had been two floods on record. The floods of 1914 and 1955. Then since 2006, we had three floods — way too many!
Here my compadre, Manuel, shows me how high the mud and water was in his downtown Mulege store during Jimena. 
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It would fill this forum to list all the help to Mulege via the Rotary, so here's just one instance from the Flood.
Mosquito control help obtained via Rotarians:
Jimmy Christopher, a retired Californian and Rotary Club member who moved to our village in 1982, manages our small medical clinic, funded by the
local Rotary Club, with volunteer doctors from all over the world. They also support the fire department with equipment donations and their yearly
fundraiser, a sport fishing competition.
In the wake of the last devastating flood, Jimena, a mosquito spraying campaign was run to prevent dengue fever. The spray was natural,
from chrysanthemum extract and really kept the mosquitoes under control.
Some other great help for Mulege (and other communities in Baja)...all interacting with the Rotary Club & Clinic.
The Flying Samaritans, Los Amigos Chapter, consist of a group of medical volunteers (general medicine doctors, dentists, gynecologists, pharmacists,
chiropractors, pediatricians, gerontologists, etc.) who donate their time and their expertise one weekend a month to the clinic in Mulegé.
Aeromedicos of Santa Barbara is another group of pilots and planes that help the Rotary and community of Mulege with their time, services, and
generosity.
I recall an instance in 2005 when 2 dentists flying with Aeromicos saw 32 local children and gave them much needed dental help.
Bravo to all of these fine ‘samaritans’, from whichever club they come from.
Yesterday morning I visited the Rotary Clinic again. A visiting dermatologist MD was there and I had a regular checkup at 8 am. (A norski in the
Baja sun is risky business.) Patsi Hodges, a volunteer worker who donates many days to the Clinic, told me that this particular expert MD is one of
the most popular and experienced doctors they get each month. Lots of locals and expats come to see him and his assistant with skin problems. The
very cheap 450 pesos donation per patient helps to generate a large percentage of the Clinic's warchest, which it needs to keep its' doors open.
I also have a gallon bag full of used eyeglasses to donate to the Rotary. Mostly readers for computers!
I get a number…..hmmm…is that a 14? …better use one of my eyeglasses..
Here a local is asking about getting his son in to see the doctor quickly as the boy has to go to school pretty soon.
Patsi points..."Talk to Rogelio over there. He's next."
Well, I can see the kid is going to be Baja's governor when he grows up, so I donate my number to him. Hey, it can't hurt to hedge my bets.
Below..The next governor and a little companion. The Rotary Clinic even has a toy or two for kids to play with while waiting.
Okay, my little amigo, bring that back, I had it first!
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Pompano
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Have you often wondered where all the CREAD guys came from...and what thier organization is all about? You probably most often notice them at Pemex
stations as windshield cleaners for donations..or helping with other odd jobs...or collectiing donations with boxes at stop sign intersections...??
Here's some info for you...in case you were curious like me.
CREAD -CREation Assembly and Delivery- is an inter-American non-profit distance education
consortium, based at Nova Southeastern University (NSU) in South Florida, which supports the mission of CREAD in developing distance education at an
inter-American level through inter- institutional cooperation.
CREAD was founded in 1990 at the International Council for Distance Education World Conference in Caracas, Venezuela. In 1994, CREAD became an
independent consortium with executive offices at Penn State and in 2003 the executive offices were moved to Nova Southeastern University.
The vision of CREAD is to be the premier consortium for distance education for North, Central and South America, and to provide opportunities for
improving educational quality, sharing information and finding greater strength through institutional cooperation.
Nova Southeastern University is an independent, fully accredited, coeducational institution founded in 1964 as Nova University. The university is
internationally known for innovation and quality in both traditional and distance education. Currently, NSU has approximately 73,000 alumni and 19,000
students enrolled in programs in 23 states and 9 countries, and the university continues to grow.
In Mulege. another of CREAD's money-making activities is a convenient and cheap car wash via water buckets at the downtown square.
And for a very reasonable 50 peso donation, my best Baja ride shines again! 1999 DODGE 2500 CUMMINS - 487,000 miles and still strong!
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BajaBlanca
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wonderful thread ... such fun to read...and then reread .... and months later, read again. Thanks for sharing your corner of this wonderful Baja.
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And I thought I was the only one that keeps coming back to reread this one. JH
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Just outstanding stuff Roger! It just never gets old.
The SAME boiling water that softens the potato hardens the egg. It's about what you are made of NOT the circumstance.
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Roger,
Thank you! The insight is just to good. You make that little town sing.
You live the life you settle for.
"Never teach a pig to sing it frustrates you and annoys the pig" - W. C. Fields.
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Regarding Crread, I have them wash my truck while having lunch at Scotty's. They tell me that the organization here in Baja is a drug and alcohol
rehab center.
One of the truck washers was a very presentable 17 year old American boy. He spoke perfect English and Spanish. He said his father is
Mexican/American and his mother is Caucasian. He said he was running with the wrong crowd in L.A. and his parents shipped him down here to rehab at
Cread. He and the others I talked to really like the program and they seem very serious about their rehabilitation.
While they are a bit of a nuisance around town aggressively shaking their donation cans, they back off politely if you say no. I sometimes donate and
sometimes don't. But it is for a good cause, and if they wash your vehicle, they do an excellent job...and cheaper than the carwash stations.
I am happy to help those who are willing to help themselves.
[Edited on 4-17-2011 by toneart]
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Pompano
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November 2011 - EL GECKO - FOR THE BEST TORTILLA SOUP!
A ‘tasteful’ way to resurrect this 2009 Mulege café thread is to applaud the roadside internet cafe south of Mulege and insert it where it
belongs....here in The Mulege Mirror thread.
El Gecko was good before, but’s it’s VUNDERBAR now!
EL GECKO TORTILLA SOUP...FINEST KIND!
I can’t say enough good things about this place...and the wonderful soup.
My current ‘Numero Uno’ in Mulege. I had a honest-to-goodness Gastronomic Holy Happening there yesterday during the Omaha
poker game…at El Gecko’s.... the very accessible-with tons of parking for any size rigs-roadside restaurant-
…….and internet café....whew, now that was a mouthful!
Get online while having breakfast, lunch, or dinner rom anywhere in this large and roomy cafe.
It was the best tortilla soup I have ever the pleasure to eat…con mucho gusto! It’s a light meal in itself and by far the best homemade
soup in town. Can you tell I love this soup??
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I would have passed it by, because it is NOT on the menu, but a poker buddy, Dennis, said to try it, as he thought it was muy sabroso. Gracias,
Dennis, you were right on!
Made and served by the chef AND bartender, Jesus,(pending approval, I'll get his photo here soon) ..that luncheon soup was a
surprise treat for me…as I don’t often order tortilla soup these days..after so many disappointments.
Note: Jesus is the son of Saul – below - who was owner/manager, chef of the old Palapa café next door to El Gecko’s.
Saul, who now operates a flourishing taco cafe in La Paz, owns the El Gecko building and leases it to the new & charming El Gecko café operators,
Hugo and Josefina.
Here’s Hugo with his normal happy face…but this time it was a bit different…he was grinning like a Cheshire cat….like he had something special to
share?
Indeed...He then told me something very special about that tortilla soup I'd just savored. He swore it was an old family
recipe courtesy of Jesus, and Family Legend has it that eating it makes you irresistible to the opposite sex. Me? I was a
little skeptical….at first. But later…..
Shazzam! Whammo...out of the park! Home run!
(note to self: get soup sample analyzed asap.)
Simply a great place to eat and have fun….tortilla soup or not!
All fine & happy people, which makes the place a WINNER! After all, who wants to be served by some grumpy & surly putz? Hah!
Yeah.. "…b-b-bad to the b-b-b-b- BONE! "
Oh yeah...This place rocks!
[Edited on 11-23-2011 by Pompano]
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Pompano
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Mulege Mirror - On the town...'or in the Bay'
Welcome to Ana's Restaurant and Cantina, Playa
Santispac, Bahia de Concepcion.
From about November thru May, the management of Ana's..being Russ and Lupe, have started their own style of the
Saturday Night Pig Roast tradition...in the Bay. 
This has been happening for a couple or more years now, and it's a must-do for anyone wanting a good meal and a good time. Mostly an americano
home-owner & tourist crowd from the Bay, as it is a bit of a drive from Mulege with some nasty curves.
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Note on Pigs: If you know Baja Sur at all, you will most likely recall the long-famous Fly-In Serinadad Resort in Mulege has had a Sat Pig
Roast for many decades. The Serinadad has slowed a bit these last few years, although it still has an occasional spurt of action from various plane
and event groups.
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So...it was Saturday all day yesterday at Ana's for me.
First, Texas Hold-Em poker fun. From noon until... losing my 'chips and a chair'. Nuff said about that fiasco except this ignored advice...
"Your best chance to get a Royal Flush is in the bathroom"
Ana's also hosts art classes..with some very talented artists.[i/]
After the poker game/fiasco, it was on to having some fine barbequed roast pork by Russ:
"Yup...it's dead."
Whew....that would smart a bit....
"The pork is roasting nicely...and so is my hand.
FINE DINING AND... 'DANCING WITH THE STARS'...or at least under them.
And some rollicking-fun times in the cantina with our happy barmaster Pepe:
Hmm....there's something not quite right with this photo??
All in all, a good Baja Time! Bravo, Russ & Lupe! Salud and Muchas Gracias.....
.....and remember..."What Happens in the Bay, stays in the Bay!"
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boy ... that looks like quite a crowd you had there at Ana's ....and everyone is having a good time by the look of it ! maybe one day we can check it
out ...
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We haven't had much luck finding good fresh vegetables. Can't place "Mini Super Celina"- can you give a better description of where it is located?
Thanks
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