Wow, Ron, they were in your neck of the woods...you mean to tell me you haven't been on Nomads this long? Hey guys, looks like you are enjoying your
goodies....had my 4 mile walk around Keaukaha Beachfront yesterday, felt good but I was bushed, the sun was pretty strong midday. Walking is the best
though, will like to get on a serious hike after my studying is over...I'll be back down to Baja in a few weeks, until then, Aloha and A hui
hou...will send you guys snacks as soon as I get back.
Originally posted by whatiswest
We're loving the trip so far! Thanks again to all the nomads we've met along the way. We've exchanged some great stories. Hope to continue to meet
more of ya as we go down.
We're now outside of San Quintin. We were just going to blow past it but if anyone has any suggestions we're open to exploring something interesting
locally.
Just now caught up to this thread and wish I had seen it sooner. If you guys hadn't just "blown by" we would have loved to have hosted a mariscos
feast for you out here on the beach at La Chorera, just south of where you turned east towards town and the highway. You missed a couple of good surf
breaks as well. Maybe next time.
"Desalination pump, stove (burns unleaded gasoline), dog skull, hand line for fishing, peanut butter, jelly, instant coffee, water sack, butter,
beans, bananas, granola - Let's hit the * Sisters!"
Yesterday we headed from BOLA to El Rosario, dropped our trailer at Baja Cactus then headed down the coast road towards Agua Blanca. The dudes had
spent some time at Baja Cactus to recuperate and prepare for the stretch ahead of them, and when we checked in, the receptionist said they were about
three hours ahead of us. I reset my odometer when we left town and headed towards the coast. After six miles we hadn't found them and thought we might
be on the wrong road, but as we came around a corner, we finally saw the nose of a surfboard bobbing in the distance.
The guys are doing great and having fun. Even after the rest they had at Baja Cactus, they said it was tough to get the packs back on and get prepared
for the road ahead. From here on out it is going to be a long, desolate stretch of Baja to contend with....
Looks like they had some problems with the Spot tracker yesterday...but here is today's walk on the coast south of El Rosario...they went from Agua
Blanca down to Punta San Antonio.
So, they are going to walk the same course as Mike Younghusband and Don-Kay did... where the only SOS Spot signal needed to be sent. Punta San Carlos
to Puerto Santa Catarina is really a isolated section with no parallel or access roads, tall cliffs, and NO FRESH WATER.
I don't see any bottles of water being lugged, so what is their source? A hand crank desalinizer?
Originally posted by David K
So, they are going to walk the same course as Mike Younghusband and Don-Kay did... where the only SOS Spot signal needed to be sent. Punta San Carlos
to Puerto Santa Catarina is really a isolated section with no parallel or access roads, tall cliffs, and NO FRESH WATER.
I don't see any bottles of water being lugged, so what is their source? A hand crank desalinizer?
you probably dont see water containers, as they would be inside backpacks
they can use a still, hand crank desal, rely on fish camps,...
can probably get by with 1 gallon per day per person in cool weather (or perhaps less), so can easily carry water supply for 60 to 80 mile stretch,
maybe more if they push it or supplement with still or pump. so how many miles is roadless? or how many miles between fish camps?
Originally posted by David K
So, they are going to walk the same course as Mike Younghusband and Don-Kay did... where the only SOS Spot signal needed to be sent. Punta San Carlos
to Puerto Santa Catarina is really a isolated section with no parallel or access roads, tall cliffs, and NO FRESH WATER.
I don't see any bottles of water being lugged, so what is their source? A hand crank desalinizer?
you probably dont see water containers, as they would be inside backpacks
they can use a still, hand crank desal, rely on fish camps,...
can probably get by with 1 gallon per day per person in cool weather (or perhaps less), so can easily carry water supply for 60 to 80 mile stretch,
maybe more if they push it or supplement with still or pump. so how many miles is roadless? or how many miles between fish camps?
Yes, I did see the straw tube coming from the backpack, but that is hardly enough for more than a day's hike, I would think?
As for the untouchable section... it is about a 20 miles section of coast from Punta San Carlos fish camp to Puerto Catarina fish camp.
Here is the map I made for Mike Younghusband's walk of that time. Mike's SOS was on Nov. 19, and maps of the next two days:
"If it were lush and rich, one could understand the pull, but it is fierce and hostile and sullen.
The stone mountains pile up to the sky and there is little fresh water. But we know we must go back
if we live, and we don't know why." - Steinbeck, Log from the Sea of Cortez
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