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David K
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Pouring Rain here in San Diego County... I believe it is wet at Punta San Carlos too (from a u2u I got this morning).
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DENNIS
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| Quote: | Originally posted by David K
Pouring Rain here in San Diego County... |
It's been beautiful here all day, but it's just starting to cloud up a little. I guess we'll be getting it soon enough.
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solosancarlos
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Rain minimally this morning but may have been slightly more down Mike's way.
Clearing winds are coming through the past 2 hours. Sunny and blowing from the NW at 25-30.
que lo vaya bien Miguel !
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BajaGringo
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Paulina
It would be great if someone could meet up with him at the next fish camp with a sat. phone and hand held VHS. I carry them for travels in my truck
and can't imagine being without them. |
I would gladly make the trip down but business calls me to be in San Diego in the morning. If there is anybody here able to do so you will have to ask
around for directions on how to get to the fish camp north of Puerto Catarina where I imagine Mike will make his next stop and hopefully rest for a
couple of days.
To get there is not obvious from any map as there is no access from the beach so you will have to manuever back several miles from Puerto Catarina to
an unmarked road that will snake back down to the fish camp that is located at the end of a ravine that opens up to the beach below.
The locals all refer to the area as "Campo del Negro Card##as" if I remember correctly...
[Edited on 11-21-2010 by BajaGringo]
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DENNIS
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And, the rains begin in a chipi chipi [lite drizzle] sort of way.
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BajaGringo
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Sunny with a few clouds and some gusty winds here outside San Quintin...
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David K
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Yahoo! Mike makes it out...
Mike, Don-Kay and Solo have made it Puerto Santa Catarina fishing village...
SPOT email arrived here at 7:06 pm... Perhaps a long day just to be out of that 'no mans land'?!
Mike is right in the little village... the AAA map is incorrect as to where they placed the black square for Puerto Catarina. It is at the north edge
of the arroyo right where I drew the black dot for Mike's position.
[Edited on 11-22-2010 by David K]
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solosancarlos
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thanks man !
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David K
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| Quote: | Originally posted by solosancarlos
thanks man ! |
If not for you and the San Carlos panga, it wouldn't have been the same story... You deserve the big thank you Neil!
If not you guys, then Ron was next to try and reach Mike... A happy ending, thank you all!
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Mulegena
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Sure glad he and his crew made it through!
Now, hope he rests up and lets the villagers take care of him for a little while.
"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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solosancarlos
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Time to rest and then head inland
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Maddie
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I am so glad Mike has so many people keeping "track" of him! I have never met Mike, but following his progress here on BajaNomad, I feel as if he is
a friend and think of him daily. Funny how you get to feeling that way for people you've never met. I feel the same for all the members who take the
time to keep track of him and post his progress and news. Thank you all!
Wife, Mother, Grandmother, and Pack leader. These are what I\'ll be remembered as ... and I\'m very happy with that.
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Skipjack Joe
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It's too bad we don't know the route he actually took to get to Puerto Catarina. It was the single greatest challenge of the trip so far and all we
know is that the destination was reached.
[Edited on 11-22-2010 by Skipjack Joe]
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Barry A.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Skipjack Joe
It's too bad we don't know the route he actually took to get to Puerto Catarina. It was the single greatest challenge of the trip so far and all we
know is that the destination was reached.
[Edited on 11-22-2010 by Skipjack Joe] |
Exactly my question, also. But, I am sure happy that all 3 of them made it to Puerto Catarina, and in good time, too. I am guessing that they somehow
managed the coastal route, in spite of the boulders & cliffs. "Well done", is all I can think of to say.
Barry
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shari
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due to the full moon...the tide was waaaaaaay out yesterday afternoon so he could have walked on hard packed sand on the beach much of the way....bet
he's glad to be at the fish camp and gorfing down lobster.
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LancairDriver
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| Quote: | Originally posted by David K
A solar powered SPOT built into his hat or back pack that sent out hourly blips whenever he was moving would be great! I guess we will have to wait
for the book to see how he actually walked to Puerto Catarina. If by the coast, he traveled close to 6 miles from last night's camp.
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SPOT has a tracking feature that puts out your position every 10 minutes. The battery life on the SPOT is great. I have had mine for over 2 years and
have yet to have to change batteries, and I use the tracking feature a lot. It uses AA lithium batteries, available anywhere.I'm sure Mike could make
two trips like he is on and leave the SPOT on all the time.Last year a friend in Mulege was watching my progress on a trip down and saw that I had
stopped at Rice and Beans in San Ignacio and called me while I was having lunch to ask how the tacos were.
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bajaguy
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SPOT Tracking
Maybe somebody can get Mike extra lithium batteries and he can use the SPOT Tracking feature. Turn on in the morning, turn off at nite.......that way
we can follow his progress in (somewhat) real time??????.
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Barry A.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by shari
due to the full moon...the tide was waaaaaaay out yesterday afternoon so he could have walked on hard packed sand on the beach much of the way....bet
he's glad to be at the fish camp and gorfing down lobster. |
Very good point, Shari, and one I had not thought of. Thank you for that. I bet you are right.
Barry
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Skipjack Joe
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Yep, I thought so tambien.
I'll bet those local pangueros (rescue team) gave him some good advice.
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Maddie
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The Gringo Gazette just posted an article on Mike and another on Graham and his books. Some of the info is incorrect, but I expect they will be
publishing follow ups on Mike regularly. Mike may find a big welcome when he gets down to Cabo. I'm hoping to fly down an meet him, Don Kay, and
Solo.
Here's the link to the Gringo Gazette online. I don't think you have to be a subscriber to view it. Let me know if it doesn't work, I'll send a copy
of the article.
http://content.yudu.com/A1lxw9/GringoGazette/resources/index...
[Edited on 11-23-2010 by Maddie]
[Edited on 11-23-2010 by BajaNomad]
Wife, Mother, Grandmother, and Pack leader. These are what I\'ll be remembered as ... and I\'m very happy with that.
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