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Bruce R Leech
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Mood: A lot cooler than Mulege
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thanks Porky Pig sounds like the perfect place for a summer home for those of us that live on the other side.
Bruce R Leech
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Porky Pig
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This is the tunnel of trees leading to Cielto Lindo in San Quintin.
JR, Chuck left southbound about an hour ago. Guess he needs his smokehouse visit.
[Edited on 7-18-2005 by Porky Pig]
[Edited on 7-18-2005 by Porky Pig]
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jrbaja
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Damn, is he coming back up?
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eetdrt88
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san quintin is where every great trip south begins
at least thats what i thought until i ended up in the little village of Erindira recently...which is just a littlle north of san quintin but
definitely off the beaten path
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yankeeirishman
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Porky Pig
We really like the mild climate, sometimes run a fan on an especially warm summer day, sometimes run a small propane heater on a colder winter
morning. Wind is a downside. The area is mainly agricultural so there is a large transient population of field workers, giving us support for larger
grocery stores and shopping conveniences. The plowed agriculture fields make the area dustier than most, hopefully becoming less dusty with the boom
in covered "hothouses". The area is not a tourist destination except as a stopover, except for fishermen for whom the area is a great year round
destination. One of the main reasons the beautiful beaches are not a tourist destination is the cold water influx which hits San Quintin, making the
oyster farming possible as our water temp is comparably to Washington State. Add the wind factor, and the beaches are nippy, but desireable to the
kiteboarders. Most expats who build a house live in several enclaves as they desire to build on private property, whereas the mexicans live in ejidos
or on ejido land, which for an expat, is a very dicey type land to build on. Those expats who live in the local mexican ejido communities generally
rent a house, which works out well. As an example of housing costs, you can rent a 2 bedroom house for about $200 monthly. The most popular
construction here at Cielito Lindo is the typical local block house, wooden roof, local made windows, septic system, and 300 gal water tank, all for
about $10dlls square foot for the shell. A 500 sq ft house is the most popular size. Expand this to include plastering, tile, fixtures, interior
walls, solar system etc and you are looking at $30 dlls sq ft and up.
We are still remote enough, mentally and physically, from the bureaucrats that we can still bring our pets in the bar, have few building restrictions,
and can live life as we like. Like all of Baja, we can see the changes coming, even here at "pretty little heaven".
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Porky...that was an excellent report of your 'hood. Thank you so much (and others here too). You have convinced me to visit there and snoop around.
Your town sounds exactly what I prefer. Buy ya soda in a few months.....Txs.
What control freaks there are here. Don\'t believe that post you just read!
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yankeeirishman
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Porky Pig
This is the tunnel of trees leading to Cielto Lindo in San Quintin.
JR, Chuck left southbound about an hour ago. Guess he needs his smokehouse visit.
[Edited on 7-18-2005 by Porky Pig]
[Edited on 7-18-2005 by Porky Pig] |
My God!!! If that dont look like the old road to Knott's Berry Farm, back in1957! Well....this picture is really cool. I love the farm areas of
Mexico.
What control freaks there are here. Don\'t believe that post you just read!
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yankeeirishman
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| Quote: | Originally posted by bajaruby
Y.I.M.
In oct., that is my destination. Don't know if we will accually make it that far or not. It is sort of like the river here. We always plan a
destination, but if something pops up along the way that is nice, we kinda get stuck there.
My uncle used to have a house down there when he was alive and said there was no better place on earth. But that was MANY yrs. ago and things do
change.
I thought it was nice. But anywhere in Baja is nice to me.
Can't wait.
Oh, and I can't stand these people either. They are haveing way too much fun without me. They are just too lucky. We'll just have to suffer in this
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I am planning a long tour of Baja this Nov. Going to hit all these Nomads homeworlds...all the way to the cape. Otherwise..I will be in Baja "Hog o
Lot" starting in Oct. LMK where you are heading 4, and I'll bring the fish tacos.
What control freaks there are here. Don\'t believe that post you just read!
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bajaruby
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Will be in touch. Maybe make a plan.
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