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David K
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De nada Chris!
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Gadget
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Shell island
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We passed slowly through Puertecitos and were shocked to find new pavement at the edge of town!!!
It lasted for just a mile and was followed by 2 miles of unpaved road until new pavement was again reached and is solid all the way back to San
Felipe!
The 15-25 miles of pot hole hell in the previous highway to Puertecitos will not be missed. Any dirt road is better than a pot holed paved road!
We arrived at the turnoff to Shell Island (Km. 26) and waited for Roy to catch up, looking at the millions of stars on this moonless night. The big
question was, would be able to get onto the island? It was near a new moon and big tides do make access impossible! Last August, we came here with
HotSchott and Val only to find the island was just that... and moved our camp plans to Nuevo Mazatlan (Km. 32).
Roy soon arrived and we headed in on the 2 1/2 mile sandy road to the mud/salt flats that seperate the beach from the rest of Baja... the flats that
can be covered with sea water at the highest tides of the month.
We were in luck! The mud flats were dry and we got right to the sand... aired down the tires and cruised up a couple miles to my favorite spot in the
dunes... Tents were set up, campfire started, drinks poured... It was great to be back on our favorite Baja beach!
Here was sunrise, Sunday, Nov. 19, 2006... |
Sounds nice. We're always looking for an out of the way spot to camp and cook on our pre-runs. Will check it out sometime.
"Mankind will not be judged by their faults, but by the direction of their lives." Leo Giovinetti
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David K
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It is... when you can get out there...
More (recent) Shell Island photos at http://vivabaja.com/618
[Edited on 11-29-2006 by David K]
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TacoFeliz
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A pleasure travelling with you by photo.
Thanks David.
Jay
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Ken Cooke
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David,
Our group stopped briefly at Shell Island for a late lunch, and to repair one of our Jeeps - a knocked O2 sensor (Mission Impossible damage). I took
my Jeep out in the mud, and my Interco tires barely got me back to terra firma!  It sure made for dramatic video that I can't wait to share with you...
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Ken Cooke
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...a bit of Alfonsina trivia - I think Antonio was the actor in the film that was shot there last year. The scene involved a struggle...you'll
hopefully see it on the big screen one day. This film which takes place in Baja should begin its rounds in the film festival circuits really soon...
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Gadget
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To Ken
Hey Ken, are you the Ken Cooke my father in law, Elwyn Gates, of Gates Underwater camera housings, Encinitas and Bay of LA talks about, always
favorably I might add? 
"Mankind will not be judged by their faults, but by the direction of their lives." Leo Giovinetti
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