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Osprey
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Second P.S. Sorry Al, I thought Woody was the one who asked what year.
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Baja Bernie
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Bajaboolie--first welcome
Bajagypsy has it right. Rush to the border, but then go slow, stop often and for sure whenever you wish. Visit with the people....in Baja they are
the roses.
Buffett really works
My smidgen of a claim to fame is that I have had so many really good friends. By Bernie Swaim December 2007
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BFS
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Ahhhhhhhh
Amongst many others listed above our arrival in to Todos Santos marks the end of a long dusty road and we always have an icy margarita on the rocks
out front at the Hotel California to toast a safe arrival.
Aq
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bajaboolie
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Baja Bernie
Bajagypsy has it right. Rush to the border, but then go slow, stop often and for sure whenever you wish. Visit with the people....in Baja they are
the roses.
Buffett really works |
Thanks for the welcome, Baja Bernie. I'm glad you're staying online. As a seasoned Nomader (is that a word?), your comments and insights are
valuable to everyone. And yes, I wholeheartedly agree that the people of Baja are the roses.
I plan on putting lots of Buffet to the test this trip! Previously, just Margaritaville was on our playlist.
Bajaboolie
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bajaboolie
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| Quote: | Originally posted by aqbluegreen
Amongst many others listed above our arrival in to Todos Santos marks the end of a long dusty road and we always have an icy margarita on the rocks
out front at the Hotel California to toast a safe arrival.
Aq |
...and speaking of Margaritaville...that sounds like a great tradition! Certainly well deserved after a long drive.
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fdt
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Diver
The bakery in Santa Rosalia; 2 ATM's in town and lots of fun shopping.
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Yes! Pan dulce from Panaderia El Boleo and Leche Caracol 
A well informed Baja California traveler is a smart Baja California traveler!
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bajaboolie
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fdt...what's Leche Caracol? And where?
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Bob and Susan
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it's "snail milk"
the bottle of milk has a snail on it
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woody with a view
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where's the snail farm and how do they milk them?
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fdt
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| Quote: | Originally posted by bajaboolie
fdt...what's Leche Caracol? And where? |
As far as my taste buds (the kids to) are concerned, the best tasting milk in the peninsula
The dairy is in Vizcaino and is distributed widely from El Rosario to Los Cabos, used to be easy to find in Ensenada but the big guys Jersey and Lala
have gotten pretty aggresive to the point of even beating Azucena from Ensenada in their oun town.
[Edited on 9-30-2007 by fdt]
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bajaboolie
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It must take a lot of snails to get a gallon of milk!!
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woody with a view
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used to look forward to the milk in a box we'd get in oaxaca. it was so rich and creamy that it was just incredible. haven't remembered that in
awhile, thanks!
is there still such a thing as milk in a box?
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bajaboolie
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| Quote: | Originally posted by fdt
... the best tasting milk in the peninsula
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I don't even know what we usually buy when we're down there. I'll be sure to buy some. If my daughter drinks it, it will be a miracle. She only
drinks milk from chocolate cows (or in this case chocolate snails...). 
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DENNIS
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| Quote: | Originally posted by woody in ob
is there still such a thing as milk in a box? |
Lots of brands on the shelves here. When will they start selling beer in a box? Not a case.......you know what I mean.
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Skipjack Joe
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Our first stop from the border is this place.
Can you guess where it is?
The bathrooms are across the road. And so is the gas station, but we never use it. I pop up the camper and make breakfast in the shade of the
eucalyptus trees. Alex chases lizards while I take a brief siesta before proceeding on.
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Wiles
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My dog watered those trees every trip.
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Wiles
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Ok…due to geographical difficulties, I haven’t been down Baja way for a few years so my traditions may be somewhat outdated but nonetheless still
enjoyable to recall. Here goes.
Stop at the border for tourist permit, peso exchange, insurance, fishing license.
Enjoy the comforts of the last USA standard bathroom.
Pop the hood for one last check, check all tires, tie downs, boat trailer….again.
Open up camper shell and stare blankly inside. Panic once or twice thinking you have forgotten some important item only to realize you have loaded
everything…..including the kitchen sink.
Roll call just to make sure all people and pets are aboard, head for the border.
Pat the dashboard gently while reminding your vehicle of it’s promise to get you there and back without difficulties.
Pray for a safe trip……..AND FUEL!!!
Reset trip odometer, cross the border.
Stop in Ensenada for chili flavored corn chips, load up the coolers. Top off fuel tanks. No messing around, many hours of road lies ahead.
Passengers take charge of their assigned checklist duties :
1) Bird Checklist - ID & record all living birds seen on trip.
2) Dead Critter List - count all dead dogs, cows, pigs, horses, donkeys, coyotes etc.
3) Dead Vehicle List - count all abandoned, burned out, stripped, crashed auto & truck carcasses.
4) Peligro List - Check road map often & call out mileage to next washout, detour, dangerous curve or bad pothole stretch.
225 miles south of the border as we crossed the riverbed at El Rosario and leave the power poles behind, we would exclaim ‘At last….Baja!!!’
Stop for fuel often and always ask attendant…….tu sabes si hay gasoline en …(next stop)? Then….esta seguro? It was always a confidence builder when
the attendant replied ‘si’….that is until 5 miles from the next fuel stop you begin calculating how far you can go without tapping into the reserves
if there is no fuel. You make the stop and try your suerte (luck). As you get ready to pull out you stop and ask the attendant….tu sabes si hay
gasol…..??? Your confidence is restored…….for now.
If and when live cows, donkeys were encountered on the road…..I would stop and open the door and yell ‘moo cow’. My dog would rise out of his slumber
and be out the door on a dead run , hair raised, growling and barking….at full charge….that was until he got within 10 ft and then all 4 brakes came
on and he would detour to the nearest bush or cactus to claim the territory (a bull once taught him the respected boundaries).
We rarely if ever listened to music. With all the checklist activity and the endless conversation of things like ‘what is that’ of ‘where do you
think that goes’ or ‘look at how they’re building this or that” or ‘what the heck??’, rolling down the windows to smell the fresh Baja air, the
constant search to identify that previously unheard noise or rattle….. there never was time for music. Each mile brought new discovery, no matter how
many times you had traveled that mile before.
When we arrived at our intended or otherwise destination we would shut down the motor, open the doors and just sit for a minute or two, quietly
thanking Baja’s keeper of the keys for allowing us permission to enter her domain once again.
Thanks for the thread, I enjoyed the trip.
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rts551
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There is a sign on the road for the Caracol dairy outside of Vizcaino. Stop some time and take the tour. Most people think there is very little in
that area. You will be pleasantly surprised
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Skipjack Joe
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Actually, I'm starting to warm up to the idea of playing music during the journey. That view Paulina is talking about :
| Quote: | Originally posted by Paulina
At the view of the islands we pop a cervesa, and toast to a safe drive.
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Stop there in the evening light and play Dvorjak's "New World Symphony". I'll bet that would be quite an experience. I think he wrote it with such
landscapes in mind.
Oh, ... and do it before the houses go up.
[Edited on 10-1-2007 by Skipjack Joe]
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Wiles
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Skipjack..........
Where can I reserve seating for that? With that incredible view and the symphony sound playing to the sea.....WOW!!
Paulina....if you are listening.......download a copy of this song and listen to it under the stars of Bahia.
Song title: Ahi Wela
Artist: Israel Kamakawiwo'ole
CD: In Concert
You might ask...Que? Hawaiian music in Baja? Are you loco? Hey, I saw pics of hula troupes in the parade in La Paz on a thread here, so what the
heck.
And by the way, Israel (affectionately known as Bruddah Iz) was in his 30's and weighed in at over 700lbs.
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