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bajadogs
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Glad you had a good Memorial Weekend David K,
Have you ever heard of the "Martyrs of the Race Course"?
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Bob H
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David, always enjoy your trip report with photos... fantastic.
Looks like you had a nice visit to Shell Island - AGAIN!
Did anyone catch any fish from shore?
Bob H
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David K
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| Quote: | Originally posted by woody in ob
what's the deal with the sand bags? |
An improvement over the plastic buckets we used before... to hold the sun shade down in the breeze/ wind with bungee cords.
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Bob H
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The sand bags are a great idea David. A nice improvement.
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David K
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| Quote: | Originally posted by steekers
Hey David:
We missed you there that morning. Apparently you drove by but the couple we were with didn't recognize your truck until later when I asked. I rode up
on my quad but not far enough to spot your camp. We went to Chuck's place and they were on the way to play in the bay so we followed. We had a great
time there and too bad all of us couldn't connect up.
I wonder why you didn't come by to see our place at EDR on the way out! Maybe next time. |
We got a late start out and needed to get back before dark... next time perhaps?
We only did one drive that day off Shell Island, to visit with Rob & Connie... we were about to leave when you got on the VHF radio and said you
were coming in to visit... so we waited and waited... Still no steekers, so we finally left as Rob & Connie needed to get to El Vergel for a
function. When we got to Chuck's place, it was a shock to see you just sitting there...??? If we hadn't driven to Chuck's before heading back to the
island... we would have missed you entirely! 
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David K
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Bob H
The sand bags are a great idea David. A nice improvement.
Bob H |
Yes... Baja Angel's great idea... I tend to use what I have in my garage (old Costco soap buckets)!
The bags are from Lowes and are the reusable shopping bags they sell for 99 cents each... They worked great as sand bags to hold the shade structure
down and fold flat for packing.
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dccf
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Where did you get the sand for the sand bags?  Sorry, couldn't resist.
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David K
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| Quote: | Originally posted by bajadogs
Glad you had a good Memorial Weekend David K,
Have you ever heard of the "Martyrs of the Race Course"? |
Nope... What are they?
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David K
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| Quote: | Originally posted by dccf
Where did you get the sand for the sand bags? Sorry, couldn't resist. |
Okay... you got me... I usually don't leave out any details of my trip!
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oldjack
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DK is so organized he probably carried the sand with him so that he wouldn't have to disturb his campsite.... what a naturalist!!!!
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David K
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| Quote: | Originally posted by oldjack
DK is so organized he probably carried the sand with him so that he wouldn't have to disturb his campsite.... what a naturalist!!!!
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Wow, you guys know all my secrets!
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David K
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| Quote: | Originally posted by bajadogs
Glad you had a good Memorial Weekend David K,
Have you ever heard of the "Martyrs of the Race Course"? |
Still waiting to hear what they are...?
I will have a few photos from Josh's camera to share, a but later on!
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ursidae69
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| Quote: | Originally posted by David K
Terns (mama y papa?)
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They are plovers. I think they are Wilson's Plovers, but I'm not 100%. Cool pics.
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David K
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I would like to confirm this have a link to a bird or bird egg ID chart?... Did you see the photos last year when the terns (or plovers) were dive
bombing me as I neared the chicks? http://vivabaja.com/508 Chick photo in this year's Baja Calender.
There is a larger species of this bird out there as well... looks and flies the same... hovers like a helicopter before diving for a fish, too...
Someone at Percebu once ID'ed them as Terns, so I never investigated further...
Thank you!
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David K
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Last year's images:
California Least Tern (Wikipedia):
Little Tern:
Now just maybe, last year's birds and chick are different from the 'mama & papa' birds and egg of this year... It is just that the nesting habbit
was identicle...?
[Edited on 6-2-2009 by David K]
[Edited on 6-2-2009 by David K]
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ursidae69
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| Quote: | Originally posted by David K
Last year's images:
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Yup, those are terns, but the momma and pappa picture are plovers.
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David K
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Thanks... Can you ID the egg? I am pretty sure the mama/ papa birds (plovers) were the ones nesting... but it was in the same beach location as the
tern chicks last year.
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David K
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From Josh's camera...
Josh and Kelly... Josh works for Ivan Stewart's son Craig (Stewart's Raceworks) on off road race trucks.
Tiny crab on a sand dollar
Campsite in the dunes
Elizabeth and Kelly
Some reading relax time on Shell Island
Elizabeth and I enjoying the campfire
[Edited on 6-3-2009 by David K]
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David K
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Bump for some nice recent memories...
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GeoRock
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Did you remember to clean your air filter this trip? LOL. You know what I mean. Great pics. When you gonna go further south?
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