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Pompano
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Gracias, Graham. Great thread about one of my favorite Baja towns...Santa Rosalia...alwys seems to be bustling with
activity. The town has a cute nickname after a little flower, I believe it's pronounced something like...Ko-chen-knee-ah.... sp?
Current airport south of town towards San Bruno - Palo Verde.
I met the architect in charge of restoring the Hotel Frances back in the day. I'm pretty sure his first name was Carlos..but the memories are dimmed
a bit. He flew back and forth quite a bit from the Lorteto airport Mike mentioned. Always had a very nice looking senorita with himl, too. He often
joined us with a nice date at the Serinadad Saturday nite pig barbeque in Mulege.
Hotel Frances bar scene around 1979. Like my sunflower jeans?
Hotel Frances today.
Guaymas - Sta Rosalia ferry in background. Same day as the pld bar scene above. We took that car ferry with my pickup camper and boat/trlr to
Guaymas the next day.
For FM-3, tourist visas, etc..check upstairs in this building next the car ferry building on the malecon.
The infamous Infeirno grade north of town..it has claimed many lives over the years. Lots of wreckage shows down in the canyons below.
The Marina...tied up my old Pompano there more than a few times. Good restocking port. Easy walks to almost everything needed.
I like walking around and seeing all the old mining history..like this niclely restored old whistle I bought at a local store. You can almost see the
scenario..whistle blowing, men coming to work..or breaking for lunch.
Of course, there's the 'world famous' Boleo bakery.
And..the world famous metal church created by Eiffel of Paris fa
And...the world famous Pepe's Taco stand as you first come off the malecon highway and head towards the city center. Been eating Pepe's for a long,
long time..muy bueno!
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Skeet/Loreto
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O. K Pomp!
How about a Photo of the very neat and famous House on the West end of Town?????
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Graham
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Fascinating pictures Pompano. And what a great whistle. Possibly brass? I think it was a locomotive whistle... maybe once on top of one of those
Baldwin locomotives in picture below it.
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BajaGeoff
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Thanks for the photos and history! I have only driven through town...and have not had the opportunity to explore a bit.
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Ken Bondy
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I really enjoy Santa Rosalia, lots of history and very different. These are my daughter Coleen's photos:
carpe diem!
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tripledigitken
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the wooden houses
The homes and buildings built by the french mining company, with lumber shipped in from Canada and Oregon, make this town unique. I think that and
the black sand beaches is what attracted me to it initially.
Thanks for the post Graham.
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BajaNomad
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Pompano
And...the world famous Pepe's Taco stand as you first come off the malecon highway and head towards the city center. Been eating Pepe's for a long,
long time..muy bueno!
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For those seeking out and reporting on the best fish tacos of Baja - you haven't done due-diligence if Pepe's has not been taken into consideration.
My $.02 worth.
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Doug
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mcfez
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This town was French influenced, right? So I heard that the bakeries down there still produce French "wonderful s".
Old people are like the old cars, made of some tough stuff. May show a little rust, but good as gold on the inside.
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David K
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Yes, the French operated the copper mines and developed the entire area infrastructure for water, food production, and more... They built a network of
roads out from Santa Rosalia as well. If you have Greg Niemann's 'Baja Legends' you will get the basics there.
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Mexray
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We took the ferry over from Guaymas...
...in the mid-90's while on a 'road trip' with our old 73 VW Bay window bus...
The trip across was fairly cheap at that time - I think we paid about $45 for the Bus and our tickets were $14 each...
We left early in the day, and everyone had to 'back' down through the open bow doors to be secured to the vehicle deck with chains and cables - the
Pacifico truck was loaded last, and had the easiest time 'backing' his rig - at the 'expense' of few cases of 'liberated' cervezas, I'll bet!
We'd packed a cooler full of drinks and eats for the crossing, and we spend most to of the trip on the boat deck, aft, where we had a great view, and
the wind in our hair...
We passed several large pods of dolphins, some of which seemed like a 'midget' variety...
By the time we got to SR in the late afternoon, the wind had kicked up quite a bit (what else is new!)...the skipper tried once to make the turn in
through the breakwater, but waved off as he couldn't keep her lined up with the opening...
We then circled around off the harbor for about 45 mins, waiting for the SR Pilot to come bounding out through the waves in a panga to give it a shot
at bringing her in...
The pilot made a '360' with that old ferry boat, watching the wind, waves, local currents, and bounced that old tub right into the harbor without a
hitch!
We always wondered why the Military gave us the vehicle 'shakedown' when we loaded in Guaymas, AND when we drove off in SR?
Ray
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DianaT
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We love Santa Rosalia---it has always been one of our favorite towns. Love your pictures---great.
Thanks
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Graham
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Pompano
Gracias, Graham. Great thread about one of my favorite Baja towns...Santa Rosalia...alwys seems to be bustling with
activity. The town has a cute nickname after a little flower, I believe it's pronounced something like...Ko-chen-knee-ah.... sp?
I like walking around and seeing all the old mining history..like this niclely restored old whistle I bought at a local store. You can almost see the
scenario..whistle blowing, men coming to work..or breaking for lunch.
Pompano, here's your whistle on an auction site... described as:
"Lunkenheimer brass chime locomotive steam whistle."
"Outstanding Lunkenheimer Brass Locomotive Whistle
With Integral Valve
3-1/2" diameter 1-1/4" NPT 14" tall brass whistle. This whistle was reportedly used on the Oak Creek RR in North Carolina. This whistle is in
fantastic condition with clean hexes and nice seating valve. Whistle has NO dings or dents, and is polished to a high luster. Mount this whistle on
your locomotive or traction engine and have a hoot !"
http://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/lunkenheimer-brass-chi...
Some of those train whistles are fetching $1000 at auction. You might have yourself a deal there.
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My good friend who fishes with me every day has an Uncle who wrote a song that was and is very popular called Playas Negras and it is one of my
favorite songs to perform.
Playas Negras
by Rafael "Bono" Mendoza Collins
Adios, Adios me voy de aqui muy lejos
Voy a buscar consuelo a mi amargura
Adios me voy cargado de tristeza
llevandome mis penas, buscando otra aventura
Adios al puerto donde tantas veces
la fresca brisa peino su hermoso pelo,
adios les digo a las playas negras
donde encontre amor y desonsuelo
Hoy que de luto mi alma se ha vestido
como se visten las playas de mi pueblo
como aquel viefo palmar de hojas caidas
donde llore senor mi desconsuelo
La quese tanto amigos se los juro
sque hasta mi madre por ella havia olvidado,
jamas sone su traicion infame
haviendole querido, haviendole adorado
Bonito puerto mi Santa Rosalia
donde el placer es fuente de alegria
navegan barcos llevandose la esencia
y las escorias el mar vuelve a la orilla
Y si algun dia, estando yo muy lejos,
alguien pregunta: Que son las playas negras?
Les contare llorando de tristeza
lo hermosa de mi pueblo, del mar y sus tibiezas.
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