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woody with a view
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Quote: Originally posted by BajaGringo  |
Personally, I agree Woody but I also know how frantic moms can get. Andy is right, more reason to carry a SPOT with you when traveling to areas with
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SPOT is cool.
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BooJumMan
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A Sat phone for $200 a week isn't a bad idea either. I don't know what they were thinking going this time of year with a hurricane tracking up the
coast?
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| Quote: Originally posted by Ken Cooke | Thanks for clearing up the confusion, David.
| Quote: Originally posted by David K |
While it would be helpful to identify the location by a point on the map, neither the 2003 nor 2009 Baja Almanacs have a Punta
Cuchillo (Knife Point) listed in the area Woody mentions... or anywhere in Baja in either map book index. Hopefully, the secret surfer names
and lack of road data posted does not cause any misfortune to these fellows.
Even the San José fish camp/ lighthouse is called San José de la Piedra (not Palomas) on the topo maps... which do have name errors elsewhere in Baja!
2009 Baja Almanac:
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EDIT: Baja Gringo has provided a point for the location, about 5 miles south of the San José fish camp. The maps call the area Bahía Córbin.
Thank you!
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Thanking Ron would be more appropriate. He cleared up the "secret ".
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David K
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| Quote: Originally posted by woody with a view | Bahia Corbin? must be the name of the knucklehead who produced the map. the road goes right there so if they are stuck the fisherman will take care of
them. when you spend time with the people they explain the names of all of the locations. Cuchillo refers to some of the original residents of San
Jose sleeping on the rocks at Cuchillo guarding their catch with only their knives. seems like 50+ years ago the coyotes were much meaner!
"Hopefully, the secret surfer names and lack of road data posted does not cause any misfortune to these fellows." typical childish comment! these guys
are grown men who got themselves right into whatever it is that's keeping them off the grid. seeing how the surf has been good they are probably
having a great time. it used to be the only people that went in knew how to handle themselves. nowadys, when a guy is 1-2 days late the US Embassy
gets a call! like i said, there are locals out there. tell the family to give it
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Seriously Woody, if the name Punta Cuchillo appears on no map made or any map that anyone can look at today... How can anyone go help these boys IF
they needed a rescue? You can blame the Mexican government for naming the place Córbin, as it is their topos that Landon made the Baja Almanac from.
Seems they left out an a, as in Corbina, the fish we catch and love to eat!
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another possibility...like what happened to some surfers here a few days ago is that they tried to gun it through an arroyo with water and it fried
their motor...with the muddy, washed out roads, it's hard to get a tow out.
If the family are really worried, get a plane to search for them from Aeroservicios Guerrero Negro who are not too far from there. 615-157-0621, 615-
0132-3
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woody with a view
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DK, those guys knew the name of the place they were headed to without the aid of one of your precious maps. Apparently, so did their mommies!!! just
because you don't have it spelt out for you doesn't mean sh!t.
hopefully these guys are sunburnt and surfed out. until their international rescue team finds out different, that's my thoughts on the matter!
surf on!
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These are three young adults, not children. They are a couple of days late, and Wolf is being cried LOUDLY. My problem is just that...Next time and
next time people will take it less seriously and will be more reluctant to expend rescources. Hopefully they are fine, but its way too early to raise
a red flag...
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| Quote: Originally posted by chuckie | | These are three young adults, not children. They are a couple of days late, and Wolf is being cried LOUDLY. My problem is just that...Next time and
next time people will take it less seriously and will be more reluctant to expend rescources. Hopefully they are fine, but its way too early to raise
a red flag... |
Agreed. Those of us who've been there know the possibility for having to spend an extra day or two or three and plan accordingly.
But that being said, and having experience to that area many times, I would have done the same thing those dads are doing to go help out their boys.
[Edited on 9-13-2015 by bajaandy]
subvert the dominant paradigm
"If you travel with a man, you must either fall out with him or make him your good friend."
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Update
From the Talk Baja Facebook page:
Posted by Jennifer Davidson on 9-12-2015 at 4:15PM
Update on the search for the young men.
Bob Davidson called and the searchers are halfway to the coast off the main road and they spoke with a rancher who said his fisherman brother sold the
young men gasoline on Monday.He will call me again after they reach the coast.
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They ran out of gas?????
Maybe help is needed after all.
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When you tell a family member (or friend) you are returning on a certain day, and you do not return..people get worried, even if the name of the
place is not on the experts map. So lets keep this thread open for updates...Hopefully they are found soon. That area is a soupy mess right now.
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Wow-- sounds like a trip gone wrong. Hope it didn`t go big time wrong and yes their parents should be in a world of worry now. I would be.
The negatives are the possible floods, getting lost or stuck, taking risks because they were necessary to get out.
Positives--- Great surf and made the call to miss work and any other stuff on their schedule. I`ve done it. But we all know this comes with mad wives
and no permission to go back to Baja.
I`m not joking here. I`m thinking they got in trouble but hope they are in good hands with locals helping.
"When you catch a fish, you open the door of happiness."
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Get A Grip
Am I the only guy that heads out for 3/4 months and up to a year trip,, at a time and don't call home ???
[Edited on 9-13-2015 by captkw]
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rts551
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From Talk Baja:
UPDATE ON LOST YOUNG MEN:
The searchers have found a trail to follow. Thank God!
Lonny, Dane and Travis had dinner with a young fisherman Wednesday night. He told Bob the guys were headed to Punta Canoas to the north which makes
sense since they were supposed to come home on Thursday. Until they had this news, they didn't know which way to travel. So in the morning, they will
head north to another fishing village to see if they can determine which direction to go and hopefully find the guys broken down or stuck along the
way. They plan on checking all the breaks to the north until El Rosario, unless a clue sends them elsewhere. Any help is appreciated. Anyone down that
way who has the time and means to go help with the search is greatly appreciated.
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Like I said before
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Hopefully your next 4 3/4 months starts now.
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