I was just there at the end of March, and he seemed in good health!
I guess, the flip-side of living away from everything. Remember Antonio of Archelon, or Marcos of the same camp? 3 very colorful "landmarks" of this
area, in as many years. Sad. Can't imagine anybody else in his place.
I caught a pufferfish while fishing for halibut along his beach. I was going to throw it back, but Pancho said he would take it, that he knew how to
extract the fillets without getting the poison. He came back to me a bit later with the fried pufferfish and offered me some. I hope I didn't offend,
him, but I declined. Great guy. Anyone know what became of his dog?
Thanks, David...for letting me share this meeting with Pancho... Leaving LA Bay for San Francisquito, I must have picked up a nail and
found myself with a flat near the turnoff to Animas. Changing the tire I limped on to San Rafael where I knew Pancho could make the repair. Upon
arrival, I was greeted by him with that big smile. Sure! He would be glad to fix that tire but...what the hell was that stink coming off the beach,
Pancho? "El ciclo de la vida," he said. In the migration of the vaquita, in those days in the thousands, the school speeds up on it's way north. The
old, unable to keep up, die and drift onto the beach. No doubt...with smiles on their faces. Not bad to finish in San Rafael. RIP
Correcamino...Kneemodo.
I was messaged today from someone in Guerrero Negro that Pancho's body is at the funeral home there. Nobody is claiming him... I will report more as I
get it. I asked if a cause of death was known.
More from Guerrero Negro:
Last Wednesday, a neighbor visited Pancho and found him in great pain (abdominal). Pancho said something about falling.
The neighbor took Pancho to the doctor in L.A. Bay, who couldn't help and said to take him to Guerrero Negro. Pancho died enroute to Guerrero Negro.
might have got a little careless with the pufferfish...the neighbor was probably
the other Pancho, a larger slower moving Pancho with a rancho a short distance away. RIP amigo
I try to ride the length of the peninsula every year on my dirt bike, and I've found that having favorite locations along the way gives me added
motivation. One of those favorite locations was Pancho's. He was always upbeat, happy to see you, and he always had a smile on his face. I camped over
night with him, spent long hours sitting in the shade sipping coffee or sharing a beer, and I even walked the shoreline with him fishing for halibut
in the early evening.
I know that a feeling of sadness will pass through me each time I head south and do not turn left up that hill... On to San Ignacio I will travel, but
Pancho will be in my memory.
We arrived there last Sunday and he had sever stomach pains and Jose said he was taking him to the hospital the next day. Pancho refused and stayed in
pain and the next day, Tuesday, we got Ranchero Jose on the road with him. He died on the way and never made it to the hospital. He will be sadly
missed, he was a dear friend of mine and SR will never be the same for me. RIP Francisco mi Amigo.
Believing is religion - Knowing is science
Harald Pietschmann
"Get off the beaten path and memories, friends and new techniques are developed"
Thanks for the added details. Was there any discussion of the cause of the pain? My Guerrero Negro contact mentioned a fall, but the pufferfish story
seemed plausible.
He did trip over a rock and fell, that happened after we got there. I really don't think that was a cause rather than effect of what was already going
on with him. Jose who arrived a couple hours before us that day is on his way back to Mexicali right now, he stayed until today waiting for Pancho to
return. I received a text from him a few hours ago when he reached Bahia. When we both get home tonight I woo talk with him more and report back. This
definitely is the sadest drive home from Baja for me.
Believing is religion - Knowing is science
Harald Pietschmann
"Get off the beaten path and memories, friends and new techniques are developed"
I was messaged today from someone in Guerrero Negro that Pancho's body is at the funeral home there. Nobody is claiming him... I will report more as I
get it. I asked if a cause of death was known.
When I talk to Jose tonight or tomorrow we will arrange someone to claim his body if need be, although in the text I got this morning from him, he
said he had been buried in Bahia de Los Angeles already.
Believing is religion - Knowing is science
Harald Pietschmann
"Get off the beaten path and memories, friends and new techniques are developed"
Big city L.A. Bay?
I will ask Antonio in Guerrero Negro if he has any news.
That is what Pancho told me about Bahia de Los Angeles. Sarcasm and a great sense of humor is one thing I remember about Pancho. I have many stories
and observations. I also have a large Zip-Lock bag of Beautiful shells he gave my daughter 15 years ago that I hope to bring back to Pancho's bluff
and leave in honor somehow.
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The stone mountains pile up to the sky and there is little fresh water. But we know we must go back
if we live, and we don't know why." - Steinbeck, Log from the Sea of Cortez
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...the neighbor was probably
the other Pancho, a larger slower moving Pancho with a rancho a short distance away. RIP amigo
