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Vince
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Love that photo of the pickup on the wet road, David. I remember seeing that in 1962 from my brother's boat. We came over from San Carlos for some
diving and were anchored off Coyote Beach for 3-4 days. Since it was the main hiway, we timed the few trucks passing by, it took 2 hours from Coyote
Beach to where they climbed up the hill, north of Rancho Coyote, on the way to Mulege and out of sight. Some trucks waited for the tide to go out
before they would cross the flooded road. There were no other boats anchored in the bay. Some nights we would sleep on the beach near the palm tree
which is in the same place now as it was then, relative to the water. One night Manuel Diaz barbecued a huge turtle for us for his birthday around
the campfire. He made a point of drinking the fresh blood from his cupped hand after he cut the carotids. He said it made him "muy Macho".
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David K
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Quote: Originally posted by Vince  | | Love that photo of the pickup on the wet road, David. I remember seeing that in 1962 from my brother's boat. We came over from San Carlos for some
diving and were anchored off Coyote Beach for 3-4 days. Since it was the main hiway, we timed the few trucks passing by, it took 2 hours from Coyote
Beach to where they climbed up the hill, north of Rancho Coyote, on the way to Mulege and out of sight. Some trucks waited for the tide to go out
before they would cross the flooded road. There were no other boats anchored in the bay. Some nights we would sleep on the beach near the palm tree
which is in the same place now as it was then, relative to the water. One night Manuel Diaz barbecued a huge turtle for us for his birthday around
the campfire. He made a point of drinking the fresh blood from his cupped hand after he cut the carotids. He said it made him "muy Macho".
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Such wonderful memories of pre-pavement Baja!
Thank you for sharing, Vince!
PS, we ate at Casa Diaz, L.A. Bay, in 1967... I was not quite 10, so I am not sure if we all ate turtle then (which was Señora Diaz' specialty) ...
Pilots would change course to drop in for turtle if word got out it was being served. I do recall my folks saying something later on about it to
friends: "we couldn't tell David what was the meat served" LOL. Of course, we didn't fly in, we came by Jeep Wagoneer!
It would be grand if the turtle population returned to those numbers to allow their consumption again. They are a traditional Baja delicacy. 
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mtgoat666
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You don’t like animals, do you?
I think eating cute little turtles is just revolting. Can’t humans let a few species alone and not obsess over eating them?
Woke!
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will do for you, but what together we can do for the freedom of man.”
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RFClark
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goat,
You don’t eat the little ones! No meat! You eat the great big ones. They’re yummy and have lots of meat.
BTW, cows are cute too. They are also yummy, pigs not so much but still very yummy.
Being a Right wing Redneck has it’s advantages. Great BBQ is one of them!
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David K
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| Quote: Originally posted by RFClark | goat,
You don’t eat the little ones! No meat! You eat the great big ones. They’re yummy and have lots of meat.
BTW, cows are cute too. They are also yummy, pigs not so much but still very yummy.
Being a Right wing Redneck has it’s advantages. Great BBQ is one of them! |
Right, these things (animals) are killed and cleaned to be called MEAT because they are FOOD to EAT.
Goat, we love baby turtles...
Antonio hands Baja Angel (my future wife) a baby turtle
Antonio's turtle research station, L.A. Bay 2005
When they grow up big, turtles are rumored to be delicious. Once legal, I would at least try them. In Baja California they were an important meal
during a celebration. I think they sometimes still are. Kind of like when you smoked dope before it was legal, eh?
In 1966, on our trip to the tip by Jeep, we drove into San Miguel Comondú where an event of some kind was happening. As vehicles (and Gringo
turistas) were not very common, my family was invited to engage. A fire pit with the (upside down) shell of a large turtle was over the fire. Inside
was chucks of meat and lots of vegetables, etc. I think the food looked a bit too exotic for my mom and dad, who politely declined, and we drove on.
From the historic photos at VivaBaja.com:
L.A. Bay, 1980s
Shirt sold at Casa Diaz [English is a tuff language, lol]
"Bight [Bite] into juicy turtle steaks with Papa and Mama Diaz"
Bahía de los Angeles
Cruz (Mama) Diaz in her kitchen
Antero (Papa) Diaz in his office
Before paved roads, guests were trusted to make their own bill showing how many cervezas, snacks, or sodas they consumed.
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DouglasP
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| Quote: Originally posted by mtgoat666 | | Quote: Originally posted by DouglasP | | Quote: Originally posted by mtgoat666 |
World wide, sea level has risen over 6.5 inches in past 70 years, and over over 3 inches in just the past 20 years.
[Edited on 8-4-2023 by mtgoat666] |
Please cite where you have gotten your data for your (mis)information......this should be fun. |
So many articles have been written on sea level change. I won’t share a citation. It think this is a good opportunity for you to learn how to
Google up some info on the web, and learn how to discern reliable information from unreliable information and partisan lies. Good luck! Hope you
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Your non-answer is almost word for word what I predicted it would be. Nicely done.
I like beer, better than most people.
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RFClark
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David K,
👍👍👍!
Here’s something a goat might eat. Does it remind you of an old SF movie with a very famous name?
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David K
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Guess who's coming to dinner?
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mtgoat666
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| Quote: Originally posted by RFClark | David K,
👍👍👍!
Here’s something a goat might eat. Does it remind you of an old SF movie with a very famous name?
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Looks delicious! Not sure what it is, but i’ll eat anything once!
Woke!
“...ask not what your country can do for you – ask what you can do for your country.” “My fellow citizens of the world: ask not what America
will do for you, but what together we can do for the freedom of man.”
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