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BajaGringo
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I like the way my good friend Reyes put it:
"Voy despacio porque tengo apuro"
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BajaGringo
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| Quote: | Originally posted by mojo_norte
| Quote: | Originally posted by David K
I kinda hope he walks on dirt roads the rest of the way and no more coastal 'short-cuts'! |
What are the road options between the San Carlos fish camp and Catarina? |
From what I could see after spending all day Saturday trying to get across the mesa above you would have to head back out to the highway and then
down. Just no easy short cuts there and until you see it for yourself it is hard to understand.
Looking back now, San Carlos may not have been a good travel point if he is trying to make time...
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David K
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8 pm and no SPOT tonight (yet)... It will be the first time since the week Mike began (Oct. 1-7) I have not received a SPOT email from him.
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Skipjack Joe
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Short cut?
Is that what this is? A short cut? - that's sad.
Why not just take a bus from the border to Cabo?
Tell me, David. What is this journey about? Why is it taking place?
I had some time to think about this whole thing this weekend and what came to mind is a quote from Nietzsche I hadn't thought of in 40 years:
"A lion was never so foolish as when he listened to the fox"
or some such thing.
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or maybe it was Blake's line from "Proverbs of Hell":
"If the lion was advised by the fox. he would be cunning."
[Edited on 11-23-2010 by Skipjack Joe]
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Pompano
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It's about man's inability to sit still in a room, Igor...you know that.
I do what the voices in my tackle box tell me.
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BajaGringo
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| Quote: | Originally posted by David K
8 pm and no SPOT tonight (yet)... It will be the first time since the week Mike began (Oct. 1-7) I have not received a SPOT email from him.
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I just spoke with Chava in Cataviña again a few minutes ago. He is contact with folks by radio down at the camp and he assured me that both Mike and
Don-kaY are well and setup for the night.
We will be having breakfast with Mike early tomorrow morning and helping them both to get ready for the trail again muy pronto...
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Maddie
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| Quote: | Originally posted by BajaGringo
| Quote: | Originally posted by David K
8 pm and no SPOT tonight (yet)... It will be the first time since the week Mike began (Oct. 1-7) I have not received a SPOT email from him.
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I just spoke with Chava in Cataviña again a few minutes ago. He is contact with folks by radio down at the camp and he assured me that both Mike and
Don-kaY are well and setup for the night.
We will be having breakfast with Mike early tomorrow morning and helping them both to get ready for the trail again muy pronto...
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So glad to hear.
Wife, Mother, Grandmother, and Pack leader. These are what I\'ll be remembered as ... and I\'m very happy with that.
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Skipjack Joe
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I'm glad you responded, Roger. I was waiting for you, in fact.
And I'm glad it's said so simply because an explanation wouldn't be sufficient.
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David K
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| Quote: | Originally posted by BajaGringo
| Quote: | Originally posted by David K
8 pm and no SPOT tonight (yet)... It will be the first time since the week Mike began (Oct. 1-7) I have not received a SPOT email from him.
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I just spoke with Chava in Cataviña again a few minutes ago. He is contact with folks by radio down at the camp and he assured me that both Mike and
Don-kaY are well and setup for the night.
We will be having breakfast with Mike early tomorrow morning and helping them both to get ready for the trail again muy pronto...
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Okay, thanks Ron... Please make sure his SPOT batteries are fresh... Let Mike know there are thousands of viewers who will be quite worried if he
forgets the afternoon or evening signal sent. As I said earlier, tonight will be the first time in almost 7 weeks no signal was sent.
Thank you.
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fandango
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| Quote: | Originally posted by BajaGringo
| Quote: | Originally posted by fandango
bajagringo: WHO ARE YOU????
you are too fantastic!!!! |
Just another BajaNomad. You´d do the very same thing if the situation presented itself, wouldn´t you!??? |
yeah, i would. wish i could do it now.
sbwontoo
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LancairDriver
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Why not simply leave the SPOT tracking feature on? Present position displayed every 10 minutes. Battery life is not a factor. Maybe he doesn't know
how to use it?
| Quote: | Originally posted by David K
| Quote: | Originally posted by BajaGringo
| Quote: | Originally posted by David K
8 pm and no SPOT tonight (yet)... It will be the first time since the week Mike began (Oct. 1-7) I have not received a SPOT email from him.
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I just spoke with Chava in Cataviña again a few minutes ago. He is contact with folks by radio down at the camp and he assured me that both Mike and
Don-kaY are well and setup for the night.
We will be having breakfast with Mike early tomorrow morning and helping them both to get ready for the trail again muy pronto...
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Okay, thanks Ron... Please make sure his SPOT batteries are fresh... Let Mike know there are thousands of viewers who will be quite worried if he
forgets the afternoon or evening signal sent. As I said earlier, tonight will be the first time in almost 7 weeks no signal was sent.
Thank you. |
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Bob H
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| Quote: | Originally posted by mojo_norte
| Quote: | Originally posted by David K
Halftime, Monday Night Football, San Diego 21/ Denver 7 |
Go Broncos! |
 It was a blowout! YES!
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Hook
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Lancair, if he's staying inside a structure with a cement or maybe tin roof, will the satellite signals still get through?
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shari
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you are right skipjack about taking a burro on strike on the low tide beach....never thought of that...I used to plan my horse rides to san roque so I
could take advantage of the low tide hard packed sand to help my horse out a bit.
Good point about the spot device not working if he's in a cement house with a lamina roof...we have to take our gps outside to work too....but I sure
was glad to get his spot message this morning.
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windgrrl
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| Quote: | Originally posted by lencho
| Quote: | Originally posted by David K
... Let Mike know there are thousands of viewers who will be quite worried... |
This is possibly a true statement, but it sure struck my funny bone!
--Larry |
...and I was thinking how technology has changed the nature of adventure so that it can be a spectator event! And in this case, also a rapid response
network.
When the way comes to an end, then change. Having changed, you pass through.
~ I-Ching
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Santiago
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Hook
Lancair, if he's staying inside a structure with a cement or maybe tin roof, will the satellite signals still get through? |
This is true. I have to get mine out in the open, it often takes up to 20 minutes before the unit indicates that it has sent the message.
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astrobaja
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I don't know Mike personally from all the accounts here he sounds like a likeable fellow (if a bit stubborn) but hes obviously a bit clueless when it
comes to handling big pack animals. To expect the donkey to lug 150 lbs 10 miles a day is too much still! For that distance maybe 80-100 lbs...
Too bad don kay can't talk, if he could Mike would have gotten an earful I'm sure. If I were the donkey Mike would have gotten hooves to the tackle
already!
\"There is a theory which states that if ever anyone discovers exactly what the Universe is for and why it is here, it will instantly disappear
and be replaced by something even more bizarre and inexplicable.There is another theory which states that this has already happened\"
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Brian L
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| Quote: | Originally posted by astrobaja
I don't know Mike personally from all the accounts here he sounds like a likeable fellow (if a bit stubborn) but hes obviously a bit clueless when it
comes to handling big pack animals. To expect the donkey to lug 150 lbs 10 miles a day is too much still! For that distance maybe 80-100 lbs...
Too bad don kay can't talk, if he could Mike would have gotten an earful I'm sure. If I were the donkey Mike would have gotten hooves to the tackle
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Aren't burros/donkeys/mules used to carrying weight? These aren't pets, they're pack animals.
Brian
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astrobaja
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Yes of course they are but they are not machines! They have limitations! 30% of the live weight of the animal (depending on a lot of variables like
condition, conformation etc) is a good rule of thumb, so for a 150 kg animal 40-50 kg is plenty! Neither are they camels they need enough water!
\"There is a theory which states that if ever anyone discovers exactly what the Universe is for and why it is here, it will instantly disappear
and be replaced by something even more bizarre and inexplicable.There is another theory which states that this has already happened\"
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DENNIS
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| Quote: | Originally posted by blane
Aren't burros/donkeys/mules used to carrying weight? These aren't pets, they're pack animals. |
Evidently they have limitations and, again evidently, this animal has been asked to exceed these limitations.
People who don't know of these things [such as myself] sometimes have the same expectations of trucks and cargo trailers. Happens all the time with
disastrous results.
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