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goldhuntress
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That happens a lot. No big, there just hanging out in one spot and moving around it a little. The spot was being hooked to Rachel's pack, don't know
if it still is.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by woody with a view
how is that a distress pattern? why not just push the button? |
Guess you missed what I posted on the previous page of this thread:
posted on 6-16-2012 at 11:06 AM
Best of luck... and I hope the mud flats are dry!
Just a thought, if you need assistance out there in 'no-man's land', and since the Spot signals your location every ten minutes, to alert those of us
who are just seeing your track and not the SOS signal, walk out from your position a ways, every 10 minutes, to several points, to make a circle.
Read what Desert Bull has posted, as he is an off road race professional with many contacts and trips south of San Ignacio (Baja 1000 course this
November).
Wishing you success!!
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June 19, before 8am PDT, and they are at the lagoon!
In another one of those mystery jumps, they go from last night's camp to the lagoon instantly! I guess they forgot to turn on the Spot when they
started at 4 am?
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| Quote: | Originally posted by David K
In another one of those mystery jumps, they go from last night's camp to the lagoon instantly! I guess they forgot to turn on the Spot when they
started at 4 am?
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looks like they got a ride, or their spot got a ride while they walked.
personally, if it were me, i would always send the bags ahead by car and then walk w/o bags,... actually, i would bicycle instead of walking,... just
saying
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They should always keep the Spot with them, not the bags. Like before near Gonzaga, and Cocos to Chapala, they must of forgotten to turn it on this
morning.
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They are with the Spot if the did a check in, it won't do that on it's own. Maybe they did get up early and walk that far by 7:30 without turning it
on. That would have been 15.8 miles though, so unless they left at midnight and made good time, they probably got a ride. I'm sure they have their
reasons and at some point these questions will be answered.
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Hey everyone, sorry for the confusing spot markings, apparently when we leave it on in one spot, it does the strange moving around, although we were
stationary, hiding beside our wagon under our tent fly; got a little hot and had to rest. a nice Canadian named Bruce stopped by and actually hung out
for a short while and chatted under the shade with us.
In terms of the mystery jump, it really wasn't us forgetting something this time, but we want to thank you all for the concern. We had a bit of a
problem, our front-end steering control bar on the wagon snapped in two and brought us to an immediate stop. Fortunately, we were close to San Ignacio
Lagoon and were able to stop one of the few trucks we had seen all day, which unfortunately was loaded with fish, so he couldn't help with a lift, but
as luck would have it, a government pickup truck was following not far behind and the fisherman talked the government guys into giving us a ride into
the small community of San Ignacio Lagoon.
They dropped us at the little store in town, and I mean little, but within minutes the local mechanic showed up and said he could repair it, but would
have to take to front-end to his house. He said he could get it done in an hour, so we took it apart and off he went. We sat around the little tienda
and an hour later he was back and had welded it together and actually reinforced it; made it better than before. We said he didn't need to be paid,
that he only wanted to help, but we paid him anyways and told him how grateful we were.
By that time, the word must have got out that we were there, because our hosts from the Baja Expedition Whale Watching camp had shown up, introduced
themselves, purchased beer and helped load everything in their small pickup for the short ride to camp. Last night, we drove with our hosts to a
small fishing community of about a dozen homes, for the birthday of one of one of their mother-in-laws, where we ate pozole soup, tortillas, drank
beer and took turns practicing the others language, while discussing which route to take from here, along with other less important topics.
Today, we are just going to try and get some supplies, and get a little work done. Our goal is to head out tomorrow.
In terms of our physical health and blood pressure. I had a physical prior to leaving and was in good health, however I had high-blood pressure, but
it was completely under control with a little white pill ;-)
I am sure that my pressure has been reduced greatly with the walking, because I feel as if I were given 10 years of my life back. Other than the
soreness and or infrequent numbness in the toes, I have not felt as good since we moved to Baja full-time, seven years ago. I am continuing to take
the blood pressure medicine, until I can get to a clinic to be checked, probably in La Paz.
DesertBull stopped and shared an ice cold one with us roadside at the edge of the road construction on the way to San Ignacio Lagoon. We look forward
to hanging with him a day or so later in the week. We have decided to take the salt flats, instead of the mesa, simply because there will be more
traffic, in case we need support and also because it is much smoother. The cart weighs about 200lbs, and when we get into sand or have to climb
mountains it can feel like 2000lbs.
As soon as we get a chance, we will give a more complete up-date.
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Thank you for the update!
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John and Rachel,
The tidal flats were wide open in great condition and you will have an easy time all the way to El Datil no problem.
The breeze on the tidal flats was cool and I'll see you in a week or so...it's the San Juanico Days fiesta this upcoming weekend so I might be here
longer than I thought...but I'm planning an overnight with you when we meet again!
What a great adventure!
DB
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the flats also should feel 25 degrees cooler if that matters!
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Scorpion Bay was horrible today! The temp was 74 and their was as light breeze that cooled the Pacifico tap on the keg situated on the edge of the
water...if it was me I'd turn around ad go north because it's horrible conditions here!
Bwahhhhhhhhhhhh
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| Quote: | Originally posted by David K
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No change in the Spot this afternoon, as they have remained at the lagoon all day.
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We will be leaving camp on Thursday morning, since the next break will be a while from now.
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John & Rachel on Monday morning!
[Edited on 6-20-2012 by BajaNomad]
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mexicoliving:
taking blood pressure medication and having normal blood pressure can cause hypotension (low blood pressure) and can have some bad symptoms.
be safe, have fun.
sbwontoo
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Thanks for the picture, Bull (...and for reducing it).
They look much more fit now than at the start. It looks like they've both lost weight.
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Actually, I think Doug did that...
Amigos, when using Photobucket or some other photo hosting site, please click on the 'Customize Upload Options' link (in blue) and upload from your PC
to the hosting site at no more than 800 pixels max., in width. Otherwise, the entire thread page goes wide and off the screen requiring sideways
scrolling to read and view photos.
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Fandango, I am going to be stopping the blood pressure pills until we get to a clinic and I get checked. Ask Skipjack Joe mentioned, we have both lost
a lot of weight, me more than Rachel because I had a lot more to start with...as of today, I have lost TEN INCHES off my waist line in 39 days, and I
have been eating everything I get my hands on.
If anyone is heading this direction in the next 2-7 days, we could sure use a cheap bicycle pump. Sounds like there is going to be some sand, and I
would like to be able to reduce my air, and then get them back up again. We'll be on the flats. Thanks in advance.
We leave in the morning and it sounds like it might be the toughest section we're covered yet, certainly in terms of exposure.
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After Datil you're going to hit sand on and off in places. Here is one such area the road passes through.
The road comes in from El Datil at bottom left and proceeds to Scorpion Bay at top right. This is the worst I could find and it's not very large
(maybe 100 yds) but could be tough on the wheels. Hope you get that pump.
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You'll be fine......
You will be exposed to the sun with no chance of shade, but that seems to be most of baja, and you're probably used to that.
The sand is sand but it's not like dunes. Depending on which road you take, a 2 wheel drive car won't get stuck, so hopefully the stroller/whatever
it's called will do just fine. There is a long stretch of sand heading into datil if you take the wrong road, but if your at the Lagoon already you
should bypass it if you just drop down into the salt flats ASAP. Have fun!
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