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Nice report! So Nick, are we going to see back in Baja!
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Santa Rosalia Church
Here is some information about the church designer;
https://www.bajabound.com/bajaadventures/bajatravel/eiffel_c...
Edit; Since ore freighters are unstable at sea without ballast, it made sense to ship heavy loads of steel, timber, etc, instead of flooding the
holds or hauling ballast stones.
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If you are not living on the edge, you are taking up too much space!
"Could do better if he tried!" Report card comments from most of my grade school teachers. Sadly, still true!
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David K
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Thanks for sharing that link AK.
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VegasNick
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I'll add more tomorrow.  The boss has had me busy today.
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VegasNick
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So after leaving San Ignacio, we headed for a gas stop on Vizcaino. (yeah, we heard the rumors of a cartel murder here least year, but again, no
issues) PEMEX was great. Had one of the cutest girls I had seen the whole trip pumping gas and washing the windows. Handed off a 50 peso tip and away
we went. We were looking for the start of a couple hundred miles of dirt road and the town of El Arco. We had to pass through another military
checkpoint before this happened though. I don't have any horror story. In fact, the Sgt in charge was about my age, spoke great English and even shook
my hand after they had a look in the camper.
(Used my gas from the top tank before finally hitting Bay of LA on this leg)
Start of the road to El Arco:
The terrain changed here for sure! THIS is Baja!
In El Arco, there is a pristine but empty military camp: (Next to it is the old camp that looks like another ghost town story)
https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1515/25957544662_92f8efe319_b....
In El Arco we took the side trip out to Misión Santa Gertrudis (1752-1822). Plan on about two extra hours to do this side trip if you must.
The mision sits on a palm oasis.
As we left, a horned demon blocked the road. Well, just kidding. It was a side of hamburger, but wanted to add some drama to the story.
We spotted some leftover mining equipment back in El Arco on the way out
And we finally found Pozo Aleman! This was the crown jewel for me. And look, unlike in the US, no bullet holes, no graffiti, and no garbage:
More to come!
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Quote: Originally posted by VegasNick  | PEMEX was great. Had one of the cutest girls I had seen the whole trip pumping gas and washing the windows. Handed off a 50 peso tip and away we went.
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That's a big tip! Did you over-tip because she was cute or because she did a good job? If you over-tipped because she was cute and thought that
would get you... you are _________!
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And we finally found Pozo Aleman! This was the crown jewel for me. And look, unlike in the US, no bullet holes, no graffiti, and no garbage
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The benefits of banning guns from people that should not have guns are many
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VegasNick
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| Quote: Originally posted by mtgoat666 | | Quote: Originally posted by VegasNick | PEMEX was great. Had one of the cutest girls I had seen the whole trip pumping gas and washing the windows. Handed off a 50 peso tip and away we went.
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That's a big tip! Did you over-tip because she was cute or because she did a good job? If you over-tipped because she was cute and thought that
would get you... you are _________!
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And we finally found Pozo Aleman! This was the crown jewel for me. And look, unlike in the US, no bullet holes, no graffiti, and no garbage
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The benefits of banning guns from people that should not have guns are many
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It was more or less $3. She cleaned the windows and we chatted a bit. 50 was the smallest I had left. And yeah, cute factor! LOL My wife wanted to
adopt her.
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VegasNick
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Now I can bore you with just pics of the ghost town:
Dwellings!
After a couple hours of wandering here, we were back on the trail to find a beach camping spot.
Again, lots of beautiful scenery on the way!
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Ateo
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Did you find the old jail at El Arco?
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Sweetwater
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I thought I recognized that Toyo set up. We were the bikers at Coco's when your group rolled in. I got a shot of some of you as we left, we headed
north after 10 days and that afternoon one of our group had his chain break. It became a bit nutz with Samana Santa around San Felipe and needing to
get the chain repaired. The second bike had flat tire syndrome to complicate things.....the adventure was winding down for us, looks like you had a
good one.
Everbody\'s preachin\' at me that we all wanna git to heaven, trouble is, nobody wants to die to git there.-BB King
Reality is what does not go away when you stop believing in it. -Philip K Dick
Nothing is worse than active ignorance. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe(1749-1832, German writer, artist and politician)
When choosing between two evils, I always like to try the one I\'ve never tried before. - Mae West
Experience is what keeps a man who makes the same mistake twice from admitting it the third time around.
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VegasNick
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Over 100 miles and some of the most fun road I have been on in a long time, we found our little beach spot. Sammie had wanted to camp on a secluded
beach since the first night we arrived in Baja. Well, we found it!
Complete with bones in the sand!
On either side of our camp, there were abalone shells by the hundreds. I am going to guess an ancient camp?
The view from atop a little knoll behind the camper:
The Boss Lady enjoying marshmallows by the fire as a fiery moon came up over the ocean:
Embracing my pirate heritage:
Enjoyed yet another breathtaking sunrise in Baja:
After brewing up a pot of Kona, we headed for the Bay of LA:
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VegasNick
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Not that I recall. There was what looked like a camp or religious retreat of some sort there. I saw two people scurry about as we passed through.
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VegasNick
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Small world!! Yeah, we had a blast. I am ready for October to get here so we can go back!
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Great couple of photos.
Here is a photo of my wife's FJ:
Udo
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VegasNick
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Very nice Udo!
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One of about ten videos to come:
https://youtu.be/FRv7RyTFuwU
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BajaNomad
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When I was young, I admired clever people. Now that I am old, I admire kind people.
– Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel
We know we must go back if we live, and we don`t know why.
– John Steinbeck, Log from the Sea of Cortez
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Santa Rosalia
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