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Martyman
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This is an ultimate frisbee sports team. He is a vegan.
Dear Anonymous mom;
Your kid will be drinking tequila and smoking weed. BOLA is not very exciting, I recommend they go to Juarez instead. That will be exciting.
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BajaNomad
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| Quote: | Originally posted by motoged
...if this mom is "real"...
How come no one has called out "troll" on this one? |
Real mom of two boys. I have verified this independently (read: Google Search).
When I was young, I admired clever people. Now that I am old, I admire kind people.
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We know we must go back if we live, and we don`t know why.
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DavidE
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Mood: 'At home we demand facts and get them. In Mexico one subsists on rumor and never demands anything.' Charles Flandrau,
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I'll take a wild stab and offer that it may be ten thousand times as important safety wise that the vehicle used be safety inspected and the driver be
cautioned to not try to drive if he is somehow impaired or tired. Passengers should be told to allow the driver to not be distracted by noise or
horseplay.
I've lived in towns in the USA that were hours and hours away from the nearest hospital - so the thing about insisting medical care be immediately
available is a little over the top wouldn't you say. Having a couple of doctors nearby should suffice.
If you want utter safety, move to Japan. It has a crime rate some thousands of times lower than the USA. How many SMALL towns in the USA would it be
safe to leave the keys in the ignition overnight?
Mexico has crooked cops. but few truly stupid crooked cops. What are they going to do, harass a busload of youngsters in the hope they will become
sudden "hundredaires"?
Anyone who labels Mexico "Too dangerous to travel or live in" will have a few million American ex-pats and tourists replying "What? Are You Nuts?"
Like what has been said above, sunburn, incidental alcohol poisoning, some volleyball sprains, and maybe enchilado (flaming chili mouth) are going to
end up on the final "negative tally sheet"
Young folks are different than we elders; they don't jump and down with joy at the thought of shuffleboard and bingo as being a highlight of a
vacation. Those kids want for some exotic excitement.
Do your kid a favor and instead of worrying, go out and buy him some top quality sunscreen, good sunglasses, 100% DEET for sand fleas, a huge beach
towel, and spanish phrase book.
A Lot To See And A Lot To Do
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motoged
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| Quote: | Originally posted by BajaNomad
| Quote: | Originally posted by motoged
...if this mom is "real"...
How come no one has called out "troll" on this one? |
Real mom of two boys. I have verified this independently (read: Google Search). |
BN,
Thanks for that....I guess sometimes people just don't make this stuff up.... 
Don't believe everything you think....
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mcfez
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Villa Bahia
You are so right David........A kick back place where you dont wear shoes.....enjoy the GREAT folks that stay there. This place is by no means a
smelly dump. Perhaps if DavidK stayed there ...he wouldn't do a write up with secondhand information that was obviously defective.
I seen more dog poop at Newport Beach than here. At a lost about the dog poop statement made earlier.
The town always welcomes all......even those brats that are in their teenage years.
By the way...in his own words here at the BN.....Lobsterman has not been in Baja for the last five years. His words...... not mine. I dont see how he
could be dishing out advice........oh......that's right....he gets his info from Fulano.
| Quote: | Originally posted by David K
Hi 'mom', You did refer to Villa Bahia as a 'Hotel' more than once, so I just said I hope you didn't expect a "Resort" hotel for you son... it really
isn't even a motel, but a room rental like a B&B. Jaybo checked it out last month and no humans were there, just a bunch of smelly dogs (words to
that affect). Raquel & Larry's or Daggett's may be a better deal.. depends on how many rooms? These places all have web sites or are shown on
Mia's http://www.bahiadelosangeles.info/accomodations.htm web site.
[Edited on 3-11-2013 by David K] |
[Edited on 3-12-2013 by mcfez]
Old people are like the old cars, made of some tough stuff. May show a little rust, but good as gold on the inside.
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DENNIS
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| Quote: | Originally posted by DavidE
Mexico has crooked cops. |
It's the system that's crooked. When men spend their time on a baseball diamond, all there is to do is play baseball. 
Is it time for a hijack?
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mtgoat666
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| Quote: | Originally posted by David K
Hi 'mom', You did refer to Villa Bahia as a 'Hotel' more than once, so I just said I hope you didn't expect a "Resort" hotel for you son... it really
isn't even a motel, but a room rental like a B&B. Jaybo checked it out last month and no humans were there, just a bunch of smelly dogs (words to
that affect). Raquel & Larry's or Daggett's may be a better deal.. depends on how many rooms? These places all have web sites or are shown on
Mia's http://www.bahiadelosangeles.info/accomodations.htm web site.
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They are hard drinking ultimate frisbee players, they can handle a budget hotel like villa Bahia or Baja cactus 
P.s. dk, why do you repeat unverified 3rd hand info that trashes a hard working small business?
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Skipjack Joe
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Dear anonymous.
Do not send your son to baja. It's extremely dangerous. The following are all events that have occured in the last 10 years:
1. A windsurfer was decapitated out on the water by La Ventana.
2. A snorkeler dove off San Marcos Island by Santa Rosalia and never came up.
3. An explorer hiked to the mission of Santa Maria, ran out of water, and perished in the hot sun.
4. A group of fishermen sank south of Puertecitos in a violent storm and had to swim for shore. Seven never made it back.
5. A couple were held up for money near Catavina and shot, one of whom died on the way to a hospital up north.
6. Another couple of young people were found slashed in their sleeping bags near El Rosario.
Pretty scary stuff, eh? Yet I can find this sort of thing every day on our local evening news and still get up, calmly drink a cup of hot coffee, and
go to work the next morning. It's like background noise to most people. But to others it's terrifying. Don't let fear rule your life.
Like I said earlier. What to worry about? A cactus spine in your big toe.
[Edited on 3-12-2013 by Skipjack Joe]
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mcfez
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A cactus spine in your big toe?
Oh gosh! I will never go to Baja :-)
Old people are like the old cars, made of some tough stuff. May show a little rust, but good as gold on the inside.
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DavidE
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Mood: 'At home we demand facts and get them. In Mexico one subsists on rumor and never demands anything.' Charles Flandrau,
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Unless you get a cholla pronged onto your thingee. They don't call them "s que brinco" for nothing.
A Lot To See And A Lot To Do
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Jaybo
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OK, I gotta chime in here. It was me that was there on my trip down. After all the crap I got about planning everything out so much I didn't plan my
BOLA stop. When we pulled into the Villa Bahia there was no one around. We rang the bell several times, hence the "abandoned" comment. The smell
as we walked into the courtyard was overpowering with urine smell. Bad smells don't bother me, I work in a landfill and compost facility, grew up with
cows and such, so I am not a city slicker. The dogs while friendly did not look like any other dogs we saw in our 24 days in Baja. One had an obvious
injury to his leg and was limping badly. Another had a badly infected festering looking eye.
Perhaps they were neighbor's dogs, I don't know. they were incredibly skinny, again more so than any others we saw in our time there. We looked around
checked to see if anyone was in the rooms etc and no one came out even after ringing the bell yet again. My wife got a bad vibe about it, and I could
not blame her.
I'm not trying to ruin their business, I am pointing out that there are serious issues they need to address. Fine, it's Mexico, they don't care for
their animals there like we do, but when they look emaciated, injured, infected and unloved it is going to have an effect on how their business looks.
I never mentioned the dog poop, which I know is going to happen, and that's fine, but when you see it in the areas right next to where you walk off
the paths that is all dried out it is obvious it doesn't get cleaned up often. Add in the strong urine smell that hits you the second you walk into
their lobby area so to speak, that means no one cares much about cleaning. You can have a "rustic" place, but you need to at least clean it
especially if you expect people to want to stay there.
So there ya go, That's my honest first hand opinion of what I saw in the 15-20 minutes I was there looking for a room to rent. I have no bone to pick
with teh owners, I'm fine with the "Baja standards" that come with the territory, but that's just the plain and simple observations I had. Sorry if
you don't like it, It looked to be a good location, beautiful view and all that, but the owners have some work to do to get my business. YMMV.
..Jay
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mtgoat666
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Skipjack Joe
Like I said earlier. What to worry about? A cactus spine in your big toe.
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gringos locos wandering around the desert in flip flops.
for protection from desert thorns and critters, make sure your son wears sensible shoes like these:
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David K
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Jaybo
OK, I gotta chime in here. It was me that was there on my trip down. After all the crap I got about planning everything out so much I didn't plan my
BOLA stop. When we pulled into the Villa Bahia there was no one around. We rang the bell several times, hence the "abandoned" comment. The smell
as we walked into the courtyard was overpowering with urine smell. Bad smells don't bother me, I work in a landfill and compost facility, grew up with
cows and such, so I am not a city slicker. The dogs while friendly did not look like any other dogs we saw in our 24 days in Baja. One had an obvious
injury to his leg and was limping badly. Another had a badly infected festering looking eye.
Perhaps they were neighbor's dogs, I don't know. they were incredibly skinny, again more so than any others we saw in our time there. We looked around
checked to see if anyone was in the rooms etc and no one came out even after ringing the bell yet again. My wife got a bad vibe about it, and I could
not blame her.
I'm not trying to ruin their business, I am pointing out that there are serious issues they need to address. Fine, it's Mexico, they don't care for
their animals there like we do, but when they look emaciated, injured, infected and unloved it is going to have an effect on how their business looks.
I never mentioned the dog poop, which I know is going to happen, and that's fine, but when you see it in the areas right next to where you walk off
the paths that is all dried out it is obvious it doesn't get cleaned up often. Add in the strong urine smell that hits you the second you walk into
their lobby area so to speak, that means no one cares much about cleaning. You can have a "rustic" place, but you need to at least clean it
especially if you expect people to want to stay there.
So there ya go, That's my honest first hand opinion of what I saw in the 15-20 minutes I was there looking for a room to rent. I have no bone to pick
with teh owners, I'm fine with the "Baja standards" that come with the territory, but that's just the plain and simple observations I had. Sorry if
you don't like it, It looked to be a good location, beautiful view and all that, but the owners have some work to do to get my business. YMMV.
..Jay |
Thank you very much Jay, I understood your earlier report well (and glad I relayed it accurately), and I appreciate your honesty... that's the best
review so it doesn't fool others. Maybe the owners were away for a few days, and the caretaker they paid didn't do his job??? None-the-less, you
reported what you saw, and that is fantastic for you to share it with us!
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DianaT
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Skipjack Joe
Like I said earlier. What to worry about? A cactus spine in your big toe.
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What like this?
Tell the young man to not wear birkenstocks while walking around the cactus.
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Mulegena
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Goat-- just added your sensible Baja footwear picture to my "Crazy Baja" album, thanks.
Husband is so enchanted with them, "Great for cold weather!" he sez...
I didn't have the heart to tell him they're high-heels.
and yeah, the cactus spines are TRULY nasty buggers, and if you come to Baja and ever get up the courage to step out of your car you will very likely
have a surprising unpleasant encounter or three.
Just gotta suck it up and pull it off and get on with it...
that'd be Goat's shoes and the mean-a@@ cactus.
[Edited on 3-13-2013 by Mulegena]
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| Quote: | Originally posted by DianaT
| Quote: | Originally posted by Skipjack Joe
Like I said earlier. What to worry about? A cactus spine in your big toe.
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What like this?
Tell the young man to not wear birkenstocks while walking around the cactus. |
OUCH! That hurt me all the way in Washington!
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David K
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Speaking of cholla, I bet DavidE remembers the time Neal Johns pulled one out of him!?
Haven't all of us desert rats picked up some 'jumping cactus' one time or another? Amo Pescar had his 'attack' filmed by El Camote at the Matomi
Canyon dropoff, in 2001.
[Edited on 3-13-2013 by David K]
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mtgoat666
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Nice toe nails 
Can probably find somewhere in Baja that does pedicures!
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DianaT
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| Quote: | Originally posted by mtgoat666[/i
Nice toe nails
Can probably find somewhere in Baja that does pedicures! |
Dang, those toe nails of mine were ugly, and they still are --- muy feo.
And yes one can probably find somewhere in Baja that does pedicures if it is a priorty in one's superficial life.
[Edited on 3-13-2013 by DianaT]
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DENNIS
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| Quote: | Originally posted by soulpatch
However, if he glances downward and can visualize whether he is a man or not and, if he is, then he should go, have fun, tell her to chill out and
he'll tell her all about it when he gets back. |
I think he should go, but be required to stop at Anthony's and earn his "Baja Big Boy" card.
That'll give him an adventure to take home to mama. 
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