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shari
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I like the idea of the Beach bikers doing fund raising instead of just getting hand outs...gets them involved in making their club a success and good
to cooperate on activities to bring the club together...way to go blanca!
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DianaT
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| Quote: | Originally posted by BajaBlanca
thanks Diana - how many participants are in the Asuncion bike club? what is the name of the club? ours are called the BOCANA BEACH BIKERS ... this
weekend they have a car wash scheduled and each one is responsible for getting 2 people to get their car washed .... payday is today so that is a GOOD
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I am not sure of the exact number right now---a couple have moved out of town and there are some quite new members. I will ask Chayo, the senior
member. We saw him the other day when we delivered some parts that they paid for but he was not feeling well---he and one of our new really good
riders missed Vizcaino as they were ill. And we have not been here for the events this year.
They also fund raise---food sales at events, T-shirt sales, and more. And some individual members have worked for us to earn new helmets. It is a
good thing for them to participate. As I shared with you before, you are running your team, we are just supporters, and the team is run by the
members.
We donate what we can, but we cannot pay for it all. They pay for what they can. Maybe some other property owners around here will get involved---it
really is fun and they are good people.
Oh their name is Lobos Marinos and their logo is really cute---a Sea Lion riding a bike.
Diana
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Don't want to steal their thunder, but the La Bocana Club also has a facebook page. something the guys in Asuncion aught to consider.
http://www.facebook.com/#!/group.php?gid=108827169158885
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DianaT
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The head guy does not own a computer----but I know a few of the kids do---I will suggest it.
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BAJACAT
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| Quote: | Originally posted by BajaBlanca
Shari !! I will be contacting you closer to the race and you are the BOMB (the best) as my kids wd say .. very, very kind of you. Most of the
families have relatives there, probably 99%. I believe the need will be for Les and I, but I'll confrim that later on in May - and YES on the BBQ !!
We can have everyone donate something to it and make it a huge convivio (this is the Brazilian party girl in me coming out !!)
Diana, sure hope you are there and if I get the bikes brought down from Ensenada in time, I will give you one of them, for your team They are mostly young girls' bikes, not mtn bikes, but they are great and very pretty
BajaCat - you may be getting a call from Ernesto (a friend) who has committed to getting the bikes to Ensenada !! Yahoo !!
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BLANCA, Ernesto came today
to pick up the bikes, he's a really nice guy he is telling me that he is going in oct, Im thinking in joint him will see. here are a pix of the bikes
that are going your way via Ensenada coperativa. Im still working on getting that GT I will let you know later..
BAJA IS WHAT YOU WANTED TO BE, FUN,DANGEROUS,INCREDIBLE, REMOTE, EXOTIC..JUST GO AND HAVE FUN.....
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Hello and thanks to all of you for writing and keeping me updated...
Shari - we did a carwash ALL DAY and I can hardly walk, I am sooooooo tired !!!! Me and another mom worked with them ... these kids have never washed
cars and were having more fun than washing - which is good but still - people want their cars washed !!!! And they were going to send them back
substandard - so we had alittle talk about quality control
Another teacher named Valentin has offered to take them on a long bike ride next Saturday - they will work on resistance techniques !! Very cool
Diana - they will soon be on their own. This is so new to La Bocana that I am helping them get support from the community and then I will let them
fly. My goal is to start a skateboard team, a canoe/kayak team, a windsurf team....I have huge goals dreams wishes for these kids
BajaCat - Ernesto is nice, YOU are nice, your brother in law is nice ... and so far ALL BAJA NOMADERS have been absolutely outstanding and I am proud
to have the sticker on our truck
OK .... we have gotten all the bikes across the border, time to start collecting again .... we really need bike race gloves, maybe someone has an "in"
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BajaBlanca
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Baja Cat - are you coming south ????????????? soon ?????????
everyone - we need bikes for this weekend's race in Asuncion. If you are headed south, we have bikes / stuff in san diego and we have bikes in
ensenada that need to come south
ayudenos HELLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLP por favor Please
also, pls bring anything to sell in garage sales !!!!!!!!!!!
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BAJACAT
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| Quote: | Originally posted by BajaBlanca
Baja Cat - are you coming south ????????????? soon ?????????
everyone - we need bikes for this weekend's race in Asuncion. If you are headed south, we have bikes / stuff in san diego and we have bikes in
ensenada that need to come south
ayudenos HELLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLP por favor Please
also, pls bring anything to sell in garage sales !!!!!!!!!!! [/quote Not really Blanca, maybe in August. for fishing season my brother in law was
thinking of going in that month.sorry I can help you at this time, What happen so La Coperativa is not taking the bikes from En sernada to La Bocana
anymore.?
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BajaBlanca
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yes the coop is bringing them down, I made a mistake when I wrote ...some of the bikes are in TJ and need to get to ensenada....the coop sent down the
other ones already !!
August is the BEST time to come for fishing so brother-in-law Jose is right on !!
Jose, we went to Chihuahua and it was fantastic !!! check out the pics on facebook !!! we also found a great waterfall/pool near los barrilles YOUR country is fantastic !!!! But you already know that ......
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BAJACAT
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| Quote: | Originally posted by BajaBlanca
yes the coop is bringing them down, I made a mistake when I wrote ...some of the bikes are in TJ and need to get to ensenada....the coop sent down the
other ones already !!
August is the BEST time to come for fishing so brother-in-law Jose is right on !!
Jose, we went to Chihuahua and it was fantastic !!! check out the pics on facebook !!! we also found a great waterfall/pool near los barrilles YOUR country is fantastic !!!! But you already know that ......
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Not really, you probably know more of my country than me. I just started travelling like 10 years ago, I
learn about that when i came to the states, while in MX I only travel to Ensenada and Guadalajara and thats it...but there is no stopping me now, i
want to go to Europe in 2 years... next year will be Sierra San francisco paintings and SAn Ignacio whale tour mostly Baja, Im to scare to do trip in
main land MX,my guess is im a easy target due to the bad guys speak fluent spanish, and for tourist they have to learn english, ....I will check your facebook...
BAJA IS WHAT YOU WANTED TO BE, FUN,DANGEROUS,INCREDIBLE, REMOTE, EXOTIC..JUST GO AND HAVE FUN.....
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BajaBlanca
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Baja Cat eres muy funny !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Tenemos 20 o 21 ninos en el club ahora !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! a cada dia vienen mas y mas ...es muy divertido pero trabajoso tam bien .... teens will be
teens We have 20 or 21 kids now in the club - literally one new one joins every
day and I cant keep up uniformwise hahahahaha
Me encanta Mexico a cada dia mas y mas .... We love your country. Immigration in la paz was a breeze. walk in. get a smile. get an answer right away. what a pleasureeeeeeeeeeee
saludos a todos - or - say hi to the family
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shari
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today is going to be a big day as Baja Blanca will be arriving in Asuncion with the Bocana Bike Team. Every expat here (and some who arent here) has
responded to the call and will be helping out on this event...nomads tiomiguel and Birdog have donated thier homes for accomodation, Campo Sirena will
be the site of the BBQ for the visiting teams and hopefully the local club will be present as hosts. Food and beverages will be donated thanks to
laurieboats, the plant guy, zoe and our family...Adrian will be head chef. We hope to foster goodwill between the teams by organizing fun activities
and food for them the day before the race.
We had a strategy meeting last week with Shayo, the club leader to discuss ways to get the community more involved (not just expats) in helping out
the local club and fund raising. This weekend's activities are a new approach and we will see if it works out. A big thanks to all of you who are
helping out this weekend.
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Bajaboy
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| Quote: | Originally posted by shari
today is going to be a big day as Baja Blanca will be arriving in Asuncion with the Bocana Bike Team. Every expat here (and some who arent here) has
responded to the call and will be helping out on this event...nomads tiomiguel and Birdog have donated thier homes for accomodation, Campo Sirena will
be the site of the BBQ for the visiting teams and hopefully the local club will be present as hosts. Food and beverages will be donated thanks to
laurieboats, the plant guy, zoe and our family...Adrian will be head chef. We hope to foster goodwill between the teams by organizing fun activities
and food for them the day before the race.
We had a strategy meeting last week with Shayo, the club leader to discuss ways to get the community more involved (not just expats) in helping out
the local club and fund raising. This weekend's activities are a new approach and we will see if it works out. A big thanks to all of you who are
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Great job Shari. I wish the race was last weekend so I could have helped out. I donated a new hydration pack to a kid while I was down and he was
pretty excited. I was really hoping for a car wash, though, as my truck was filthy. Have a great time tomorrow. If the team ever gets shirts made,
let me know and I'll buy a bunch.
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Sounds like a ton of fun!
Maybe we'll be there for the next one and we'll print up some cool t-shirts----you can be first in line Zac. Ooh there will have to be some baby ones
too.
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DianaT
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| Quote: | Originally posted by shari
today is going to be a big day as Baja Blanca will be arriving in Asuncion with the Bocana Bike Team. Every expat here (and some who arent here) has
responded to the call and will be helping out on this event...nomads tiomiguel and Birdog have donated thier homes for accomodation, Campo Sirena will
be the site of the BBQ for the visiting teams and hopefully the local club will be present as hosts. Food and beverages will be donated thanks to
laurieboats, the plant guy, zoe and our family...Adrian will be head chef. We hope to foster goodwill between the teams by organizing fun activities
and food for them the day before the race.
We had a strategy meeting last week with Shayo, the club leader to discuss ways to get the community more involved (not just expats) in helping out
the local club and fund raising. This weekend's activities are a new approach and we will see if it works out. A big thanks to all of you who are
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Good to see you have been motivated to get involved with the local bike clubs.
And for anyone interested in creating a new set of t-shirts to sell, this is what the other ones look like. This is their official logo and the logo
is also on the front. The ones we bought are gray. Sorry we don't have a better picture.
[Edited on 5-29-2010 by DianaT]
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SiReNiTa
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Nan&
Sounds like a ton of fun!
Maybe we'll be there for the next one and we'll print up some cool t-shirts----you can be first in line Zac. Ooh there will have to be some baby ones
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Lol!! Yes little tiny baby ones!!
We are pleased to say the La Bocana team has arrived safe and sound and settled in to the house just a while ago, they are out exploring and hopefully
meeting new friends and later on we'll set up the BBQ!
Aaaah Good times!
We are expecting the Guerrero Negro team to arrive later on so they can do a test run of the bike path, they all look super excited and are really
nice kids! Can't wait to see them all mingle.
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DianaT
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Great to hear that you are enjoying getting involved with the bike clubs. They are really good people.
This rider is one of our favorites from the Guerrero Negro team---hope she is still competing.
Have fun.
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I'm here to say the BBQ was good food and great fun, and the lineup for food was l-o-n-g! Lot's of kids jiggling and squirming and playing with bikes
and all the usual things kids find to do. A lot of parents came along to help with food and oversee the activities. I was tickled to see the young
teenagers going from person to person to shake hands and say hello. I'm looking forward to seeing the competition tomorrow and sharing in more fun.
Shari is on snapshot duty, so there will be plenty of pictures to follow.
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DianaT
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Good going---happy you are involved and having fun with it.
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Thanks for reporting in Zoe. The competition is today then (Sunday)?
Looking forward to seeing the photo's Shari. Who's all there? Bahia Asuncion, La Bocana and Guerrero Negro from what I can tell. This is more
fun then a pick nick.
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