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BAJACAT
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LRDPacifico#2
BAJA IS WHAT YOU WANTED TO BE, FUN,DANGEROUS,INCREDIBLE, REMOTE, EXOTIC..JUST GO AND HAVE FUN.....
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BAJACAT
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Full house in la India Bonita
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BAJACAT
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Nomads making a Plan,Dough,HoseA,Deniss and a mistery nomad in the back
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BAJACAT
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Bike gave away the Main event
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BAJACAT
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He's ready for anything,notice hands and head gear.
BAJA IS WHAT YOU WANTED TO BE, FUN,DANGEROUS,INCREDIBLE, REMOTE, EXOTIC..JUST GO AND HAVE FUN.....
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BAJACAT
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Like I say on all the ends on my trip reports Back to Reality
45 minute crossing in San ysidro/With a reminder about my Passport last date june 2008..
BAJA IS WHAT YOU WANTED TO BE, FUN,DANGEROUS,INCREDIBLE, REMOTE, EXOTIC..JUST GO AND HAVE FUN.....
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DENNIS
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That can of Tecate is still in Dougs pocket, just a bit lower. I wonder what happened with that?
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ELINVESTIG8R
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Thanks for the report and the pictures BajaCat. You, Fernando and the rest of the guys and gals did one hell of a job. Congratulations to everyone who
participated and did all the hard work.
[Edited on 1-7-2008 by ELINVESTI8]
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bajabound2005
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We just came back from town where we saw 5 of the kids out riding their new bikes! They even had their helmets on! School was canceled today due to
the severe winds and rains all through the night so the kids really had the chance to have some fun. Wish we had the camera with us so you could see
their smiling faces!
Friends don't let friends drink white zinfandel.
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fdt
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Dia de reyes report
Thank you all.
Before anything else, I'd like to thank everyone that made this years Baja Nomad Dia de Reyes Toy Drive a success, again it is just an idea that took
form and hopefuly it will be always an annual event.
We had our first event in Lomas Taurinas (Tijuana) and this second one in Punta Banda (south Ensenada) and it was decided that way with the feedback
received from you. This toy drive was for the children whose families lost everything due to the mudslides that were followed by the October fires and
for some very very needy children some of wich had never been inside a restaurant.
The Punta Banda nomads were / are great, they organized the kids, the restaurant and made it all posible on that end. The Nomads up north provided us
with toys and some even provided us with economic support $ that even thou was not required, insisted and yes, it did come in handy. Without the help
of all of you this would not be possible, you are all one heck of a bunch of beautiful people. Thank you all, thank you all.
I don't want to exclude any names so I am not going to mention them. I have to wait for Simone to post her message. but I can say that from the bottom
of my heart I love you all.
I'm going to post a few pictures that Simone took at the event, I'm sure Doug and bajamigo who were also taking pictures will post soon (it took Doug
2 months to post last year's pictures  ) And once again I can say proudly that I
forgot to take pictures because I was to busy giving out toys.
This was also a great opprtunity to put faces on the names we all know from here and I have to say, they are all beautiful ones. One Nomad had a
special gift for me, an official boy scout knife, beautiful, and then I got all emotional, you see, just to see those wonderful children, to see in
theire faces and feel with them the expectation and share in the joy of the new toys is something that tops even the greatest earthly experience. I
sometimes have said that touching a whale is something everyone has to experience in life, well join us next time on the Baja Nomad Dia de Reyes Toy
Drive and you'll know what I mean
fernadetijuana
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bajamigo
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Beautiful!
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fdt
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We all met at Lloyds parking lot , loaded the bikes on to the trucks, stoped at Hotel Pueblo Amigo to pick up the freshly baked Rosca de reyes and of
course took the free road south, no armed comandos to be seen, thire scared of rain.
Those on this trip learned how to avoid the Rosarito toll booth by entering the infamous toll road in Puerto Nuevo.
As the proposed tour stated, our first stop after entering Ensenada on 10th street was Chapultepec hills for the view.
Then it was on to the Riviera del Pacifico for a historical tour and then the must have tacos before hitting the road south to Punta Banda. Once
there the kids were already beeing served, the introductions were made and it was on to eat and afterwards hand out toys
Here is grover, Danielle, Fernando and in the background Doug, Ryland and Sofia
Danielle sorting out gifts
Kids getting in line (very orderly) to start receiving gifts
Bike recepients getting ready for theire surprize
Outside for the bike giveaway, grover making some final adjustments
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fdt
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Everybody lgathering arround to get theire bikes, WOW
( Dennis, notice the back pants pocket, is it a wallet or a can? )
One happy little person
Another
Hmmm? Should I have picked a different color?
Getting a good fit
Check out this small future Motocross Champ getting ready, look at the expresion on his face.
Look at him hit that curve
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fdt
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BAJACAT, bajamigo, Doug, add your pictures.
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DENNIS
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Thanks Ferna......
Seems like only yesterday.
That may be Dougs wallet. He usually carries his can of Tecate in the left pocket.
I went back for a look and now I'm not sure. Kinda looks like a can.
[Edited on 1-7-2008 by DENNIS]
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tripledigitken
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Looks like a can of pepper spray in the right pocket.
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bajamigo
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| Quote: | Originally posted by fdt
BAJACAT, bajamigo, Doug, add your pictures. |
I'm about to learn how to post multiple pics, but in the meantime, here's a link:
http://good-times.webshots.com/album/562044739zKUDfI
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ELINVESTIG8R
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To all the wonderful people who gave from their heart and also to those who couldn’t but were there in spirit. And to all the behind the scenes people
who traveled to and fro picking up the gifts, delivering them, cataloging them, wrapping them. To those who stayed up late at night fretting if it
would come off or not. For those of you who organized everything on the Ensenada side by preparing the food, securing the gathering place, and getting
the children to the designated place. To those of you who did anything to bring this day forward you deserve a round of applause for your hard and
dedicated work. I can only hope that the “Dia De Reyes” brought lots of smiles and sunshine to the children who through your generosity and caring
made it all possible.
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bajamigo
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Thank you, Grover!
The kids are getting excited.
Saying grace. (Many never saw the inside of a restaurant in their lives)
Dennis, Bob and Big Mike enjoying a champurrado
BajaCat arrives with some of the loot!
Let the games begin..
BajaCat makes a kid happy as Grover looks on
Ferna tries to make a getaway!
Thanks also to Cardon for the great video on multiple posting.
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BajaNomad
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A HUGE thank you to Fernando, Simone and family for all your efforts to make this happen now for two years straight.
As well, enough can't be said about the fine location, abundant Dia De Reyes food, and gifts provided for the kids yesterday by those in the Punta
Banda area. That was great! Thank yous (and kudos) certainly to BajaBound2005, Bajamigo, and Dennis for championing things locally. You certainly
went above and beyond with all your efforts, leadership and support.
Thank you to the Pueblo Amigo in Tijuana for providing 2 large Roscas de Reyes for yesterday's event. Very much appreciated.
And more than anything else, THANK YOU to EVERY BAJA NOMAD that participated - one way or another, large or small, in-person or simply through your
good thoughts for the day. Your support is what made this a successful event again this year. What a wonderful way for us all to come together.
And now, some more photos....
There was a substantial cloud/fog bank along the toll-road at El Mirador. This is on the way down the hill from El Mirador, past Salsipuedes.
The stop for the view on the way into Ensenada:
The bikes in the back of Bajacat's truck...
Inside the room of the Riviera where the casino action took place...
Detail of a painting on the wall at the Riviera...
Old photo on the wall showing the Riviera at the time was beachfront property....
And a picture yesterday showing a mutli-story building being built on what was formerly the beach (or in the bay?). Anyone know what they're
building? Just curious.
A plaque at the Riviera states the Margarita c-cktail was invented at the bar here in 1948 (there are many claims as to where this drink originated
however):
The outdoor patio and fireplace...
Bajacat checking the tire pressures on the bicycles when we arrive...
BajaBound2005 (pink shirt), Bajamigo (standing, blue shirt) and Dennis (seated, right)
Sylens:
MrsFDT:
FDT / MrsFDT's son Fernando - taller now than both mom and dad:
View of the mountains in the vicinity with the clouds along the peaks...
[Edited on 1-8-2008 by BajaNomad]
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