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SoloSports
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| Quote: | Originally posted by fandango
ron was heading to the policia in san quintin, they were then going to coordinate with el rosario.
david k, can you contact antonio and have him contact policia in el rosario to check on ron's whereabouts?
we should try and find him. |
We should also let them know Mike & Co are fine and to cal off any search and rescue efforts. KT~
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David K
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Please go ahead... you probably have the El Rosario police number, yes?
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woody with a view
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if Ron had any sense (i'm sure he does!) he would head for the closest launch spot, san carlos. why drive to catarina, which is only a few miles away
from Mike, but 2.5 minimum hours from the turn off to san carlos.
he's probably eating crab claws at the campo with the boys right now.....
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BajaRat
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Kevin and Niel,
Thank you and please thank your local fisherman friends for all of your classic selfless Baja Californio spirits. I'm sorry for being so short on the
phone last night but when nomads started getting the news of the unknown curcumstances all I could invision was people rushing into unfamiliar
territory and they themselves potetially becomming more people to rescue. You have to love or at least appreciate some of our modern advances in
communication. He sent a signal for help from the middle of a wilderness, I called you on my computer from the middle of a wilderness and the rescue
party was contacted and dispached in the middle of a wilderness. To cool, see y'all next year.
All the best Lionel
P.S. If the donkey did'nt have pesos for the panga ride I"ll gladly pay his fare. Niel I sure hope you got pictures of this!
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Graham
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Looks like Graham just got a spot message from Mike showing all is "OK." He's pretty much on the coast, (eyeballing it, I'm no map expert.) Yeah!
Bonni
[Edited on 11-20-2010 by Graham]
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Cypress
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So what happened? Why did he send out an SOS?
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David K
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Folks... they are continuing south, on foot/ hoof
Re-read solosancarlos:
... Mike and Co. had run out of water. Don-Kay had gone on strike and they all were exhausted from this extremely challenging section of his journey.
He told me that our arrival was like the coming of Christ. he had to rub his eyes and make sure he wasn't seeing things.
He is in great spirits now and definitely recognizes he is responsible for actions but he didn't expect how tough this section would be with a burro.
Hiking it on his own would have been easy compared to towing a burro he said.
He says hello to everyone and wants us to know that HE THANKS US FROM THE BOTTOM OF HIS HEART and is fortunate that technology is what it is today.
Wihout a doubt, on his own with no chance of aid, he would have been in big trouble.
The humor of the morning was that when I told him of the potential weather to the North(may or may not rain here) we laughed hard that "It figures it
might rain right after water is delivered to him !"
So he is about a 6 miles to the first of many fish camps on the coast and hopes he can make it by days end. He has water to keep Don-Kay, Solo and
himself going for a 3-4 days.
It was the best I could do and I will continue to monitor his position at the end of today. He was reminded not to forget the end of day position....
Here is where they were when the panga with water arrived:
They are four miles from Punta Blu along the coast and about 2 more miles to Santa Catarina.
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Barry A.
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Thank Gawd for happy endings for a tense few days.
That coast looks "cliffed out" to the south---------so where does he go from here, back up the canyon he just came down? or does anybody know?
Barry
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David K
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I would like to hear from Neil as to why he headed up the canyon in the first place...?
Good question Barry... is it back up the canyon to miss some cliffs... or hug the coastline???
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BajaRat
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Thanks David for all your work. Its great to have a resorce and friend like you. I'm sorry we did'nt have a beer that night at Mama's place.Next time
we'll really have something to cheer.
Lionel
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Cypress
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David K., Thanks for the update. Yep, water is one of those necessary things.
Gotta have it.
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David K
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| Quote: | Originally posted by BajaRat
Thanks David for all your work. Its great to have a resorce and friend like you. I'm sorry we did'nt have a beer that night at Mama's place.Next time
we'll really have something to cheer.
Lionel |
I am happy to help... it wasn't much more than I usually do, which is nice to see has some value, anyway!
I am (naturally) near El Camino Real and Mission San Luis Rey, if you pass by on your way north or south, stop by if you need a break when we are
here!
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BajaRat
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Thanks,
I think Michelle, Erin, and Mister would probably prefer a camp fire on Shell Beach!
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BajaRat
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Where in the world is BajaGringo
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Keri
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Awesome Just plain awesome So glad everything turned out so great. Thanks to everyone involved and to everyone that was following this and putting
out prayers and positive energy every little bit helped .k
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David K
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Okay, except for a final word from Ron (BajaGringo)... I think this thread is done...
I will post the NEW 'A-OK' SPOT location back in the regular thread... and just think, all of this has happened in UNDER 24 hours!
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Barry A.
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Well, I hope the problems are over for now, but I am still worried about where and how he goes on from here, at least until reaching the next Fish
Camp----and then I believe it will be relatively clear sailing. There is some challenging terraign between where he is now, and the next camp, if
only a few miles.
Barry
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David K
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Yup... with renewed interest, we all shall be following Mike... Here is where the regular thread with his daily position and photographs can be found:
http://forums.bajanomad.com/viewthread.php?tid=47853
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BajaRat
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Oh David,
Contrare my friend contrare. I'm sure we can interject some sort of negative connotation and drag this one on for weeks!
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Iflyfish
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Well done Nomads, well done!!!
Iflyfish
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