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Arthur
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What's it like living in San Felipe?
I realize that there's a limited number of Nomads with direct experience on this question, but I'm open to anything: anecdotes, dreams, rumors,
third-hand speculations . . .
I like the place because both the mountains and the sea are nearby. I realize that it gets a lot of people from Arizona -- and a lot of
spring-breakers once a year -- but what's it like to live there? Lots of expats living in all those camps up and down the coast, or are they mainly
for vacationers? Seemed like a friendly enough place when we passed through a few weeks ago. I see that there's some kind of book exchange, and the
San Felipe News.
Got to finish up my Trip Report on that journey. Anyway, any ideas?
-- Thanks
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bajalou
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Living here for 10 years. Between the sea and the mountains is the way I like it. Still here after 10 years----
No Bad Days
\"Never argue with an idiot. People watching may not be able to tell the difference\"
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meme
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SF
Been here 8 years and we still like it!!
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Price
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We are going to SF the first week of May - just for a few days(unfortunatly) We fell in love with SF our first trip - we will be moving there
permentally by Sept this year - can't wait !!!!!!   
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Bruce R Leech
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Mood: A lot cooler than Mulege
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I went there one time and I will never go back, I hated it. first there are no malls or move theaters, walmart. costco or any of the other things I
really like. just dumb Birds and fish sand and bad things like that. the people are always trying to help and I really missed Burger King.
Bruce R Leech
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MrBillM
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Ever Changing
Having visited and lived near San Felipe for 40 years, I still love the place while regretting what it has become. It has not expanded with grace,
but no city does. Just remember that the San Felipe you fall in love with today will be changed completely in the next year or two. Nothing remains
frozen in time. The upside is that you'll have more and more gringo-style shopping.
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gringorio
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Right on Bruce!
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I went there one time and I will never go back, I hated it. first there are no malls or move theaters, walmart. costco or any of the other things I
really like. just dumb Birds and fish sand and bad things like that. the people are always trying to help and I really missed Burger King.
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Arthur
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Maybe the fact that I'm more interested in the outback than the town will let me sidestep some of the disillusionment as it grows. What did it used to
be like, MrBillM?
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wornout
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You either like it or you don't, if you like it you will stay, if you don't like it, don't consider it. I heard the malls and shopping were coming
when I moved here 7 years ago, yep, they said they will start building them Manana. Then they told us about the 4 lane road from Mexicali, but they
didn't tell us the construction crew would be putting the other two lanes on top of the first two, one pot hole repair at a time! Like MrBillM said,
it will change as soon as you move here. Of course the Sea will still be there and the mountains aren't moving anytime soon.
This Space Available, E-Mail Me If Interested.
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rogerj1
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Tidal flows
Is it hard to enjoy the beach with the big tidal exchanges? What water activities are compromised?
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BajaRob
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Living near SF
When we moved to Bahia Santa Maria we didn't know if we would enjoy the sea, desert, or mountains the most. We were wrong on all counts. It's the
people here that we enjoy the most. Consider the South Campos. Rob
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Arthur
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I'll check them out. Are there ever houses for sale down there?
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marla
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Longstanding Baja Nomad El Camote whom many of us know and trust has a house for sale in San Felipe right now. I think it's on the real estate board
here. You might be interested in checking it out.
If a man walks in the woods for love of them half of each day, he is in danger of being regarded as a loafer. But if he spends his days as a
speculator, shearing off those woods and making the earth bald before her time, he is deemed an industrious and enterprising citizen. Henry David
Thoreau
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meme
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SF
Lots of places for sale here! In Eldorado and outside of Eldorado also. i know El Camote's place and sounds like a good deal to me!!
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David K
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It is a shock to have seen the entire south of San Felipe coast, with NO HOMES on it... Only a fish camp at Percebu... and a couple of campos (Nuevo
Mazatlan and Coloradito), in the 1960's... The 1970's saw many new campos primarily catering to gringos who had brick homes with palapa roofs built.
The new road to Puertecitos built along the coast in 1982... paved ten years later excelerated that. Now the simple weekend or vacation homes are
quite luxurious!
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MrBillM
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Percebu
My information is that the original round houses built by the Bell Corp at Percebu were constructed in the mid-60s. I knew some people with a Travel
Trailer that their Dad brought into Percebu in 1965.
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eetdrt88
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my favorite
usually when i go down to baja i'm looking to get away from cities,towns,people,etc...but i gotta say that from the first time i hung out in san
felipe i really liked it,its just an easy place to feel comfortable and the people that i have met that live there(gringos and locals)are rather
friendly....my kinda town
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Arthur
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I'm with you. Nice image, BTW.
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Hook
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You have to be tolerant.....
.....of the noise of rather loud dune buggies and ATVs in town. The concentration of them and the echoing off the buildings can be bad. But if you
live in the campos south of town, it's no problem. I've visited friends at Coloradito, at Santa Maria and others and the attitude of the retirees in
these areas is nice and laid back; very helpful as well. Actually, I find most retirees in all parts of Baja are like this.
The one drawback for me, and it is a big one, is the lack of any good fishing and the difficulties in launching decent sized boats presented by the
tides.
Also, no snorkeling due to the turbidity of the water.
Before you decide to become permanent, you should experience August or September. It is not for everyone; it's much hotter than areas further south
due to the huge area of desert north of it (all of S Ariz, E Calif and N Baja).
Mr Bill, were they testing helicopters down there in the 60s or was it the helmet company or are they one and the same?
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Arthur
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Well said, dude.
If anyone can take the heat, I can (born in the Phillipenes; dad in the Army). Better plan on being there then to see if I can, though. Water in the
canyons probably hard to find. We have seen the carcasses of cattle way up there, pushing past fences somehow.
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