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Arthur
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Getting bored with the Baja
People on the "chicken or egg" thread brought up a possibility that sent chills down my spine -- getting down to Baja and then deciding after awhile
that what brought you down there really didn't interest you that much. Now, I understand that people's physical capabilities deteriorate, and that's a
b-tch, but have many people just lost interest in the finer things of (outdoor) life like that?
You can fall out of love, and you can decide that an ex-friend's BS is more than you want to put up with anymore, so could you find that with all the
time in the world to get out to your heart's content, you didn't want to do it much anymore? Now, that would be tough!
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Bruce R Leech
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Mood: A lot cooler than Mulege
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we have lots of people here in Mulege that only watch TV and drink and complain. I don't know if that is what they came here for or not. most of them
leave when the weather starts to git nice.
Bruce R Leech
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bajalou
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Even when you live in what you consider "Paradise" you have to get away once in a while. Thats why quite a few here vacation in the old country in
the humid months Aug-Sep. When you come back you're ready for the adventure of the canyons and desert again.
No Bad Days
\"Never argue with an idiot. People watching may not be able to tell the difference\"
\"The trouble with doing nothing is - how do I know when I\'m done?\"
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Mexray
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I only tend to complain when I don't get time to drink and watch TV...
...but when you get the time to do those activities in Baja California, life is all the better!
People who get bored, are boring...if they can't get out of that easy chair and into the 'explore' mode in Baja, they are is bad shape! Baja is there
to explore - while traveling: stopping at new places, meeting new people, while staying; more new friends, new pictures to take - each day is
different - new rocks to turn over, new trails to follow, new fish to catch...it just never ends!
[Edited on 5-5-2005 by Mexray]
According to my clock...anytime is \'BAJA TIME\' & as Jimmy Buffett says,
\"It doesn\'t use numbers or moving hands It always just says now...\"
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Anonymous
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My dad spent 22 damn years in his easy chair. Some retirement! I suppose if live in Baja...TV would be nice once in a while...with a cool drink in
hand. But to live in that damn chair.....you should had stayed where you came from. I plan to die on some remote hiking trail with a glass of
milk...not in my living room with Jack Daniels.
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yankeeirishman
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milk
that was me
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jrbaja
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Funny Yankee
Back when I was making regular trips down south before the freezer, I used to base my trips on how long the 2 gal. of Jersey milk would last in the
ice chest. My favorite down here.
Baja Sur doesn't have it so because of circumstances beyond my control, I have had to adapt.
Snail milk isn't all that bad.
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eetdrt88
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on a more serious note...
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Skipjack Joe
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Sometimes the opposite of what you have is attractive.
There have been many times while trolling in the open sea under the blazing sun without land in sight that I start to think about the pleasures of
wading a cool mountain stream in search of those delicate trout. Leaning against a rock under a cool shad tree and watching them sip mayflies off the
surface.
And then the opposite. You're reeling in a trout that's barely putting a bend in your rod and you start to think wistfully of those baja jacks that
would turn that flyrod your holding into a pretzel. Now there's a fish, - you think to yourself.
It's just human nature.
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Sharksbaja
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nice reflection Skip
there is a term we now use to describe our future lifestlye...schizothymia.......It is our ying and yang. In other words: to live in either Oregon and
Baja simultaneously.
DON\'T SQUINT! Give yer eyes a break!
Try holding down [control] key and toggle the [+ and -] keys
Viva Mulege!
Nomads\' Sunsets
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dono
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We have been living here for about 18 years and can't imagine living anywhere else, we love it here.
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bajalou
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Mexray you have some good points about what there is to do here in Baja, but a vacation of 1 week or 1 month is very different from being here all the
time. You can't sustain the frenzy of a vacation for years on end. I for one always want to see somewhere I haven't seen before. And sometimes
that's not in Baja.
No Bad Days
\"Never argue with an idiot. People watching may not be able to tell the difference\"
\"The trouble with doing nothing is - how do I know when I\'m done?\"
Nomad Baja Interactive map
And in the San Felipe area - check out Valle Chico area |
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Santiago
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Mexray
stooping at new places |
I'm assuming it's just that the 'o' is next to the 'p'?
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jrbaja
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In north Baja
The majority of my neighbors have no idea about the rest of Baja. To them, they are in "Baja" and they love it. It gives them a place to drink with an
ocean view. And they get to impress their friends back home with the fact that they have conquered some foreign country and aren't afraid of the
horrible things that happen here anymore.
I on the other hand travel quite extensively throughout the entire peninsula regularly. I see more places that are more remote than I ever imagined
and love every second of it.
As far as getting bored here, that would take a pretty shallow mind. So I help these people out. I tell them about the dangers of going down south
and the bugs, bandidos, lack of water, disease, hurricanes, etc. that are all possibilities down there and that Tijuana and Rosarito have some of the
best shopping and restaurants.
They have even learned to buy their jugs at the duty free on the way down here to save lot's of money.
For me, this system works just fine. I think it has been more effective than MADD and these guys are quite happy drinking themselves into oblivion
every weekend.
I personally don't want to see them in the "scary" places giving a bad rep to the gringos by acting like themselves so, I think they are better off
staying put doing whatever they do.
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Skeet/Loreto
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The Sea Of Cortez/Baja Sur Boring?
If you have a Dream and follow your Dream it will never get boring.
After all these years I learned that people who have to Drink/Smoke Dope to relax are bored.
There has been and still are people who come to Baja just to drink and party{Los Cabos} but on the other had there are lots who come for Adventure and
Experience.
I could spend the nex 50 years on the Sea Of cortez and never get bored, or find those spots with People and still not get bored.
Adventure!!!!
Skeet/Loreto
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DanO
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Yankee -- Got Milk?
I'll take a bit of the steaky-wake and eggy-weg as well, me droogy.
Back on topic, my mother always said that if you're bored, you're bored with yourself. Blaming it on your surroundings is just a failure to take
responsibility. Now go take out the trash.
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comitan
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Bored--Just buy a house you'll never get bored.
Strive For The Ideal, But Deal With What\'s Real.
Every day is a new day, better than the day before.(from some song)
Lord, Keep your arm around my shoulder and your hand over my mouth.
“The sincere pursuit of truth requires you to entertain the possibility that everything you believe to be true may in fact be false”
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eetdrt88
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im not sure
how it happened but it seems as though i've been transported to the AA(alcoholics anonymous) website......aaaaaaagggghhh,i need a beer
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rogerj1
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Too much to see!
The dilemma I run into is putting down roots in one part of Mexico.
Do I go to Baja with the easy connection to California and the combination of desert and ocean that's unbeatable?
Do I go to the Pacific Coast and enjoy cities like Guaymas, Mazatlan, Puerto Vallarta, and so on, to get access to other parts of the mainland and
have a more tropical setting with water not being a problem?
Do I go to the Bajio and live in a colonial setting with spring like weather year around?
Do I go to the Yucatan and live on a fresh water lake fed by cenotes that's 10 minutes from some of the most beautiful white sand beaches in all of
Mexico?
I guess I need to do a lot more traveling.
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Arthur
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A great dilemma, and a fine solution. Where's the Bajio, though?
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