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Cincodemayo
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Cabo 25 years ago
Back when you COULD bodysurf Cabo.
Don\'t get mad...
Get EVEN.
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Marinero
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The first time I came to Cabo, and I don't remember the year exactly (maybe 1975), there were three hotels in Baja Sur, Palmilla, Hotel Cabo San
Lucas and the Hacienda. Then, poco a poco, more hotels more condos more tee shirt shops. I see the East Cape as Cabo was then. Unfortunately, I see
it will become as Cabo is now. By then, I hope to have migrated to La Paz, which is and should remain a Mexican (albeit large) City.
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Ken Bondy
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Cinco
Am I fantasizing or can you barely see the original buildings of the Solmar Hotel in that photo?
++Ken++
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Cincodemayo
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Ken...yep that was when the beach was beautiful with minimal building on that side of the rocks!
Grover... When I went in 86 we caught the tail end of the hurricane there and the next morning they were breaking perfect 10-12 footers, rollers that
would be about a 200 foot ride. I'd been bodysurfing the wedge at 12-15 feet at Newport and those are quick turnouts or you'd be pulverized on the
sand. These were perfect rollers. My now ex-wife said you aren't going out there and I pretty much said yeah, right. Grabbed my Churchill fins and did
a quick shooter and Corona and went out to catch the best rides in years! Then a 18-20 foot set came in and I was literally getting shot up the wave
face and 10 feet into the air. The energy out there was phenomenal and I was the only one out there. I've always been an excellent swimmer and my
first thing is respect for King Neptune...You could even see waterspouts way out in the Pacific. Wild weather to say the least.
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tehag
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Cabo
Marinero.
Must have been earlier than '75.
This fuzzy pic was taken from the driveway of Hotel Finisterra in March of '73.
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pangamadness
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Very nice! Back then it was fun!
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pangamadness
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I ment to post a photo, trying again
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pangamadness
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I suck at this! just a wana be
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pangamadness
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Another try, If it works this was twenty five years ago.
Do you remember these chairs. This was when the Whale Watcher Bar was good! This girl was a keeper. Glad she thought the same of me.
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pangamadness
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25 years past
See last post for info
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pangamadness
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Just when I thought I could do this I still suck! Sorry
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pangamadness
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Here is another photo of the Bar
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pangamadness
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When the harbor was being built
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bajajudy
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The bar is still there.
However the view has changed considerably. Although I am sure that your lovely lady has not.
I think that Tehag's pic is from a different view. Looking at Medano not the Pacific. ED-Ok the one above is the same as Tehag
I am totally impressed with the body surfing done there. No way Jose
Great shots!
AAAAAH those were the days. er daze
[Edited on 12-3-2005 by bajajudy]
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Cardon
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Here is a picture(actually 4 pictures) that I took of Cabo about 20-25 years ago.
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Marinero
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Thanks for the wake up call Tehag. Yes, Finisterra was not there then, nor was the Marina. We walked across the Marshy area behind Hacienda up to
the ridge where the hotel would someday be built and enjoyed sunsets.
The Finisterra Pacific bar is just as nice and a hell of a lot easier to get to.
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bajajudy
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Good one, Cardon
Looks kind of like La Playita before Puertoloscabos. Argh
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tehag
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Cabo
Googled up the Hotel Finisterra and found that it was opened in '70, so Marinero was there much earlier if he walked up there to see the sunset and
didn't see the hotel construction.
[Edited on 12-3-2005 by tehag]
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Bob H
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These photos are amazing. Have things changed or what?
Bob H
The SAME boiling water that softens the potato hardens the egg. It's about what you are made of NOT the circumstance.
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capt. mike
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Cardon - thx for that. our 1st trip to cabo was in a rented cherokee 180 in 1980 - the town looked just like your pic! not a single paved street in
town. we had a blast. actually landed at the old Hotel cabo san lucas' private dirt strip about 4 miles up the road towards los cabos. we thought that
was the cabo strip!! ha. it was actually out of town the other way. no biggie, a cab was there in minutes to take us to the Mar de Cortez, stayed 5
nights for $30 a night!!
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