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SoCalAl
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Camping at Bahia De Los Angeles (BOLA)?
Hello Nomads,
I would like to know if there is any other camp ground(s) beside camp Gecko, that are away from town, at a reasonable price and have cabins or
rooms for rent? I know Doc has pretty much rented out the camp on a year to year basis and the odds that I would find an open cabin this June 30th
are slim. Need some outs here? Thanks
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Diver
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Larry and Raquels is next to Dagget's north of town and rents hotel style rooms on the beach with restaurant ( food is nothing special ).
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SoCalAl
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I see some of these places on-line but no sure way of knowing the pricing and the availability. Does anyone have any of this info?
Thanks
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Hook
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Campo Archelon
is also a possibility. It's pretty basic, but a decent location. Right next to the turtle tanks which are pretty darn interesting. Decent beach area,
too.
Here's a link to a description
http://www.ontheroadin.com/baja/bajarvparks/camparchelon.htm
Larry and Raquels is nicer, though.
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4baja
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al i would bet on daggets, nice place with bathrooms and a launch ramp. restaurant next door and easy in and out of town.
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David K
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Al, I think Daggett's is the closest thing to resemble Gecko, see their web site: http://www.campdaggetts.com
[Edited on 6-6-2006 by David K]
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SoCalAl
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Thanks Guys,
I will look into these places and make a choice soon. Either way I intend to go and hope for the best. It always ends up being an adventure
anyway. Yeahh HA!!
Viva Baja!!
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David K
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Well, I know it isn't the same as Camp Gecko but I meant that it has Cabins and Caba?as as does Gecko... and that part is what is the same. Doc makes
Gecko special and it is much more wind protected down on the south end.
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Juan del Rio
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What about this place:
Don't know the name but it's next to Larry and Raquel's:
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Juan del Rio
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This area looked nice as well:
this is on the south side of BOLA. Looked like a nice spot as well. Photos were taken Sunday, June 4th.
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David K
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The second shot is Rincon (across the bay from Gecko and is PRIVATE PROPERTY).
I agree Daggetts is a zoo with lots of noisey people during vacation times.
Just go to Gecko and I am sure Doc will TRY and find you something!
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I've enjoyed Daggett's the few times I've stayed there. Rueben and his wife are great. The only time I regretted staying there was during a Feb.
stay with some RVs. I got the hear the generators, TVs, and blenders instead of the waves of the Cortez. Wherever you end up, make the most of it.
Zac
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Hook
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| Quote: | Originally posted by soulpatch
You will seriously sweat your balls off. And that's no mean feat!
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Where in BOLA won't you sweat your balls off in July? I think the Dagget's area is probably cooler than Gecko at that time. But I have generally
avoided the area past June, so I dont have first hand experience. Borderline too hot even then.
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4baja
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yea hook you may sweat your balls off but the fishing is excellent that time of year.
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SoCalAl
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Honestly Guys,
The sweating part sounds good when you are lazy like I am and just want a place with four walls and a shade. Somewhere to lay down when you
can't function in the heat. Ice usually helps ease the late afternoons and fishing takes care of most the first parts of the day. I can't picture
myself in a tent, under a palapa at any place in BOLA. For that matter I would rather stay at one of the motels in town which is the last thing I
want to do. The info is great and I appreciate it. Couple ??s, Where is Dagget in relationship to the Islands? Is it in front of Ventana? I sent
an email to Daggets' but do not have contact info for Archelon, do they have a valid email address? I am also waiting on Doc to reply to an email
about the possibility of picking up a cabin there. If Doc says go, I am at Gecko cause that is where my heart was to begin with. I contacted Doc in
March and since then he was not accepting reservations no longer. In a way I am sad this is happening but not surprised. I wish Doc well in his
endevors..
Soul Patch - Give a little more history as to how we met. I remember Frank and his wife and I remember hanging out on clam chowder night with Debra
and David K. Were you the couple hanging out with David K, Debra and them just north of the boat ramp at Gecko's? Anyway it is nice to here you are
OK and still remember Juan and I. Juan is in Jacksonville working on dismatling cell sites but is planning on flying in to make the trip. Knowing
that you guys will be in Gecko we will try to make it a point to swing by if we do not end up staying there.
Juan Del Rio - Nice shots and thanks for your help. Do you have more pics of the area. It would be nice if you could email them to me.
lxlicea@microtek.com thanks...
David K - Like always you are very helpful and ready to lend a hand. Thanks, where are you going to be for the part of the year? Will you be at
Gecko?
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David K
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Good Morning Al, it would be as thrill to see you and Juan again... You guys were great to meet around the campfire a couple years ago at Camp Gecko.
I think Debra and I were in town getting the ingrediants for her clam chowder and she suggested Gecko as a place for you guys to camp when you drove
up to the market?
Anyway, I do know for sure that it was fun around the campfire at Mike and Mary Ann Humfreville's cabin and that you and Juan came over with some very
tastey comida!
My kids and I tent camped next to Humfreville's cabin.
The cabin next door belonged to 'Home Depot' as Debra called him (because of the construction supplies he and his wife brought to build at Gecko)... I
do believe 'soulpatch' is 'Home Depot'... *
* UPDATE: My bad, 'Home Depot' (Stan) is 'Bajadtodebone' here on Nomad!
This year I would love to return to Camp Gecko for 4th of July week, but cannot guarantee it... I have traded the gold Tacoma for a bigger 4 door
silver one, since that trip. So, if you see it (lots of Baja stickers on the back), come over and lets have a fiesta! 
(photo at Camp Gecko taken New Years '05)
[Edited on 6-8-2006 by David K]
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SoCalAl
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4Baja - I have yet in four visits that I have made to BOLA to catch a Yellowtail... I have caught grouper, bass, sierra, barracuda, skip jack and
sevaral misc. I have had Hammer Heads attack the skip jack tuna I was fighting and I have seen Manta Rays under the panga we were fishing. We used
to dig out those pretty red and orangish clams back in the early 90's of which I have not seen anymore and though I know yellow tail are the main
gamefish around BOLA, I have never caught one. The closest I came was a hook up at Smith Island on a Salas jig three years ago on a 4/0 Penn reel
with 40lb test and I could not turn that sucker and he broke off on the rocks. That same day some other folks were using 60lbs test on one of those
two speed Penns and landed a couple of 50lb + yellows. I guess they were home bodys just waiting to steel my iron. The only two months I fished were
July and August. Natrually I will never go back in August no matter how great the fishing is. 
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SoCalAl
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David K - I will be on the look-out and I will bring the ingredients for the Chiles Rellenos as well as the tomatillo. I am looking forward this year
to make ceviche out of Yellow Tail and or Barracuda. So a fiesta sounds great anywhere in Baja, even if it is off the old beaten highway, which is
any highway downthere. If you can have a hot meal at Catavina (116 degrees) in the middle of August (fried Abolone) you can have lunch anywhere else
in Baja or most parts of the world. Maybe a good breakfast with huevos con nopales or chorizo, refried beans, fresh mexican cheese and a fresh
molcajete sauce and avocado. Mann I can't wait>>>
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| Quote: | Originally posted by 4baja
yea hook you may sweat your balls off but the fishing is excellent that time of year. |
That's the only reason to go ANYWHERE in Baja, isn't it? I cant imagine going to BOLA and not fishing.
SoCalAL, I predict your YT luck will change this year. If all else fails, ignore the chances at the homeguard big boys and chase the schoolies under
the birds. That can be great fun; chasing them in the boat and throwing lite iron and watching them take it as it skips the surface.
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Debra
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David, Soulpatch isn't "home depot" (Stan) is he? Are you Soulpatch? I get so confused with the board names v people I accually meet.
I thought Stan and Chris moved to Tennessee and Soulpatch shows his local in Point Loma.
Sure wish I could be there for those Chili Rellenos Al! Save me some!?
[Edited on 6-7-2006 by Debra]
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