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fishbuck
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Has it been done?
Has anyone ever gone by small boat (Gregor Baja 17) from the most northerly point of the Cortez all the way to Cabo single handed and has it been
documented?
I'm reading Graham Machintosh, " Into a desert place" and I want to write a book, "Into a desert sea"
I will fish my way all the way there Vangabondos Del Mar style and barter my catch for the things I need to survive.
What do you think?
"A ship in harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for." J. A. Shedd.
A clever person solves a problem. A wise person avoids it. – Albert Einstein
"Life's a Beach... and then you Fly!" Fishbuck
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BajaWarrior
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There is a guy that tells that story from Balboa Island to Lower Colorado river, did it in like 2 months or something. I Found it tripping around
DavidK's website I think...
Haven't had a bad trip yet....
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What do you think?
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You have way to much time on your hands.......BUT, GOOD LUCK!
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David K
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| Quote: | Originally posted by BajaWarrior
There is a guy that tells that story from Balboa Island to Lower Colorado river, did it in like 2 months or something. I Found it tripping around
DavidK's website I think... |
That guy is CARLOS FIESTA, the host of BajaExpo.com and frequent guest at my Viva Baja parties... That trip was called the Baja Circumnavigation
(careful how you say that!)...
Great story... happened in 2001 or 2... I will get the link to that story and photos, otherwise just go to http://www.bajaexpo.com and find the link to Carlos' Baja Circumnavigation.
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Carlos Fiesta's Circumnavigation page: http://www.bajaexpo.com/soloadventure.htm
Carlos (Chuck) at my Viva Baja #3:
[Edited on 5-8-2007 by David K]
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BajaWarrior
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Ask and you shall receive!
Haven't had a bad trip yet....
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Okay, Carlos beat me to it. I'll need to put a diferent spin on it.
The paralels are uncanny. His was mid-life approaching 50 years angst and I just turned 48 last month. I'll need to read the rest of his story.
Okay how about this. The first to single handed to fish my way for the upper Cortez to Cabo using solar power?
Solar panels and a big electric trolling motor. No fossil fuel. An eco-trip! I make a T-top out of a big solar panel!
"A ship in harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for." J. A. Shedd.
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BajaWarrior
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Your gonna need help Mike, I may be available for such a trip, I'll bring the beer and chips...
Haven't had a bad trip yet....
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fishbuck
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| Quote: | Originally posted by BajaWarrior
Your gonna need help Mike, I may be available for such a trip, I'll bring the beer and chips... |
Yeah since we'll have electricity we can have an electric cooler to keep the beer cold!
"A ship in harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for." J. A. Shedd.
A clever person solves a problem. A wise person avoids it. – Albert Einstein
"Life's a Beach... and then you Fly!" Fishbuck
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fishbuck
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| Quote: | Originally posted by whistler
Canoes,kayaks and sailboats have been there as far as eco-trips. |
Yes but that is old technology. We have to make this new and exciting(and expensive) ands besides kayaking and canoeing is too much like work And
sailing? Which ever way the wind blows. And no electric beer(fish) cooler!
"A ship in harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for." J. A. Shedd.
A clever person solves a problem. A wise person avoids it. – Albert Einstein
"Life's a Beach... and then you Fly!" Fishbuck
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Go for it!! Follow your dream my man! This is indeed what closing on fifty is about. If you don't do it you will kick yourself later. You already have
the boat and time!
I turned friends in Gonzaga bay onto "Living off the Grid" magazine, don't know if it is still in print, after they bailed out the Volvo Brothers who
sank their volvo wagon in the rio entering Gonzaga. They had a garage full of booze that they did not drink. They sent me a letter saying that I have
ruined their lives, I gulped and felt terrible till I read on. They purchased a twelve volt blender, made marguritas and traded them for fresh fish.
Changed their lives!
I purchased a book many years ago by this guy who fished the inland waters of the Baja in his twelve foot car topper with big red ball wheels that he
used to launch his boat. He mapped every foot of Baja and noted where one could catch various species of fish. That is one I would redo if my mobility
were up to it. What an adventure! Someone else, David K?, will have the title of this book, Fishing the Inland Waters?
Good luck to you. I think you might need a retired Social Worker for this adventure!
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fishbuck,
I'll be the first sponsor to step forward and offer you a "prize" for completing this feat - a full chiropractic adjustment. You deserve a good
"spinal tune-up" just for having the dream, and you'll probably need one when you're done.
--Amir
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David K
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Ray Cannon, Jerry Klink, Tom Miller, & Gene Kira are the Baja fishing book authors I think are all I have... do any of them sound familiar...
Oh, wait... You are talking about 'The Baja Catch' by Neil Kelly and Gene Kira! Good book, yes!
[Edited on 5-8-2007 by David K]
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You might try a peddle boat. That would be a challenge esp on the Pacific side. Better yet forget the eco angle and get yourself a 50ft cigarette and
see how fast it could be done. I have a title for you "48HRS". Awe crap, thats been taken too. If that's too much try swimming it. "A Baitfish Called
Wanda"
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Bob and Susan
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you "could" build a bardge out of used wood and power it with solar...
travel from san felipe to cabo...
no one made that trip yet
[Edited on 5-8-2007 by Bob and Susan]
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Circumnavagation of Baja Peninsula
It really doesn't matter if one or a million have made these trips. Each person should follow their dreams and go for it!!
These two young fellows from Wyoming did the coastal trip in 1979 in this New England dory. The dory had sailing, rowing, and motoring capabilities.
I first ran across them while out fishing about 20 miles east of Pt. Conception. They later finished their voyage at San Diego.
I also visited with a English youth beach-camped at Burros who sailed a 18ft boat completely around the Baja coast in the mid-70's. He was raising
money/pledges for a bone cancer fund and was sponsored by the London Daily Mirror. The next year he hiked the entire peninsula for the same charity
and we met him again at our camp near BOLA.
Here is a photo of the Wyoming sailors in their dory.
[Edited on 5-9-2007 by Pompano]
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Fishbuck:
"Cruising the Sea of Cortez" by Spencer Murray-Revised-1967 is an excellent Book to get and read!~
Depending on your experience to date on the Water and Winds of the Cortez would of course figure into your route and time of year.
The local Fisherman along the way is the most valuable source of Knowledge. Good Luck and Calm Seas!!!
Skeet/Loreto
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Make sure you have someone explain to you what a westerly is
BAITCAST
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fishbuck
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| Quote: | Originally posted by baitcast
Make sure you have someone explain to you what a westerly is
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Ok, I'll bite. What's a westerly?
"A ship in harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for." J. A. Shedd.
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fishbuck
Forget what went before and go for it! Just include the folks and their life style, which few of these other guys did, and you could be famous
also..............Some of it is the trip but most of it is the folks you meet along the way.
The only thing this landlubber can suggest is that you start on the Pacific side so that you can start downhill. Hey! Then go up the Baja side of the
Sea of Cortez and then down the Sonora side of the sea............I doubt anyone did that and wrote about it.
We should have talked this weekend! Sorry.
My smidgen of a claim to fame is that I have had so many really good friends. By Bernie Swaim December 2007
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