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David K
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Remembering Mike Humfreville... 1 year later
It has been a year since we got the sad news that Mike had left us...
Some photos from the times we got to enjoy him with us...
OCT. 2000 Viva Baja-1
FEB. 2001 Matomi Tour/ Sulfur Mine
MAY 2001 Viva Baja-2
JUL. 2001 Lost Mission Hunt/ Las Flores
NOV. 2001 BBBB-2 Guadalupe Canyon
FEB. 2002 Viva Baja-3
SEPT. 2002 BBBB-4 Cielito Lindo
FEB. 2003 Viva Baja-4
MAY 2003 Pyramid Book Signing-1
JUL. 2003 Camp Gecko (Yellowtail fishing with El Camote)
JAN. 2004 San Borja Tour/ Montevideo
FEB. 2004 Matomi Tour
APR. 2005 Pyramid Book Signing-3
OCT. 2005 In front of their new Baja Home
MAY 2006 Pyramid Book Signing-4
Mike will live forever in us... VAYA CON DIOS MI AMIGO!
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Paulina
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Thanks David,
That was very nice.
P<*)))><
\"Well behaved women rarely make history.\" Laurel Thatcher Ulrich
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bajajudy
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Thanks DK
He is definitely someone that we should all remember and be thankful that he came into our lives whether in person and/or through his writings.
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capt. mike
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a good guy. sure loved the peninsula.
formerly Ordained in Rev. Ewing\'s Church by Mail - busted on tax fraud.......
Now joined L. Ron Hoover\'s church of Appliantology
\"Remember there is a big difference between kneeling down and bending over....\"
www.facebook.com/michael.l.goering |
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Skipjack Joe
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You done good, David K. Very appropriate to remember the man like that. I miss reading his stuff.
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Jack Swords
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Thanks David...he still is a part of Baja.
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Bob H
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David, that was great! I only met Mike once and I will never forget him!
Bob H
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Minnow
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Thanks David. That was very nice. I think even Mike would have approved.
Ya no, If we were to have a ,Mike H memorial, Nomad get together. I might even come.
Proud husband of a legal immigrant.
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fdt
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Thank's DK, I feel proud to say that I was there at your first viva baja in 2000, were Mike H and others from the days before Nomad attended.
A well informed Baja California traveler is a smart Baja California traveler!
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KHumfreville
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Thanks a bunch David.. I needed that. We have pictures of him all over the house, but it still seems like forever since I've seen him.
Kevin.
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David K
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De nada everyone...
That is very special coming from you Kevin... I also received a nice email from your mom...
Mike was a great man and I was proud to know him for the few years I did... The giving of himself to everyone here tells it all.
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Mexray
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Thanks David....
...Remember the '01' Matomi 'Tour de President's Day'...Mike rode with me in the old Subaru Brat that brought me south to San Felipe that year!
We rode together all the way up the Rancho, high in the hills where we rested around the 'pond'! The old Subaru, with it's questionable ground
clearance, and the two old farts inside, bumped along the desert track, flinging a few stones along the way! We made the trek OK, but in the process
'modified' the exhaust system at bit, moving it close to the driveline where it 'sang a song' as it rubbed during some maneuvers! A few miles farther
along the track, another stone again 'modified' the exhaust pipe away from the driveline, earning us the title of the 'Self Repairing' Subaru!
On the way back from the Rancho, Mike elected to be 'strapped' into a folding camp chair in the back of David's Taco, facing backward. Mike was able
to see all the 'action' of the rest of us rolling down Matomi Cyn through the sand and the rocky sections! I was right behind the Taco for awhile,
and enjoyed watching Mike holding on for dear life, as he enjoyed a beverage between the bumps and natural 'Topes' of the canyon.
That was a real fun trip, where several of we 'internet' friends met together for the first time! Mike's stories are legend, and he passed several
along to all of us on that memorable trip...one I'll never forget!
Mike and his Baja adventures will be with us always...
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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David K
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| Quote: | Originally posted by fdt
Thank's DK, I feel proud to say that I was there at your first viva baja in 2000, were Mike H and others from the days before Nomad attended.
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Here is the day I met Mike and Mary Ann (and Ferna de Tijuana, elgatoloco, Baja Barb, M, Lorenzo de Baja, Tim Walker, Dick Van Bree, Carlos Fiesta,
and more...)
I brough Graham Mackintosh, who is next to the Humfrevilles in this photo I took, Feb., 2000 on the San Clemente Pier. This get-together of Baja
Internet people was so great and is what inspired me to host Viva Baja parties that began later that year.
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David K
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Mexray
...Remember the '01' Matomi 'Tour de President's Day'...Mike rode with me in the old Subaru Brat that brought me south to San Felipe that year!
We rode together all the way up the Rancho, high in the hills where we rested around the 'pond'! The old Subaru, with it's questionable ground
clearance, and the two old farts inside, bumped along the desert track, flinging a few stones along the way! We made the trek OK, but in the process
'modified' the exhaust system at bit, moving it close to the driveline where it 'sang a song' as it rubbed during some maneuvers! A few miles farther
along the track, another stone again 'modified' the exhaust pipe away from the driveline, earning us the title of the 'Self Repairing' Subaru!
On the way back from the Rancho, Mike elected to be 'strapped' into a folding camp chair in the back of David's Taco, facing backward. Mike was able
to see all the 'action' of the rest of us rolling down Matomi Cyn through the sand and the rocky sections! I was right behind the Taco for awhile,
and enjoyed watching Mike holding on for dear life, as he enjoyed a beverage between the bumps and natural 'Topes' of the canyon.
That was a real fun trip, where several of we 'internet' friends met together for the first time! Mike's stories are legend, and he passed several
along to all of us on that memorable trip...one I'll never forget!
Mike and his Baja adventures will be with us always... |
That was a great day indeed! In this photo taken by elgatoloco, the caravan is entering the Matomi narrows... look closely at the roof of my gold '01
Tacoma and see Mike Humfreville's head! Mexray's Subaru Brat is right behind...
The Subaru did great, but with 13" tires and not a ton of ground clearance we decided that Mike could ride the roug part in my truck to help the
Subaru clear the rocks and my kids could ride in back... Mike insisted on roughing it, so with my folding camp chair facing backwards in the truck's
bed, he sat like a third world country's king, in a parade!
Mexray's Brat in rocky Matomi wash...
[Edited on 11-7-2007 by David K]
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Baja Bernie
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May catch hell for this but Mike was destined to become part of the Baja Dust
Please remember that once the dust of Baja settles on your shoulders you may never shake it off.
Saludos, Mike
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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Lindalou
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David, thank you, I miss his writings so much, they were the first place I went to when I got to this forum....I never met him, but felt like I knew
him.
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jeans
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I did not realize it was that sad anniversary, but earlier today, my eyes played tricks on me as I thought it was Mike behind the wheel of my
neighbor's truck...
Now I have goosebumps....
Thank you for the tribute.
Mom always told me to be different - Now she says...Not THAT different
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Sallysouth
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Very nice David.When I saw your post and pics, I remembered meeting him at our baja 4 and then Marianne with Debra in DP with Miguelito for a
lunch.Tho I never really knew him , your pics brought back memories of his family, and his writings, which I sorely miss. Sweet tribute...Gracias.
Happiness is just a Baja memory away...
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elgatoloco
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It was always fun and interesting to be in Mike's company. His love for Baja and his love for his family permeated everything he spoke and wrote. His
ability to put feelings shared by many into words and and on paper were to me amazing. He and Ma made a quick visit to our family's casa during the
2005 book signing and later he wrote a short story about the house titled 'Family Matters' and he nailed the essence of the place with his words as
usual. He is missed but his stories live on.
Viva Mike H.
MAGA
Making Attorneys Get Attorneys
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BajaWarrior
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I am only now getting to know Mike.
I recently read his latest book, In the SHADOW of the VOLCANO.
We purchased it at the May 07 book signing from Mary Ann.
The book is a very casual approach to his family's memories of their time in Baja, a very good read.
Haven't had a bad trip yet....
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