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marv sherrill
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Bay of LA!!!
Just a quick report after almost 2 weeks in Bahia - hope to spend 2 more!!
Weather:
Wind from the West all night, then morning west segueing into a giant north afternoons- somtimes even a south! When west battles south, 5 minutes of
calm results until west wins.
Activities:
Estimate wind speed - check with anemoneter
Develop wind speed to % of bay covered in white froth relationship - (50mph = 95%)
Develop wind speed to leg sting sand erosion pain scale 1-5 - (over 50mph no data avaliable - not enough testosterone)
Exercise:
Shovel sand off sidewalks
Sweep sand off porches
Dust sand off kitchen counters, tables, etc
Brush sand out of cat's fur
Wash sand out of hair, ears and other orifices
Repeat daily
Adaptations:
Coffee 9-10
Champagne brunch till noon
Afternoon beer, read Randy Wayne White novels, beer
Happy hour - Marguerita and world championship of Cribbage tourament (gail 56-Me 48..)
Dinner -
Wine - a little read- wine, nightcap, listen to KNX
zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
We love Baja!
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fandango
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 hilarious!!!!!
quite a schedule, but i would do it any day, as long as it was in baja.
do you travel with your cats?
sbwontoo
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Fred
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Marv...............when the wind is blowing that hard, is it still possible to sweep the sand and drink a beer at the same time?
Multi tasking I think they call it.
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Ken Bondy
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marv -- you do know how to live 
saludos,
++Ken++
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Paulina
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Very creative post. I do hope you get 2 more weeks as I'd love to read about the rest of your adventure.
ps. Your place must be north of town, as there's NEVER any wind down south where we are... 
P<*)))><
\"Well behaved women rarely make history.\" Laurel Thatcher Ulrich
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David K
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Paulina, only Marv and Gail have more street signs decorating their place than you and Dern have! The only difference is their signs come from Dana
Point, CA  
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bajalera
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Now there's a dedicated Baja research scientist. Way to go, Marv!
\"Very few things happen at the right time, and the rest never happen at all. The conscientious historian will correct these defects.\" -
Mark Twain
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Mexitron
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That sure beats eating canned tuna for dinner in the cab of the truck like we used to at Santa Rosalillita when the dunes started rippling.
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Lauriboats
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Thats what it's all about!
What we see depends mainly on what we look for.
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marv sherrill
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The sun is shining, the wind stopped blowing,
we're out fishing, big catch boasting
to a perfect day, we are toasting
fellow nomads please disregard our last posting...
(apologies to Roger Sherman)
Paulina - we are a few houses south of Los Vientos Hotel - Look for dana point harbor sign- come on by for a beer anytime!
Fandango - we travel with Zorro - found him down here a year and a half ago - about 6 months old - this is his 7th trip - he loves it here!
Hope the weather holds for the next few days anyway!
Hasta -Marv and Gail
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Barry A.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by David K
Paulina, only Marv and Gail have more street signs decorating their place than you and Dern have! The only difference is their signs come from Dana
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You have touched a real sensitive point with me-----------Years and years ago we (BLM Rangers) made an "unofficial" sweep of the town of Puertecitos
tearing down all the BLM signs we could find decorating peoples houses and yards and returning them to the California Desert-------those signs costs
the taxpayers about $75 a piece, and it is a Federal crime to take them----------if we had been in the USA with jurisdiction we would have made some
great arrests. 
I have never understood blatant law breakers.
That is MY rant for the day.
Barry
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Paulina
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Barry,
FYI, none of our signs were removed from the State of California, or disassembled from anywhere else for that matter. Our signs are from Baja, and all
were either run over or involved in some sort of accident that didn't require a tool of some sort to remove from their original position.
Totally innocent,  probably not. A blatant law breaker? Not hardly.
P<*)))><
[Edited on 22-4-2008 by Paulina]
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Barry A.
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Thanks, Paulina----that is good to know.
Barry
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David K
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Barry... the signs that Marv decorated his Bahia home with were rescued from the city trash dumpster... They were replaced already, and he stole
nothing... but saved the landfill from excess junk.
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Hook
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Marv's gonna have a field day if the Dana Point "revitalization" ever gets going.
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Barry A.
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Wow-----OK, David--------I guess I was shooting from the hip this time. glad to hear this info, and it makes me feel a lot better.
Thanks for the update.
barry
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David K
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Yah, we don't want any bad press on Marv... He ia a GOOD one, has has changed so many young people's lives for the better with his marine biology
field trips to Bahia las Animas... His BAJA CALENDAR helps to pay for the less advantaged city kids to have a first camping trip, first Mexico trip,
first chance to learn how good the world is... outside of the city.
http://www.bajacalendar.com It's never too late to get one, as the money is for a real good cause... and the photos are great! Click on the
calendar on that page or here to see more and order: http://www.bajacalendar.com/order.htm
[Edited on 4-23-2008 by David K]
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Baja&Back
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Looking at my copy of the "Off the Beaten Track" calendar as I type. It is available at the front desk of Baja Cactus motel.
Didn't know it was Marv's creation when I bought it. FABULOUS WORK, MARV!!! Your beautiful photography captures a lot of the essence of Baja.
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bigboy
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That should be Alan Sherman!
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Barry A.
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Soulpatch------I HAVE chilled out, but the signs that we repatriated from PuerteCitos were originally STOLEN from the California Desert, not
"auctioned" off, and we KNEW it. At the time we almost hoped that one of the local residents would have protested us taking-back the BLM signs, but
alas they just watched us with distain. Over the years we lost 100's of BLM signs in the CA Desert, costing $1000's of dollars to the tax-payers.
I have no problem with signs that are obtained legally, and in fact I have a couple myself.
Barry
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