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rdrrm8e
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Funny Puertocitos Story
This is a trip report posted on Bloodydecks. I thought some of you might appreciate it.
Name: steve
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Location: lakewood,co.
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Not sure if this has ever happened to anyone else but it scared the living chit out of my wife and myself. We crossed at Mexicali last Monday morning
for a quick trip down to Gonzaga, decided to camp by the old stone ruins where the highway ends south of Peurtocitos. Great place, beautiful, remote,
easy access to the beach. We made camp, hiked around, ate dinner, made a fire, enjoyed the peaceful super quiet feeling that comes with camping in
Baja, and went to sleep in the van about 9:00. Everything was fantastic. Well at a quarter to three in the morning, the stone cold dead silence that
is Baja was broken by the screaming sound of a very large helicopter flying super low over our van with absolutely no lights whatsoever. We could not
see anything. Sucker passed over us at about 100 feet, then it was gone. Silence again, scared the wits out of us. Just when we think we are
recovering, here comes the son of a b-tch again. Don't know how you So Cal guys react to this chit but we're from Colorado and we were SCARED. The
damn thing was huge, must have been a Huey or something, Still could not see anything, no lights anywhere, just helicopter noise to the max, then the
flocker gets louder and louder, it's going to land on us. My God, what a helpless feeling. When it got right next to us at only 20 feet elevation,
they hit us with these massive spotlights, blowing our campsite to hell and putting us way over the edge. Must of scared them also to see a blonde
woman and an old man looking up at them. In a few moments, the light went out, the helicopter rose up and flew away, leaving us to listen to our
hearts pounding, feeling like they were jumping out of our chests. I've never felt so helpless. Took 2 hours for the adreniline to go away. Scared us
2 old farts to death almost. The rest of the trip was uneventful, went to Gonzaga, saw Burt and talked to him for a while, he's doin great. Stayed at
Papa Fernandas, right on the beach, which we had to ourselves, caught a bunch of bay bass, sculpin, and a few other critters from the shore and
explored around for a few days then we blazed back to the states. Another great Baja experience but we could have done without the terror that that we
felt that night. The folks down there said it was the "good guys" cause the 'bad guys' don't have helicopters. Really, I said, they only have
submarines? I think they have whatever they want! This was one Baja experience we will NEVER, EVER, forget
[Edited on 12-14-2010 by rdrrm8e]
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estebanis
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Hope they are able to use that tactic to catch some NARCOS! That is a great tool with the flir and such...
Esteban
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bajaponderosa
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I live 35 miles south of San Felipe We experience this event on a monthly basis. It is the Navy Huey and sometimes the Army. Damn near took our mast
off the sailboat one night flying so low. They are just doing there job trying to catch the bad guys.
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sanquintinsince73
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That would have ruffled my feathers too. My wife and I were once fishing in a very remote area of San Quintin called "Los Molcajetes", accessible only
with 4x4. A lear jet appeared and was circling us for about 15 minutes and would not go away. It was flying dangerously low. The first thing I thought
was narcos looking to land and we were in their LZ. I was shtn little green apples but after 15 minutes it went away.....and so did we.
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DanO
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We've been getting regular daytime flyovers by the Marine Huey out of Ensenada at La Bocana de Santo Tomas, and last month they landed it halfway to
the port in a joint operation with a truckload of troops and Hummer with a .50 caliber.
\"Without deviation from the norm, progress is not possible.\" -- Frank Zappa
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David K
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Puertocitos
Peurtocitos
Papa Fernandas
It was the Mexican Spelling Police! 
PUERTECITOS
PAPA FERNANDEZ'
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sanquintinsince73
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| Quote: | Originally posted by David K
Puertocitos
Peurtocitos
Papa Fernandas
It was the Mexican Spelling Police!
PUERTECITOS
PAPA FERNANDEZ' |
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BajaBlanca
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akshadow
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We left San Felipe about a week ago and almost every night after dark the large copter would fly over going North and then a few hours later fly
South. Have seen it a couple of times during the day. Every once in a while at night they have a very very small blue light, or a very large spot
light on for a couple of minutes.
Ron San Felipe Oct, Nov. Feb. Mar. April. remainder in Juneau Ak
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David K
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While on Shell Island we have had a fly over a couple times by it... never a slow down or hover to check us out... I think the silver Toyota is our
pass card??? 
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rdrrm8e
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| Quote: | Originally posted by sanquintinsince73
| Quote: | Originally posted by David K
Puertocitos
Peurtocitos
Papa Fernandas
It was the Mexican Spelling Police!
PUERTECITOS
PAPA FERNANDEZ' |
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You really want me to start taking pics of road signs again...? Really...? Really....?
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David K
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Oh, I am sure that there are even road signs mis-spelled... no doubt about it. I think even the El Vergel delgado station has Puertecitos mis-spelled.
At the Rancho Santa Ynez (Ines) driveway are both spellings. Ines is technically correct, but the ranch owner prefered Ynez. She and the person she
passed it to no longer own it, so not sure what the new owner likes.
You will also see these spellings in books, maps or Nomad: Ynes, Inez, Innes, etc.
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honda tom
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My buddy owns a house in san felipe. One day the helicopter is hovering right above for several seconds. We come from inside to see whats up. Moments
later they fly off giving us the thumbs up. As soon as they leave his wife stands up from the on- the- roof deck with her bathing suit top in her
hand.......
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sanquintinsince73
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| Quote: | Originally posted by honda tom
My buddy owns a house in san felipe. One day the helicopter is hovering right above for several seconds. We come from inside to see whats up. Moments
later they fly off giving us the thumbs up. As soon as they leave his wife stands up from the on- the- roof deck with her bathing suit top in her
hand....... |
Thats funny as heck.
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sancho
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There was a 15 ton pot bust in Guaymas yesterday,
I believe a certain amount of weed comes up the Mainland
and crosses over into Baja. There is often a lot of wind
at night in the Puerticitos, I remember in a dome tent
just flattened down to the ground at 3 am
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Marc
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We saw a big chopper land across fro Casa Del Sol in BOLA last September. I don't think it was military.
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Santiago
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Marc
We saw a big chopper land across fro Casa Del Sol in BOLA last September. I don't think it was military. |
If I recall, it was CFE doing work on a communications tower on the ridge south of town. At least that was what Bee-man told me.
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wilderone
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All good information, so when I encounter such an event, I won't surrender with my hands up and throw my wallet out. Thanks.
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mcfez
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No DavidK.....
| Quote: | Originally posted by David K
While on Shell Island we have had a fly over a couple times by it... never a slow down or hover to check us out... I think the silver Toyota is our
pass card??? |
It was that fancy BN Membership card you were flashing at them that got them to scoot!
Old people are like the old cars, made of some tough stuff. May show a little rust, but good as gold on the inside.
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Bajajorge
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With all the damn helicopters(black ones, red ones, Navy, Army, etc) flying
around the San Felipe area lately they're gonna need a full time air traffic controller in the area.
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