viabaja
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Shell Island May 14
For the Shell Island Fan Club!! Beach was deserted except for few Mexican fisherman. Trip was good.
Panga
Took the Waverunner down the beach at high tide. The beach perspective is much different from the water.
Bahia Santa Maria
South Shell Island looking toward SM - high tide
This look familiar?
Good fishing spot south of "This look familiar?"
[Edited on 5-24-2011 by viabaja]
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David K
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Great to see the island from the sea like that Chris! Wow, that was a major high tide! The last photos is the area we camp near, Ken Cooke set up at
that palapa frame on July 4th... will be there soon!
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Ken Cooke
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Quote: | Originally posted by David K
Wow, that was a major high tide! |
That is a very high tide!
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viabaja
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Dave, it was an 18'4" high. Was able to access the beach up until an 17'8". After that too much water and mud. No fish this trip? They just were not
there! But we all had a good time and of course the cerveza was cold! Will be back down in 3 weeks. Percebu was quiet. Try the fish tacos at the
Cantina-most excellent!
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Bob H
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OK, where is the cantina?
David, when are you going down to Shell island?
Bob H
The SAME boiling water that softens the potato hardens the egg. It's about what you are made of NOT the circumstance.
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David K
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Quote: | Originally posted by Bob H
OK, where is the cantina?
David, when are you going down to Shell island?
Bob H |
Cantina is at Rancho (Laguna) Percebu, I believe Chris is talking about.
We leave for Shell Island in less than 72 hours!
[Edited on 5-25-2011 by David K]
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BajaWarrior
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Quote: | Originally posted by David K
Quote: | Originally posted by Bob H
OK, where is the cantina?
David, when are you going down to Shell island?
Bob H |
Cantina is at Rancho (Laguna) Percebu, I believe Chris is talking about.
We leave for Shell Island in less than 72 hours! |
We'll be leaving just ahead of you David, see ya on Saturday...
Haven't had a bad trip yet....
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David K
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10-4 Chuck... the family is really excited to go back, for daughter Kristi, it will be her first time in Baja on the island... and I am always happy
to be in Baja!
Jonna will be ready to take more great photos, like this one she took her first time there, last September:
Low tide... and in 6 hours this point will be ~16-18 feet under water!
[Edited on 5-25-2011 by David K]
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Paradisio
Thank you for the beautiful imagery. Hope to meet u @ the EVVFD event, or otherwise OTB (on the beach).
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Quote: | Originally posted by El Vergel
Thank you for the beautiful imagery. Hope to meet u @ the EVVFD event, or otherwise OTB (on the beach). | Have fun Vern, I will Gonzaga, if I do good time I will stop in your
place on my way down.
BAJA IS WHAT YOU WANTED TO BE, FUN,DANGEROUS,INCREDIBLE, REMOTE, EXOTIC..JUST GO AND HAVE FUN.....
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David K
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Friday can't come soon enough... lately the whole family has been working very hard so it will be a nice treat for all five us to have a relaxing camp
this weekend!
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viabaja
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Dave, good tides over Memorial weekend and beyond. 16'9" max on Tuesady. Shouldn't be too busy but one nevers knows - Percebu is having their Poker
Run on Saturday I believe. Hope they are busy as the family could use the business! Enjoy!
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David K
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Quote: | Originally posted by viabaja
Dave, good tides over Memorial weekend and beyond. 16'9" max on Tuesady. Shouldn't be too busy but one nevers knows - Percebu is having their Poker
Run on Saturday I believe. Hope they are busy as the family could use the business! Enjoy! |
10-4 Chris... I looked at the tide chart and while we like big tides, it won't be high enough to flood the salt flat, so no muddy mess under our
trucks getting onto the island!
Last year we did the Mision Santa Maria Nomad group trip for Memorial Day. The 2 years before we were on the island for Memorial Day:
2009: http://vivabaja.com/509
2008: http://vivabaja.com/508
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Ken Cooke
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Have fun, everybody. I can't wait to see the photos here on 'Nomad.
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