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shari
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Canuck walking baja now in Sta.Rosalia
This is a little trip report of our visit to San Ignacio & San Lucas Cove for a family gathering with Juan's cousin Beto.
There is never a shortage of crazy things ya see in baja. So there we were driving towards san ignacio when we come around a corner and see this
tanned, wirey guy sporting only short shorts and tennis shoes walking on the highway pushing a baby stroller....he was walking real fast and couldnt
have been a can man cause they always wear lots of clothes to protect them from the sun....what the??????
we arrived in San Ignacio and decided for some reason to stay at Fong's hotel hoping for ar conditioning and less mosquitos than at La Posada this
time of year....300 pesos and sky tv.
Mr Fong told us about a great place to swim that we had never visited before so we checked out...los Alamos is a lovely spot with BBQ's and 2 places
to swim amongst the palms (the famly there charged 40 pesos a car to get in). We swam for a good long time in this magical place...the presa water
felt like silk caressing my skin as I leisurly swam down the river. there's a sign as you head out of san ignacio a couple blocks after the big curve.
We then had a good scallop dinner at Renees...too bad I didnt see this sign before we ate...although not sure I would like a margarita in my food!!!!
jajajajaja
upon returning to the hotel, there was the "walker" sleeping on the ground outside the restaurant. After a fitfull sleep...it is very noisy there...in
the morning I met the walker in the restaurant and spent a hour having breakfast with him impressed by his enthusiasm for life and positive attitude.
Turns out his name is Pierre and he is a 65 year old french canadian who lives in Vancouver who has embarked on a journey to walk the world starting
with this continent. He started in Prudence Bay Alaska and will wald to Tierra de fuego this year...then on to Europe to walk coast to coast, then
canada coast to coast, russia, china etc etc.
He was an avid cyclist but says he sees much more walking. He has no sponsors or projects...he's just doing it. He will set up a webpage when he is in
La Paz. He loves to pose and is a pretty interesting gentleman.
He is a jovial guy exuding a love for life......his only problem so far is that he lost his canadian flag. Juan had some canuck stickers in his glove
box that we gave him and he was overjoyed...he's very patriotic...soooooo....my mission is to get him a flag for his cart...I can send one to someone
along the way or if some canadian has one further south that can give it to him...that would make his trip to baja!!! Ya cant miss him as he walks the
highway...gets around 25 miles a day and is in sta.rosalia today.
We carried on to San Lucas Cove for a sunday family gathering with Juan's cousin for a BBQ and stopped to give Pierre a cold Tecate on our way home
yesterday.
I told him about Baja Nomads and mike's trek and that I woul be posting this...so if ya see him and stop and say hi...tell him shari told you about
him and he's on bajanomad.
So I have a new challenge for canuck Nomads down south....lets get Pierre his flag!!!!!
Baja...full of surprises!!
[Edited on 5-30-2011 by shari]
[Edited on 5-30-2011 by shari]
[Edited on 5-31-2011 by shari]
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motoged
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Bueno suerte, Pierre...
Some folks just got over bicyclists on the highway....now they can get on a rant about this guy (not facing traffic  ) on the road... and needing at least as much space to get past.
I wish him well and hope he makes it. 
Don't believe everything you think....
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shari
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we chatted about the dangers and he s well aware of them but says when there is an oncoming car and one coming behind, he just gets off the
road...otherwise...he says...they just go around...no problema.
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DENNIS
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Another one??? Why and how is the first time we've heard of this? He must be a quiet guy.
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Eli
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Another great trip report Shari.
I am sure the Pierre the Walker will see things along his way that no one else will ever experinse. I know YOU always do!
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I'll look for him next Sunday on my trip North, maybe I can find a Canadian flag somewhere in Los Barriles.....only problem is, what the heck am I
going to do with it if I don't see him.....How about it Nomads, any good Ideas?
"Life is tough".....It's even tougher if you're stupid.....
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shari
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ya cant miss this guy....he walks all day on the highway but stops before dusk and doesnt always get an early start...if ya miss him...we'll send it
to someone else who might try...I think I have one here I could send you on the bus tomorrow.
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great photos .. I can't believe he is walking the world. this must be a first ? stuff for the guinness book of world records .... wow..
thanks for giving us the heads up and I sure hope he does post here. does he take photos ???? keep a journal ??? speak espanol ???
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shari
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funny guy...he's not looking for any publicity....he really wanted me to send him the photos so I doubt he has a camera...hmmm...dont know about the
journal...speaks a teeny bit of spanish and his english is pretty good too. He seems just a simple guy...hardly any gear at all...small tent, blow up
liittle matress, xtra shoes, a bit of food...really travelling light...I asked him about the heat and he said he had to be prepared for all kinds of
weather...he'd been through snow and rain so heat wasnt so bad. Little things really please him and he is very impressed with mexican hospitality...he
wont take rides or money but was happy for a cold beer!
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We passed this guy without a shirt & pushing a "baby carriage" while traveling at cruise speed southbound last Monday. I actually assumed him to
be a bum. Wrong assumption again.
American by birth, Mexican by choice.
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shari
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isnt it amazing how we judge people at first sight!!! happy you fessed up bcalifornian...I bet most people think the same thing...he worked his life
in construction and was a long shoreman till he retired and now he's seeing the world on his terms.
He laughed about how people were always trying to give him money as they thought he was too poor to take the bus...he said he had lots of money. When
I told him it was an honour to buy his breakfast, he said gracias and told me a story about how he bought breakfast for a mexican woman and her
children aways back....what comes around goes around eh!!!
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This guy's frickin' nuts...........HE'S GOING TO MISS THE CANUCKS WIN THE STANLEY CUP!!!!!!!!!!!
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I love crazy cool people. Good for him, he's out living life. Imagine all the stories he's going to have....I wish I was there to buy him a beer!
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| Quote: | Originally posted by goldhuntress
I love crazy cool people. |
He'd probably get a kick out of that, but he seems to have a true spirit of this type of adventure.
Do it for yourself....quietly.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by DENNIS
| Quote: | Originally posted by goldhuntress
I love crazy cool people. |
He'd probably get a kick out of that, but he seems to have a true spirit of this type of adventure.
Do it for yourself....quietly. |
I agree with you Dennis.
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Thanks again Shari for sharing your experiences. I wish I could have met Pierre - he is the type of person that makes us all feel like we are
trapped living in our harried lives, while he is out actually living his. I especially like that he is doing it for himself, and not for some paid
sponsor.
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He's the Forest Gump of Baja. He's going to walk the world until he's decided he's done. Good for him. I hope we see him on our summer journeys and
can stop and experience some of his journey.
Shari, thanks for posting.
P>*)))>{
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Good for him! I hope that he makes it all the way and he finds good people like Shari to help him along the way. I admire that he is doing it for
himself and not for the publicity like most everybody else does it anymore...to each it's own I guess.
Good luck!
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Magic and you seem to find a lot of it!! Abrazos Forte! Thanks for sharing another amazing adventure with us. What a character!! Imagine, walking the
entire Continent! What a life! La Vida Loca! Baja has some amazing characters and you have found another.
Iflyfish
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"This guy's frickin' nuts...........HE'S GOING TO MISS THE CANUCKS WIN THE STANLEY CUP!!!!!!!!!!! "
I was thinkin same thing..... some one should tell him...
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