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Graham
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Paddling South
Continuing my Sea of Cortez paddle south from Loreto after I enjoy Thanksgiving in Bahia de los Angeles. No goals, no hurry, just getting away from it
all and re-living hiking the same coast back in 1983-1984. Had a few problems on the Loreto to La Paz stretch.
Now on my rather overloaded sit-on-top Cobra Tandem I can carry a lot more than I did backpacking... including a hand pump desalinator and, of course,
my SPOT satellite transmitter which tells the world where I am... and hopefully that I'm OK.
Started in Bahia Gonzaga a few Novembers and two kayaks ago and made it safely down sticking close to shore and only paddling when seas are calm or
ideally with a moderate tail wind. Unbelieveably beautiful. But always conscious that with one bad decision or medical emergency it can all go wrong.
  
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sd
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Great to hear from you Graham!
Your trips are always fun to read about.
Have a Happy Thanksgiving and great paddle.
Scot
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David K
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Have a safe and wonderful adventure Graham.
Watch out for rabid burros near Los Dolores!
I gladly will post your location as you move on down the coast (per our email exchange) so we Nomads can all provide at least spirited support from
our warm and dry homes!
Happy Thanksgiving and I hope you find a Guinness along the way!
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Graham
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Thanks Scot and David. Will be interesting to see if the fisherman who shot that burro for me are still around.
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TMW
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Another wonderful adventure, thanks for sharing and have a great trip.
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motoged
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Graham,
I wish you a most splendid adventure.....again.
Your first book was part of my inspiration for my first Baja trip in 1989...10 days unsupported kayaking on west side of Espiritu Santo.
Thank you. Smile at the dolphins for me, please.
Don't believe everything you think....
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ehall
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That sounds like alot of fun. Enjoy.
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John Harper
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Quote: Originally posted by Graham  | Thanks Scot and David. Will be interesting to see if the fisherman who shot that burro for me are still around.
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Good luck on your voyage. Why did the fisherman shoot the burro? A vicious attack burro?
John
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BornFisher
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Hey Graham-- Wishing you fair seas and a following breeze. Fresh fish, fresh water, sunshine, good health and a great adventure!
"When you catch a fish, you open the door of happiness."
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David K
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It was a big story, in his first book... I highly recommend every Nomad read 'Into a Desert Place' by Graham Mackintosh.
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Graham
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Thanks everyone for the good wishes... and BornFisher I would definitely love those fair seas and a following sea. The black burro was foaming at the
mouth and chasing anyone who came near... as I found out.
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joerover
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inspiration
Our man in the kayak wrote one of the books that gave me inspiration for my first trip to Baja, 12 or so years ago. Crosby was the another.
I searched for the oldest book on Baja in the library. The fed sent a man to take a look at Baja and report back as to what it was. He ran out of
water and was saved by the indains. He went ack to Washingon and lied for them, so the fed would leave them alone. I sure can not remember the name
of that 1850 ish book,13 years later.
but,
If it is worth lying for, there must be something good here. He told the fed it was a useless waste land, to protect his new friends.
That is not why I am posting here today,
I want to know something.
Mr kayaker,
That is a small looking boat, are there sharks out there bigger than your boat?
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What if he gets stranded on Isla Monserrate with very little beer?
[Edited on 11-21-2018 by joerover]
the fat lady is breeding
which means
The fat ladys are breeding
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BajaBlanca
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You are VERY courageous and we wish you the bestest trip ever!
I am going to reread Into a Desert Place. Don't remember the foaming at the mouth burro.
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Martyman
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Tell us a little more about your pump desalinated please.
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Don Jorge
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You thought they were serving machaca rapido not machaca rabiado!
Safe travels.
�And it never failed that during the dry years the people forgot about the rich years, and during the wet years they lost all memory of the dry
years. It was always that way.�― John Steinbeck
"All models are wrong, but some are useful." George E.P. Box
"Nature bats last." Doug "Hayduke" Peac-ck
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Bubba
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Looks like an awesome adventure. Safe travels!
Making America Great Again
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David K
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Hopefully, all these kayaking adventures will be combined into a future book!
Books by Graham Mackintosh:
1988
2001
2003
2008
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joerover
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A boat might be eaiser to care for than a donkey,
but
I am scared,
of
giant sharks
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8fRTt0rRtw
the fat lady is breeding
which means
The fat ladys are breeding
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Mexitron
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Have a great expedition Graham!
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Graham
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Thanks everyone. Have a great Thanksgiving.
Will be thankful if my paddle is gentle and easy and uneventful... of course, it never is in Baja. More worried about getting beyond Loreto and where
to land in La Paz than giant sharks... would hate for one to get a Tandem kayak stuck in its throat.
Grateful to have my SPOT, Katadyn Survivor 35 desalinator, and Marine VHF radio... could have done with those on my 1980s walk around Baja.
Thanks David... book planned, maybe an ebook this time. But just happy to be relaxing and experiencing the Sea of Cortez while the world gets by
without me.
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