14 - 17 February 2010
| Updated: Monday, 16 April 2012 |
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Rosarito Beach, Baja California,
Mexico 14 - 17 February 2010 |
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The Missions of Baja California Other TRIPS |
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 I've
come down to apartment hunt. And meet with a new ex-pat American from Iowa
who has some business ideas for both of us. And also to have the VW
serviced (new tires & brakes) and get a crown put in at Dr. Avila's
office. Found both a nice casita in El Pescador and a roommate situation
in downtown Rosarito right on the beach. I'm going to test the roommate
option out on the 28th by staying a few nights before committing to
monthly rental. Where to store much of my stuff if Michael moves to Las
Vegas? I don't need much in Baja.
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Fun Facts |
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 Ever wonder why
Loreto, San Felipé, Los Cabos and other select
Mexican destinations come into being and grow like crazy? It's not luck or
coincidence. It's all very well-planned. Thanks to Fonatur,
the "institution responsible for the planning and development of sustainable tourism projects."
And with respect to the Baja Peninsula specifically, there is
the vision of the Escalera
Nautica, the Nautical Ladder --- a
mega project. As of August 2009, this project was HALTED by the
Mexican federal government.
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 Yippie! The new Baja
Almanac is out! After being out of print for 4 years and
losing both my copies, I ordered 4 to make sure I have a backup and
give two away as gifts.
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The new "Road 2000" from Popotla, south of Rosarito Beach to east of Tijuana and points eastward like Tecate & Mexicali.
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| Sunday,
February 14 Dinner, Winter Olympics & overnight with Lionel & Judy in Pacific Beach (San Diego) in their "smallish" new condominium. |
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| Yet another Rosarito earthquake. This one (left image) was inland while I was in San Diego. | 
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The right image is of quakes during this past week. You can see that the San Andreas fault is clearly active from the Sea of Cortez thru the San Francisco Bay area and into the Pacific Ocean up to the Juan de Fuca fault zone near Puget Sound. | ||||||
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Once again, margaritas & dinner at the Bahía Cantiles bar with a generous tip for myy amigo Alfredo. Again, overnight at Roberts K-38 Surf Motel for $10. |
See little red book for trip details. |
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| Tuesday, February 16 | ||||||||
| Found a nice casita in El Pescador for $500 per month excluding utilities with Gus & Bobbie Varela. |  |
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| Found a roommate situation in downtown Rosarito right on the beach for $250 per month including utilities with Ediveirto. | 
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The usual stops for Kaluha & pharmaceuticals. |
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The new "Road 2000" from Popotla, south of Rosarito Beach to east of Tijuana and points eastward like Tecate & Mexicali. |
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| The Otay Mesa border crossing was exactly one hour today. Then 4 cars ahead of me, an incident with guns drawn, the next car cleared of occupants and all lanes shut down for about 10 minutes while several people were arrested. | 
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| The secondary check was the fastest yet, and polite --- 10 minutes, no questions, no search and released ahead of everyone else. Yippie. I got the hang of this now. Unlike Tijuana main crossing where your passport and this piece of paper are on your windshield, I was handed this secondary slip and during a short delay before being released out the gate managed to take to snapshots to see exactly what ICE/BPS is doing. | 
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| Beautiful evening driving west on I-905 parallel to the Mexican border. | 
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| Yet another dinner, Winter Olympics & overnight with Lionel & Judy in Pacific Beach. You guys are spoiling me really badly. But I'm so grateful and really enjoy hanging out with you two. Thanks! | 
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| Wednesday, February 17 | ||||||||
| Rise & shine in Pacific Beach and a fast drive home. At least until Orange County. | ||||||||
