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Dave & Louise Go Adventuring in Baja 12/25/04-1/2/05

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Annette & Brian
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Annie, Brian & Dave
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Brian brought his new favorite mescal; Del Maguey. not cheap, but he claims it makes you float.
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Dec 25th 9pm. We camp in Anza Borrego, CA
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hmmm.
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I can feel my insides dissolving
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All snug inside our TearDrop Trailer! (note lumpy ceiling, we are testing retrofitted insulation)
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Dec 26th 2004. We had a great big old campfire last night thanks to the RoughWheelers, who left us plenty of wood!
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Crossing the border from Calxico into Mexicali. We took the Bus & motorhome lane, but I don't know if we had to.
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We have nothing to declare anyway
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"No sir, we have nothing to declare." "any guns?" Nope" "ok, have a nice day"
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3 minutes into Mexico & already the signs get confusing.
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Brian & Annie let us catch up. The peso is about 11:1 dollar
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Sunday wedding, the bells are ringing
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cemetery
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pretty busy at the cemetery
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our turn is coming up. We will soon leave the pavement (Dec 26th, 1:25pm)
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We make a U, then take the turn just after Laguna Salada because we're told the dry lake is too muddy to travel over.
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We stop to air down off the pavement. 1:35pm
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We saw a lot of dead cars in this area near town. I will be happier when we are farther from the border, and farther from town
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2:40pm. Problem #1. The hood latch vibrates apart. No biggie.
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It's a locking hood latch. Seemed like a good idea at the time, but it's sort of a hassle.
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This road LOOKS just fine... But it's a killer. Washboard and more washboard. Everything is getting pounded.
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Olive Orchard. Not sure if it's active or not
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This is our turn! We already know it's sold out for camping, but we are hoping to get some helpful info
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that little spike at the top middle is Guadalupe, of Canyon of Guadalupe
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3:15pm and the sky is bright, but overcast
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Louise took 3/4 of these photos, and she did a great job!
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Last ranch before Canon de Guadalupe
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We're at the Canyon! It's an oasis!
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errr! it's all zooed out & busy.
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I think they BBQ lunch here
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He said that Rob is over here somewhere, or Mario.
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Nice eh? :-)
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Rob fixes my brand new map. He know where the roads really are.
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Indian corn grinding holes!
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Rob & Dave
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Dec 27th 9:35 am. So we moved on and found this place. The map says Palomar.
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It's also nice, but there's nobody else around for miles & miles
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This is the hot spring. Those pipes carry the water to the pool
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Brian & Dave shovel out years of old ashes. This thing really needs a clean up!
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Ummm, we need a big hole to bury these ashes.
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Dave makes a fire using flint & steel, some charred cloth, and unraveled twine. It works!
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Dec 27 1:30pm. See the pool? It's not hot though.
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We divert the warm water pipe for a shower
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Annie reads in Palomar camp
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Nice pool, even if it leaks a little. I can;t believe that they just leave the pipes all over the place though
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Waether is still good, but the clouds are starting to roll in
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We move the TD to a nicer location, nearer the center of activity
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Dec 27, 3pm. Then we head out exploring for the day
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We go north for an hour, but there are no canyons to explore that way.
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So we turn around & go south
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Animal trails are so well defined that they must be hundreds of years old. They are deep.
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