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FRIDAY, JUNE 1, 2012 -
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JUNE
01 Fri ALMA Bookstore
8:30am-11:00 summer hours. Highway 1 Storage near new Pemex
02 Sat 6th Anniversary Sale El Toro y La Luna Los Barriles.
Music + free margaritas! 10am to 4pm BPE#1360
02 Sat Pig Roast Buzzards Bay BPE#1366
02 & 03 Cabo Pulmo National Park 17th Anniversary
BPE#1367
04 Mon Full Moon "Strawberry Moon"
05 Tue Sky Watch Rare transit of Venus across the sun. This will be
only the 6th viewed by humans BPE#1320
07 Thu Recycle Day East Cape RV 9am-11am Volunteers needed
See BPE#352
15 Fri ALMA Bookstore 8:30am-11:00 summer hours. Highway
1 Storage near new Pemex
16 Sat Kids program at La Cancha in Los Barriles
Presented by the Art Association
Blue Wave Items this week: Greek Gods Yogurt,
Coconut Oil, Brown Rice Tortillas (gluten free), , Brown Rice Snap
Crackers, Cashew Butter, Walnut Butter, Nutritional Yeast. Quinoa/
whole wheat spaghetti amd Peanut Butter special!!!!! Specialty Olive
Oils from Baja, Miso, Gluten Free Flours and much more! Hours
are Tues- Sat 11-3
tanyagosurf@yahoo.com for directions
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Due to a hard drive crash, my normal daily Bird
Note emails have not been sent out. I have lost all the addresses.
If you were getting, or want to start getting, the email showing
photos of local Baja birds please email
john@bajabirder.com
with bird notes in the subject line. Bird Notes is a (somewhat)
daily email that shows photos and provides a little background data
of our local East Cape birds.
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Enjoy your meals these warm days at Vianey's in
La Ribera, serving the best food on the Baja. We are open for
breakfast, lunch and dinner seven days a week. Thursday is our
barbecue special day. Come in and order your favorite Mexican and
American meals prepared and served to your liking by Sylvestre and
Martina. We also have great margaritas and all of your other
beverage favorites.
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Is anyone traveling back from the U.S. within the
next few weeks? I need a particular wireless home phone that is not
available in MX. I can trade a ride from the airport and/or pay for
your efforts (and the phone). Dennis Carr
dbcarr34@gmail.com
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SUMMER is only made better with GOOD FOOD and
GREAT MUSIC! YOU will find that at the Buzzards Bay Cantina’s SUMMER
FUN ROCK & ROLL PIG ROAST! Grab some friends and PARTY with LIVE
MUSIC showing some of your awesome moves DANCING the night away this
Saturday at 7pm. See you here! CHEERS!
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Can anyone post a recent road report traveling
from La Paz to Tecate?
aswilk@springsips.com
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Does anyone out there in Pony Land know of a
qualified person who works on inboard/outboard (MercCruiser) motors?
Please email
heyrene@roadrunner.com . Thanks.
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Does anyone know which lanes are being used
for the Passport Card at San Ysidro and Otay Mesa to reenter the US
? Reply to:
flstorch@hughes.net
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KIDS SUMMER PROGRAM 2012 - SINCE JULY 16 TO
AUGUST 4TH OF 2012.
PLACE: DIF LOS BARRILES, B.C.S.
ACTIVITIES: SPORTS (SOCCER, BEISBOL, BASKETBALL, SWIMMING, VOLIBOL);
ARTS, DANCING (MEXICAN, HAWAII, POP), CHESS, JEWELRY, ETC….100 KIDS
EVERY YEAR.
COOPERATE WITH SUMMER PROGRAM AND ASSIST AT DANCING
NIGHT WITH MEXICAN MUSIC “LOS COMPADRES” IN LA CANCHA OF LOS
BARRILES; AT 9:00 PM, JUST DANCING COUPLE HOURS OR DRINK A BEER.
IF YOU WANT TO HELP WITH SUMMER PROGRAM, GET A DONATION
OF $5 DLLS OR $50 PESOS. THANKS FOR YOUR HELP.
FRANCIE OLACHEA. PHONE: 6243554968 OFFICE: 6241410343
PLAZA GAVIOTA (NEXT TO BANCOMER) # 4
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SKY WATCH:
Baja Sky Watch for June, 2012. The big event for June
is the transit of Venus across the face of the sun on the afternoon
of Tuesday, June 5. The Ensenada Institute of Astronomy announced it
intends to set up telescopes for viewing the transit at Mission San
Jose Del Cabo, the site used to watch the 1769 transit by Spanish
and French astronomers. The transit will begin at approximately
4:06:30 pm and continue past sunset. Do not look at the sun without
certified eclipse glasses or #14 welding glass. Through eclipse
glasses, Venus will just be a dot crossing the face of the sun.
Earth would appear just as tiny in the vast solar system to an
observer on Mars. The event can be watched live on the internet at
www.slooh.com . For historical
information and more go to
www.transitofvenus.org . After passing to the west of the sun,
near the end of the month both Venus and Jupiter will appear in the
east before sunrise as the bright morning stars in the constellation
Taurus, with Venus sitting next to the bright star Aldebran.
There are three other sky events worth watching in
early June. Around 5am on Monday, June 4, the setting full moon will
be partially eclipsed by earth's shadow. On Monday's evening at
8:35:37pm in the Cabo San Lucas area, there will be a very bright
satellite flare high in the ESE (a little south of due east) sky and
lasting about 10 seconds.. You might be able to catch a slightly
dimmer view at other locations on the Eastcape, but begin viewing
half a minute earlier. Tuesday evening, after the transit of Venus,
the International Space Station will make a bright pass, rising in
the SW around 9:35pm, passing high overhead around 9:38pm, and
setting in the NE around 9:41, a six-minute trip. It will be the
brightest object in the night sky when overhead. In the Cabo San
Lucas area, the ISS will transit across Mars and the last star in
the handle of the Big Dipper.
All month long, Saturn and Mars will be high the the
south or southwestern sky by 9pm. Scorpio, with the red giant double
star Antares at its heart, will be rising in the southeast sky, and
the Southern Cross will be standing vertically just above the
southern horizon. The Big Dipper should be easy to spot in the
northern sky. If you follow the arc of the Dipper's handle across
the sky it will lead you to Arcturus, the 3rd brightest star in the
sky. Sliding past Arcturus will take you to the star Spica near
Saturn.
THUMBS UP - ANSWERS -
DISCUSSIONS-
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a.
7Seas at Cabo Surf Hotel is about a 20 on the scale of 1-10. We had
dinner last night. Food was excellent, wine was excellent, service
was excellent, ambiance is more than excellent.
it is not the most convenient, but if you are looking for a special
outing, you will not be disappointed.
Prices aren't cheap, but not over the top either. Give this a
try. You will be glad you did.
ROAD REPORT
a.
Drove the route (with our truck and camper) on our return home and
thoroughly enjoyed it, although the 51 miles of rough unpaved road
(and I mean rough!) can be a bit tedious. It took us just over 4
hours to drive the section between Hwy 1 and where the new pavement
begins south of Puertecitos. Clearance is not an issue, it is just
potholes and rocks that make the going slow. Roughly 1.5 hrs to
Coco's Corner, another 1.45 hrs to Rancho Grande (Diesel and Gas
available) and then about another 45 mins. or so to the new pavement
south of Puertecitos. The new pavement to Puertecitos is probably
the best in Baja! From Puertecitos to San Felipe the pavement is OK
but there are dips you have to watch for that accommodate water
during run-off periods. San Felipe to Mexicali is good and quick.
Crossing at Mexicali took us about an hour.
We would definitely do this again, you just have to be
patient through the 51 miles of rough, slow going road. We lowered
our tire pressure to 45lbs. and that made it easier. Overall, a good
experience and beat going through all that traffic and congestion on
Mex 1 north of San Quentin. Just remember the 51 miles of unpaved
road is remote with little or no services so be prepared.
Please feel free to ask any questions and we will do
our best to answer. ghwm@shaw.ca
cheers, Gord and Catie
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NOT WANTED -
THREE LINE LIMIT!! Repeats in one week. All Coconuts are US in origin.
Subject to editing.
(Bad words: sell, money, $, dollars, pesos) -
Keep
it short! Sorry, no photos.
a. 9ft shore boat. Heavy molded plastic; tough and durable
with nice aluminum oars. 295 clams. Contact tony in Los Barriles
142-8099
b.
Hill's Prescription Diet DOG FOOD t/d smalll bites, dental health. 3
1/2 lbs out of a 5 lb bag. Best by 07/2012. Been kept in freezer.
Going North don't want
to go stale and to waste. 12 coconuts
klbinthesun@gmail.com
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