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Bahia San Quintin’s Bottom Fishing Bonanza

For decades, Bahia San Quintin in Baja California Norte has attracted a large number of anglers during the winter months because of its reputation as an excellent venue for catching quality rock cod, lingcod, bank perch, salmon grouper and other tasty bottom species.  This laid back, bucolic venue lies just over 200 miles south of the International Border at San …

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The First Day of Kindergarten

I’ll never forget my parents attempt to enroll me in kindergarten.  Never in my five years had I been separated from my family.  The only white people I had ever seen close up were the bosses in the fields, and it seemed like they were always yelling and cursing at the workers – mostly Mexican like me. We arrived at …

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Follow that Flower

Now that the holiday season is behind us and a new fresh year is almost upon us, there are many holiday ‘remnants’ still growing and blooming. I am thinking of the beautiful new Poinsettia varieties that we were treated to this season, as well as the Christmas cactus, cyclamen, azaleas, orchids, and mums. Usually at this time of the year, …

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Saying goodbye in the rain Nelson Mandela’s Memorial Service

According to African tradition, the rain that poured during the memorial service for Nelson Mandela was a sign of blessing – the gates of heaven opened to receive a great man.  For me it was incredible blessing to be able to sit in South Africa’s Soweto FNB stadium, even amidst the downpour.  But as historic as the service was, the …

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A Happy Visitor in Puerto Nuevo

I’m from New England, land of snowdrifts and icy roads.  Because I’m retired and my husband works only part-time, we’ve made the judicious decision to go somewhere, anywhere where it’s warmer and easier to navigate for part of every winter.  A guy I’ve known for years suggested Baja California, Mexico, as he’s lived in La Mision for eight years now …

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A Good Walk Spoiled

… the title of one of my favorite books.  Actually, it’s A Good Walk Spoiled, Days and Nights on the PGA Tour by John Feinstein, whose works include the two best-selling non-fiction sports books of all time.  Feinstein’s books take his readers into places they would not normally be allowed to go, and not just in golf.  A Season on …

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