Barn Door

[rossman]

Originally Posted by janines.fishtales@cox.net

So hey Rossman. Are you like retired or something? I am like so jealous of you and Makobob. I am close to retiring but not quite there yet. I listen to you guys and live vicariously! I am far removed from Baja, but in my younger days, I fished "tony's camp" estero bay with my exhusband. So many fond memories of Baja. I would love to get reaquainted, but still have that fear of the "cartel days". Pardon my paranoia but my line of work... makes me that way. How does a sceptic get back into Baja and lose that fear? It is easy for a bunch of dudes to go down there, but what about us mermaides? Any suggestions? I am always looking for a new adventure.

Janine

Yes Janine I am retired. Have been for about 3 years now. After spending a couple 10 day stints in Bahia Asuncion kayak fishing I started giving some thought to moving to southern Baja. After my trip here last Thanksgiving a few things sort of fell into place and ended up moving here in late February.
I think there is a lot of misinformation about the safety of traveling in Mexico. I would be disingenuous to say that there should be no concerns but I see them as border region, and mainland Mexico problems. Once I get souther Ensenada or San Felipe I feel very secure, and even within the border region, if you don't do drugs, buy drugs, sell drugs, or transport drugs, the odds of you having any issues are very slim. Not unlike the US IMO. The people of Baja are extremely friendly and helpful. When I drive through my little village here, I almost need 3 hands. Two for the steering wheel and one to wave to people that I have come on contact with; and I've only been here a month. If you have any issues along the road, you can be sure that not one car will pass without asking if you need help, and they will stick with you until the problem is resolved.
As far as a gringa traveling in Baja, I would not recommend doing it alone for the first couple trips. Tag along with Bob's Mob on a couple of their trips until you start to feel comfortable. Or find a couple like minded gringas that might want to join you in an adventure. There are ways to really rough it down here but there are many inexpensive hotels or B&Bs pretty much everywhere. And like I have told everyone that would listen, my welcome mat is always out. As a matter of fact, there are actually 12 welcome mats on the property. Come on down and class up the joint.
Feel free to PM me if you have any further questions.