Playa San Jorge?
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Roberto
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The entrance to Playa San Jorge is a bit further past the entrance to Estero La Pinta. In fact if you drive down the beach at Estero La Pinta it's an easy 4 wheel drive to playa San Jorge. Have not been by there in awhile but there was a gate and a home at the gate on the Caborca highway. A family was living in there and would come out to open the gate. The road was OK all the way to the sea. You will pass a very large group of buildings on the right. That used to house the family that operated a boat tour business. Others can contribute to the stories about them but they all had a particular tatoo in a particular place and all the women were belly dancers !! They left town unders murky circumstances and are rumored to be living in Hawaii !!
The beach is rather flat there and connects to La Pinta to the north and the big clam flats at Almejas to the south. South is a lot of estuary country. Along the sea there are homes on the beach and back. This area was and maybe still is an Ejido. Rumor has it that the homes were all built on land acquired via illegal 'green lesases'. If that is true, they cannot be sold. I spoke with a gent a few years back who said he had a 5 bedroom beachfront he wanted to sell in San Jorge. To prove he owned it he said "I have a piece of paper somewhere" and that's a quote !! Was a rumor not too long ago about conflict between the Ejidio people and the 'owners' of those homes. Rumor was that the new generation of Ejido owners were taking the land back and there was a lot of vandalism. These are or were rumors so if someone can correct them, sign on!!
Other than the history of San Jorge, La Pinta has more to offer. Nicer beaches, easy access and lots of interesting history. Visit the site of Bernard Gillespie's gold stamping mill on the beach, drive the old narrow gauge railroad bed up into the sierras to visit the gold mine, stop at the site of Gillespies well and Orange orchard on the way, tour Gillespie's abandoned hacienda on the beach, fish, dig clams and walk the beach. Find the book "Gillespie's Gold" for the fabulous history of La Pinta. It's really a 'must read' book for those interested in this area.
The beach is rather flat there and connects to La Pinta to the north and the big clam flats at Almejas to the south. South is a lot of estuary country. Along the sea there are homes on the beach and back. This area was and maybe still is an Ejido. Rumor has it that the homes were all built on land acquired via illegal 'green lesases'. If that is true, they cannot be sold. I spoke with a gent a few years back who said he had a 5 bedroom beachfront he wanted to sell in San Jorge. To prove he owned it he said "I have a piece of paper somewhere" and that's a quote !! Was a rumor not too long ago about conflict between the Ejidio people and the 'owners' of those homes. Rumor was that the new generation of Ejido owners were taking the land back and there was a lot of vandalism. These are or were rumors so if someone can correct them, sign on!!
Other than the history of San Jorge, La Pinta has more to offer. Nicer beaches, easy access and lots of interesting history. Visit the site of Bernard Gillespie's gold stamping mill on the beach, drive the old narrow gauge railroad bed up into the sierras to visit the gold mine, stop at the site of Gillespies well and Orange orchard on the way, tour Gillespie's abandoned hacienda on the beach, fish, dig clams and walk the beach. Find the book "Gillespie's Gold" for the fabulous history of La Pinta. It's really a 'must read' book for those interested in this area.
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mondone
Whitecaps
Yes it was. I'm not sure they left under "murky" circumstances. I took their Bird Island trip out of their compound out that way several years ago. It was my understanding in talking with the crew that day that they did gypsy moves every 10 years or so. Came from Alaska, stayed in RP several years, then moved on to Hawaii.
jerry
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http://www.fuegodegitana.com/ like the Manson Family without the knives...sort of amazing
http://www.lobodelmar.com/About-Us.html
http://www.lobodelmar.com/About-Us.html
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Landshark
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Their stay in Hawaii was for only about 5 years. They are back in the Puget Sound area now. I wish I would have met them sooner than I did because they were already leaving for Hawaii when we crossed paths. The stories were unbelievable! The mom, now grandmother wrote a book of poetry about their experiences called "The Family That Went Down To The Sea. " Their website is lobodelmar.com.
jerry
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Wonder if they were travelers ( Irish gypsies)
Landshark
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Last name of Buntin. Sounds Irish to me.
Kenny
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I ran into them when I, as usual, was looking for a spot to get away from the yahoo's in town and maybe a new fishing spot. I had been down that road years before but it was just quick in and out. I'm thinking it was about 10 years ago when Janice and I took the turn into the entrance to Playa San Jorge that day and after a short distance we ran into a boat trailered and ready to launch with a man and a very good looking lady standing next to it. They ran up to us acting like we were old friends with waves and smiles. After a short conversation it was obvious they thought we were the people who had chartered the boat. We then drove on in to check out the place, still not knowing who lived in those ram shackled house's. We also wondered why in the heck they were there and not at safe harbor or the public launch site. I found out through some inquires about the family and heard the stories that follow them. I think their part of Mitt Romney's Mexican family, gone good...http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2012/08/mitt-romneys-mexican-roots/
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BootNHat
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Roberto
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I think you hit the nail on the head with that one. Reference to Celtic music, Irish dancing, bagpipes, and in the excerpt of the mothers poem a reference to gypsies.
Roberto
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Thanks for those links. Some real interesting stuff there, photos and video. Part of the history of Penasco that's for sure.
I think one of their catamarans is parked out on the highway to Sonyta. You can see it from the highway along with more vehicles etc.
As to the murky coment. Street talk at the time had to do with a Hacienda (Mex. IRS) investigation.
I think one of their catamarans is parked out on the highway to Sonyta. You can see it from the highway along with more vehicles etc.
As to the murky coment. Street talk at the time had to do with a Hacienda (Mex. IRS) investigation.
Luna
Sea Shell Goddess
Are you "sure" about the 4WD - do not want to get stuck in the sand in Mexico.
Then again, do not want to get stuck in the US either - LOL!
Just call Roberto - he'll pull you out of the sand. He's a pro.
jerry
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http://www.expeditionexchange.com/pullpal/. I want one!