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Well this
adventure started innocently as I was walking past the Yuerba Buena Gardens
during the Philippine weekend celebration the summer of 2000 and I happened to see a I talked to some friends, Sheila and her husband
Carlo and Serena, about going on the weekend trip. All wanted to go but finally
only Sheila and I went as Carlo was studying his computer
books and Serena is taking some courses at Berkley to further her global economics
expertise.
We left early Saturday morning,
October 31st, 2000, Carlos and Sheila picked me up around six AM and off to the
Oakland Airport. We got to San Diego around
9:30 and found out the bus was late and would get there around 10:45. I saw a
woman with some strange Chinese shoes and wondered if she was going to El Dorado
Ranch. Her husband came over and I asked at the same time she asked if we were
going to San Felipe.
We laughed and then Sheila came along and I went to introduce her to them and
Sheila said, "Frank, is that you!" Excuse me! Well Sheila had worked with Frank
several years ago at Wells Fargo! She even knew what Frank's wife looked like
as he has shown Sheila a picture of Remy. So we had a good laugh and when the
bus came, we four sat in the front going down and coming back, had a good time
both ways!
The bus trip was tiring, five hours with four stops for border
checks. I had never driven east of San Diego and could not believe how much
rock there was there. If you like rock gardens
this would be heaven! They played movies, along with tons of drinks and food.
Everyone was friendly, half were Philippine, I laughed and said I was a minority!
They said we would all be speaking Spanish so it wouldn't matter!
booth about
buying land in Baja. A woman started to talk to me, her name is Mina Schultz,
and she gave me a brochure and invited me to a buffet dinner and presentation
the next week in the City and I thought why not? The presentation was interesting
and then they said they had a free weekend trip to view the property and location
in Baja on the Sea of Cortez.
Check out the following link to view the statistics for Baja California!
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We finally arrived around four in the afternoon at the El Dorado
Ranch, a long day already! We immediately saw the sandy beach and wanted to test out the water!
So off Sheila and I went to walk down to the beach to
relax, very nice sand and water, very warm, around 80 degrees. Sheila got carried away from the beautiful scenery!
I decided to relax as there are covered hammocks all over
the beach! Checked out the pool where we had margaritas before eating. Sheila
checked out the Jacuzzi for future reference!
Sandy Beach
Sheila and Chuck
Sheila Carried Away
Chuck Relaxing!
The Pool
Jacuzzi
Then our barbeque of beef and chicken and salad! Sheila and I and Remy ate while Remy's husband
Frank, was making the deal of the century for a lot!
Barbeque
Sheila, Chuck and Remy
It was getting late, almost seven o'clock so off to town for a tour
of San Felipe! We saw the new Weston, very nice, beautiful dining room and a
new deep water harbor for yachts. Some wanted to go dancing at the Rockedile
(Crocadile) but Sheila and I were so tired we went to bed around ten. We were
told there was a cover charge and things didn't pick up until after midnight.
Well we will have to do that next time we go down!
Mountains Around San Felipe
A Drink on the Beach
The next morning we had a big breakfast and the beginning or our home and lot tour by our salesman,
Richard.
Every house has a roof top terrace, a must, and great views of the mountains
and Sea of Cortez. Cheapest lot was 82 by 100 feet and $17,000.00. If cash, $15,000.00.
Very nice homes that were
Then back to the sales office where I had to check out the latest
mode of travel, dune buggies, now wouldn't I look good in that?
Roof Top Terrace
How Big is that Lot for Sale Sheila Asked!
Court Yards
Another Court Yard View
Built in Barbecue
Kitchen Counters
Fire Places
Dune Buggies
Well it is getting late as you can see by the sunset so Sheila and I got on the bus to go back to San Diego and catch a flight back to San Francisco!
Late Evening
Sheila and Chuck after a Great Few Days in San Felipe!
We got back to San Diego an hour early so Sheila and I ran to
the Southwest counter, people were all over! I was wearing my thongs (slippers
is the name used by Asians as Sheila's husband informed me), red shorts and tank top. I never
travel like that! We wanted to get our boarding passes for the 8:55 flight and
the woman said they wouldn't give them as they were trying to get the 8:00 o'clock
flight out. But she put us on standby and said to stand by the desk.
So guess what, we heard, Chuck Buntjer, party of two! Well we
left Remy and Frank standing there. We got to Oakland by 9:30 instead of almost
eleven, so nice. Sheila had called her husband with her cell phone so he was there. He
said they had just announced that all the flight were going to be late, the
8:55 would come in at midnight so we really lucked out! Wonder if Frank and
Remy are still standing there!
Sheila and I missed her husband and Serena not being with us but
probably will go down next time. We had a wonderful time even if we were pooped
after the weekend. Just the plane flight and no
other expenses. I think we spent
about $20 over the weekend, not bad for all we did!
PS: I did
buy a lot there - one mile from the Sea of Cortez!
Sunday we got up and had another tour of the town. This is a view
of the mountains around the area and a great view of the beach from the hotel looking downtown.
build for as little as $45,000, two bedrooms, two
bathrooms, a large kitchen and a living room, and beautiful court yards, plus another view of the court yard. A built in barbecue outlined in dark blue tiles. All the
floors are in Mexican pavers, the kitchen counters are covered in beige tile and
have accent tile around the splash board and sink areas. Some had gas a gas
fire places but they are more for looks than
anything else but still nice. Especially gas is so clean and no mess! Views
from all the windows, mountains and the Sea of Cortez, so beautiful and blue.
San Francisco California
Created on:
2000.10.31
Updated on:
2020.11.10