4096–042920 – Welcome to the Baja Pony Express

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29, 2020 – #4096

CALENDAR –

Tomorrow, 4/30 is Children’s Day in Mexico

MAY 2020


01 Fr	Labor Day – Mexico-BANKS ARE CLOSED
07 Thu	DATE CHANGE!! East Cape Guild General Meeting on ZOOM kaplotkin@aol.com
07 Thu	Cancelled!! Recycle Baja’s Resort at East Cape, 9-11
07 Thu	Full Flower Moon
10 Sun	Mother’s Day in Mexico, Canada and USA

DISCUSSIONS – ANSWERS – ANNOUNCEMENTS

a. Cafe Maria will be close for a few days, we’ll be back on Monday May 4th with more specials! – pris.cafemaria@gmail.com

b. Update to previous Post: Due to changes in Covid-19 Regulations Hotels are not due to open in Loreto and others traveling North until June 1st. I am still looking for someone to accompany me-share drive to San Diego now leaving on or about June 1st. Please email me @ cindygfnp@gmail.com

c. Translation of the Phase 3 restrictions here in Baja. I do have a copy of the original in Spanish if you would like to see it. Just send me an email. Cheryl

d. 4/28: Today walking the beach, a husky joined us with no collar. Male not neutered. Nice dog. Heard he was later wandering the streets in town and dodging cars. Does anyone know him or lost their dog?He is young and in good shape. Approachable and good with other dogs ie ours. – trishchalmers@me.com

e. Announcing “911 Organic” Delicious local vegetables delivered weekly right to your doorstep. 2 sizes of boxes, the weekly cost per box is:
-heaping box (600 cocos)
-medium size box (400 cocos), limited supply, call Fany to reserve now! +1.206.403.8923
We are supporting local farmers and the Los Barriles food bank. – 911organic@gmail.com

f. Road Report: From Greg and Patty P.: Departed LB Friday 4/24 in our stately, older motorhome the Starfish Enterprise. 1st night boondocked near the marina in Puerto Escondido, Sat. night in the parking lot at Halfway Hotel Guerrero Negro (70 degrees), Sunday at Victor’s RV in San Felipe. Plenty of gas, very light traffic, no problems at any of the checkpoints. Used cash at all the gas stations and just let attendants keep the change. Very grateful and no money or credit card touching. Mex 1 in good shape and Mex 5 in perfect condition. Crossed the border in 10 minutes on Monday. 98 degrees but good to be headed up Hwy 395 to Lake Tahoe. Our best to all. – pinepal@sbcglobal.net

g. the fish guy will be coming in on thursday april 30, after 7 am at the modelorama
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h. We phoned the Port Captain in La Paz and he told us that non Mexicans (Gringos) are not allowed to go fishing on their boats unless they have a permit which they must issue even if you are a permanent resident as I was told that 2 persons per boat was allowed not the case if people would like to phone him his number is 612 140725 Hope this is helpful Cheers Jimmy Smith

i. **Los Barriles Food Bank Update (April 28)**

The LB Food Bank is now in full swing and has developed its own daily rhythm thanks to the great organisation of Joe, Jeane, Michelle, Bill, Luis and many many others.

-Fundraising: We are still around the $120,000 – we can’t be exact because some is actual and some is pledged. Our current estimate has these funds bringing us into the middle of September. A good time to take stock and see what is happening and what else, if anything, we will need to do. I’m sure you can all agree that this is a phenomenal amount and shows that, when the going gets tough, the Los Barriles ‘community team’ pulls together.

-Food Donations: Please please continue to buy an item and donate another at La Pitahaya (Veggie Girls) or Joe’s Deli if you can. This is vital to keeping our stocks going and provides variety.

-‘Thank you’ Roll Call: Our latest thank you roll call to both volunteers and donors can be seen on our new website https://lbfoodbank.com/ With anonymous donors, we are over 500 now! As usual, if your name doesn’t appear (volunteer or donor) please let us know emma.nicholson@kwmexico.mx.

-Rations: We have added chicken to the rations because fish was proving to be sporadic. It is frozen and is transported in coolers. Chris Moyers, despite closing Smokey’s, is organising the processing and frozen storage of the chicken. Big hand to Chris and his team for their help!

-Delivery Fleet: Quad Girl ATVs have very kindly let us use their team of drivers and their vehicles for as long as we need them. This speeds up deliveries and cuts delivery times by up to two hours! Thank you to Mary and her team for this enormous generosity.

-Costs & Suppliers: Joe is working hard to keep the costs down but it is a fluid situation with the prices of beans and other staples fluctuating due to supply and peso/dollar rate. Our target is still $200 pesos per ration portion so we hope to be able to hover around this figure.

-Volunteers: It’s phenomenal how many people are pitching in to help; from lending coolers and quads to translating copy and filling ration boxes, this is a HUGE community effort. Thank you everyone.

-La Ribera and surrounding region: our friends over in La Ribera have formed the La Ribera Food Bank. They also have a Facebook page and you can keep up with their progress. https://www.facebook.com/LRFoodbank We are separate entities because we are in different counties. However, if you are interested in donating to the La Ribera Food Bank, please visit https://lariberafoodbank.weebly.com/donate.html?fbclid=IwAR2ImZl8SeBh3CpcRKiJBmzeT2hi_bffyzGZ-Tln_E4v4wn-p14ExZocdMY They are doing a great job finding their feet at the moment and we are liaising closely with them to ensure that we’re not doubling up and we’re all as effective as we can be.

-Finally, we can’t forget the doggies at this time because they also need food. Thanks to the delivery system, the Los Barriles Food Bank delivered 102kg of dog food that was kindly donated and organized by a group of people including Cortez Rescue, Doug and Terri Foster and others. It’s important that we keep the dogs fed so that the families don’t abandon them. If you would like to donate, please go to the Cortez Rescue website: https://cortezrescue.org/

Thanks everyone – Jeane, Joe, Emma, Ian, Luis

QUESTIONS

a. looking for information on costs and locations for storing a vehicle in the area april-december. private area storage also acceptable if a relible host. – tes1@hcc.net

b. 3 older ladies want to drive home to Canada. Seasoned Baja drivers. Need to help relocate a car, truck, or RV back to Canada. nancypopham@outlook.com

c. Anyone know if Banorte in San Jose is open? Jeatte@msn.com

d. We are looking for a US Notary for a document if by chance one is still down here. Please call 624 141-0422 or crazyconron@aol.com

WANTED – Repeats in one week

a. Wanted: Small aluminum boat with motor and baja wheels. – kcncolby@aol.com

b. Wanted: mtb shimano deore xt disc brake pads-brm 965/966/mo6-2005 vintage-i can email photos-charlieogletree@gmail.com – charlieogletree@gmail.com

c. Wanted: Hardtail mtn bike Thanks Dean – sanosrf@gmail.com

d. Wanted: 52 inch for hi def with tri pod borato – annabeckz1@yahoo.com

e. Wanted: a good used mountain bike. bimmin@gmail.com

f. Desperately looking to buy an HP black #63 ink cartridge. phyllis@phyllisnewton.com.

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. Use Craig’s list and include link.

a. 2020 PJ U7 14 utility trailer. like new. 77 inch x 14 ft deck. deck stained gray. new spare with cover. this is the best trailer for hauling your crew side by side. heavy duty 3500 lb axle. rear ramp gate. 1800 scallops – – cslysdal@gmail.com

b. Gmc Sierra great condition not a Baja beater
https://bajasur.craigslist.org/cto/d/2001-gmc-sierra/7114645628.html

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