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Check out this Historic Baja Video

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A Must See Baja Video!

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Incredible Humpback Whale Video

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Found this video of a group called the Great Whale Consevancy as one of their founders comes across a young Humpback Whale caught in a gill net in the Sea of Cortez. It's so incredible scenes of their rescue and compassion. Also, at the end the whale breaches more than 40 times. Just incredible. http://www.wimp.com/humpbackwhale/

Quirky Short Video Clips on Baja Norte

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Found this website with a new twist and view of the Baja California most people don't see. Not tourism promotional videos, but it's full of the real Baja and some humor. The multiple clips on the site seem to highlight the area between Rosarito and Ensenada.

Sea of Cortez Tragedy - Sinking of Sportfishing Boat

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I am so saddened by the sinking of the sportfishing boat "Erik" our of San Felipe with 43 people aboard including US fisherman and a Mexican crew. Most survived by swimmming to shore or being rescued by local pangueros or even a US father/son our fishing, but 7 are still missing. The families have set up a Facebook page and a blog to keep updated and also let you know how to help. They are accepting donations to to send down people to keep the search going when the Mexican and US stop. Click on the links and see if you can help. http://www.facebook.com/pages/Find-our-Fathers/237248496303346 http://findourfathers.blogspot.com/

Ed Bedford's Review on TJ's El Museo Restaurant

Check out this review from Ed Bedford of the San Diego Reader. Along with Chef Rick Bayless' recent comments about the great food in Tijuana, this is some good positive information on the city. I'll be trying it out next time across the border. Review: El Museo Restaurant Two wooden, life-size vaqueros glare out at you from behind their giant cigars. They may be the last evidence that this used to be a curio store, here at the bottom of Avenida Revolución in Tijuana. Now it’s a…what? Museum? Eatery? Yes and yes. It’s called El Museo; it’s a few months old. It’s 3:00 in the afternoon — Mexican lunchtime — and Agustín, the guy standing outside trying to lure customers in, mentions that they have a three-course lunch special with free lemonade for 65 pesos. That’s about six bucks. Sounds good, and I’m open to persuasion. My stomach feels like an empty parking lot. I could sit outside at tables beside the avenue. They also have a streetside bar where you can haul up a stool and dow

Baja Penisula walk completed!

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Adventurer Mike Youngshusband, his donkey (Don Kay) and his dog (Solo) have finished their six month walk from Tecate to Cabo San Lucas. Congrats to Mike! Check out this video from Gringo Gazette TV down in Cabo.

Baja Penisula Trek almost complete

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Mike Younghusband, his donkey appropriately named Don-Kay, and a stry dog named Solo are almost at the end of their 1,000+ mile hike from Tecate on the U.S. border to Cabo San Lucas. Below you can read a recent article on the trek and you can also follow the last six months of adventure on the BajaNomad forum. The photo is courtesy of Baja author and adventurer Graham Mackintosh . Baja adventurer and burro near end of journey By Ed Zieralski Friday, March 4, 2011 El Cajon’s Mike Younghusband is nearing the end of his incredible walk of the Baja Peninsula with his burro named Don-Kay. Younghusband, 61 and a former El Cajon police officer, has walked over 1,000 miles and has less than 50 miles remaining to reach Cabo San Lucas, his final destination. He left Hernan Ibanez Bracamontes’ Rancho Ojai in Tecate on Oct. 1 with Don-Kay, a 4-year-old burro he purchased from Bracamontes, and his two pet dogs, Rusty and Max. But the road proved to be too dangerous for his pets and he sent them ho

Great Baja Bound Insurance Commerical

We love BajaBound insurance and they have come up with a great commericial; "Fletch goes to Mexico". http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0EwDRtW1Ypc