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Hi, my name is Terry and my husband and our 2 dogs- a big black lab and a tiny rescue puppy we just got, are on our way in a week or two to check out where we want to live, some tiny town south of Ensenada, maybe Maneadero...

We have been living in Puerto Penasco for almost a year, and before that 6 months down in Guerrero south of Acapulco in a tiny fishing village named Playa Ventura. We have a house on the beach down there we're trying to sell- made the mistake of jumping in and buying right off instead of renting while we tried to figure out where we fit...Before all this we lived in northern Calif, right above San Francisco.

So we are coming from first tropics, then desert, and I am done with both. So I hope to glean some info here on this forum, anybody love any little towns below Ensenada (it's just too big)

Thanx!

Originally Posted by Terrigreen

Hi, my name is Terry and my husband and our 2 dogs- a big black lab and a tiny rescue puppy we just got, are on our way in a week or two to check out where we want to live, some tiny town south of Ensenada, maybe Maneadero...

We have been living in Puerto Penasco for almost a year, and before that 6 months down in Guerrero south of Acapulco in a tiny fishing village named Playa Ventura. We have a house on the beach down there we're trying to sell- made the mistake of jumping in and buying right off instead of renting while we tried to figure out where we fit...Before all this we lived in northern Calif, right above San Francisco.

So we are coming from first tropics, then desert, and I am done with both. So I hope to glean some info here on this forum, anybody love any little towns below Ensenada (it's just too big)

Thanx!

Hi Terry. to TalkBaja.

You have exactly the right mindset and approach. Plenty of folks here will help you fine tune your decision to live in Baja "norte". You've already discovered (albeit the hard way) that renting is a smart first step to relocation. Good luck!

Welcome to the forum!

Hola!

Check out the Punta Banda/La Bufadora area south of Ensenada

If you really want to be off the beaten path, check out La Bocana. It's oceanfront via an unpaved road, about 40 miles south of Ensenada. Read the book "God and Mr. Gomez" by Jack Smith, former columnist for the Los Angeles Times.

Originally Posted by larry

If you really want to be off the beaten path, check out La Bocana. It's oceanfront via an unpaved road, about 40 miles south of Ensenada. Read the book "God and Mr. Gomez" by Jack Smith, former columnist for the Los Angeles Times.

Nice place....for a camping trip, in my opinion. Twenty miles of dirt road, each way, would soon get old for me, but to each his/her own.

I think that's on our first list along with Maneadero..

ok I meant to reply to the post about Bufadora and Punta Banda...is on our list. The dirt road sounds nice, but I've done alot of that in Mexico so far...thank you all for your suggestions!

Originally Posted by Terrigreen

ok I meant to reply to the post about Bufadora and Punta Banda...is on our list. The dirt road sounds nice, but I've done alot of that in Mexico so far...thank you all for your suggestions!

Terri..........don't know what you are looking for in a place/location, or what your needs/wants are, but you might want to subscribe to the Punta Banda Community Newsletter........if you can seperate the wheat from the chaff, there is some good information to be had about the area, events and rentals/sales

puntabandanewsletter-subscribe@yahoogroups.com

Originally Posted by Terrigreen

I think that's on our first list along with Maneadero..

You mean, your list of places to avoid? Certainly Maneadero isn't being considered as a destination for relocation?????

Originally Posted by DENNIS

You mean, your list of places to avoid? Certainly Maneadero isn't being considered as a destination for relocation?????

Uh, yeah. That is what I thought, but was too PC to mention it. It's ok to go shopping or to have your car washed, but not a place I would live.

Originally Posted by Teniente

Uh, yeah. That is what I thought, but was too PC to mention it. It's ok to go shopping or to have your car washed, but not a place I would live.

I know some very nice people that live there, They all have 10 ft. high walls around their house.

Originally Posted by Teniente

Terri..........don't know what you are looking for in a place/location, or what your needs/wants are, but you might want to subscribe to the Punta Banda Community Newsletter........if you can seperate the wheat from the chaff, there is some good information to be had about the area, events and rentals/sales

puntabandanewsletter-subscribe@yahoogroups.com

I signed up but it seems like a funny way to have a newsletter. I am receiving individual emails personally instead of being able to access a newsletter with topics to choose from such as Talk Baja?

Originally Posted by larry

I signed up but it seems like a funny way to have a newsletter. I am receiving individual emails personally instead of being able to access a newsletter with topics to choose from such as Talk Baja?

Welcome to the wonderful world of Yahoo Groups! La Paz has one, too, and the format drives me crazy, but I want (some of) the info, so … maybe Teniente can tell you whether there's a digest version so that you get just one huge email per day instead of a bunch of little ones. It's awkward if people don't trim their posts, though.

Originally Posted by kate

Welcome to the wonderful world of Yahoo Groups! La Paz has one, too, and the format drives me crazy, but I want (some of) the info, so … maybe Teniente can tell you whether there's a digest version so that you get just one huge email per day instead of a bunch of little ones. It's awkward if people don't trim their posts, though.

Yup, there is a "digest" version, but I don't know how to get there.

You might want to go to the home page, click on conversations, then on the right side of that page, hit "New Topic"....and ask how to get a digest.

Since Yahoo changed things, it's a real mess

Originally Posted by J.P.

I know some very nice people that live there, They all have 10 ft. high walls around their house.

But....NICE walls....huh.


Maneadero is a service town.

Originally Posted by Teniente

Yup, there is a "digest" version, but I don't know how to get there.

You might want to go to the home page, click on conversations, then on the right side of that page, hit "New Topic"....and ask how to get a digest.

Since Yahoo changed things, it's a real mess

Thanks, I only signed up on your recommendation.

Originally Posted by larry

Thanks, I only signed up on your recommendation.

I appreciate that Larry. now you will get all the news all the time.!!!

Hi Terry,

This is Lynne and glad to see you made your way to the boards. I also joined the PB newsletter. Yes, emails but you can just go to the group and view instead or change your settings.

Hope to chat with you soon about your visit, Lynne