Baja info - mordida attempt #20 - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

taggermike · 08-10-2007, 06:47 PM

I got stopped going in to Gonzaga bay years ago with a gringo buddy who speaks fluent spanish and this guy's brother-in-law. I can follow along all right in espanol. Any way this Mexican Marine Sargent, armed to the teeth and speaking 0 english, starts to give my buddy the usually questions. Got drugs? caring guns? where are you going? where are you from? what's in the back of the truck? Were surrounded by a whole squad of marines with not one smile in the bunch when the Sargent gets to the question, what are your names? I'm tense but fairly cool as things are going smoothly. My buddy, in the same casual tone he's been using all along says, "mi llamo Copper, mi amigo Miguel, y mi cunado Dick Love". Of coarse his bro-in-law isn't named Dick Love. All the tention I had been storing up clashed with the totally hilarious, completely unexpected, and shockingly f'n stupid response my buddy made. The result was I let out sort of an exploding laugh, cough, bark, sob sort of sound and then bit down on my knuckles about as hard as I could to keep from either laughing or punching my buddy. I got a funny look from the Sarg. and off we went. Most check point tales aren't so funny or so stupid but I wanted to share. Of coarse my buddys's bro-in-law was Dick Love or Vierga amor for the rest of the trip. Mike

lambadmin · 08-10-2007, 07:25 PM

lol

good one.

Dan · 08-10-2007, 07:28 PM

My one and only pull over experience happened just north of ensenada....$180 for going 5 miles over the speed limit.....F'N SWEET!

aguachico · 08-10-2007, 08:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Dan

My one and only pull over experience happened just north of ensenada....$180 for going 5 miles over the speed limit.....F'N SWEET!

that's $180 pesos? otherwise you were screwed. Next time just ask for the ticket. When they say we go to judge, say ok. There's no judgfe for speeding tickets or any traffic violations. Just accidents, dui, weapons and other serious crimes.

Dan · 08-10-2007, 09:19 PM

yeah I got bent over...i was 19 and escared hundreds of miles from home.

Iceman · 08-11-2007, 03:24 PM

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escared hundreds of miles from home

Having a group of weapon totin farm boys, find a crusty old shotgun shell in your truck and saying "We got you now" that is escared......I got off so easy, lil debbie and some Coca Cola

Siebler · 08-11-2007, 10:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Iceman

Having a group of weapon totin farm boys, find a crusty old shotgun shell in your truck and saying "We got you now" that is escared......I got off so easy, lil debbie and some Coca Cola

That is why I am affriad to drive down there. I know theres lost forever (until they search) ammunition in my truck.

Billy V · 08-12-2007, 08:58 AM

The Mexican Cops sure make it difficult to keep up good relations.

About 6 months ago my 69 year old neighbor and his wife were struck in their Van by a Mexican woman driver that ran a red light.

When the Cops show up they took my neighbor off to jail for a few day.
Add lawyers, insurance agents, extortionist police, and lying witnesses.....

It finally resolved just recently with my neighbors Mexican Insurance paying out $28 Thousand Dollars to the woman who ran the red light causing the accident.

Its not worth the potential headache to me.

08-10-2007, 06:47 PM	#1
taggermike Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Chula Vista Posts: 1,589	I got stopped going in to Gonzaga bay years ago with a gringo buddy who speaks fluent spanish and this guy's brother-in-law. I can follow along all right in espanol. Any way this Mexican Marine Sargent, armed to the teeth and speaking 0 english, starts to give my buddy the usually questions. Got drugs? caring guns? where are you going? where are you from? what's in the back of the truck? Were surrounded by a whole squad of marines with not one smile in the bunch when the Sargent gets to the question, what are your names? I'm tense but fairly cool as things are going smoothly. My buddy, in the same casual tone he's been using all along says, "mi llamo Copper, mi amigo Miguel, y mi cunado Dick Love". Of coarse his bro-in-law isn't named Dick Love. All the tention I had been storing up clashed with the totally hilarious, completely unexpected, and shockingly f'n stupid response my buddy made. The result was I let out sort of an exploding laugh, cough, bark, sob sort of sound and then bit down on my knuckles about as hard as I could to keep from either laughing or punching my buddy. I got a funny look from the Sarg. and off we went. Most check point tales aren't so funny or so stupid but I wanted to share. Of coarse my buddys's bro-in-law was Dick Love or Vierga amor for the rest of the trip. Mike

08-10-2007, 07:25 PM	#2
lambadmin Spam Sanitation Dept Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 1,376	lol good one.

08-10-2007, 07:28 PM	#3
Dan Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,053	My one and only pull over experience happened just north of ensenada....$180 for going 5 miles over the speed limit.....F'N SWEET!

08-10-2007, 09:19 PM	#5
Dan Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,053	yeah I got bent over...i was 19 and escared hundreds of miles from home.

08-12-2007, 08:58 AM	#8
Billy V Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bay Ho Posts: 1,382	The Mexican Cops sure make it difficult to keep up good relations. About 6 months ago my 69 year old neighbor and his wife were struck in their Van by a Mexican woman driver that ran a red light. When the Cops show up they took my neighbor off to jail for a few day. Add lawyers, insurance agents, extortionist police, and lying witnesses..... It finally resolved just recently with my neighbors Mexican Insurance paying out $28 Thousand Dollars to the woman who ran the red light causing the accident. Its not worth the potential headache to me.