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The Baja Western Onion - Sunday, September 06, 2006

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(Cross-posted from The Baja Pony Express...)

Congo and Isabel have been working tirelessly since the minute the storm subsided, doing reconnaissance missions and making sure first all people were safe - they are, Mexicans and Americans alike, then assessing damage. The good news! Apparently Telmex, CFE (Comision Nacional de Electricidad) & CNA (Comision Nacional de Agua - like our FEMA) had brought more than 600 people from the mainland and their La Paz offices to position in advance of the storm, which they thought was scheduled to hit Cabo San Lucas.

When the storm didn't hit the Southern tip, they were all redirected to the East Cape region. Congo describes them descending throughout the entire East Cape area like bees to a hive. He says they expect to have the entire town restored - electricity, water, phone - in 'days', not 'weeks'. Also, CNA brought 2 Water Purification trucks to town, with the ability to provide the community up to 300 5-gallon water containers each day. Further, CNA began pumping the lagoon today.

Lots of landscaping rubbish and clean up to do throughout the East Cape. Isabel says even though the locals are shell-shocked, they have all begun to attend the daunting task of cleaning up. She's not sure there's enough room at the landfill for what will be coming its way.

All for now, best to our friends and neighbors,

Theresa and the East Cape RV Resort combertheresa ( - a t - ) hotmail.com

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Send Photos to: filetnrelease ( - a t - ) hughes.net To VIEW Photos go to: http://www.parkmodelexpress.com/baja/Hurricane%20John To view previous issues of the Baja Pony Express, go to: http://www.gmail.com User Word: bajaponyexpress Password: ponyexpress

------------------------ Here is a link with current on-site Hurricane John reports from Baja Insider:

http://www.bajainsider.com/weather/hurricanes/2006/john-reports.htm

Thanks for the updates, good luck to all, Wayne.

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To Jeanne of the Todos Santos Telephone Book - If we do not have a telephone currently can we submit with an e-mail address? 2jrupp ( - a t - ) msn.com - Judy

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Need couple for occasional house-sitting and to take care of family pets. Home located on the beach in Pescadero, 10 minutes south of Todos Santos. Please reply to: cigar00 ( - a t - ) hotmail.com - Sylvia and Ron

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Dated 9-5-06 9pm pdt

We just spent our first day driving up the Baja and it was pretty tough. The road is just gone in many places. Some of the detours made me glad we are driving a 4 wheel drive SUV. Some of them were as much as a half mile off-road through rocks, mud and bushes. ron ( - a t - ) magicofthemoon.com

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Does anyone know if the Baja highway is drivable from the U.S. border to Cabo? Are any trucks getting through? Where are the rough spots? Is gas available all along the route or do you need to bring extra? Please send updates to the Baja Western Onion. alan ( - a t - ) bajawesternOnion.com - Alan

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For Debbie at Hotel California

Our love extends out to you and your family! John was a great contribution to Todos Santos and our lives. His life on earth will be missed by many!

Much love, Maureen and Romo

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We never got to know John but are fully aware of his many contributions to the cultural and architectural life of the place we love, Todos Santos. I can only imagine the void his death has created in the lives of his employees and his loved ones. - Bill & Roberta

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As you know by now, Mulege has been completely devastated by hurricane John. Many people there are without food or shelter and there is a serious threat of the speed of disease. Debra and I are heading North tomorrow in our 4WD pickup and will be in Mulege by Friday morning if the roads permit.

If anyone has any donations of:

- Canned food
- Mosquito netting
- Insect repellent

for the residents of Mulege, please drop them off at Maya Roca today until 4:30 PM or tomorrow between 9 AM and 12 AM and we will take them with us on behalf of the townspeople of Todos Santos.

Also, please check other sites at www.bajainsider.com, www.bajanomad.com, http://www.baja.net/fud/index.php and Baja Pony Express for more information on how you can help out.

Thanks,

Alan

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From The Baja Nomad Forum, www.bajanomad.com:

Lori ( - a t - ) Cabo Magic and I have started a relief project. We're calling it Dos Angeles Hurricane John Relief Project. When we came up with the idea the need was in the East Cape area but it looks like the relief is needed throughout Baja. We're only set up for monetary donations thus far with contacts in the East Cape and La Paz for purchasing and distribution of supplies bought at local places like Costco, Soriana, etc. and distributing through the churches. You can donate through Wells Fargo, account # 6196-963505 or send to Wells Fargo Bank, 6110 W. Cheyenne Blvd, Las Vegas, Nevada 89108, Attn: GINA REYES or ANNE MARIE. Credit Card donations can be handled through http://www.cabomagic.com/paymentpage.aspx and make it ATTN: Hurricane Relief.

Once we know if Highway 1 is passable from the US, and the Mexican Government is agreeable, we can then start caravans of supplies but at this point, since we just don't know the status of Highway 1, or if the government will be open to the efforts, this seems to be the best course of action that we can do. Please pass this info on to all your friends and family as the news sources in the states are not covering this tragic story at all. I've been trying to get the news stations here in Vegas and elsewhere in the states to cover the story but have had no luck at all. If anyone can get me video footage of the devastation that could help a lot in the relief effort.
Much love,
Linda Evans

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