Tuesday, April 19, 2016

*Baja~ Connecting with "Lady Luck" & the Locals

Feb. 17, 2016
I have been waking up & getting out of the van exceptionally early these days, which to me is about 6 a.m. I am loving the time to myself, Jamie is still sleeping and the dogs don't want to get out of the warm covers that early so it's just me, the water and the Sunrise...it's awesome. I have always felt that I was meant to live on the water, either by house or by boat. Growing up in Florida, I lived close to the ocean and was there every chance I got, also being a surfer, swimmer & water polo player I was always in some sort of water. It's my happy place!



The early morning provides some grounding and centering time for me and my mind which I've needed for some time now and it's just so peaceful out here, I wish I could bottle this up and have it with me forever. At this time of the morning I will either do Yin Yoga, read or write and I'm always taking in my surroundings; the birds flying in the air or diving for fish in the water, the waves or (today) small ripples coming into shore, the peacefulness of no motors on the sand or in the water, the crabs scurrying across the sand trying not to be eaten by the hunting birds, the butterflies suckling the ice plant leaves....it really just doesn't get any better than this on these early mornings.


It's a little strange, I call it Divine, others would say it's ironic or coincidence...whatever you believe, but lately I've been talking to the Universe a lot more than usual and asking for some kind of change. It's a long story. I know this life, all life, is always ever-changing but right now I need a big change, something so totally new and different. As soon as I even start to think this, on this certain morning I was walking down the beach by myself, talking to myself, in less than 20 minutes I saw 6 Butterflies, 4 of them different than the one before. I know from past experiences and research that seeing Butterflies are a reminder that there is always change in the world and seeing them in 'flocks', many at one time or many different ones in a (small) moment in time means that a big change is upon you. I'm always one for looking at signs...especially when I was just talking to the Universe about it! 


Once everyone was up and the bed was made and put up, I was sitting in the van with my legs propped up, just chillin'. I was thinking of what was going on this morning; mind, body, spirit-wise and something caught my eye. What I saw was so small I was surprised that it even caught my eye. I looked at it from my viewpoint, then looked at it outside of the van...it was a Peach Ladybug on the weatherstripping of my door jam. Obviously, Ladybugs are a sign of luck but they are also a sign of change, a sure sign of bringing blessings of abundance, and a symbol of taking action of your dreams.

Even looks like a little heart on it's right wing!!

I take signs seriously and was pretty stoked that I had not only seen one small sign, say one Butterfly or something of the sort, but I had seen 6 Butterflies (most of them different) and now this Ladybug that wasn't even the color of Red and Black, like I'm used to seeing! I know something big and maybe even scary is on the way but when you ask for change, change is what you're going to get!
 
Moving on....

Every morning around 6:45 I see a man coming to the only trash can on the beach, he spends about 25 minutes here and then leaves. It seems he either works for the condos or lives there and picks up trash on his way to the trash can, then takes whatever trash is in the can and takes it with him back to the condos (I'm guessing). 95% of the time he is on foot, but sometimes I see him on an ATV, that makes me think he may work there. 


I did however meet the guard that tends the gate at the soft, sandy road we came in on. A day or so ago, I was sitting outside doing one thing or another and a man rode down the soft sandy road on an ATV, drove over to the van, (he was dressed in a security guard type uniform), so in my thought process I was thinking he might ask us to leave. The man approached the van with a big smile on his face, he asked me if I spoke Spanish, I told him very little. We had a conversation in broken English and broken Spanish, laughing with each other that some words we just couldn't grasp. The man is the security guard at the gate for the condos, his name is Luis and is such a nice guy. Our conversation ended up going like this: After seeing how little or how much Spanish I spoke and providing names, he asked if we were camping here... I said that we were and waited for him to say something. He said he was the security guard for the barrios (neighborhood/condos) down the road and he had no problem with us camping here for as long as we wanted, for, to him, we were more eyes-on & security of the beach and the people in the condos, as well as anything else that seemed suspicious. I thanked him and he took my hand in his, put his other hand over the top of my hand, looked at me and said, "Now, we are friends." I said, "Si, si Amigo!" I can't help but just love it here. Everyone we meet is just like this and see us as help more than a problem...can't beat that!
Now, every day I see Luis on his ATV about 3 times a day, we wave and smile, it's pretty much like being neighbors...it's kind of cool!


I have yet to ask him what this trap type thing is by the trash can. I thought maybe for crabs but it's just so random and odd...if anyone wants to leave a comment on what you think or know it is PLEASE leave a comment...I'm dying to know what it is! 



PEACE

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8 comments:

  1. W O W, I love your talk about changes, about signs you see from the Universe in response to your requisition of said changes, you are right ' the Universe is caring and loving and is always working on our behalf; the universe is aware & responsive to us ALL, it is that VERY FEW of US are aware of this phenomenon....

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    1. Thank you for reading. Changes are upon us every day, it is up to us to see them and do something about it!

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  2. You're a brave soul, asking for change. Good luck with that!
    I've no idea what the trap is for, it looked small in the photos.

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    1. Thanks for reading vwrobb!
      The trap is the size of a Styrofoam cooler, just a few days after I took these pictures, the Styrofoam was gone but the wire "netting" was still there...still a mystery to me!

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    1. Could be! But it was on the sand very far from the water...? It still bothers me! haha

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  4. So happy to have stumbled upon you watching YouTube videos I also have a Ford van rigged for camping. I left Wisconsin last July 2015 for New Mexico,Santa Fe. I'm looking toward N.W. Arizona for my next phase. I have been a N.O.M.A.D. since the early 80's along with Friends. I am Nomadic Mick and my motto leaving Wisconsin has been Baja or bust so glad to see your family living it. I look forward to following you and keeping you updated on my progress. I broke my back 3 years ago so things take a bit longer these days

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  5. So happy to have stumbled upon you watching YouTube videos I also have a Ford van rigged for camping. I left Wisconsin last July 2015 for New Mexico,Santa Fe. I'm looking toward N.W. Arizona for my next phase. I have been a N.O.M.A.D. since the early 80's along with Friends. I am Nomadic Mick and my motto leaving Wisconsin has been Baja or bust so glad to see your family living it. I look forward to following you and keeping you updated on my progress. I broke my back 3 years ago so things take a bit longer these days

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