San Felipe Here We Come.....via Mexicali

John and Rachel Pack

On the road again. We've pulled up anchor today, or in this case lifted the levels and we are back on the road. And like most of our trips, we always start by going the wrong way. So, today we are heading north to Mexicali and with any luck we'll be pointed south by no later than Wednesday. We are so looking forward to getting home to San Felipe.

We have lots of fun planned and want to start working on our halloween party.

Last year Rachel and I discussed taking a couple years off from Baja. We even have the most awesome team to run the club while we were away (we'd of course, just be an internet click away). But this summer while relaxing and enjoying Pacific Baja; Punta Banda, Rosarito and Ensenada we had the time to sit and think and formulate a new plan. Our new plan includes traveling each summer, or in the case of music, we plan to tour every summer, then come back home to San Felipe to a season of huge parties, tours and adventures around Baja with our club members. We now have almost 700 members in just San Felipe, and think that is 700 reasons to come home each winter for fun. Afterall, it is a beautiful place to spend winter.

Our first event of the season is our HAUNTED CIRCUS HALLOWEEN PARTY at Margarita House on Halloween. We are going to make this a new annual party. That way we can make it bigger and wilder each year. Hope to see you there, we are learning some new scary songs (even scarier than our originals) and Oscar Quiñones Nogueira, who has been our drummer on the Pacific side all summer is coming to San Felipe to perform with us. It's going to be a fun party, lots of games, food, costume contests, circus acts and more. 

In any case, we're both excited to get home and see many of you again.

We've Recorded an Album - Aqui En El Siete

Rachel and I spent the summer in Punta Banda, north west of Ensenada, across the bay. It was very slow, very relaxing, and time enough for us to record an album with many local musicians.

Aqui En Siete is a very special place in Baja. This is the title track on the debut album by Wild Pack, entitled "Aqui En El Siete", which translate to "Here at 7".

All tracks were recorded in a palapa at Campo #7 in La Bufadora, Punta Banda, Baja California, México. Each track features different musicians living in the area. Performing on this track is John Pack on guitars and vocals, Rachel Pack on bass and vocals, Oscar Quiñones Nogueira on drums, Noema Ferreyra Cruz on keyboards.

  https://soundcloud.com/wildpackband/aqui-en-el-siete-by-wild-pack

Aqui en el Siete - Thank you

Rachel and I make it a point of living life to the fullest, we try and make every moment an adventure. However, this summer was more about fun than adventure and I must say it has been absolutely incredible and we have got to know the Pacific Baja better than ever before. We've been very knowledgeable about the area, but that is not knowing the area, not until you get to know the people.

This summer we got to know some really wonderful people, and got reacquainted with many others. We need to thank George at the Lighthouse Restaurant in La Mision, thanks for the great times at your place. You know how to party. We need to thank Joanie and Tina, and Kim, Chris, Court, Pris, and John at Mama Bear's Pizza, Jan and Alex at La Bufadora, Judy at La Marina, Jeanne at Paradise Cove. Thank you all so much for giving us the opportunity to perform in your business for your customers. You introduced us to lots of wonderful people.

AQUI EN LA SIETE CD

We are really excited, tomorrow - Sept. 2, 2015 we will start recording our first CD entitled "AQUI EN LA SIETE" (Here at Seven), which is also the title of one of the songs on the CD. Our current drummer Oscar Quiñones will be recording with us. We are planning for the CD to have 11-12 songs. We'll see how it goes, we will be recording every day this week. All originals and one blues/jazz song from 1923 called Saint James Infirmary.

"Crossroads" Guitar by Strung Junk

Our friend Steve Kinney, the guitar maker from Strung Junk drove all the way to Punta Banda on Friday to watch us perform at La Marina and was cool enough to bring his original "Crossroads" guitar, with the Highway 61 and 49 signs on either side. Very cool sounding guitar with a single, single coil vintage Harmony pickup. Played it an entire set and really enjoyed the feel. Thanks amigo. Looking forward to your building my guitar - MORE PHOTOS - wink emoticon