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It's the truth most of the time...;-)

Life is full of common sense rules to live by...

Red sky in the morning...sailors take warning...red sky at night...sailor's delight...etc...

In the Baja, it helps to have a heapin' helping of common sense...and, luck...

Just south of here is a place that was originally named Bahia de los Muertos (Bay of the Dead)...some gringos moved in and renamed it to Bahia de los Suenos ( Bay of the Lucky)...sometimes the line gets pretty fine between the two...

We met a Canadian guy at dinner last night who had a story to tell...
Brian was there "celebrating" the one year anniversary of a terrible kiteboarding accident that occurred here last year...without going into all of the gory details (of which there were many), he ended up losing his right leg above the knee...seems that there is always interplay between luck and death...it's called the dance of life...




















GALLERIA

Labels: Baja paddlesurf, Baja SUP, La Ventana Standup Paddle

LAST REMINDER::
COME and JOIN THE FUN AT THE 5th ANNUAL EVENT (INCLUDING 11 MILE SUP RACE) TO SUPPORT SCHOOLS IN LA VENTANA, BAJA MEXICO***$3,000 USD CASH PURSE THIS YEAR...January 21-24...

We're donating a Blair 10'1" inflatable SUP and Werner carbon SUP paddle...

We know lots of elite SUP racers headed out to the Cold Stroke SUP Classic and the $7500 purse on Saturday...and, then heading down to Perth, Western Australia for The Doctor SUP Race January 16-17...part of a developing professional circuit with real money...

Might as well keep the momentum going and chase a few more dollars and international recognition...SUP racing on SUP race boards made in the USA for coffee mugs MADE IN CHINA is soooo last year, dood...;-)

A few more pics from La Ventana Baja, Mexico...and area blessed with world class fishing, windsurfing, and kiteboarding...world class surfing nearby...



WD surfing a short board quadfin at a little known spot with a couple of amigos...





Deb bumpin' and jumpin' in 4.7m2 La Ventana windsurf conditions...



Deb chargin' in the Baja...





The vista coming over the hill from La Paz...Bahia de los Sueno...used to be Bahia de los Muertos...



Pescadore pangas on the beach at El Sargento...



A couple of cacti in our garden...

Labels: La Ventana Standup Paddle, La Ventana SUP race, Mexico SUP, Paddle Royale

We received a few snapshots from one of our Canadian clients doing the snowbird thang down in the Baja this Winter, on the Sea of Cortez...one of the beauty spots on this planet...



















This area is also now known as a hot spot for fishing, windsurfing, and kiteboarding...





It's gotten orders of magnitude more popular, and civilized, since we started visiting several decades ago...











Now, there are gringo mansions, electrical powerlines, internet, nice restaurants and resorts...paved roads with sidewalks and streetlights in town...

The sunrises and sunsets are still just as nice...





The taco stands off the beaten track are still as good, too...;-)







Carlos, Senor Pescado...the owner of "Mr. Fish", representing...

Labels: Baja SUP race, La Ventana Standup Paddle