On December 10th, my parents were able to fly down to La Paz for a week visit with us. We had a great time exploring the East Cape coastline, touring La Paz and relaxing on the beaches. It was a real treat to have family visit so close to Christmas and to show them our second "home" in Mexico. Just as they were beginning to work on their tans and enjoy life under palm trees and white sand beaches, they had to return home to Yakima, Washington where they were treated to temperatures hovering around -5 degrees F.
We rented a car and drove across the peninsula to Bahia de los Muertos for lunch on the beach. Sitting under a palapa roof drinking cold beers and margaritas, life was pretty good! Afterward, we headed north to Bahia la Ventana where we were entertained by dozens of kiteboarders and windsurfers. It was an amazing display of organized chaos as kites and boards zigzagged across the water - I half expected to see a growing ball of snagged kite strings and windsurfers rolling across the bay, but everyone was in perfect harmony with each other.
On our last full day, we took Om Shanti up to our favorite beach at Bahia Balandra for an adventure of swimming and beach combing. The day was beautiful and warm, which was a treat to jump into the ever cooling water (the water temperature has dropped over 10 degree F in the last month and a half).
My mom was even lucky enough to catch two beautiful sierras on the way up and back. One fish unfortunately threw the lure once at the boat, but the second fish was made into a very tasty ceviche. Back at the dock, we enjoyed a lovely sunset while sipping wine in the cockpit - once again, life is very good!
2 comments:
Hey, You guys are looking good. Sounds like you are having a good time. Are you going to make it up this way at all? Hope so. Feliz Navidad.
Heather, we're friends of your folks. You might say I am horsey and Rich is more Harley. He and Pete talk Harleys and your mom and I talk horses. Anyway, we sail in the San Juans and watched for your book at the boat show since your folks had talked about it. Wow - gorgeous pictures and wonderful navigation info. You did a beautiful job. I even borrowed it to share with a friend who charters in La Paz and they already had it! It is a small world. I loved your blog pictures and read all. What an interesting life you have chosen . . how's the pet crab?
Deb
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