Visitors from Moab

It was fun to have a couple VW vans parked at our house for a few days last week. George and Teresa brought Lily the dog in their tan van, and Jesse and Kristi arrived in their blue Westy along with a new dog, Frida. It's pretty cold in Moab right now, so they came to the right place for a long holiday vacation. They drove down the mainland of Mexico, then took the ferry from Los Mochis over to La Paz. After being confined to their vehicles while crossing over the Sea of Cortez they were excited to hit the beach on a nice sunny afternoon. Everyone brought their "old school" hardtail mountain bikes with them so we had a great time exploring the singletrack and roads all over the East Cape. They took off yesterday for a quick loop around the Pacific side and through the Cabos and will be back here next week before heading up the Peninsula and back to Utah.

We have had an amazing stretch of wind since the beginning of the year. I sailed 13 of the last 14 days, and I am almost ready for a day off. We finally had the El Norte winds that we all know and love, rather than just a few days of thermals and calm days in between. I have been trying to complete the Carving 360, and I am sooo close! The water is still warm, but the nights are getting a little chilly. No complaints, though, as it is warmer than normal.

I took care of Mateo and Jackie's place while they went on a ski trip up to Tahoe. Everyone came over for dinner, and every night was "movie night" on the new bigscreen tv in Mateo's new office/playroom. The hot tub also came in very handy.

Feliz Ano Nuevo

Happy New Year!!! Hope everyone is healthy and happy this Winter.

As always, we had an exciting celebration on New Year's Eve. We had our weekly bonfire on the beach in front of Playa del Sol, and everyone stuck around until midnight. Then everyone in town went to Palmas de Cortez to listen to the local band that plays there every year. The party went on until 3 or 4 in the morning.

This was definitely the busiest holiday season we have ever had. We may not have as many people visit this season, on the whole, but we were booked solid for a couple weeks through the New Year. Buck and Rahel, along with Jesse and Alexa, returned for their first visit in a couple years. Luckily it was windy and everyone got to sail. Even with all the folks at the resort the water never gets too crowded. At the most you will find about 40 people spread out over the bay at one time.

Rick Lowrey took Thea, Todd, and me for a flight over the Sierra de la Laguna this week. We surveyed a few new mountain bike trail possibilities in the hills behind Los Barriles, then flew over the lagoon and past the Picacho de la Laguna, a 7000' peak in the middle of the peninsula. It was a calm morning, perfect for flying. That afternoon I drove down to Canon de la Zorra with Todd and Neil. This is the canyon just north of Agua Caliente, and it displays one huge waterfall rolling off the most beautiful granite washes. There are a couple ledges that offer some very safe cliff jumping opportunities.