Baja UPDATE

OliverG · Post by **OliverG** » Sat Dec 24, 2005 9:41 am

Andy,

Bravo, sounds like you guys had a wonderful trip. Thanks for the descriptive write-up!

Now I'm just going back and forth between Baja and SE Florida coast - Jupiter, Cocoa Beach, etc... Never been to Florida and round-trip flights are about 200 on American Airlines...

jjm · Post by **jjm** » Sat Dec 24, 2005 10:13 am

charlie wrote:you poke n that at me....
big guy?...

dave i was lookn forword to rain kiteing alameda,any time SOON.
...now iam getting a passport!

I just checked, a passport is still not required to travel to Mexico. You should be able to get by with a certified copy (with the stamp thing) of your birth certificate. (Looks like the US intends to change this as of 2008)

A passport is a good thing to have, but if you are traveling any time soon, you're probably going to have the process expedited. Get on it.

http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/cis/cis_970.html

andyandmarlys · Post by **andyandmarlys** » Sat Dec 24, 2005 10:14 am

Charlie, when are you going? and for how long? Be sure to check travelocity for the car... we met some people down there that paid 3x as much for essentially the same car

charlie · Post by **charlie** » Sat Dec 24, 2005 10:35 am

andy iam open
i think i can get 3 weeks off,but i may not spend them all there.
and if i can get a ses or two rain kite n in , i just might get by the winter .
i like the idea of the car.

josh i dont know how you come up with stuffs so fast.

jjm · Post by **jjm** » Sat Dec 24, 2005 11:03 am

charlie: google

;)

charlie · Post by **charlie** » Sat Dec 24, 2005 11:27 am

you ah...know how to spell.

fearlu · Post by **fearlu** » Sat Dec 24, 2005 12:01 pm

Ditto on the Travelocity car suggestion. I paid $138 a week for a new Sentra which handles beautifully at 80 kph on the San Antonio Road! The suspension is now fully broken (in) and rally-style drifting is an essential skill for Mexico. Think of it as "snow training".

Hope to see you guys in Alameda very soon for some rain kiting. Is it really that good on low tides or just better than nothin'? Maybe I'm missing something.

And no, Sir Charles, I was not calling you out specifically you crazy bastard. Regarding passports: I got in and out of Mexico with a notarized birth certificate and a valid CA driver's license. After all, I was a "golfer"? Wear your LaCoste shirt and you're in! Har-de-har-har!

OG: What are you thinking? FL frontal-wind with strangers versus BCS thermal-wind with friends? Dinner time in LaV means walking into any given restaurant and sitting down with a half-dozen homeboys(girls). Plus, no fried foods to clog the arteries!

jjm · Post by **jjm** » Sat Dec 24, 2005 12:16 pm

charlie wrote:you ah...know how to spell.

speaking of which, well done!

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OliverG · Post by **OliverG** » Sat Dec 24, 2005 2:03 pm

fearlu wrote: Wear your LaCoste shirt and you're in! Har-de-har-har!

OG: What are you thinking? FL frontal-wind with strangers versus BCS thermal-wind with friends? Dinner time in LaV means walking into any given restaurant and sitting down with a half-dozen homeboys(girls). Plus, no fried foods to clog the arteries!

BigD: Yes, you may have something there! I'm still just playing around, no plans yet, it's just entertaining to think of the possibilities. I could go to Maui, SPI, FL, Baja, but seems most things, including this thread and stories, keep pointing me back to Baja.

Hopefully, there will be room for me there and I also hope to get the same car that you have broken (in). Har-de-har-har! :rolleyes:

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sat Dec 24, 2005 7:04 pm

OK..sorry for pimiping the kites...bad form and all. Hey, one thing constructive for folks coming down here. Bring some booties. Yeah, I know that it is nicer without them, and I do not wear them in the bay, but I whacked my ankle on a rock today.....no bueno.....

Ollie, I second Dave, that you would rather be here....The only prob I have is trying to keep the bod intact with daily kiting after a two month layoff. Yesterday was the worst day of the trip, and I had bit over a 1/2 hour on the 12 before dealing with a crissy type shut down. Today, back to six hours of 12 kiting. Try that on your winter muscles for 6 days in a row. Pain vs. pleasure..... Of course, I do not recover like my kids Alex and Brian, but whatever....no complaining, as it is a good problem. I could not ask more than what this place has delivered as far as a kiting spot - except waves....Talk to Byro and Chad about Brazil....well, there is always next year. Merry X mas from La Ventana!

bob =D>

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