Mini-trip report Part 1

Okay, I back home and restored to my normal life. Been home about 3 days and first day back to work yesterday. Man was I tired when I got done.
Picked-up my Bonita in Playas De Tj last Wens. afternoon.
Toll road to Ensenada and first stop the L. A. CETTO wine store just north of Ensenada on the highway.
Excellent selection and about $7 a bottle.
One more little stop at Mercado Naranja just south of the airfield for cervaza and snacks for the room. A couple more blocks and make the right turn to Estero Beach Resort.
Never had been there. Not much else in the area except the typical Ensenada barrio type developement. A couple of artsy pottery places where to road tees at the beach.
Through a guard gate and onto the grounds.
1st impression. Very nice grounds. Courteous check-in people and on to the room.
Waterfront room on the very far right of the resort. I ruined for any other room there now. Awesome. This from a guy that lived oceanfront in Newport Beach for 10 years.
My Bonita was very impressed and we were both very happy.
Nice big room very clean. Little frig for the wine and beer.
Over to the restuarant and dinner on the outdoor patio. Sushi very well prepared. A bit expensive by oh well I'm on vacation...
More to come.

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Originally posted by fishbuck My Bonita was very impressed and we were both very happy. Nice big room very clean. Little frig for the wine and beer. More to come.

Oh, can't wait for "more to come"....

Bob H

trip to Campo Lorenzo??

Glad you got "a little frig" for that wine and beer...

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Originally posted by Oso Glad you got "a little frig" for that wine and beer...

Part III

The Jetski!

We were rested and refreshed from our beach walk so I ask mi Bonita if she wanted to go jetskiing.We had already talked about it a little.
As she was getting ready I noticed she was curling her hair. I mentioned that I didn't think it was necessary and that she might get a little wet anyway. She waved me off and continued her work.
She looked very beautiful as we walked down the waterfront sidewalk to the jetski beach. It was $60/hour or $35/half hour. She prefered the half so I paid the man and we put on life jackets. Our machine was warmed up and ready and with no instruction they turned it over to us and we began yet another part of our adventure.
I had ridden a waverunner years before and this one was a similar configuration. In essense a small boat.
I gave it some gas and we were away. I immediately noticed it had a very unstable motion kind of like riding a bicycle or motorcycle too slow. It would role to one side and I would lean to the other and it would role hard to that side. We went through about 10 of these gyrations and splash! Both in the water.
I promptly pulled myself up onto the jetski but my girl just didn't have the strength. I tried pulling her on by her life jacket but she didn't like it. So after 30 seconds or so of jetskiing she had enough and I dragged her in the water the 50 feet or so we had made it from the beach.
So much for all that hair curling!
After a couple of minutes of "I love you's" and "I'm sorries" I manage to convince her to give it one more try.
By then the jetski man had finished laughing and was ready to offer some basic instruction.
"Now when you give it the gas give it full throttle!" he said.
"Are you sure about that?" I said
"Yes. All the way. Don't try to go slow or it will tip over again"
"Ya, I got that tip over part down already. Okay full throttle I guess."
I told the girl to hold on tight and gave it... half throttle. I just couldn't bring myself to give all it had. It started it's gyrations again but I had it sort of under control this time. But I could tell how it was going to end so I pulled full throttle and it jumped up on plane and became somewhat stable.
Hey this is great. We were screaming across the water toward a sail boat tied up in the bahia and was my turning target. About a mile or so from the resort. It was a bit choppy and the ride bumpy but I was loving it. I think the girl was scared and starting to doubt my value as a mate.
No time to think of that. It was time to teach myself how to turn the thing around without dumping Jovanka back in the water again. A definate relationship killer.
Okay try turning at full throttle. Whoa, it won't turn! Okay try half. Whoa there's that tippy feeling again. More gas, quick. Hey we're turning. Okay, headed back to the resort, full throttle.
I managed a bunch of figure 8's and 360's and got pretty darn good on the thing.
But there was the little matter of putting it back on the beach safely. I wasn't sure but I didn't think that could be done at full throttle.
I got about 100 meters out and aimed for the beach which has 2 rock jetties on either side. I kept the speed up for a while but had to slow some. On no... gyrations. 1st I'm heading for the left jetty and then the right. When it passed through and I saw beach I gunned it full throttle. I managed to hit sand instead of rock and steadied the boat while Jovanka climbed off.
I was laughing with glee but Jovanka looked scared, wet and peeed off a little. All she could get out was "shower".
I put my arm around her and escorted her back to the room.
I let her take a shower first.
I think next time maybe we'll just take out that 2 place kayak





[Edited on 9-5-2008 by fishbuck]

Well done Fishdunk! Yes, full tilt is the only way not to tilt. Did you check the bilge for water?

Good details on your report(s)!

Bob Frambes operates a jet ski school

at the world famous Playa Frambes beach resort on concepcion Bay en baha sur.
his instructor Susan can teach you how to drive one.
you can rent it for a reasonable fee that includes a night stay with beer thrown in.

i will be there this fall to show in person how badly i need these lessons!!

That is one adventurous gal you got there!

Hang on tight Jovanka!