son's first fish

so it was time to take my son and Copilot Deep Sea fishing. Although they have been in Baja many times never fishing. So up early and park at CBX lot and cross the corridor into Tijuana for our flight on Volaris.

as we are landing in Loreto, the pilot grabs a gear and pushes the throttle and touches and goes...what the hell? Find out later a swarm of birds decided to take off as we were landing. We arrive safe and at the Loreto airport and grab a cab. Son had to wear a black sweat shirt..don't ask me why..??

we get to the Oasis in about 15 minutes and are greeted by the highly trained and professional staff in the lobby.

it had rained the night before and it looked like a maybe another storm...so we rushed to the liquor store and bought booze, chips and Choco Rolles to wait out and survive the storm..got inside and watched the Sea from our room. I was telling my son how the Oasis had been built in 1962 and was one of the original hotels in Loreto. If the walls could talk.

view from our room.

You can't just leave us hanging like that.

weather clears enough to hit the pool...wife and son get in the water...

I explain how I need to go to the Visitors Center to check in..

my son has his fingers crossed for fishing tomorrow...we have talked to the Panguero and there is a chance the weather may delay our fishing for a day..we will check back with him later.

we speak with Ana, the owner of The Oasis, and she tells us about the Clam bake and BBQ for dinner..sounds good. Almost like the Serenidad tradition..

has we are waiting, I have to show the team more traditions...so we hit the bar of course..and wait for dinner..

the fishing is on for morning...this is what we came here for..

what to take the time here to thank Bill Erhart and other Nomads for the suggestions for Francisco Davis on the "Pajaro". Good Man and was excited to know it was my son's first time. We bought Licenses, wrist bands and burritos right there at the Marina and head out with Francisco to Monkey Face Rock on Coronado island.

before you know it, son's first Salt Water Fish..

Francisco is the man..and the fishing is on..

we caught Dorado, Pargo, Yellow Tail, Bass, Roosters, Needle Fish and had a great time..

Then we noticed a Dark Cloud coming over the Sierra...I know the storms come quickly as I have been caught in them before, Francisco says we better go..we had enough fish so we turned towards the Marina and hit the throttle. He radioed other boats to let them know it was time to go...the race was on. We all got wet from the swells but what a great experience for my family...

my son wanted to hang the fish and take a photo "like the old days"

makes me feel good and hopefully my son can continue the fishing in Baja like so many others have before him..

we give some fish to Francisco, Oasis freezes some for us to take home...and we take a few fillets to the kitchen and the staff cooks them up for dinner.

Next day we have breakfast just down the street from the hotel..

after breakfast we walk around town see some beautiful buildings, and just really enjoy the downtown.

we spend some money and then go to the Mission and see the decorations for the "Nuestra Senora de Loreto" celebration. Listened to some singing and appreciate the tradition and small town feel.

celebration

mission

we find a store that can help you party all night and recover in the morning..or anything else..

We go back to the room and my son is tired of walking so.....I take my wife out for Happy hour at Augies..(Monday is Gringo Taco Night) and we have fun with the town gossip and great atmosphere. Then over to Mezza Luna for a cold beer and a pizza to go for my son.

Next morning up and get ready for cab to airport. We had alot of fun, and there still is some old baja feelings and magic down there..makes me feel good.

Thanks everyone for your help and keep the Nomad stories coming. They help plan everyone's next adventures.

Great report of a good time. I especially like the Pacifico for breakfast!

Thanks much ... brings back a lot of good memories