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Marc
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| Quote: | Originally posted by AmoPescar
Have encountered the winds most everywhere in Baja and at most anytime of the year, though winter is more constant!
If you purchase a house or build one, the answer is to build outdoor living spaces on all sides. Or...maybe build some sort of protective wall to
shield you from the prevailing winds, so that you still enjoy the outdoors on a sunny but windy day.
Miguelamo  
 
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Spanish hacienda style with a central courtyard.
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Skipjack Joe
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Nice, Jorge. I've always favored your stories about the natural world.
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BajaBlanca
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I've never lived in Asuncion ...so I probably should have kept quiet BUT, what I meant was that at least you get a choice there of hot or cold + wind.
Really, the wind is a very good thing and it is only certain months that are really, really windy (jan to july) . Here in Bocana - during our windy
season - it picks up at noon or 1 and then stops at 5 p.m.
August was exceptionally hot and windless this year.
Woody and Bia say it was really windy last night in the tent on Bocanita, but we never heard it.
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Skipjack Joe
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The wind as a furious presence is a great simile, osprey. Followed by that so welcome and gentle calmness.
It came across real well. Like 2 forces with good winning at the end. I better stop now.
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Cypress
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Many times I've prayed for a breeze. Keeps the no-see-'ums away and if sure feels good on a hot day. On the other hand I've cursed the wind.
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AmoPescar
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Marc
| Quote: | Originally posted by AmoPescar
Have encountered the winds most everywhere in Baja and at most anytime of the year, though winter is more constant!
If you purchase a house or build one, the answer is to build outdoor living spaces on all sides. Or...maybe build some sort of protective wall to
shield you from the prevailing winds, so that you still enjoy the outdoors on a sunny but windy day.
Miguelamo
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YES...that's a GOOD IDEA! ...kind of what I had in mind. But sometimes, a 6' wall or good fence can serve the same purpose. Keeps you out of the
wind...yet still able to soak up the warm sun!
Miguelamo 
Nomad Amigos...Here\'s hoping you all have safe Baja travels, amazing sunrises, sunny days, comforting breezes, beautiful sunsets, tasty tacos,
cold cervezas and frosty margaritas!!
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Pompano
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Listen up.
Baja = wind. Live with it.
I do what the voices in my tackle box tell me.
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El Vergel
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Winding down....lol!
35 KMs south of San Felipe in 30 years here's what I've had:
Howling big blow winds for days (too bad we flew the 206 down because we were stranded!), a hurricane or two, and a few chubasco's. In August I pray
for ANY wind to withstand the stiffling heat. In December I jump behind a neighbors wall as a windbreak and absorb the beautiful Mexican sun. Then
there's the windsurfing (or kite surfing, my latest passion) where the killer winds are all the fun. And in the boat...well, that's another story,
especially when tides are the rage. In some way shape or form, I just don't see the Baja without wind! Great post and question.
Best to all!
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Gypsy Jan
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Mood: Depends on which way the wind is blowing
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Just to Add a Few Thoughts
In the Rosarito area, going from north to south:
The Descanso development is sheltered behind a low mountain; you have ocean views. A friend who owns a home the says the wind is never troublesome,
even when sitting outside on the not walled open common space (patio, pool, lawn, playground).
The Descanso Valley is very protected.
In the Ensenada area, going from north to south:
The La Mision Valley is very protected.
The Guadalupe Valley, Baja's version of Napa Valley, is very protected.
All of these are more or less within 200 miles of the U.S./Mexico border, far enough north and on the Pacific side of the peninsula, so that
"no'seeums" are not a problem.
“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow mindedness.”
—Mark Twain
\"La vida es dura, el corazon es puro, y cantamos hasta la madrugada.” (Life is hard, the heart is pure and we sing until dawn.)
—Kirsty MacColl, Mambo de la Luna
\"Alea iacta est.\"
—Julius Caesar
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kimberlymichael8
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Thanks for all the great advise, I agree totally that light wind is great and will keep the "no seeums" at bay.
We plan an exploratory trip soon.
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805gregg
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Let's see how your spanish is La Ventana. Go with short term until you see if it suits you.
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durrelllrobert
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Don't know of anything in BC without wind but here's a great home built in a cave in Bisbee, AZ piced at only $1.5 million with no wind: www.thecavehouse.com
[Edited on 11-3-2011 by durrelllrobert]
Bob Durrell
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