aburruss
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Fishing and relaxing with the family
We took a trip to BCS for a week to go fishing and relax with the family. Small little fishing area on the Sea of Cortez. Took my family out fishing
with Grandpa (13, 11, 4, and 3 year olds). LOTS of fish biting. We caught 6 yellowtail (3 of them over 30 lbs), a couple of bonita, and a couple of
over non-keeper other fish that we released. We actually hooked up on about 7 or 8 more yellowtail, but being in the rocks, or too light of line, we
lost them! It was SO cool to see the kiddos work and get the fish in. Our 11 and 13 year old girls are HOOKED (pun intended), and can't wait to go
back out.
Road conditions:
Crossed at Mexicali West. All the way down MEX-5 to MEX-1 was great. A few landslide rocks on MEX-5 south of Cocos... but nothing to worry about.
Once on MEX-1, great travels. South of Punta Prieta, towards Nuevo Rosarito had some potholes, but nothing terrible.
Road toward El Arco is great. High speed. Past El Arco is fine. Nothing to worry about. One LONG sandy wash that 4WD is probably recommended for...
but we cruised. Aired down and happy.
Return Trip: Stayed at Chenowth Legacy Lodge in Percebu. Great room, decent food. Super secure. Had breakfast at Jenny's just north. Great
hospitality from John and Jenny. Good Hueveos Rancheros (ask for the non-gringo salsa), and plenty of options for the kiddos (eggs, pancakes, etc).
Border crossing: Coming back north, we went to Mexicali East - Since there is a Ready Lane there (my youngest is waiting for 6+ months on his SENTRI
application). Don't try to come in from the East. They make you drive a mile or so towards the west, make a U-turn, and come back in towards the
east. Even with that, Ready Lane was just under an hour on a Friday at noon.
Jolene reeling one in.
Jolene's catch!
Aaron & Tim cleaning fish
Dragging her catch up the dock
Another catch
Jolene and Julianna with their catch
Jolene helping drive the boat
My catch
Julianna working for hers
Julianna with her fish
Grandpa's fish
Jolene with her catch
Jolene with her catch
fossils in the rocks
[Edited on 6-4-2023 by aburruss]
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AKgringo
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Putting food on the table is your job! Making those kids go out and catch their own fish is child abuse, and I am sure that they
will remember that you did this for the rest of their lives!
I wish I was one of your kids.
If you are not living on the edge, you are taking up too much space!
"Could do better if he tried!" Report card comments from most of my grade school teachers. Sadly, still true!
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BigOly
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Awesome post. Like the old days!!!
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advrider
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Good report and pictures. Thanks for posting.
[Edited on 6-4-2023 by advrider]
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BornFisher
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What a great report! My wheels are spinning and there is a bee in my sombrero!!
"When you catch a fish, you open the door of happiness."
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surfhat
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Memories for a future lifetime of loving all that Baja can offer. Way to go Dad and Mom.
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JZ
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Living your best life.
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elgatoloco
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MAGA
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Don Jorge
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Thank you
for sharing your families Baja experience with us.
Wonderful to see others carrying on an old Baja
tradition of sharing, teaching the young ones to appreciate the natural wonderment of Baja, family style.
Again, thank you for taking the time to share your Baja stoke with us!
�And it never failed that during the dry years the people forgot about the rich years, and during the wet years they lost all memory of the dry
years. It was always that way.�― John Steinbeck
"All models are wrong, but some are useful." George E.P. Box
"Nature bats last." Doug "Hayduke" Peac-ck
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Cliffy
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I guess I missed where you were fishing-
You chose your position in life today by what YOU did yesterday
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BajaBlanca
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The smiles on the girls' faces tella it all! Great report, indeed.
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David K
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Excellent photos and how lucky those kids were!
Cliffy, based on his travel directions, Puerto San Francisquito (aka 'Beto's')... Let me dig up my 2017 photo of the dock there to see if it matches:
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Cliffy
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THX!!!
You chose your position in life today by what YOU did yesterday
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