Friday afternoon we left La Paz after school and drove to Los Barriles, about 80 miles to the southeast. We spent a week here last year and really enjoyed it. This year our friends Jim and Phebe are renting a house here October through mid-January, and we will take over renting this same house in mid-January and February. Phebe is currently in Massachusetts on some family business, so Jim is “bach-ing it”.
We spent Friday night sitting on the roof-top deck watching the sunset and sharing our respective experiences since arriving in Mexico. Saturday morning we rose early and drove north along the beach about 9 miles to Punta Pescadaro where we fished from the beach for an hour so. Jim caught and released five fish using a casting rod and flies, while Cathryn and Bob, using lures and a spinning rod, didn’t catch anything except a couple of rocks, but had great fun doing so! After fishing we went to a nearby hotel on the beach for breakfast, following which we all swam in the Sea of Cortez, took a dip in the pool and a spent a couple hours under the palapa reading our books.
Following afternoon siestas necessitated by our early rising, Saturday evening Jim prepared a delicious dinner with chorizo sausage, rice and salad. We were joined by Jim’s next-door neighbor and local landlord, Russett, who brought extremely sweet, fresh pineapple and watermelon for dessert. We spent an enjoyable 4 hours exchanging stories and learning more from Russett about life in southern Baja. We’ll return to La Paz this afternoon to prepare to resume to school. After being retired for a couple of years, we have now rediscovered the concept of “the weekend”. We’ve enjoyed visiting with Jim and seeing the Los Barriles area again.
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