The kite surfing side of the family
In a flurry of discussion the decision was made. We would skip La Paz on our Southern route and instead visit it when we head North. I mean, we have to pass through it again no matter what, so why not? This, in turn, freed us up to drive the few extra miles to La Ventana where @_followthewind (my nephew and his girl) have been hanging out for a few weeks kite-surfing.
La Ventana was not easy on us, or at least me personally. It was flippin’ hot, flippin’ windy, and the Internet sucked all sorts of balls. The camp area was no where near level and full of poop, but in the end no one ever showed up to take any payment from us either. Free makes up for a lot of unlevel-ness and a bit of poop too. I still have no idea what campground we stayed at. There were no signs, no logo… nothing. I am not so sure it was even legit, but considering how many others were camped there… why not?
On the plus side, the company we chose to keep made it all worthwhile. Besides Cameron & Jacqui (@_followthewind) we got to hang out with Josh & Jenna (@travelamateurs) and Chris & Jen (@theglobetrol) who were both waiting for the wind to die down enough to take the ferry over to mainland Mexico. During the multi-day wait, Cameron & Jacqui showed us around the local eateries and bars as a group.
The beach and waters were amazing though. The dogs agree! We spent many a day chasing sticks into the waves (Byron) and playing fetch-the-rocks (Moose) on the beach.
Not that any of the bad stuff matters. We came to visit with family and I am happy we did. We even got to meet some cool new travelers and check off another gringo-town off the list of places we wanted to see.
