Surf Camp, Todos Santos, Cabo Pulmo, and more!

We spent 2 weeks at the Pescadero Surf Camp, www.pescaderosurf.com, just south of Todos Santos and we had a blast. Aaron learned to surf and I relaxed. The surf camp itself was great we had a huge palapa that kept the sun off of us but we still used our tent. There was a pool, showers, bathroom, and the internet all for $180 pesos/night, ~$15 US. It was nice not having to move consistently and we met some great people during our stay. If is funny a lot of them were from the Pacific Northwest, looks like we were all trying to get away to somewhere nice before the snow falls. For pictures of camp, click here.

The beaches in the area were awesome too. There was the Palm Beach that we would take Tippi to play in the wave and just walk for enjoyment. It is for sale if anyone has 30 million lying around. Pictures here! Then there was the Hidden Cove. The road to this was very bumpy but fun. We were told how to get here by a local and it was awesome. We went 3 times, once just the 2 of us for sunset on Halloween then with friends 2 other times to fish, snorkel and swim. Pictures here! We never caught anything good but did purchase a fish from a fisherman at the beach to the north as he pulled his boat off the water. Between our fish and the ones that Mark and Michelle caught we had a election night feast back at the surf camp. Pictures are in with the camp photos. The other beach we spent a lot of time at was Los Cerritos, this is were the popular surf break is. Aaron would get up early and go out surfing, most days I would sleep in but I did go out a few days to watch. We would also go out again in the evening. The last night we had a good group out and Aaron was able to at least get a couple of good rides in before sunset. Pictures here!

During our 2 weeks in Todos area we visit my professor Doc at his fabulous hotel. He has been building and refining Casa Bentley for sometime now and it is absolutely gorgeous. I wish it would have been with in our budget to stay there is time around but we definitely will in the future. If anyone is looking for a quiet, beautiful place to get away please look up Doc and Casa Bentley, www.casabentleybaja.com. I can not say enough about the place or the man for that matter. We visited him twice during our stay once just to chat and then he made a great dinner one Saturday night. Pictures here! We did visit Cabo San Lucas one morning and I did not like it. I went there 17 years ago and things have changed. The Todos Santos area is so much nicer than Cabo, not as loud and not as many people trying to get to buy this or that. Well I just recommend you check it out if you are looking for a beautiful place to relax.

A couple days ago we took off for the east cape and Cabo Pulmo. It is the home of the only coral reef in the Sea of Cortez and one of only three in the northern hemisphere. Cabo Pulmo in is located off of HWY 1 and down a pretty wash boarded 7 miles road. We arrived around 4PM and started looking for a place to stay. We wnded up at Nancy's. It is a resturant but she also has 2 casitas to rent. They are very basic but they were in our price range and included breakfast. Sleeping on a bed for the first time in 3 weeks was very nice. We also could hear the ocean from our plaxe. It was a little funky and she coud really do more with the place. The following morning we headed to the beach south of town in which we heard that you could swim to the reef for snorkling. What a cool place. It was so cool in fact we decided to camp there for the night. The snorkling was great but since there where so many people on the beach we had to go out seperatly. Then we found the money spot before sunset. It was a hike to get there but the geology was cool! We took a lot of pictures while we were there. After a nice night on the beach we packed up and headed to the money spot for a quick snorkle before the crowds showed up. This time we got to go together which was nice. Tippi hung by the gear and all was good. Pictures will be posted next time.

Last night we were in Los Barriles, windsurfing mecca, and today we are in La Paz to catch the ferry. Life has been pretty good for us, hope your has too!