San Quintin

I took a road trip down to San Quintin Baja this weekend and had a great time. This was supposed to be a kiteboarding trip, but thanks to my new injury it was only a photography trip for me. Anne and I drove down with Dan and Cathy, and we met up with David via mutual friends. David turned out to be a wonderful addition to the trip as he spoke great Spanish and knew the area very well. Without him, the 4 of us would have been poking around lost most of the trip. Unfortunately for Dan and David, there was very little wind on Saturday and none on Sunday.

We stayed at a nice hotel on the beach with some great views of a huge sandy beach. The weather was cool, but sunny and it was extremely relaxing to turn off the cell phone for 2 days. David showed us all the kiting spots in town and the good places to eat and we'll definitely go back in spring/summer when the winds pick up. I hope that I'll be able to kite rather than just take pictures, but I'll go anyway.

Some pictures are here

The only thing that happened that wasn't planned was a flat tire after dinner Saturday night. Dan's minivan had low profile tires that didn't take well to the dirt washboard roads. Luckily we had a lantern and the spare held out for the remainder of the trip. The main road in Baja is much nicer than it used to be and only the lack of condos and the grubby local towns remind you that you aren't driving through southern california. Baja really is a beautiful place.