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grom
Since 07 Aug 2006
175 Posts
Bolstad Clan
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 Fri Sep 22, 06 3:11 am Baja planning |
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Hey I'm looking to see if anyone is planning their La Ventana Baja trip yet, Shannon and I are driving down and entering Mexico on November 1stish. We're looking for anyone that's also driving that might want to cruse with us (our mom says it's safer this way, in case one car brakes down.) Thanks and see ya down there
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tinyE
Since 21 Jan 2006
2004 Posts
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| Fri Sep 22, 06 4:22 am |
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| we're flying down the day after thanksgiving. I'll be there until wed I think... short trip. we're staying down in cabo, but i'll be driving up to ventana. you there during that time? |
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skydiveblake
Since 28 Jun 2006
63 Posts
San Diego
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| Fri Sep 22, 06 5:55 am |
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| There will be a ton of RVs and windfreaks going down, you can probably just draft someone, but I know Andy is heading down. Give me a call and I will get you his number. Also, when you stop by here on your way through I can show you maps and beta on the whole route - that'll make it easier, too. |
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grom
Since 07 Aug 2006
175 Posts
Bolstad Clan
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| Fri Sep 22, 06 4:20 pm |
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| ya we are planning november and december down there. come back early january. learn some handle passes |
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skydiveblake
Since 28 Jun 2006
63 Posts
San Diego
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| Sat Sep 23, 06 5:59 am |
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The hardest thing to learn down there is to throw your toilet paper in the garbage can instead of flushing it away!
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blowhard
Since 26 Dec 2005
2027 Posts
Windward
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| Sat Sep 23, 06 6:28 am EVEN HARDER |
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| gives a new meaning to wastebasket |
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wakeup
Since 11 Sep 2005
328 Posts
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| Sat Sep 23, 06 9:34 am |
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sucks learning handle passes down there(no flat water)
unless you are talking about dangle passes
spi is the same distance, still in america, cheap as hell
and more flat water than you'll ever know
plus we left a slider down there, and hein left his mini kicker at cliffs
just thought you might want to know |
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Sailut
Since 31 May 2005
72 Posts
Utah
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| Sat Sep 23, 06 9:41 am |
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| wakeup wrote: |
spi is the same distance, still in america, cheap as hell
and more flat water than you'll ever know
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A few Utah riders,
and a few Gorge riders going to SPI
Oct 14- 23 or longer.
Anyone else going then?
-Marty  |
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grom
Since 07 Aug 2006
175 Posts
Bolstad Clan
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| Sat Sep 23, 06 12:48 pm |
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still in america?
see that's it right there, i want to be OUT of america. dangle pass sounds fine to me |
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TWIN-FIN
Since 24 May 2006
805 Posts
Portland, OR
Hot Monkey
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| Sat Sep 23, 06 1:25 pm |
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| For those not in the know.....where is spi????? |
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pkh
Since 27 Feb 2005
6549 Posts
Couve / Hood
Honored Founder
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| Sat Sep 23, 06 6:34 pm |
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| TWIN-FIN wrote: | | For those not in the know.....where is spi????? |
south padre island, texas
great spot, waves, flat water, lots of wind, and cheap! |
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skydiveblake
Since 28 Jun 2006
63 Posts
San Diego
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| Sun Sep 24, 06 6:12 am |
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Sure... but it's Texas. If you've never done the Baja, you GOTS TO GO! It's part of the kiter-experience! And once it's in your blood, you have to keep going back.
Maybe its something in the water... |
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wakeup
Since 11 Sep 2005
328 Posts
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| Sun Sep 24, 06 6:57 am |
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i'll go back to baja--just not ventana or barilles
to many windsurfers with bad attitudes 
they think they own the place(camping 5ft from the next one in their 100,000 dollar campers) one guy was picking fights with me just cause i kite.
i heard he still wants a piece of craig-- and craig is one of the mellowest guys i know
and it is just a big wind blown bay(was there for 2 mon and had 1 day of swell in ventana and 1 in barilles)
with that said there are some very cool kiters that go there every year
but anyway, enjoy
the drive down is a little adventure
check out the coast it is much more exciting, just not much wind til the spring
just thought i would throw spi out there |
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pkh
Since 27 Feb 2005
6549 Posts
Couve / Hood
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| Sun Sep 24, 06 7:16 am |
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Every time I do the math SPI always comes out cheaper than Baja... plus your staying in a 3 star hotel with continental breakfast, cable tv, etc.. last time we rented a house with 6 guys, came out to like 20 bucks a day per person. We had an xbox and everything.
There are spots where the water is super butter flat. and then there are also downwinders in the waves.
Baja seems cool if you got like a month to spend and you can camp. Then you'd save a lot of money. Also for Dec-Jan Baja is warmer/more reliable from what I hear. November is about as late as I'd go to SPI. They have a winter, but its only 2 months long.
I wanna go to SPI this April, best month of the year wind wise, hot, cheap...  |
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shannon
Since 15 Aug 2006
126 Posts
Bolstad Clan
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| Sun Sep 24, 06 9:15 am |
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If you plan on going to SPI in April then plan on drinking a ton. We were there last April on my Spring Break. It was nuts the party sceen. The bad part is that so many people from the middle of the country go to SPI on spring break, they have never seen kiting. Last year the choads were all touching my lines and kite while I was trying to launch. It was very annoying.
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pjc
Since 06 Mar 2005
649 Posts
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| Sun Sep 24, 06 11:31 am |
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| what do you do in SPI when it doesn't blow? in Baja you can snorkel, go on some cool hikes, mt bike, dirt bike, scuba dive (not all right in la ventana but in the general area) |
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Hein
Since 08 Mar 2005
1314 Posts
Possessed
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| Sun Sep 24, 06 5:15 pm |
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| Quote: | | what do you do in SPI when it doesn't blow? |
Hang out at SPI Kiteboarding.
Watch Cable TV while surfing the net in the moho.
Shop at the Super Walmart.
Head to Home Depot for some materials to extend the mini kicker.
At least that's what I'll be doing.
-Hein |
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