So thanks to the wonders of modern tech, I’m able to do a quick La Ventana trip recap, wifi style from the inflatable LF couch on the beach here at Baja Joes. ‘Pretty sick’ is an understatement. 

As it turns out, our early trip decision to cross the border from San Diego late in the afternoon on Monday was smarter than imagined. The storm that we had driven through that night, the same one that was responsible for the jack-knifed semi we encountered on the first mountain pass, ended up dumping 23 inches of rain in 24 hours over parts of Baja Norte. The flooding was so severe it washed out the only road from here to Tijauna in 3 different places, one a major bridge over flood drainage. Check out www.bajanomad.com. Had we not left within even the hour that we did, we would have been too far back in the lineup to get around the jack knifed semi, and still stuck somewhere high on a mountain pass in Baja Norte. Instead I’m updating the website from a varnished table at Baja Joes. If that’s not karma, I’m not really sure what is. 

So, since we’re stuck here until at least Wednesday, Tekko and I are going to capitalize and get some footage in the bank. It’s a beautiful blue sky w/ clouds day, and the wind is beginning to fill in from the north. Should be a pretty good setup with the knee high rollers coming in… more updates and pictures soon. 

Nate… out.