Baja Surfing

Quick update to let everyone know that we are doing fine. We are now in a little town called San Ignacio, about halfway down the Baja peninsula. It has been a really nice trip down so far, although we haven´t had the best luck getting surf. We have had a few small days, but have yet to come across that 200 yard long right point.
We joined up the second morning with another couple going the same direction as us, and have been traveling with them since then. Their names are Christian and Jasmine and are pretty easy to travel with. Also, Christian speaks fluent Spanish, so between him and Camille we are doing well.
We aer headed toward Scorpion Bay this afternoon and are looking forward to maybe getting some good longboarding waves, but even if it doesn´t happen the experience has been well worth it.
Also, we are planning to meet up with our friends Jeremiah and Shelly down in Cabo San Lucas next weekend. They moved down there a couple of years ago, and we figure it will be nice to see them and spend some time with them and their two kids.
I´d better go as we have a few hours of dirt roads to navigate this afternoon. No mechanical problems yet, so we will hope that we continue along like that.

Ryan and Camille

Colorado to California

From Colorado and the quick trip west through Utah and Idaho, we went and visited Ryan James in Portland, Oregon, picked up Dave to do some fly fishing, then watched Ryan's dad race in the national triathlon race in Oregon. What a privilege to see him race. From there, we went to visit Camille's long lost sister and old babysitter and great friend, Christina in Bend Oregon and spent a night in their wonderful home. Down through Redding and Northern California we fished, until at last we landed at Ryan's families cabin in Chester. We ran a 5k there (where Camille, Dave and Tom all won second for their age group and got great medals), watched the fourth of July parade and fireworks around Lake Almanor. Traversing down further, we spent the night with Camille's first cousins, the Frietas family, who were gracious enough to open their home to us on short notice. Our car-weary legs were soon put to the test as we joined Matt and Shellie Sytsma on the John Muir Trial, completing 88 miles, 40,000 feet in altitude change, in 5 days. Blisters abounding, we hiked out, feasted on pizza and landed shortly thereafter in San Luis Obispo to refuel and check in before heading off to Southern California and Baja, Mexico.
... two and a half weeks, covered in a brief paragraph...
The End


Stuffing ourselves with pizza after the big hike

Ryan and Matt fly fishing at Rae Lakes

Ryan crossing the "one person at a time" suspension bridge

Ryan, Camille, Matt and Shellie at the top of Mather Pass, 12,000 feet.

Camille's Uncle Doug thought this "Peace, Love, Flowers" was an appropriate addition to the truck.

Camille's cousins, Aaron and Joshua Freitas (the third, Jacob was not there).

Ryan flyfishing during the famous "hex" hatch at sunset.

Lake Almanor Sunset

Ryan, Camille, Janet and Tom Hayes at Tom's race at Hag Lake, the National triathlon race in Oregon

Isaac and Jessie Hansen, this portrays their personalities very well, they are beautiful kids we love them.

Visiting Christina and Steve Hansen and their two little boys in Bend Oregon.

Amazing Roses in the Rose Garden in Portland, this is the dark red rose

Camille, Ryan and Ryan James in Portland