LA PAZ

We arrived at scorpion bay monday afternoon after being forced to camp along the side of the highway due to flooding arroyos. since hurricane jimena (i believe) there has been great damage to many towns and most tragically, the loss of life. tropical storm olaf which passed by last week dumped enough rain to create a new push of water runoff from the mountains to the coast. so every river that hits the coast and crosses a highway at some point was anywhere from inches to three feet above the road. we were nervous at some points crossing these rivers, but the manburban prevailed and we arrived unscaved. unfortunately we did not score epic scorpion bay. you could realize the potential for what perfect waves it could create, but we surfed perfect 1-2ft waves for four days and then had to pack up and head for la paz. oh yeah, tarantulas are very sneaky. especially when you are simply resting by the fire at night, wearing sandals, and then all of the sudden you feel something climbing on your foot. goodtimes.... so the ferry leaves tonight at 11pm from la paz to topolobambo. we are heading there instead of mazatlan because it is cheaper, 6hrs. opposed to 12hrs. la paz is cool. there is a main drag that hugs the sea of cortez and on the other side a series of restaurants and hotels, discos and shops. before we leave today we are heading over to this place called tailhunters. it is a sports bar! you know what that means.....GO DODGERS or Vamanos DOYERS!

adios mis amigos