This is Sweet Potato Jerry lounging at Lil's place. Lil doesn't sail, play volleyball or ride a bicycle. From Sault Ste Marie where it is cold and dreary, she just likes to make her home here for 5 or 6 months and be with her Baja friends. Always something to eat at Lil's gathering place and she has become a good friend of mine as well as many others.
Just a few shots to give you an idea of my life here in La Ventana. First is the MWF 8:30 Team Slime riding group which I always try to join. Anywhere from 6 to 20 riders and 10 miles or so on Monday, more on Wednesday and Friday being the killer of 15 miles. Last week we had 29 riders on a 27 mile ride. We had a sag wagon which also carried our lunches as we didn't get back til 2 in the afternoon. The desert is quite lush here with tall Cardons, the Sahuaro type cactus, Palo Verdes, Organ pipe and cholla cactus and lots of bushes that like to reach out and snag your calf. Most trails are single track that the group has cleared and marked over the years and have been given creative names such as Val's Vista, Rosemary's reef, the DanRon, the Quail trail, etc. Fairly gentle ups and downs, but some of the climbs call for the lowest gear. The desert is really quite beautiful - a different type of forest.
Volleyball is a daily activity with three courts set up. Usually three or four person teams and we play til the wind gets to strong. We usually get in at least two hours. We had a tournament the first of the month and had 12 teams of three people, a big showing. I wasn't my best for that tournament, but still fun. The restaurant across the street hosted us for an awards ceremony afterwards.
Our campground is on the north side of the village of La Ventana (the window). This shot is looking southwest and the wind blows from the north so the sailers will go crosswind out from shore and then back in to make a marvelous turn that wows the on lookers. Broken equipment and newbies get washed up on the far shore and get to walk back to camp. Thats my Explorer in the middle of the shot, next to the fence and my trailer is the two tone beige one across the road from it. I will move to front row center on Tuesday when Lil pulls out. These clouds are not typical but we do get some outrageous sun rises from across the sea. The moon also rises from the sea and the howlers are out for each full moon.
That's all for now. Otto
