"Always learn from your mist
akes".....

Well, last weekend. I drove my mom &
my step dad down to Mexicalli, Mexico. It is about 4 1/2 ho
urs southwest of Los Angeles, California & 237.6 miles.
Approximately. We were heading down there to visit family
& friends. Also, to attend my Abuelita's(Grandmother's)
Birthday.
She turned 92 years young & still cleans
the house, does the dishes, laughes, tells jokes & is
definetly not ready to give up on life. That is some kind o
f strength. In Mexico, it is a slower pace of life. It's no
t all, "Hurry up & wait", like Los Angeles. For example
. A lower cost of living with zero stress required. It is a
good formula for a long simple lifestyle.
Anywho, Satur
day the 22nd, my cousin Alberto asked me if i would like to
cruise with him to Ensenada, Mexico. That is his place of
work located about 2 hours from Mexicalli. Roughly, it's li
ke from Bakersfield to The San Fernando Valley in Los Angel
es County. Yeah.....it's a good trip though a gnarly mounta
in range. From the desert to ocean basically.
We arrived
at San Miguel, Ensenada. It is a right hand point break si
milar to Topanga State Beach or Malibu Surfrider Beach, in
Los Angeles California. The weather was gorgeous! Sunny, ma
ybe in the upper 60's low 70's. The water temp was around 5
8 degrees. ( I carry a thermometer everywherer i go. Yeah..
...i'm a freak, but it comes in handy). The surf, was a con
sistent 2 to 4 foot with a little texture from the wind whi
ch was blowing out of the southwest around 9knots.
All i
could do was mentally surf each wave..........Yeah......i
had no Bodyboarding gear available to me. Or even my own, f
or that matter.
We went to a local market in town and bo
ught 4 32oz. of Tecate Beer(Mexican Beer, really good in Me
xico. Not so much in the USA.) We returned to the beach and
talked about this n' that 'n the other.
I learned a val
uable lesson that day.
"Always pack your Bodyboarding w
henever you go on a road trip. You never know when ya might
see the ocean, a lake, river, or some kind of moving water
source. In my case......I Got BURNED!!!!!!!!

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