I know many of you had beautiful White Christmas mornings, and while I am slightly envious as I have never had snow on my lawn X-mas morning, the envy stops there.
We had the car packed Saturday night the 22nd and were on the road by 7Am on Sunday Morning. After a straight shot to the border and about 25 minutes of easy driving in Mexico, we were at our destination. We were unpacked by 9:30 in the morning and ready to enjoy. We rented a little house just north of Rosarito , just south of Tijuana. The house was acctually a beat up doublewide, but the inside was decent enough, for $100 a night it was great. That first day we went to the big grocery store and bought some tequilla, El Jimador, and a bottle of Margarita mix, a ritual we would repeat each day we were there. We also got a huge pile of carne asada from the butcher, and some other crap we didn't bring. The only charcoal they have is Mesquite coals, and lighter fluid, I was sceptical if it would light, but it worked perfectly. The fiorst night we made Carne asada tacos on the mini weber grill and did the same the second night as well. The thhird dinner was some butterfied chicken breasts, I had the butcher season for us. cooked outside on the grill as well.
As far as cigars go, I had
Day 1
Gurkha Black Dragon (MMM really good) fat little robusto $5 @tampa humi
Punch Coronatio Tubo (santa)
day 2 x-mas eve
Cao Criollo little sucker, but good morning smoke ( santa)
Opus Belicoso xXx ( thank you mr Stumpt)
ERDM Choix supreme
day 3
x-mas day
Tatuaje Jibraro (santa)-kick my butt good
Monte #2 with some age--awesome
Waves were shitty and blown out the first day. the wind was on-shore--meaning it was blowing at us from the sea and it knocks the waves down..I didn't even go in the water\
Day 2 waves, were a little bigger, and with some noice shape when the wind slowed down, went out for a couple of hours and had some fun with the local dolphin population.
Day 3 waves...MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ME!!!!!
I woke up at 6am when I heard the kids stiring and heard a noise that sounded like a truck driving by the house, but it kept driving by. I looked out the window and saw the best present Sants could have brought me. We opened presents and ate breakfast. I couldn't wait to get in the water. The wind had completely switched directions to a perfect off shore the really hollowed out the waves into beautiful peeling barrels. The swell also increased to 5-7 foot, meaning the face of the waves were anywhere from 8-12 feet. Don't get me wrong, in waves that big, my out of shape ass got handed to me a couple of times. It took me aboiut 45 minutes just to paddle out, and I am still sore from the swim. However, the rides were second to none. The waves had a huge wide open shoulder and the wind opend the barrels up the size of a small bedroom. I wish I had been in better shape, i would have been able to stay out longer. here are some pics
Our house, ain't she a beut?
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The view from our porch
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The view ot the coranado islands about 8 KM off shore
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Kids playing in the winds the first day
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The dog we adopted for the weekend, gave it some steak and it stayed on the porch for 3 days.
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nothing says Christmas like and 80 foot statue of Jesus...on the way to Puerto Nuevo ( lobster Town)
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My Father-in -law and i in Puerto Nuevo about to mow some lobter
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Me the wife and kids, still haven't gotten our lobster, speed of service is not a priority in Mexico. We each ordered a 2 lb lobster plate with all the fixings for $12 each including a beer. the lobster are much smaller, but we got 4 of them each. MMMMMMM
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My daughter and I playing during low tide.
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The pictures don't do justice as to the size of these waves
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The face on this wave is about 10-12 feet
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And if you aren't jealous yet here are some sunsets.
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That was my Christmas in a nut shell. I hope you all had a grerat time as well.
We had the car packed Saturday night the 22nd and were on the road by 7Am on Sunday Morning. After a straight shot to the border and about 25 minutes of easy driving in Mexico, we were at our destination. We were unpacked by 9:30 in the morning and ready to enjoy. We rented a little house just north of Rosarito , just south of Tijuana. The house was acctually a beat up doublewide, but the inside was decent enough, for $100 a night it was great. That first day we went to the big grocery store and bought some tequilla, El Jimador, and a bottle of Margarita mix, a ritual we would repeat each day we were there. We also got a huge pile of carne asada from the butcher, and some other crap we didn't bring. The only charcoal they have is Mesquite coals, and lighter fluid, I was sceptical if it would light, but it worked perfectly. The fiorst night we made Carne asada tacos on the mini weber grill and did the same the second night as well. The thhird dinner was some butterfied chicken breasts, I had the butcher season for us. cooked outside on the grill as well.
As far as cigars go, I had
Day 1
Gurkha Black Dragon (MMM really good) fat little robusto $5 @tampa humi
Punch Coronatio Tubo (santa)
day 2 x-mas eve
Cao Criollo little sucker, but good morning smoke ( santa)
Opus Belicoso xXx ( thank you mr Stumpt)
ERDM Choix supreme
day 3
x-mas day
Tatuaje Jibraro (santa)-kick my butt good
Monte #2 with some age--awesome
Waves were shitty and blown out the first day. the wind was on-shore--meaning it was blowing at us from the sea and it knocks the waves down..I didn't even go in the water\
Day 2 waves, were a little bigger, and with some noice shape when the wind slowed down, went out for a couple of hours and had some fun with the local dolphin population.
Day 3 waves...MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ME!!!!!
I woke up at 6am when I heard the kids stiring and heard a noise that sounded like a truck driving by the house, but it kept driving by. I looked out the window and saw the best present Sants could have brought me. We opened presents and ate breakfast. I couldn't wait to get in the water. The wind had completely switched directions to a perfect off shore the really hollowed out the waves into beautiful peeling barrels. The swell also increased to 5-7 foot, meaning the face of the waves were anywhere from 8-12 feet. Don't get me wrong, in waves that big, my out of shape ass got handed to me a couple of times. It took me aboiut 45 minutes just to paddle out, and I am still sore from the swim. However, the rides were second to none. The waves had a huge wide open shoulder and the wind opend the barrels up the size of a small bedroom. I wish I had been in better shape, i would have been able to stay out longer. here are some pics
Our house, ain't she a beut?
The view from our porch
The view ot the coranado islands about 8 KM off shore
Kids playing in the winds the first day
The dog we adopted for the weekend, gave it some steak and it stayed on the porch for 3 days.
nothing says Christmas like and 80 foot statue of Jesus...on the way to Puerto Nuevo ( lobster Town)
My Father-in -law and i in Puerto Nuevo about to mow some lobter
Me the wife and kids, still haven't gotten our lobster, speed of service is not a priority in Mexico. We each ordered a 2 lb lobster plate with all the fixings for $12 each including a beer. the lobster are much smaller, but we got 4 of them each. MMMMMMM
My daughter and I playing during low tide.
The pictures don't do justice as to the size of these waves
The face on this wave is about 10-12 feet
And if you aren't jealous yet here are some sunsets.
That was my Christmas in a nut shell. I hope you all had a grerat time as well.
