Part 4 - Side trip to Baja and San Diego

As windsurfers since 1973 and as shop owners as well we were aware of a mystical place called Punta San Carlos. Windsurfers have been coming to this area since 1980 but it took Kevin Trejo to tame what was a San Diego locals spot and make it accessible to folks without their own four wheel drive vehicles. Today it might look primitive but it is a huge step from what the folks camping on the bluff have.

Baja history and general information - click here

To get to Punta San Carlos we flew down August 20th leaving Will and Chris in charge of our van and gear. We spent the night in San Diego and then took a shuttle to Brown Field which is a small airport just north of the Mexican boarder. From there we hopped onto small 6-8 passenger planes, cleared customs in Ensenada and then flew on to land on a dirt strip right alongside the Campo.

The next 7 days went by in a blur as we got first one great swell and then another later in the week. The mornings were always light and gave us plenty of opportunity to mountain bike, surf, paddle surf or explore the Indian ruins. By 2pm the breeze was up and it just got better and better as the day went on. I sailed mostly on a 5.0 or 5.8 and Nancy was on a 4.2 to 5.0. The offshore winds provided amazing down the line wavesailing that could not be beat.

Here are some very nice pics by professional photographer Mark Johnson click here If this link does not work just go to his site and search for "san carlos"

We flew back to Brown Field and then visited our friend Annie Nelson in San Diego for a few days.
We spent most of our time on Point Loma which is a small convivial town compared to San Diego itself.