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NEVER WOULD I EVER

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NEVER WOULD I EVER

Originally Published in Western Outdoor Publications the Week of Mar. 8, 2024

I’ve been in La Paz now for some 30 years. For sure, there are more years behind me than in front of me on this adventure.

There’s something to that saying about “God closes windows and opens other doors.” We did OK. We’ve survived a lot of ups and downs and all-things-being-said, it’s been a wonderful blessed ride.

Laughingly, I probably wouldn’t do it again! And, if I did, I sometimes think of all the things I would have done differently.

But, on the other hand, all things today are because of all the experiences that happened in the past. It’s a total culmination.

It turned into another career that I never anticipated.

It turned into several businesses in Mexico that were not on the agenda.

As a confirmed bachelor for over 50 years, I finally found my wonderful life partner in my wife, Jilly.

Funny how things happen when you’re not even looking that hard. And it’s funny how things happen and what you do when you’re hungry!

But, never ever in a million years would I have anticipated that I went from being a suit-and-tie litigation attorney to living in my van those first few years.

I thought I was just taking a year off from the hectic blood-and-dusty coliseum of the courtroom.

Went to work on a remote part of the East Cape as a fishing guide, divemaster and chef.

Well, 8 months into it, that didn’t work out unfortunately and I found myself jobless and homeless and a stranger in a strange land!

My Spanish was limited. I was down to my last 6 dollars. There were no cellphones 30 years ago.

Worst of all, because of what happened at my “supposed” job, I was without a passport and my ex“boss” had never filed my work papers!

Scary to say the least. Talk about the rug being pulled out from under my feet.

No money. Totally illegal.

No way to communicate with anyone. No cellphone back then.

Couldn’t drive back to the U.S. Couldn’t even afford the gas, even if I could legally get across. (And this was before 9/11!).

Imagine me in a beat-up van showing up at the border. A brown guy with with no paperwork!

Oh, and I had Jimmy, my dog too! That would’ve gone over really well with the border inspectors!

There was 900 miles of desert between me and the border.

It might as well have been a million miles! Prospects did not look promising.

I made it up to La Paz and walked into every hotel I could find. I told whatever manager I could find that I could run and set up a fishing or diving operation for them.

Remember, my Spanish was not that great back then and frankly, in my raggedy clothes, looking back, it wasn’t a greaet impression.

I’m sure that had a lot to do with getting turned down.

Plus, how could anyone legally hire me?

I had no work papers. I had no passport. It looked pretty grim.

I did the only thing I knew how to do…and not very well, but it’s all I could do!

I went out on the street and offered to take people fishing.

I was down to my last 2 dollars when someone heard me speaking English and inquired about taking him fishing.

I asked how much money he had.

“I have $60.”

“Sir, that is exactly the price of a day of fishing!”

I called a friend who had a functioning car. He offered to drive the prospective client and myself to the beach and make some burritos for lunch. He called a captain who had a panga and some fishing rods.

All of us were pretty penniless at the time. We agreed to each split the $60. Twenty bucks each sounded like a lottery win at the time!

The guy went fishing and caught a mess of dorado. He even tipped me an extra $10!

Best of all, he wanted to fish 2 more days! Holy cow. BINGO!

And that’s how it all started…

I pretty much lived in my van with my dog on a back street of La Paz. No one really ever knew for several years.

I found some wooden palettes and built a Charlie Brown style lemonade stand and would stand out there on the waterfront every day. I was just hoping to entice someone to let me take them out fishing.

My target was just hoping to get at least one booking per week to survive.

In between bookings, I would search the cracks between the car seats for enough change to buy street tacos to eat and share with Jimmy, the dog. I took showers wherever I could or whoever would let me sometimes crash on a couch.

Sometimes, I would pray and hope the clients would invite me to dinner.

It was a wild hand-to-mouth existence.

We survived. We grew. We’re still here 30 years later. We’ve come a long way.

But, never would I ever have foreseen the journey or the path. And I wouldn’t do it again, but I’m grateful how it all turned out. Life takes some funny turns.

Oh, and I never ever had to put on a suit and tie again either!

That’s my story!

Jonathan

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Jonathan Roldan has been writing the Baja Column in Western Outdoor News since 2004. Along with his wife and fishing buddy, Jilly, they own and run the Tailhunter International Fishing Fleet in La Paz, Baja, Mexico www.tailhunter.com.

They also run their Tailhunter Restaurant Bar on the famous La Paz malecon waterfront. If you’d like to contact him directly, his e-mail is: jonathan@tailhunter.com

Or drop by the restaurant to say hi. It’s right on the La Paz waterfront!

_____________

Jonathan Roldan’s

Tailhunter International

Website:

www.tailhunter-international.com

Mexico Office: Tailhunter International, 755 Paseo Obregon, La Paz, Baja Sur, Mexico

U.S. Mailing Address: Tailhunter International, 8030 La Mesa Blvd. #178, La Mesa CA 91942

Phones:

from USA : 626-638-3383

from Mexico: 044-612-14-17863

Tailhunter Weekly Fishing Report: http://fishreport.jonathanroldan.com/

Tailhunter YouTube Video Channel:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBLvdHL_p4-OAu3HfiVzW0g

“When your life finally flashes before your eyes, you will have only moments to regret all the things in life you never had the courage to try.”

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HOW’s THAT LITTLE BLUE PILL WORKING FOR YOU?

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HOW’s THAT LITTLE BLUE PILL WORKING OUT FOR YOU?

Originally Published the Week of Mar. 22, 2024 in Western Outdoor Publications

Mexico has always been a handy little place to get your medications…medicinal as well as recreational. For many, it’s just a hop, skip and jump…or flight across the border.

Thousand cross the border for legitimate medications. No question that they are often significantly cheaper and easier to obtain.

There are numerous chain as well as mom-and-pop storefronts that offer any number of pharmaceuticals. Many sell generic medications that are even less expensive than name brands which are already discounted.

Many medications that require prescriptions can be purchased easily over-the-counter. Or, in some cases, even prescription meds aren’t really that difficult to obtain.

In many places, there’s just one “little hurdle.”

For instance in our own city of La Paz, I was going travelling and had a minor tooth issue. I needed some antibiotics.

I went to the pharmacy and was told I needed a prescription. Right next door attached the pharmacy was a doorway to the “doctor.”

I walked through a little waiting room (no receptionist) to the “doctor’s office” down the hall. I was greeted by the doctor. Nice little office. White lab coat and he sounded like a real doctor.

Very professionally, he listened to what ailed me and agreed that the antibiotics would work. He wrote me the prescription. I paid $10 for the “consultation.”

I went back next door and purchased the antibiotics for about $8.

Easy-schmeazy!

I’ve purchased the same antibiotics in Cabo straight off the shelf behind the counter. Zero questions.

Paid the clerk and that was it. Done deal.

As long as it’s not a “controlled substance,” it doesn’t seem to be a big deal. Many of our friends and travelers do the same thing. It’s how it’s done.

You purchase your meds directly over the counter or you get a prescription next door.

Especially for locals where a visit to a doctor’s office can be expensive and time consuming, it’s much more expedient to just go straight to the pharmacy.

But, pump the brakes…

Acting on an investigative report by an American newspaper into Mexican pharmacies, Mexican authorities launched their own operation i.e. raids.

Numerous pharmacies including vendors in Ensenada, Cabo San Lucas, La Paz and Puerto Vallarta were just some of the targeted cities. As well, popular tourist destinations on the Caribbean side such as Cancun and Playa de Carmen among others were scrutinized.

The results were troubling on many levels.

The “irregularities” were eye-opening as numerous drugstores were found to be selling counterfeit medications. Counterfeits were complete with meticulously perfect bottles and packaging.

As many as half of the vendors investigated were either selling illegal medications or fakes that were not the medications they were supposed to be. Sales were in standardized packaging as well as selling unbottled or packaged “loose pills.”

The infractions ran the gamut from legal medications that were “tainted” and/or outright fake. In other cases, dangerous medications were purposely mislabeled.

Investigators also found outdated medications as well as medications which had no known supplier. Blank prescriptions were also discovered.

Pretty scary stuff.

Some small samples…

In one search, almost all the pills sold as oxycodone, hydrocodone and Adderall were fake. Some samples actually tested as being meth or fentanyl. Some bottles of Adderall actually turned out to be clobenzorex which is an appetite suppressor.

The raids resulted in some arrests but also dozens of pharmacies being shut down and thousands of boxes and bottles of pills being confiscated. There were also some fines.

However, like many things, it’s not the end of the story.

Many pharmacies re-opened not long after. Business as usual.

Some employees admitted that they know when to hide the contraband as they are tipped off about raids. Others have secret stashes.

Some say, the searches are irregular. They are searched and authorities find the bad stuff and do nothing.

The most troubling part is that pharmacy owners cavalierly are dismissive saying the searches and closures will “just harm tourism.”

According to them, the searches shouldn’t be publicized acknowledging the volume of Americans that come to Mexico specifically to purchase supposedly “legitimate” medications.

Many admitted that they specifically targeted tourists and generally only sold the fakes and counterfeits to tourists. Tourists are easy and willing marks.

Afterall, it’s an old story. Supply and demand. Like illegal drugs, Americans want their meds.

They pay their cash. They leave. They go home. There’s no blowback on the business.

So, think twice about what you’re buying and where you’re buying it.

I never saw Viagra mentioned in any reports, but if it ain’t working or “lasts longer than 4 hours” like the commercials say…you might really need to see a doctor!

VIAGRA MAN

That’s my story!

Jonathan

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Jonathan Roldan has been writing the Baja Column in Western Outdoor News since 2004. Along with his wife and fishing buddy, Jilly, they own and run the Tailhunter Sportfishing Fleet in La Paz, Baja, Mexico www.tailhunter.com.

They also run their Tailhunter Restaurant Bar on the famous La Paz malecon waterfront. If you’d like to contact him directly, his e-mail is: jonathan@tailhunter.com

Or drop by the restaurant to say hi. It’s right on the La Paz waterfront!

_____________

Jonathan Roldan’s

Tailhunter International

Website:

www.tailhunter-international.com

Mexico Office: Tailhunter International, 755 Paseo Obregon, La Paz, Baja Sur, Mexico

U.S. Mailing Address: Tailhunter International, 8030 La Mesa Blvd. #178, La Mesa CA 91942

Phones:

from USA : 626-638-3383

from Mexico: 044-612-14-17863

Tailhunter Weekly Fishing Report: http://fishreport.jonathanroldan.com/

Tailhunter YouTube Video Channel:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBLvdHL_p4-OAu3HfiVzW0g

“When your life finally flashes before your eyes, you will have only moments to regret all the things in life you never had the courage to try.”

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I WISH I KNEW THAT BACK THEN!

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I WISH I KNEW THAT BACK THEN…

Originally Published the Week of Mar. 2, 2024 in Western Outdoor Publications

Hindsight is a wonderful thing. Looking in the rear-view mirror of life and all the things you’ve done and places you’ve been gives you great perspective.

Certainly, after some 3 decades living in Mexico, I would have done some things differently before making the big move. Or, at least, I would have been better prepared.

Some samples…

DRIVING in Mexico is not like anywhere else I had ever been.

In the U.S. we are used to making it from Point A to Point B in “x amount of minutes” or x-amount of miles. “

In Mexico, it’s not like blazing down a U.S. freeway or even a regular road. Especially back then, the concept of “paved” road may or may not mean it has blacktop, potholes, gravel or cows sleeping on it.

A road map could sometimes be merely a “guideline” on the route. Be prepared for detours from washouts, landslides or construction.

Definitely, you learn early on, don’t drive at night.

Also, you might be the most careful and conscientious driver on the road, but don’t count on Mexican drivers to be the same.

Let me put it this way. Everyone drives. Not everyone has a license to drive!

And, even if they had a license, there’s no “Driver’s Ed” class. Just be ultra careful.

Also, just because YOU have auto insurance which you are required to have, if most folks don’t have driver’s licenses, don’t count on anyone to have insurance either! If you crash, it’s probably you that will end up paying.

THINGS JUST TAKE LONGER than anywhere else.

Speaking of course in generalities, but…

Folks move slower. We joke about “manana” but get used to it. Very little happens “on time.” Things don’t get done “on time.”

No one arrives “on time” (except you!). Very few show up to work “on time.”

The system moves slower.

That means everything from mail…deliveries…repairmen…banking…processing paperwork…getting your bills (although they DO make you pay them on time!).

“Fast food?” Don’t count on it.

Express lane in the market? There’s 20 people in front of you.

TAKING THINGS FOR GRANTED

We’re spoiled north of the border. We just assume so many aspects of life are a “given.”

Unless there’s something like a storm, we always have ELECTRICITY.

Not so in Mexico. Sometimes, stuff just goes out. Plays havoc with your electronics or trying to do work!

PHONE service. Again, this could be hit-or-miss. It’s getting better as technology expands, but in many places, it’s still difficult to rely on regular signals. Many times, once you move away from a population center, don’t count on it.

WATER…yup as basic as water.

If you’ve ever seen the big plastic cisterns on everyone’s roofs in Mexico, that’s where everyone stores water. Water is not provided every day in many places.

Some folks get no water at all. Think about that.

Folks forget Mexico is a very arid place. And like many places in the U.S. where water is scarce…everyone seems to be moving there or building more houses and businesses. (And golf courses.)

The demand for water goes higher!

Where we live in La Paz we only get water service 2 or 3 times per week. It comes from a small pipe and it’s only turned on for anywhere from 1-3 hours. So you store every bit that you can!

If water doesn’t arrive or isn’t turned on or you run out, you have to go out and buy it.

At our restaurant, it’s pretty hard to run an eatery without water so we have three giant 1100 liter cisterns (tinacas) on our roof. When we run out or they don’t turn on the water, we have to hire a truck to bring water from the mountains to fill us up.

BASIC STUFF is another thing. In the U.S. if you need something a light bulb…Kleenex…toilet paper…batteries…you run to Walgreens or Target or Walmart near you. The corner convenience store has most essentials.

You might have to go to several stores to find one single thing or purchase everything on your shopping list. It’s getting way better than when I first arrived in Mexico. But, it can still be a bit frustrating.

This is all in generalities of course!

All this being said, it really just takes a bit of getting used to. It takes a bit of adjustment. It’s not bad per se. It’s just different.

Like many things in life, there are few actual crisis and just lots of “inconveniences.” Keep that in mind and go with the flow, and it’s still a great place to be.

That’s my story!

Jonthan

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They also run their Tailhunter Restaurant Bar on the famous La Paz malecon waterfront. If you’d like to contact him directly, his e-mail is: jonathan@tailhunter.com

Or drop by the restaurant to say hi. It’s right on the La Paz waterfront!

_____________

Jonathan Roldan’s

Tailhunter International

Website:

www.tailhunter-international.com

Mexico Office: Tailhunter International, 755 Paseo Obregon, La Paz, Baja Sur, Mexico

U.S. Mailing Address: Tailhunter International, 8030 La Mesa Blvd. #178, La Mesa CA 91942

Phones:

from USA : 626-638-3383

from Mexico: 044-612-14-17863

Tailhunter Weekly Fishing Report: http://fishreport.jonathanroldan.com/

Tailhunter YouTube Video Channel:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBLvdHL_p4-OAu3HfiVzW0g

“When your life finally flashes before your eyes, you will have only moments to regret all the things in life you never had the courage to try.”

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YESSIR! I HAVE FISH IN MY ICE CHEST

Posted in Airline flights to Mexico, airlines, aquaculture, bahia de los muertos, bahia de los suenos, Baja, Baja Fishing, Baja fishing lures, Baja Life, Baja Mexico Fishing, Baja Rockfish, Cabo San Lucas, cabrilla, camping, car, CBX Express bridge, cerralvo, cerralvo island, charity, charters, christmas, chubasco, circle hooks, Coronavirus Baja Mexico, crankbait, deep sea, Dehydration, donations, dorado, driving, east cape, ecotourism, el nino, el sargento, espirito santo, family, farm-raised, first aid, fish, fish farming, fish pens, Fishing, fishing blogs, fishing hooks, Fishing lures, fishing packages, fishing reports, Fishing Tackle and Techniques, Fishing techniques, fishing tips, fishing tournaments, fishing trips, fishing videos, flyfishing, freediving, giant squid, Heat stroke, highway, historical, history, holidays in mexico, humboldt squid, hurricane, hurricanes, ice chests, inshore fishing, inshore fishing in Baja Mexico, jack crevalle, Jonathan Roldan, kids, kids fishing, La Paz, La Paz Fishing, la ventana, las arenas, Leisure, light tackle, Living in Mexico, los barriles, luggage, marlin, Mexican, Mexican business, Mexican church cathedral, Mexican culture, mexican food, mexican food stands, Mexican Independence Day, mexican road crosses, Mexico, Mexico Christmas, Mexico coronavirus Baja, Mexico economy, Mexico life, Mexico neighborhood, midriff islands, missions, outfitters, pack for a purpose, packages, packing, packing fish, panga, Panga Fishing, pargo, passport, planning, pompano, rental car, rentals, road trip, roosterfish, Salt Water Fishing, Salt water lures, San Jose del Cabo, saving money, Sea of Cortez, seafood, seri indians, sierra, speaking spanish, spearfishing, sportfishing, squid fishing, storm, storms, suitcases, Sun stroke, sustainable, taco, taco stand, Tailhunter International, techniques, testing facilities mexico airport, tiburon island, tourism, tours, transpeninsular highway, Travel, trolling tips, tuna, Tuna jackpot, tuna tournament, Uncategorized, vacations, vehicle, wahoo, water, waterspouts, weather, Western Outdoor News, Western Outdoor Publications, women fishing, yellowtail, tagged amberjack, bahia, Baja Mexico, beaches, billfish, bonito, Cabo San Lucas, cabrilla, Cerralvo Island, charter, coronavirus in Mexico, deep sea, diving, dog-tooth, dorado, east cape, eco tours, espirito santo island, family, fish, Fishing, fishing report, Fishing Techniques, fishing tips, fishing video, fly fishing, fly fishing. Spearfishing, Fubar Cocina Cantina, gray whales, grey whales, guide, holiday, igfa, inshore, jack crevalle, jill roldan, Jonathan Roldan, kids, La Paz, las arenas, light tackle, live bait, los barriles, marlin, mexican, mexico, muertos bay, offshore, outfitter, package, panga, pargo, pompano, rooster fish, sailfish, scuba, sea lions, sea of cortez, seabass, sierra, snorkeling, sportfishing, suenos bay, swimming, tailhunter restaurant, tuna, vacation, wahoo, whale sharks, whale watching, women, world records, yellowtail on March 2, 2024| Leave a Comment »

YESSIR! I HAVE FISH IN MY ICE CHEST

Originally Published the Week of Feb. 22 in Western Outdoor Publications

It’s a question I always got every time I crossed the border. Either coming through in vehicle, but most likely I was usually at the airport.

“Looks like fishing was good. You got fish in there?” asks the customs officer.

“Yessir, fishing was good,” I reply with my best disarming smile. I’ve got some fish in the ice chest to bring home!”

I get waved through.

I try to be just like all the other guys portaging their catch back home through customs. Get through border checks with the least amount of hassle.

Fewer questions the better. Although I never transported anything back illegally to the U.S., it’s no fun getting called over for a secondary inspection. That’s where they open up all your luggage and do a search.

And yes, it’s true that “usually” I’m lugging fish from Mexico, but I’m sometimes not telling the complete truth about what’s in the ice chest.

I mean, who says it’s only for fish? And truth-be-told, just how many fillets of dorado and tuna do I really need to be carrying back?

If I have “extra room,” I might as well fill it, right?

In fact, next time you’re down, you might want to consider a number of other things to stash!

Tortillas – I’m not talking about the cardboard tasting Taco Bell type tortillas. I’m talking the real deal from a local tortillaria.

The best are the numerous mom-and-pop stands or stores where the tortillas come off warm and flavorful and handmade. A kilo of them doesn’t cost much and they will be unlike anything you can usually find in the U.S.

They will be a perfect complement to the fish you’re hopefully bringing home. I bring home made tortillas back to the U.S. all the time and they are a much anticipated gift to friends and family.

Candy – Back when my nieces and nephews were little, I never knew what to bring them from Mexico. T-shirts? I could never remember their sizes.

But in Mexico, $20 bucks buys a big bunch of Mexican candy that you can’t find in the U.S. It’s why I’m everyone’s favorite uncle and why their parents hate me when their kids bounce off the walls high on sugar!

Machaca – You really want to eat “Mexican style?” Get yourself a bag or two of machaca. Machaca is dehydrated dried shredded seasoned beef. Think shredded beef jerky.

Bring some home and throw it in a pan with a little oil, butter, onions, garlic and chili. A little water too and let it heat up and re-constitute. Throw it into those tortillas you brought home or dish it out with some scrambled eggs or some rice. Now you’re cooking!

Salsa – Head down the salsa aisle at any Mexican grocery store and you will see dozens of bottled salsas of all shapes, flavors, sizes and temperatures. Habanero…jalapeno…chipotle…ancho chili and more.

There are salsas for meat. There are salsas specifically for seafood and some that are just all-around good to have for any meal. And they are cheap gifts too!

Tamales – I think these are my #1 go-to item to put in my ice chest. Follow that aroma to some little corner stand with the steam pots. Don’t be surprised to find a line!

Chances are you’ll find several different flavored tamales like pork, beef, chicken and mushroom, cheese and chili and many more.

Unlike U.S. tamales that are often very small, Mexican tamales are hefty! Drop one on your foot can cause injury.

The place near our home in La Paz sells tamales that weight about 1 pound each!

Just make sure you let them cool before you put them into your ice chest with something like frozen fish. Freezing your tamales is even better.

Shellfish – It’s illegal to catch your own shellfish in Mexico. However, there’s nothing illegal about heading to the local seafood market often found in the “farmer’s market” areas.

Seafood is fresh from the water and these are often the vendors that sell to the larger markets.

My favorites are shrimp, scallops and clams!

Mexican shrimp is especially sweet and although the scallops and clams can be bite-sized, they are inexpensive and another super addition to your ice chest. Again, make sure they are frozen or at least chilled up before travelling home with them in your cooler.

Don’t travel home empty-handed!

That’s my story!

Jonathan

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They also run their Tailhunter Restaurant Bar on the famous La Paz malecon waterfront. If you’d like to contact him directly, his e-mail is: jonathan@tailhunter.com

Or drop by the restaurant to say hi. It’s right on the La Paz waterfront!

_____________

Jonathan Roldan’s

Tailhunter International

Website:

www.tailhunter-international.com

Mexico Office: Tailhunter International, 755 Paseo Obregon, La Paz, Baja Sur, Mexico

U.S. Mailing Address: Tailhunter International, 8030 La Mesa Blvd. #178, La Mesa CA 91942

Phones:

from USA : 626-638-3383

from Mexico: 044-612-14-17863

Tailhunter Weekly Fishing Report: http://fishreport.jonathanroldan.com/

Tailhunter YouTube Video Channel:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBLvdHL_p4-OAu3HfiVzW0g

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COVERED IN LIGHTS

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COVERED IN LIGHTS

Originally Published Feb. 2024 in Western Outdoor Publications

“I remember when the bay was pretty much completely dark at night,” my wife is fond of saying when she look around the bay some nights.

“But now look. The lights go completely around the bay and growing all the time.”

She’s right. She usually is. Even she’ll tell me that!

Where we live in La Paz about 100 miles north of the hustle and bustle that is Cabo San Lucas, our little city has grown up. Whether for better or worse, I don’t know.

But, as we stand on the shore of the beach at night before we head home from the office, there sure are a lot of twinkling lights around the bay. Not just along the shore, but headed up the hills and inland.

Not just lights from homes and businesses.

Cars. Streetlights.

Too many.

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It wasn’t always like that. Even a few years ago, it wasn’t like that.

And, although I know it’s an optical illusion, growing…no multiplying before my eyes. I shake my head to clear my vision.

There’s no denying that the natural blanket of darkness is fighting a losing battle to Edison illumination.

When I first arrived in Baja..

Thirty years ago I lived on the beach.

And I thought I was living the dream.

I was hired as the divemaster, fishing guide, kayak guide and, at times, the chef, of a little boutique hotel on the East Cape.

It only had 8 total rooms. And about 500 acres of Baja shoreline and desert.

Ten miles down a dirt road from anywhere. There was nothing but Baja sun, soil, dust and the Sea of Cortez anywhere nearby.

Water came from a well in the rocky soil. Electricity from a generator.

I had a little backpacking tent out on the sand. I had found a wooden pallet and pitched my tent on my make-shift platform.

I ran 5 huge extension cords from the main house 40 yards out to my place on the beach. It was enough to power a small light and my trusty Sony Cassette player.

I had 6 cassettes that had survived an afternoon I had stupidly left on the dashboard of my van that had not melted.

Jimmy Buffett. A James Taylor. The Eagles. An Aerosmith. A Ted Nugent and a Led Zeppelin. In totality, maybe 40 or so songs that were the extent of my Baja playlist. No radio signal way out there.

In the days well before iPods or streaming devices…yes…there was a time before those existed…this was my Baja soundtrack.

No phones. No TV’s. No DVD players.

I cooked on a camp stove.

I erected one of those collapsible sun shades over more pallets. It was my “beach store” and “rental hut.”

I hung wetsuits and stacked fishing rods in it. I piled the kayaks outside. A couple of battered scratched plastic Corona Beer chairs I had scrounged completed my staging area.

I lived in my s-shirt, boardshorts and weathered straw lifeguard hat.

For my first 4 months I never wore shoes. For 6 months, I never touched cash or wrote a check. I caught, grew or bartered for whatever I needed.

It was downright glorious.

But, the nights were the most spectacular.

After the few lights at the little hotel had been doused. And the handful of clients had been put to bed, it was “showtime. “

I would pull one of the plastic chairs out onto the sand. Out into the darkness. With only the sounds of the small waves lapping at the shore, I would lean back on that chair.

And I would look up.

And it was breathtaking.

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More stars than I had ever seen in my life. Big ones. Little ones. Blinking ones.

I could see whole parts of the Milky Way and more constellations than I could ever count. Ursa…there’s the Dipper…Orion’s belt…or is that Gemini?

…and shooting stars. There’s one…then another. And another.

Blazing trails across the blackness that wasn’t quite so black. Trails that lingered for seconds before another arced across.

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And I would stare and stare and watch the celestials move across the night sky.

It was magnificent.

And it felt at once so large and encompassing and yet humbling and simplifying in it’s enormity. From horizon to horizon.

Often, even at my feet, in the lapping waves. . . twinkling orbs of bioluminescent plankton…the ocean’s own neon adding to the light show.

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I couldn’t help feeling part of it. And at the center of the vastness of the ethos. Privileged. Honored. Blessed.

And feeling a priceless gratefulness to be there at that moment in time.

Fast forward 30 years.

And now, I look at twinkling lights that dot the bay. Growing before my eyes. For better or worse, I can’t say.

But, I do know that these don’t make me feel like those nights on a lonely dark beach when I got to be part of the galaxy. I miss that.

That’s my story…

Jonathan

______________

They also run their Tailhunter Restaurant Bar on the famous La Paz malecon waterfront. If you’d like to contact him directly, his e-mail is: jonathan@tailhunter.com

Or drop by the restaurant to say hi. It’s right on the La Paz waterfront!

_____________

Jonathan Roldan’s

Tailhunter International

Website:

www.tailhunter-international.com

Mexico Office: Tailhunter International, 755 Paseo Obregon, La Paz, Baja Sur, Mexico

U.S. Mailing Address: Tailhunter International, 8030 La Mesa Blvd. #178, La Mesa CA 91942

Phones:

from USA : 626-638-3383

from Mexico: 044-612-14-17863

Tailhunter Weekly Fishing Report: http://fishreport.jonathanroldan.com/

Tailhunter YouTube Video Channel:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBLvdHL_p4-OAu3HfiVzW0g

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IF OUR STANDARDS DON’T MEASURE UP (LOWER YOUR STANDARDS!

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IF OUR STANDARDS DON’T MEASURE UP…LOWER YOUR STANDARDS!

Originally Published the Week of Jan. 16, 2024 in Western Outdoor Publications

In these days of social media, you can pop open pretty much any venue of your choosing. Click on Facebook, X (formerly Twitter), TikTok, Instagram…I can’t even remember all the others, but you get my drift.

You can find a zillion folks to back up any opinion or belief you might harbor. Good or bad.

Basically, there’s a bunch of wonderful people who think brilliantly exactly like you and a whole bunch of those “other” unlightened idiot trolls who don’t subscribe to your view of the world.

It can be anything from politics to religion. Global warming to Education, Medicine, child rearing and who deserves to be in the Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame.

You think aliens discovered America? There’s a million people who agree and a whole bunch of people who think you’ve been drinking the purple cool-aid.

Take your pick.

Where we live in La Paz, every now and then, I pop up the message boards on one of the media outlets like Facebook or somesuch.

It’s all run by various gringos in town and it’s good for me to see what folks in town are thinking. But, I do NOT ever post anything on these boards. I know better.

Like I said, whatever opinion I might have I’m sure there’s a whole bunch of ex-pat gringos who will happily tear me a new one especially since we’re high profile in the city and they’re all “experts.”

That’s one thing about social media.

Once a person is hiding behind the screen of their laptop, tablet or smart phone, it’s a license to take off all the filters. And they have a God-given right to express their opinion!

But, I don’t think I’ve ever seen the social media “community” in our city come together en masse against one gal who posted up her opinion of the food she found in Mexico…specifically our little city of La Paz.

For as much as the gringos might bicker back and forth on the message boards, they rose up like angry bees against this one opinionated post. It was as if this lady posted a 911 culinary attack against the whole city.

She wanted people’s opinion because she was thinking of moving to La Paz.

However…the gist of her post was a rant about local restaurants and food.

Uh-oh!

She just didn’t know if she could live or how she would bear up because the local food was not “up to her standards!”

Yeow…that’s clearly fighting words and bulletin board material!

She railed about how there were no “Michelin 5-star places” for her to eat like she was “accustomed to.”

The food she encountered was un-palatable and disgusting and a clear reflection on the restaurants, chefs and kitchen staffs.

How dare we consider Mexican seafood “real seafood” because she had eaten better seafood in Europe. And my gosh, is this really “sushi” in Mexico? She had eaten more tender and tasty sushi in Japan where they really know how to make sushi.

Eating food from street carts? Barbaric, uncivilized and unhealthy!

It went on and on.

About incorrect table service. Restaurant décor. Table manners of other diners. Ambience. Blah blah freakin’ blah.

And boy…did she ever poke the bear!

You can only imagine the entertaining online reading.

Name calling smackdown and growling of the highest caliber!

“Go back to Japan or Europe!”

“Food snob!”

“Entitled!”

“Food Karen!”

“You can put your opinion in a special place!”

“Offers to beat her with a sushi roll!”

“I got your Michelin 5 stars right here, Lady!”

“Loosen your over-tight gastronomic underwear!”

“Hold the pickles hold the lettuce special orders don’t upset us!”

“Why do you even want to live here? Go back up into your white tower!”

Some were in Spanish that I didn’t even try to translate.

It was wonderful to see my online neighbors band together for once with a salvo of indignity! Civic pride at it’s finest.

Food can be such a chest-thumping unifying force!

I have no idea what happened to the lady.

Buen provecho! Bon Apetit!

That’s my story!

Jonathan

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They also run their Tailhunter Restaurant Bar on the famous La Paz malecon waterfront. If you’d like to contact him directly, his e-mail is: jonathan@tailhunter.com

Or drop by the restaurant to say hi. It’s right on the La Paz waterfront!

_____________

Jonathan Roldan’s

Tailhunter International

Website:

www.tailhunter-international.com

Mexico Office: Tailhunter International, 755 Paseo Obregon, La Paz, Baja Sur, Mexico

U.S. Mailing Address: Tailhunter International, 8030 La Mesa Blvd. #178, La Mesa CA 91942

Phones:

from USA : 626-638-3383

from Mexico: 044-612-14-17863

Tailhunter Weekly Fishing Report: http://fishreport.jonathanroldan.com/

Tailhunter YouTube Video Channel:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBLvdHL_p4-OAu3HfiVzW0g

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WELL YES! MEXICO HAS GOTTEN MORE EXPENSIVE…

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WELL YES! MEXICO HAS GOTTEN MORE EXPENSIVE…

Originally Published the Week of Jan. 8, 2024 in Western Outdoor Publications

Let me preface this article by saying, Mexico is STILL a bargain. It’s actually still the #1 tourism destination for Americans as well as the international travel community.

But, if you’ve checked lately, it’s definitely not your daddy’s Mexico anymore. Or even your older brother as far as prices are concerned.

Frankly, a lot of folks are sticker shocked.

But, c’mon, what prices have not gone up in this wacky post-covid world?

You would be hard pressed to name one thing that is cheaper than it was 4 years ago in 2020 or even last year in 2023. Everything has skyrocketed.

Gas? Eggs? Utilities? Payroll? Minimum Wage? Blah blah blah.

So, why is anyone shocked that Mexico lacks immunity from those same issues. Mexico has been rocked by it’s worst inflation in decades.

Everything from gas to tortillas to minimum wages has jumped in Mexico, just like in the U.S.

Bottom line, if it can be or had to be transported by vehicle, then the prices went up. And there are very few things that don’t require gasoline to either transport, manufacture or distribute.

It’s just economic logistics.

Just like in the U.S., citizens as well as businesses get hammered with increased taxes as well. When did they ever go down? Anywhere?

Public services need to be paid for. Politicians and bureaucrats gotta get their paychecks too (ouch).

Mexico is no different. It’s not insular.

But on top of that, the dollar has taken a dive compared to the peso.

Let me give you an example. Pre-covid, we had about a 20:1 peso to dollar exchange rate.

Therefore, for every dollar, it was worth 20 pesos. If a souvenir t-shirt cost 100 pesos, it was worth 5 dollars. Simple.

If a hotel room cost 2,000 pesos a night, it was worth $100 in U.S. dollars.

So, now, we’re flirting with the exchange rate at 16:1. That one dollar is now worth 16 pesos.

So, if a hotel rooms was 2000 pesos per night, it now costs $125 per night.

But, hold everything!

That hotel room is no longer $2000 pesos per night is it?

It’s now $2500 pesos per night. That means, the hotel room that was only $100 a few years ago is now about $156 dollars per night!!! More than a 50% increase!

Still a bargain compared to hotel rooms in the U.S. where hotel rooms are easily $200-500/night, but your Mexico vacation now needs a bigger budget.

And check this out, I saw an article where the average hotel room now in Cabo San Lucas is about $500 per night. That was LAST year.

For this year, some hotels have raised their rates as much as 50-100% higher! Where we live in La Paz, most hotels jumped $25-40% in their prices.

Extrapolate those same economic calculations to meals. A family of 4 could eat out for $1700 pesos including alcohol and including tip a few years ago. So, about $85.

That same restaurant now charges (MUST charge to keep up with costs) $2900 pesos or about $168 dollars!

So, your snorkel and scuba trips; fishing trips; booze cruises and taxi rides are all a lot more expensive than they were several years ago.

We won’t even talk about airline flights.

Just like that TV commercial…they may soon charge for a cup of water on your next flight!

But, here’s the kicker…

Like I said, Mexico is booming.

The airlines keep adding more flights to keep up with the demand. Airports are bursting at the seams or re-modeling as fast as they can.

Check it out and see that all the big Mexico tourist destinations cannot build more hotels and add more rooms and services fast enough.

And they’re not adding “economy hotels.”

These are big-time boutique hotels with all the bells and whistles. A $500/night room might get you a room on the first floor and only one window that looks at the side of another building!

Like I said earlier, this isn’t your daddy’s Mexico anymore. But, it’s not stopping anyone from coming to visit!

That’s my story…

Jonathan

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They also run their Tailhunter Restaurant Bar on the famous La Paz malecon waterfront. If you’d like to contact him directly, his e-mail is: jonathan@tailhunter.com

Or drop by the restaurant to say hi. It’s right on the La Paz waterfront!

_____________

Jonathan Roldan’s

Tailhunter International

Website:

www.tailhunter-international.com

Mexico Office: Tailhunter International, 755 Paseo Obregon, La Paz, Baja Sur, MexicoU.S. Mailing Address: Tailhunter International, 8030 La Mesa Blvd. #178, La Mesa CA 91942

Phones:

from USA : 626-638-3383

from Mexico: 044-612-14-17863

Tailhunter Weekly Fishing Report: http://fishreport.jonathanroldan.com/

Tailhunter YouTube Video Channel:

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HOLIDAY STREET FAIRES

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HOLIDAY STREET FAIRES

Originally Published the Week of Nov. 25, 2023 in Western Outdoor Publications

The few weeks between American Thanksgiving and Christmas is a pretty nice time to be visiting Mexico.

I say “American” Thanksgiving because, as gringos, we often forget, Thanksgiving is an American holiday.

As part of our psyche, I guess we Americans sometimes assume when we visit other countries, that the whole world must know about and celebrate our holidays like Thanksgiving, 4^th of July, Halloween, etc.

While Halloween has taken a bit of a foothold in Mexico, there’s no real other holidays between the end of October and the Christmas holidays. For sure, folks have been doing holiday decorations and buying toys and other presents for several months now.

For foreign visitors, I think it’s an especially great time to sample Mexico. In many respects, it’s off-season.

The summer crowds are gone and back to school. The Thanksgiving holidays are too short. Christmas is still several weeks away.

Weather is great. The humidity is gone. However, the sun is still out.

Although we locals think it’s cooler or even chilly by our standards, but it’s a lot warmer and temperate than many parts of the rest of North America.

There are great airline prices. There are lots of travel specials as there is somewhat of a lull in visitors. Hotels, restaurants, and other providers have open arms for you.

If you do happen to make it to Mexico, especially during December, give yourself a treat. Leave the hotel zone and tourist areas behind for an afternoon or evening.

Ask someone about the local street fair or “Tiangus” (booths) in town.

Chances are, there’s usually one somewhere near the town square or central area. Take a taxi or take a walk. Chances are, it’s also near the historic district as well.

Many cities close down several square blocks around their central commerce areas. Only pedestrian traffic is allowed. Local businesses, set up booths selling their wares as well as handicrafts.

There’s often especially many booths and carts selling everything from churros to grilled meats and street corn to tostadas.

Personally, my favorite time is during the evenings when the streets really come alive. Compras de pánico por Navidad

More folks stroll around lending to the festive air not to mention the fragrances of all the food being cooked and grilled at the various stands.

Many families are doing their Christmas shopping at the booths all looking for deals. They make their purchases and ask the shop sto hold them on layaway until the actual holidays.

Young people do what young people do…meet other young people and hang out! Older guys sit on the park benches with beers and wave at the pretty girls who are always fashionably dressed.

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You’ll often find live music as various musicians and groups move through the crowds. If indeed the fair is set up near the town square, there will also be live performances of dancers; school groups; singers and theatrical presentations.

Last time I was at one of these, they had a huge game of Mexican BINGO being played. With a little twist.

Instead of the letters B.I.N.G.O., the little squares have pictures like “a chicken.” “A car.” “A boat.” And the caller yells out the selected pictures until someone yells “GANADOR!” Winner!

It’s quite popular. Folks play with beans, corn kernels or even rice.

On certain evenings, there might even be mini parades such as Santa Claus or the Virgin of Guadalupe.

What nice is that you can go several different times and there are always new things to see, eat and purchase. It’s a great place to just people watch and experience Mexican culture that many tourists miss!

That’s my story!

Jonathan

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They also run their Tailhunter Restaurant Bar on the famous La Paz malecon waterfront. If you’d like to contact him directly, his e-mail is: jonathan@tailhunter.com

Or drop by the restaurant to say hi. It’s right on the La Paz waterfront!

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Jonathan Roldan’s

Tailhunter International

Website:

www.tailhunter-international.com

Mexico Office: Tailhunter International, 755 Paseo Obregon, La Paz, Baja Sur, Mexico

U.S. Mailing Address: Tailhunter International, 8030 La Mesa Blvd. #178, La Mesa CA 91942

Phones:

from USA : 626-638-3383

from Mexico: 044-612-14-17863

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PASSPORT BLUES

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PASSPORTS GETTING FASTER?

PASSPORT BLUES

ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED THE WEEK OF NOV. 12, 2023 IN WESTERN OUTDOOR PUBLICATIONS

More Americans are travelling than ever before. Call it post-Covid fatigue or simply cabin fever, folks are on the move.

Travel to Mexico is no exception and despite price increases felt world-wide on everything from food; to gas; to airlines; to lodging, travel is at historic proportions.

Popular tourism destinations such as Cabo San Lucas, Puerto Vallarta, Cancun and others are scrambling to handle the influx. They can’t build hotels fast enough or cover the crowded airports.

One of the biggest hinderances, however, has been the pinch on passports. Renewing or getting a first-time passport has put more than one vacation in a pinch or kept someone nervously waiting by their mailbox.

This goes back to covid years when travel ergo the issuance of passports came to a virtual standstill. It was not unusual to wait months for passports or being told, “It will arrive when it arrives.”

There goes your vacation. Go tell the kids. Or tell little Joey he doesnn’t get to travel with the family this year!

Since then, things have moved along a bit more fluently, but the simple fact that there was such a backlog of applications jammed the system. It was still taking as much as 3-4 months to get a passport.

Even longer if it was during peak times when everyone and their brother suddenly remembered passports for pending summer vacation plans or holiday travel at the last minute.

Add to that the sheer number of new travelers and the logjam to get your little blue book could seem interminable.

Even with such delays, the U.S. State Department says it has been processing a record number of applications since Covid.

Nevertheless, the State Department recently announced that it’s doing it best to cut through the bureaucratic gunk that’s holding things up.

The goal at this time, is to return to pre-covid timetables when passports could be issued in 6-8 weeks or even as little as 2-3 weeks for expedited requests .

To that end, the State Department has increased it manpower with increased hiring and expanding their network of offices. They are also allowing for much more overtime declaring that most applications are now taking only 7-10 weeks.

Expedited service can be handled in as little a 3-5 weeks and urgent applications for emergencies can be processed in days.

That being said, the State Department urges travellers not to sit on your hands and procrastinate. Millions of applications are still flooding the system. This is especially true as summer and holidays vacations and travel approache.

The sooner you apply, the sooner your results and the faster your anxiety level drops.

Once your passport is safely in hand, you only have to concentrate on what to pack!

That’s my story!

Jonathan

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They also run their Tailhunter Restaurant Bar on the famous La Paz malecon waterfront. If you’d like to contact him directly, his e-mail is: jonathan@tailhunter.com

Or drop by the restaurant to say hi. It’s right on the La Paz waterfront!

_____________

Jonathan Roldan’s

Tailhunter International

Website:

www.tailhunter-international.com

Mexico Office: Tailhunter International, 755 Paseo Obregon, La Paz, Baja Sur, Mexico

U.S. Mailing Address: Tailhunter International, 8030 La Mesa Blvd. #178, La Mesa CA 91942

Phones:

from USA : 626-638-3383

from Mexico: 044-612-14-17863

Tailhunter Weekly Fishing Report: http://fishreport.jonathanroldan.com/

Tailhunter YouTube Video Channel:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBLvdHL_p4-OAu3HfiVzW0g

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HURRICANE PTSD?

Until you’ve been in it, there’s nothing quite like the sound and fury of nature’s hammer!

HURRICANE PTSD?

Originally Published the Week of Nov. 2, 2023, in Western Outdoor Publications.

I have no other word for it.

The other day, I was walking across a parking lot. A huge gust of wind suddenly came up. It blasted a bunch of paper across me along with enough dust to make me squint. I saw trees bend.

And just for a nano-second, I got a shiver. My hackles went up. Something went up my spine and my fingers tingled. It stopped me in my tracks.

Had I been a cat, my fur and tail would’ve puffed out.

It was the weirdest feeling. But something went through me.

And just as quickly, the gust passed. The trees straightened out.

So, did my backbone!

I got to my car and had to sit for a moment. For lack of a better description, I think it was what experts call “fight or flight” response to stress.

Psychologists say it’s all the hormones in the body suddenly reacting. They prompt the body to fight or run away. Basically calling us to take action to save our lives when there is perceived danger.

So, what just happened? A little wind got me flustered? C’mon, man!

The best I can figure is something I’m calling “Hurricane PTSD” (Post-Traumatic-Stress-Syndrome).

It doesn’t have to arise from a combat situation, but any traumatic or frightening event can produce it long after the threat has passed.

It could be from an auto accident. Perhaps something happened to you as a kid when you were swimming. Or getting locked in a dark closet or basement! Any traumatic event can trigger a flashback or anxious moment.

In the month of October, we just came through two hurricanes where we live in La Paz.

Hillary was the first. It was “so-so” as hurricane go.

It was followed up a week later by Hurricane Norma which really hammered us.

Now, don’t get me wrong. Living in Hawaii then another 30 years in Mexico, I’ve been through some 16 hurricanes and even more tropical storms.

Some have been historic, powerful, devastating and deadly examples of Mother Nature doing what she does. I’ve experienced them on land and sea.

I’ve had to work outside with winds, rain and waves battering me. Things were flying through the air.

Being in the hospitality industry, I’ve had clients to take care of and insure their safety. I’ve had to cross flood waters and been flooded myself.

One year, I was on a fishing boat that came pretty close to sinking while over 100 miles at sea.

I spent one storm in Hawaii with family in a bathtub. We covered ourselves with mattresses from the flying debris.

I’m no stranger to hurricanes.

Other than worrying about the welfare of clients or friends, I’ve never been especially afraid of hurricanes.

It is what it is.

It’s life in the tropics. If I lived in Alaska or Canada, it would be like me complaining about cold weather or snow.

So, again, I ask myself why’d I suddenly get the shivers?

Here’s my take.

As far as I can remember, most hurricanes come and go rather quickly. They can be powerful and lethal, but they come and go in a few hours. They move on.

Until Hurricane Otis struck Acapulco a last week, Hurricane Odile in 2014 was the most powerful storm to hit our side of Mexico. My wife and I actually sat outside for awhile.

The storm escalated. We cracked a few beers. It wasn’t our first rodeo. We watched as lights around the bay blinked out as electricity lost.

It probably wasn’t the smartest thing for us.

The winds started to howl. It was pretty cool.

Then, part of a tree blew by. Time to go!

We raced inside and then our ceiling tiles caved-in from the air pressure. Total darkness followed as the rains started pelting and we lost electricity.

But, in a few hours, Odile had moved on. It pretty much wiped out a good part of southern Baja, but it moved on.

Hurricane Norma last week was not as strong, but it sat on La Paz for almost 3 days of poweful 100 mile per hour winds and up to 12” of rain.

It pounded and pounded. The wind against our windows alternately sounded like a giant freight train going by or someone literally slamming their gigantic fist against the glass panes.

Boom! Boom! Boom! With each titanic gust. Battering to get in!

The winds were so strong they forced water through every door and window crack sometime like a spray.

For almost 30 hours, my wife and I battled with mops, towels and buckets to keep the waters at bay that soon covered our floors.

There was no way to stop it. Sometimes we had no light. We barely slept. Our hands got raw from wringing gallons of water from dozens of towels.

Several inches of water on our floors.

Just when we thought we had a handle on it, the wind would change direction and suddenly water was spraying from a different area. It was like an old WWII submarine movie where the depth charges start busting pipes!

When Norma left, we were exhausted. Many parts of the city were extensively damaged.

So, maybe that gust of wind in the parking lot triggered just a bit of PTSD. I can do without another hurricane for awhile.

That’s my story!

Jonathan

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They also run their Tailhunter Restaurant Bar on the famous La Paz malecon waterfront. If you’d like to contact him directly, his e-mail is: jonathan@tailhunter.com (the hurricane tore off the whole front of our restaurant!)

Or drop by the restaurant to say hi. It’s right on the La Paz waterfront!

_____________

Jonathan Roldan’s

Tailhunter Sportfishing

Website:

www.tailhunter-international.com

Mexico Office: Tailhunter International, 755 Paseo Obregon, La Paz, Baja Sur, Mexico

U.S. Mailing Address: Tailhunter International, 8030 La Mesa Blvd. #178, La Mesa CA 91942

Phones:

from USA : 626-638-3383

from Mexico: 044-612-14-17863

Tailhunter Weekly Fishing Report: http://fishreport.jonathanroldan.com/

Tailhunter YouTube Video Channel:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBLvdHL_p4-OAu3HfiVzW0g

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