Gratitude!

After a long period of calm air, the wind finally began to blow for our last two days in La Ventana. This gave me the opportunity to try kiting with the board, which was challenging but fun, and gave Ryan an opportunity to truly "rip" through the water with his kite. Even from shore, I saw him flying clear out of the water a few times. Needless to say, he was thrilled about the way that part of our trip wrapped up. We also enjoyed beautiful, clear nites by the fire pit, yoga in the mornings, great food, and fabulous company during our final days in the desert.

Thanksgiving day was a travel day for us. We loaded up our rental car and headed north toward Loreto to meet up with Jim and Laura. What was supposed to be a 4-hour trip turned into 7, when we missed a crucial turn and ended up going deep into the canyons of central Baja. Luckily, we found a bootleg gas station that was able to fill us up, and after a thanksgiving dinner of tacos at a roadside stand, we were back on course. We found J & L at the marina later in the night and feel very fortunate to be sitting aboard Brainstorm, now. Today we'll head north and anchor off an island in the Sea of Cortez. We'll be in touch next chance we get.

With love and gratitude,

Jess and Ryan.