May 2005

April rocked around the resort. The first annual East Cape Fiesta de Pesca was held from April 4 to the 30^th. Most local resorts and many local anglers participated. See Fish Story for more info.

Also visiting us this month was Geronimo Castro from San Jose del Cabo who caught a 120-pound striper aboard the Liliana with Marcos. James Roots from Jackson Hole, Wyoming had a great time with Juan on the Mosca. He caught five nice pargo and four cabrilla. Glenn Davis of San Diego, a frequent guest, also scored with Felipe and Reggie on the Yanet. He reeled in nine pargo and a cabrilla. Señor Togo Hazard, also a frequent visitor from San Diego, caught three stripers one day on his Dusty B III. Robert Cartrell caught one striped marlin and a sailfish while out with Victor Sr. on the Vamanos, but it was the next day when he was with Victor Jr. on the Mosca I that he caught several pargo and sierra and won second place for the week in the Fiesta de Pesca. Finally, Millie Meyer of McCall, Idaho caught her first marlin while fishing with local amigo Terry Hauswirth on the Tres Hermanos.

Early this month, a group of Buddhists returned to the resort. Led by famed teacher Chogyal Namkhai Norbu, they are building a temple and camp up in the mountains near Los Naranjos Road. They stayed with us for an average stay of five days, coming from as far away as Venezuela, Peru, Mexico City, New York and other places around the United States and Mexico. As before, they all remarked about how comfortable they felt here and what good energy this area has. Spring Break (or Semana Santa as we call it in Mexico) was a lot of fun, but not too crazy. We had lots of families enjoying the hotel and a lot of action around the pool.

Overall for the month, our guests caught over 120 striped marlin, 66 pargo, 26 tuna, 5 dorado, 12 roosterfish, 40 ladyfish, 25 skipjack, 12 sailfish, 30 cabrilla … and some little dudes too. May is already proving to be a record-setting month with perfect weather and fishing conditions … but we can’t tell you about that yet. You just need to come and see for yourselves!

We want to remind you again that TV host Ronnie Kovach will be at the resort from June 27^th to July 1^st.  They’ll be shooting footage for the show, Ronnie will be around for a casual talk on fishing tips in the bar, so you can get some insider information and enjoy a Margarita at the same time! He will also have lots of cool stuff to give away, so you might want to mark this on your calendar.

A news flash (to see if you’re really paying attention): We just discovered that Esaul’s wife Lety is pregnant with their third child. Expect the stork in late January! Congratulations Lety and Esaul! Also the youngest of the Valdez family has returned back to join the hotel staff. After majoring as a  Industrial Engineer from Monterrey Technological Institute, Felipe worked as a technical consultant for General Electric Plastics for over a year. He will come back to help Esaul in the day to day operation in the hotel. 

As always, we greet you with open arms and wide smiles and look forward to your next visit to the Jewel of the East Cape. And of course, we thank all of you for your continued patronage over the years, and we hope to see you very soon!

The Valdez Family

Little known tidbits of Hotel Buena Vista's History

Did you know …

Back in 1976, when Chuy first opened the hotel, Suzanna Colyer flew into Cabo (back then the airport was just a lonely palapa and a bumpy runway) with her husband John and four boys. They had planned to stay at Rancho Buena Vista, figuring it was the only game in town, but when they got there it was full. The desk clerk told them of a new place just down the way that was barely open. It was past midnight, the kids were tired and cranky and Cabo was a very long way away. So, they decided to check out the new place. They turned east at Km 105 and wound down the dark dirt road. They found the “hotel,” but there were no lights on and not a single soul was around. Not to be daunted, Suzanna poked around and found the kitchen. The boys were thirsty, but she was afraid to give them any water, so she rooted around in the refrigerator and found some orange juice. Searching further, she found a couple tiny rooms upstairs and a barracks-style room downstairs with about eight beds. All six of them bedded down for the night. Early the next morning, they got up and watched the sunrise, realizing they had found a very special piece of paradise. Chuy showed up and with a wide smile, greeted them with a “¡Bienvenidos!” … and the rest is history.

 After a few changes and improvements, we are soon to  announce the re-introduction of our Buena Vista Vacation and Fishing Club. This time Felipe Valdez will be in charge of the project. For more information email or call him to find out more about this great special. Contact us today for all the details!

Fish Stories & Adventure Stories

FIRST ANNUAL FIESTA DE PESCA

held April 4 to 30, 2005:

This year marked the first annual Fiesta de Pesca in the East Cape. Most of the area’s resorts participated, including Hotel Buena Vista Beach Resort, Rancho Leonero, Hotel Palmas de Cortez, Punta Colorada, Playa del Sol, Martin Verdugo’s and Los Barriles Hotel. All the resorts pulled together with help from Western Outdoor News and the Mexican government to make this event an unforgettable one. Each hotel was the official weight station for a week and all the winning fish went to that weight station, enabling the participants to experience la vida at each resort. The weather was perfect and the fish cooperated with us as well.

The winner for the first week was 14-year-old Hilary Eskelson from Pocatello, Idaho with a 25-pound dorado. She fished with Chuy on the Hakuna Matata. Second place that week went to longtime friend Buzz Fedorka of Telluride, Colorado. He caught a 9.5-pound pargo aboard the Vamanos with Victor. He and his wife Mary stayed with us for three weeks and also fished on the Dusty B III. Mary won two out of the last three trivia contests for this newsletter.

There were lots of other winners from other resorts. For complete information, please log onto our April album.  Next year promises to be even better with more prizes, more fun and more anglers!

Click Here for April 2005 Total Fishing Count

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