April ’08 Newsletter

April is always a time of sadness at the hotel and resort because all our Norte Americano friends are paying their taxes by the 15^th.  April must truly be a terrible time north of the border because all our visitors have tears in their eyes.  But one look at the Sea of Cortez in our front yard, the cactus flowers blooming, our tropical landscape in renewal, a couple of Margaritas, the leap of a marlin and suddenly tears and frowns turn to smiles and all is well in the world again.

The month of April begins with the sun in the sign of Aries and ends in the sign of Taurus except in East Cape where it ends with the sign of Corona.  Appropriately, the sun begins in the constellation of Pisces (the fish) and ends in Aries, since most people fly down to Mexico.  The literal translation is “April is the month to fly through the air down to Los Cabos and go fishing.”  As you can tell, whoever made up all those signs of the Zodiac was thinking of us.  You should also know that April starts on the same day of the week as July in all years . . . something you might need to know if you ever go on Jeopardy.  Otherwise, it has no value.

Baja Magic

We’re getting ahead of ourselves since this is just the April Newsletter, but in reality it is being written at the end of May.  If you are confused, so are we.

Remember that this is a limited time offer and when our quota is filled it will end immediately.  So, do not delay purchasing your $1,000 credit memos for $500.  When it’s over, it’s, well, you know.

 Happenings

April was Fiesta de Pesca month, 23 days of fishing, prizes, competition, good fun, good spirits and many fish.  Prizes are awarded for dorado, tuna, wahoo, yellowtail, pargo and snapper with all the hotels in the area participating.  Ten of the winners were guests at Buena Vista Beach Resort with prizes of fishing tackle, T-shirts, line, rods, reels and everything under the sun.  The event is sponsored by Western Outdoor News.  Biggest fish was a 50.5-pound dorado, which is a lot of mahi-mahi in anyone’s book.

If you have never participated in the Fiesta de Pesca, put it on your calendar for next April. 

Groups and Gatherings

Pasquale Roberto brought a group of family and friends from the world famous San Carlo Italian Deli in Chatsworth, Calif., for five days.  They fished aboard the Eclipse and Liliana and had such a good time they’re planning on being back in Oct. or Nov. . . .Gary Schoelen and his motorcycle group of 17 including couples made the trek from California for some fishing, time at the swim-up bar and relaxation.  Unfortunately, one of the group members met a cow on the trip down.  While it wasn’t a serious accident, it did require a lot of time dealing with insurance paperwork.  And you know what fun that can be!   Longtime visitor Ed Howard brought a group of five from the West Coast.  They fished aboard the Nueva Era and 3 Hermanos and were credited with releasing a number of striped marlin.

We enjoyed seeing Reese Allen from Plymouth, Calif., up in the Gold Country of the historic part of the state.  Reese, his wife and daughter enjoyed a great trip. This was Reese's warm up trip, as he get ready to host their annual BAFT Fishing Tournament in September, a fund-raiser for the kids in the orphanage. We were very happy to have met his family . . . . Rafael Santos, from Monterey in the State of Nuevo Leon, Mex.  With a group of 12 on a working vacation.  They fished a couple of days aboard the Eclipse, Liliana and Careleste, braving a north wind.  Even with the discomfort of the wind they nailed some marlin.  The Santos group played golf one day at San Jose’s newest course that just opened, Campestre.  They did very well hitting that white ball and then trying to find it; and one of the guys was reported to have been right at par.  Congratulations.

Todd McMullen, Matt Krause and Jeremiah Van Etten from Sacramento, Calif., tried the adventure of night fishing with Juan and Gabriel aboard the Alegria. They caught four snappers and 12 triggerfish abut seven miles south in La Rivera area.  If you’ve never tried the adventure of Night Fishing, give it a try on your next visit.  This trip is only on a request basis, and it can only be booked at the activity desk.  No weekends – week days only, please. 

Returning Guests

Lots of old friends – and some new ones, too – had to shake those income tax blues and headed our way for a few days of fun and sun.

Among those return guests were Mary and Buzz Fedorka from Telluride, Colo.  The Fedorkas actually stayed at a nearby private home, but made the hotel their home-away-from-home for dinner.  They’re 20+ year returnees . . . Diana Somerville from up the coast in Vancouver, Beautiful British Columbia . . . Togo Hazard made his second visit of the year accompanied by his good amigo Dr. Majure O. L’Amar from San Diego, but he kept the best day for himself as he caught 10 marlin and one sail on the last day.  We welcomed Robert and Sandra Lustig, all the way from the Mile High City of Denver.  The Lustigs rescheduled their planned February visit which was postponed due to a health problem . . . we were certainly happy to see Sr. Roberto out fishing with Capt. Juan aboard the good ship Alegria.

 Others were Capt. Ken Toy, Woody Creek, Colo., a return guest from 2006, who had a great day aboard the 3 Hermanos and the Dottie B II.   After talking to Capt. Toy, he remembered this trip as the best he had ever had down in Baja with double digits marlin throughout his stay.  . . . John Morgan from Farmington, New Mexico up in the famous Four Corners area . . . Art Olson, who fished aboard the Dottie B II and the Dusty B II.  His party stayed at one of the new Palmas Condos, but always likes to fish with Capt. Vicente  . . . Chris Johansson, from San Bruno, Calif., was here for a week checking on their home building project now under construction at nearby Agua de La Costa; we expect Chris to become an Amigos de Spa member very soon . . . Jim Maturo, visiting from Hampton, Conn., celebrated his 65^th birthday with two friends in style with three sailfish, some dorado and 5 or 6 roosters.  We offer our congratulations, happy birthday and many more Big Fish to your credit!

Once again, if we missed anyone our sincere apologies.  We’ll do better on your next visit. 

            Thanks to all of you from the Valdez Family

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