In the thick of the evening, when the dealing got rough. She was too pat to open and too cool to bluff.

North winds, not big bad nortes, but merely enough to blow away the infernal humidity and turn not one, but three hurricanes to climes elsewhere. Yippee! Another yippee worthy milestone was passed this week, we have sold out the 2011 Magdelena Bay safari. We started late on this one, details such as lodging and boat were hanging out like a flap of paper from your cheeks, but some extremely stalwart characters wisely stepped up to the bar. Names will not be bandied about here as the innocent and nearly innocent must be protected, but these guys are in for the trip of a lifetime, the fishinestlobsstersuckinestbaitballinest time that only one with an imagination like our departed friend Steve had could conceive of. Most of these guys are repeaters from 2 years ago and we've listened to their 2 main ideas about how to improve the trip, and done so. Thanks to those salty hands, and welcome to the Mag Virgins, who will soon have the worldly look that only really gettin' it done can bring.
This years' truncated effort is in part to check a new set up there, with evenings spent on land, days spent at faster than 8 kt. and friendships bred by experiences rather than proximity. Marcos, Miguel, Carne Molida, and of course His Boboness all got done what it took to get it done, and I'm jazzed. Thanks Gang! We'll be making some TV shows to promote 2012 and have some big ideas, which could turn into big plans, which will hopefully transition through the big headache phase and blossom into big fun. Think about it for 2012. The offshore stuff goes on mid Oct.-mid Dec.

david