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The Great Baja Adventure

Day 1

The Group

Tinworth Family (from left to right)
Bob (dad) and Liam, Samantha, Kristina, Liz (mom) and Amanda

Nilson Family with Mom/Grandma
Bryce, Braden, Bonnie (mom), Brad (dad) and Marion (Bob's sister)

Trautman Family
Daryl, Cathy (mom) and David

Van Somersen Family
Christian, Paddy, Riny (dad), Scott and Jan (mom)

Christian and his girlfriend, Julie

and the best for last... Julie

Day 1

Arriving at our first beach - Playa Tourista

Simply chillaxin'

Taking it all in

Way too eager!

Just the way to shake the cold Alberta chill.
Only thing missing.. a cold bottle of Corona beer!

Gearing up for the plunge

Not quite ready

The guys skipping stones

Finally taking the plunge into
the coooool crystal clear waters.

Braden, Liam and Amanda discover beach treasures

Liam builds a sand castle with the help of Braden

... Bob

... and Marion

Paddy, Kristina and Samantha

Marion hangs with her nephew, Liam

Totally engaged in Boggle

A friendly game of cards

... and then there's game called "Roll the Pig"!

Baja sunset

Ending a great day at sea on a rising moon.

     The group arrived the night before after a long day of delayed flights, waiting at the airport for everyone else to arrive, being taken to the wrong marina, starved, etc. Early nights sleep and everyone got up today eager and excited about the adventure ahead.

   We departed the marina at about 8:00 am arriving at Playa Tourista at 10:30 am. We had a safety talk, assigned snorkel gear, had lunch and then ventured out to the beach. It was so nice to finally be in Mexico. Months of exciting building for this very moment. We headed to the beach. The water was definitely cool but clear, beautiful and all ours.

    We spent a couple of hours, swimming, snorkeling, suntanning, exploring and really just chillaxin'. The Panterra way. This is the third year the Tinworth Family and friends have come down to escape the cold, bitter Alberta freeze.

   The evening was filled with relaxation, margaritas, cards, Boggle and a game called pig with little tiny rubber pigs that are rolled like dice and points accumulated if the pig is on it's side, feet, back and even on it's snout. Sounds wild but it's actually quite fun.

We ended the night on the most beautiful rising moon.

Day 1 - on the water | Day 2 | Day 3(1) | Day 3(2) | Day 4(1) | Day 4(2) | Day 5

A Day with the Gray Whales of Magdalena Bay | Baja Gifts Program

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