Dead fish to follow

 I'm goin to  where the sun keeps shining,  through the pouring rain.

Goin where the weather suites my clothes.

Banking off the northeast wind, sail on summer breeze,

skipping over the ocean like a stone...and I won't let you leave my love behind.

Well the world has certainly changed , and with all our restless movement and ongoing search I guess we've helped it along. It'll be strange and a happy change ( damn that's poetic ) to get to Mile 14 southern Bureau in a couple days. Our Surf Fishing Team X is going to need some re organization so it's the right time for us to get there and I'm the right guy to realign the team. Ernie, our second Vice President in charge of details is not coming to Mazatlan this year , maybe never again and I  sure hope not.  Ramon passed away, Slah is always busy with Ara Mex ( a great place to eat so get on down there )  so we don't adventure as much as we used to. Of course my first morning I'll see Alejandroe's smiling face and Stewart will come jogging down the beach with a great fish story about how our friend Gabriel just lost a huge...and a couple mornings later I'll head for the jetty and get Kenny to tell me how shitty the fishing is while Jesse reals a in a Guyo in the background...and then come January Lockwood will stroll up the beach and all the Welle clan will be escaping the North Dakota winter and of course Jason is always doing some wild fishing....it'll  be on. 

I guess one thing that the covid and several recent events in my life have taught me is this....don't ever take anything for granted again. I new it, I just chose to kind of ignore it. This place as seen from Chalio's boat is one of the things I've taken for granted. It's a bit dysfunctional and sometimes weird, like when they've told me 3 different times now that my bikes need to be moved to another place but all in all it's magic...So for all my friends at LaMarina I promise you this : I will not be bitching....unless of course they make me move those $%#* bikes for a 4th time.

So here's list of the the things I have for Mexico in our 20th season. You know how I like a list, a little structure for the truly unstructured.

1. Appreciation.

2. Patience, you won't hear me bitch about my HOA fee's, promise.

3. 7 or 8 new songs....I'd have more if I could just keep from balling every time I work on a Hobo Jim song.

4. String's for Kiki's guitar.

5. A few gifts...although I do have to report that the smoked salmon era is over, maybe next year.

6. 10 extra pounds .

7. I'm bringing along this gorgeous woman / lover / friend / counselor / lender of conscience / common sense advocate and safety officer...

So we'll see you soon Mazatlan. I've made myself a promise to write more so I sure hope you all come back...and Radke, you better be there for Christmas or we're have coal delivered to the Kenai River. 😎💚🎸🎵🐟