Windsurfing at Salton Sea ?

[Jerome Provensal]

[JP]> Does anyone know what Windurfing is like at Salton Sea. This lake
[JP]>
[JP]> is located about 2 hours east of San Diego. Is this a salt water
[JP]>
[JP]> lake ? What are the wind conditions there ?
[JP]>

About a month ago, during a trip to Anzo-Borrego (a beautiful desertic
area, covered with flowers at spring time), I decided to check out
the Salton Sea which I had seen each time I flew to/from LA.
From a plane, the Salton Sea (it's a lake of about 35x7 miles) looks
like a magical place... an deep blue island of water in the middle of
an ocean of desert...
I was thinking desert (= high wind + hot temperature) + blue water =
paradise.
Well, when I got there I realized that a closer look to the place
gives you a brand-new perpective of that "paradise" as a matter of
fact the denomination of "hell" would be a better fit.
Imagine a open air sewer of filthy, salted water, surronded by fields
sprayed with chemicals and other pesticides, governed by an army of
relentless mosquitos raiding on the rare tourists and enjoying the
windless, humid, nauseous air...
Need I say more?

I have just one word of advice: STAY AWAY FROM IT!

[JP]

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[Luigi Semenzato]

In article <JEROME.93M...@bangi.iac.COM>, jer...@iac.UUCP
(Jerome Provensal) writes:

|> Well, when I got there I realized that a closer look to the place
|> gives you a brand-new perpective of that "paradise" as a matter of
|> fact the denomination of "hell" would be a better fit.
|> Imagine a open air sewer of filthy, salted water, surronded by fields
|> sprayed with chemicals and other pesticides, governed by an army of
|> relentless mosquitos raiding on the rare tourists and enjoying the
|> windless, humid, nauseous air...
|> Need I say more?
|>
|> I have just one word of advice: STAY AWAY FROM IT!

Now, now, there is no need to be greedy and try to keep your fellow
windsurfers away from a nice secret spot. There is room for us too,
no? Come on, tell the truth. --Luigi