Ok, ok, I know that D has already regaled you all with most of the story. La Ventosa was windy, yes. I just wanted to add a few bits.
This is from a published paper that I found in an internet search (awesome siting I know):
Two main phenomena are present in the windy region of La Ventosa. One of them is mountain-gap wind. Exceptional wind speeds can be observed due to effect of the strong cross-mountain pressure gradient. The high winds come from the Gulf of Mexico as a northerly wind, then constricted and speeding through the narrow Tehuantepec gap (Chivela Pass) and rushing violently down to the Pacific Ocean (Fig. 2). Other effect is sea breeze wind. A coastal local wind that blows from the Gulf of Tehuantepec to land caused by the temperature difference when the sea surface is colder than the adjacent land.
Ok, so really, it was WINDY. Like getting blown over doing 60 KM/H windy. The most intense and crazy thing I have ever experience WINDY. Davis and I were both riding at nearly 45 degree angles-- I kid you not. My travel when a particularly strong gust would arrive was often times 4 feet in the lane. It is my belief that it was a particularly bad day as it was misting and raining on us, apparently a sign of a more northernly wind than usual if Jose, our host in Puerta Arista was to be believed. Also, when we swapped stories with the other travelers at Jose's (Davis mentioned this in his post) the Australian family told us that they had seen a tractor trailer blown over by the side of the road. Pretty intense. It was with great relief that we stopped at Jose's at the beach and got a beer. We decided to stay for an extra night just for fun before heading up to San Cristobal. More on that a tad later. I'm getting eaten by little flying critters...
This is from a published paper that I found in an internet search (awesome siting I know):
Two main phenomena are present in the windy region of La Ventosa. One of them is mountain-gap wind. Exceptional wind speeds can be observed due to effect of the strong cross-mountain pressure gradient. The high winds come from the Gulf of Mexico as a northerly wind, then constricted and speeding through the narrow Tehuantepec gap (Chivela Pass) and rushing violently down to the Pacific Ocean (Fig. 2). Other effect is sea breeze wind. A coastal local wind that blows from the Gulf of Tehuantepec to land caused by the temperature difference when the sea surface is colder than the adjacent land.
Ok, so really, it was WINDY. Like getting blown over doing 60 KM/H windy. The most intense and crazy thing I have ever experience WINDY. Davis and I were both riding at nearly 45 degree angles-- I kid you not. My travel when a particularly strong gust would arrive was often times 4 feet in the lane. It is my belief that it was a particularly bad day as it was misting and raining on us, apparently a sign of a more northernly wind than usual if Jose, our host in Puerta Arista was to be believed. Also, when we swapped stories with the other travelers at Jose's (Davis mentioned this in his post) the Australian family told us that they had seen a tractor trailer blown over by the side of the road. Pretty intense. It was with great relief that we stopped at Jose's at the beach and got a beer. We decided to stay for an extra night just for fun before heading up to San Cristobal. More on that a tad later. I'm getting eaten by little flying critters...
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