At the end of February 2000, I had the opportunity to travel with my wife, Bonnie, to Ensenada in the Northwest region of Baja, California Mexico to tour shellfish farms in the area.

As many know, I travel a lot and even though my wife Bonnie works with me in the same company, we don’t get to travel together very often. As well as business, we were both looking forward to a few days vacation in the heat of Mexico taking refuge from the cold and snow of our home in central Canada.

Our host was Sergio Guevara whom I met at WAS (World Aquaculture Society) meetings in Las Vegas a few years back. Sergio’s company is Acuacultura Oceanica and produces, processes and markets oysters and mussels.

Sergio and I ha