BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO...ENSENADA

By

Minuet in G

"MinnieG"

(a 1979 Argosy made by Airstream that enjoys the talk and chatter 

of Vannie and Dave after an very successful adventure.)


Mexico has been such a delightful surprise for Vannie and Dave.
They were expecting a much more difficult adventure.
The people were so welcoming, the food was delicious, the scenery was spectacular...
but they totally did not drink the water.

Heading away from San Felipe, they discovered the topography
was beginning to appear greener and greener.
As they neared the Pacific side of the Baja,
the economy was more affluent...more farmland...
vineyards...cheeses...honey...




Vannie said they were concerned about driving in Ensenada.
The big city was a little scary...
but upon arriving, they were highly pleased to find
that Ensenada was not scary at all.
Not one bit...
The drivers were courteous for the most part.
Gas Stations were abundant.
Their GPS was right on track.


Our Lady of Guadalupe Cathedral
Located in the center of the city


Torre Lucerna Hotel
Dave was the man of the hour.
He had found a super deal on hotels.com...
Since it was the off season, they were one of about 5 couples in the hotel.


Vannie said that when they walked into the lobby,
they felt like "country-come-to-town."
Beautiful...


All kinds of fresh baked breads and pastries...


The room was luxurious.


Dave said that the first thing Vannie did
was to kick off her shoes and plop herself in the middle of that big beautiful bed.
I know...the beds are not quite that big and beautiful in me or Gypsy...so this was a treat.


The view out of their window...
Not too shabby...

There she is...

Do you see any more people?

Nope...

It was like they had their own private hotel.

Dave said,  "I'll just relax..."

But that hot tub was calling Vannie's name.

Ahhhh

Back up to the room...another gorgeous scene from their balcony...

Dinnertime...

This dessert was the best.

Red velvet cake...sweetened cream cheese filling...

chocolate dollops on top...with a chocolate/coffee sauce...

Oh, My.!!!

Have I mentioned before that Dave loves girls with accents?

Well, their tour guide for the day was Alegandrina.

She was just the cutest thing, and was very good at her job...

and she had "the accent".

Vannie keeps telling him that she has an accent, too...LOL

The first place Alegandrina took them was to La Bufadora.

It was located on the Punda Banda Peninsula about an hour

outside of Ensenada.  

Thar she blows...

The La Bufadora is a geyser or blowhole.  The spray of sea water is

caused by air trapped in a sea cave exploding skywards.  It can go as high

as 30 feet.  There is also a loud noise when the explosion happens.

There were hundreds of shops leading up to the La Bufadora/

Everything "Mexico" that you may have thought you wanted. 

An exquisite drive back down the peninsula from the La Bufadora.

There were many small quaint fishing villages.

These a "fishing circles", also called "crop circles".

These rings are about 130 feet in diameter.

Hanging 60 feet underwater below each ring is a net.

Each net is the home of a school of North Pacific bluefin tuna.

The word of the day is ..."aquaculture".

"Maricultura" in Spanish...

More beautiful scenery along the Punta Banda Peninsula

Look closely...there is a Carnival Cruise Ship in the harbor.

V and D thoroughly enjoyed their own private city tour...

only $15 an hour...3 hours...so worth it.

Back to the hotel...

A little bit of Relaxing...

Vannie said that before you could say "Jack Robinson",

it was time to eat AGAIN.

Appetizer...Mini Octopus Tacos...

Dave is getting in character...get it...octopus...

Put this man on the stage...and one's leaving in 5 minutes.

Clam Soup in a bread bowl...Delectable and delicious

The octopus eats clams...but this time,

V and D did the dirty work.

Dang...time to check out..

It looks like that giant whale tail was waving "bye-bye". 

Back to the good ole U.S. of A.

Vannie and Dave crossed the border at Tecate, Baya California.

Lots of traffic, but crossing was non-eventful.

Adios, Mexico

hasta que nos encontremos de nuevo