These photos are taken from Estero Beach at Ensenada. The water was a bit chilly to me for swimming, however it was the Christmas/New Years holiday and there were many Mexicans enjoying the water. The dot of light you can see in one of the sunset pictures is the light on the ship - taken with my new Olympus camera.
We were on the way to the border by 9:15 New Years Day, had our visas stamped by 10, and were on our way! We were a bit worried that there would be no official in Tecate to stamp our visas, or even the possibility that the border would be closed New Years Day – but no – it’s a very functional border now, it even has new lights.
We had an early lunch at our usual stop and thought we would be in Ensanada shortly thereafter – no such luck. Most of the remainder of the road into Ensanada was under construction – what a mess! It took us forever. Well, we arrived about 2:30, made a quick stop at Walmart and were set to go on to Estero Beach (a nice resort on the south side of Ensanada). We met an Oregon man in the parking lot at Walmart who was completely beside himself. He was lost, was waving a map around and was quite desparate for help He had no Spanish and much to his dismay no one he spoke to could speak English. He was so glad he found us! He did have some info about El Faro Beach RV park next to Estero Resort. We had already been thinking of trying this park out so we escorted him there since we knew where we were going and he definitely did not.
Ensanada is a confusing city and its easy to get lost there. This would be something I would not like to have happen if I was this guy – he had a big truck with a huge hand built container on the back and was towing a 22 foot trailer. Not exactly a city vehicle. Also, in his state of mind he really needed to find a safe spot to just relax and chill out. He admitted he was a worrier and he had all his worldly possessions with him. He was planning on moving to Mexico. Interesting since he didn’t seem to have any idea what he was doing… and he spoke no Spanish. He was a victim of the recession and his response was to take off.
Meanwhile back at home…
We received a text message from Natasha to call her about the house. The inverter wasn’t working and she was concerned. Lorne had Mike go up to trouble shoot it, he turned it off since it was not working properly at all. Lorne set about finding a replacement on the internet since its toast. Good thing for such responsible kids! Michael has been requisitioned to install a new inverter once Lorne figures out which one to buy.
Onward
Next night at El Pabilllon – a beautiful white sand beach 4 hours south of Ensenada (at mile 16.5). We went for a quick walk to see if there was any progress on the new restaurant at the campground right next door. We met Fidel who practically begged us to stay at his place. The restaurant is not open, he and his wife are living in the building. There have been very few tourists and he was feeling quite discouraged. We promised we would stay at his place on the return. He claims his water is not salty like it is at El Pabillon. I had a very salty shower this morning – I guess similar to a salt scrub - I should appreciate it – women would pay lots for this kind of shower!! Well it was hot and wet and the showers are very clean and bright and roomy. I do feel much cleaner for it.
I watched the pangas come in this morning with fresh langosta (lobster) He offered it to me for 270 pesos a kilo. When I told him it was too expensive for us he told me it would be 400 pesos in Ensenada. This may be true but still expensive for us. (about $27 per kilo) We could never have got them any fresher however! Yumm!
Off through the Vale de Cirios to lunch and a walk at the Catavina Boulder Field near Santa Inis. Then on to stay a few days at Bahia de Los Angeles. We are hoping for a campground in town as there is a protected area to launch the kayaks and a beautiful sandy beach for an easy entry and exit.
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