Baja at Last

We spent our last couple of days in the US traveling back & forth to Algodones, Mexico. It is right across the border form Yuma, people park on the US side & walk across for cheap dental, eyeglasses & prescriptions. We crossed for tacos, beer, our Mexican immigration cards & the chiropractor. I have had a "crick" in my neck for over 3 wks, which was fixed in a jiffy by Dr Madrid!
We had a wonderful surprise as we were walking down the street in Algodones, we ran into Serge & Suzanne. This was the couple from Quebec that we spent time with along the Baja last winter - Robin & Serge hit it off splendidly & it was good to catch up & then to look forward to future meetings along the road.
Driving towards Tecate, Mexico (our crossing) we passed huge fields of lettuce, broccolli, cabbage - quite the sight. Another fairly common sight in the US are monstrous windmills.

Our crossing was largely uneventful, they did look at our vehicle registrations & checked inside both the car & RV but didn't care to see our passports or "visas". We drove thru wine country, lots of small wineries & a few big ones. We stopped for a tour & tasting at Encuentro Guadalupe & were amazed by the tiny hotel rooms perched on the side of the hill. We got a barrel sample & private tour, then went up for the standard tasting - they only sell one white & one red wine, but their samples were very generous & he included a taste pf grappa. This made the remaining few miles into Ensenada less stressful!

We settled into Corona Beach Resort facing the ocean, less than 20 ft from high tide. We enjoyed delicious carne asada tacos & beer for about $8 at a nearby taco stand.

We met the neighbor next to our site, a pleasant mix of Richard & Uncle Tom - he has been a wealth of information but initially he was upset with us for bringing cloudy, cool weather, but it resulted in an amazing sunset!

We ventured into Ensenada after watching the pelicans diving for breakfast & two dolphins swimming by our front window. The required stop at Costco for beer & some snacks & UHT boxes of milk, then on to the harbour for fish tacos & fresh halibut & shrimp for the freezer. We reactivated the internet stick that we bought last year - we should have service wherever there is cell service (not everywhere, unfortunately), so will be able to keep up with the world. We probably still won't have a clue of the day or date though! We have arrived at the same time, again, as the Baja 1000 race. Apparently this is to off-road racing as the Super Bowl is to football. There are crowds everywhere & noisy off-road trucks & dune buggies on the streets. The downside is that the "chase/support" vehicles travel on the highways which makes them even more hazardous - we hope to keep a day or two ahead of them.

Today is a quiet day, watched a cruise ship come in, cut Robin's hair, long walk on the beach to Big Burro for the largest burritos ever seen! On the way back I took a picture of a Mexican car wash. We were entertained by a fellow who comes regularly to feed squirrels right near our RV - they eat cheerios out of a dish! Soon after Robin had it eating peanuts from his hand. Many of the cottages in this park have been painted but none as elaborate as the one looking like an aquarium.

We are not quite as penny pinching as last year, we have already bought a lovely souvenir that sums it all up - Another Day in Paradise!

Thanks to everyone that is following our humble travels, we appreciate the comments & emails.