December 4, 2009
Tecate. The town and border crossing....not the beer. Plans changed by our Wagonmaster early this morning. With tightening of security at the border, he was concerned if one of us were stopped and inspected we might get separated and lost in Tijuana. So, he opted to drive to a smaller simpler crossing and that was at Tecate. I have been thru security in Tijuana and know it can be difficult to navigate thru the city and was pleased with the decision.
Highway 3 south from Tecate took us thru wine country, road construction and big boulders erupting from the ground. The highway crew was moving boulders larger than my van out of the new roadway. The new highway will be wonderful when completed and looks like it might even be 4 lanes. The drive to Ensenada was about 100 miles and nearly 20 of that was under construction for the new road. Looks like the new road will remove most of the curves.
We drove thru Ensenada to Estero Beach RV park and hotel. It is a beautiful tree shaded park beside an estuary filled with birds. Across the bay, in the distance, we could see a peak and if you drive around the bay and beyond the peak, you come to La Bufadora. La Bufadora's attraction is a water spout that erupts with the incoming waves (like the Spouting Horn at Depot Bay). It also has many many shops along the one street leading to the spout. We seemed to be about the only tourists there and most of the shops were closed. Our guide said it is usually crowded with tourists. Sad, but the spraying water was beautiful. We could hear the water rumbling as it came into rock tunnels beneath us and then sprayed. Sounded like "talking".
The six of us had a good dinner and conversation at the hotel.
Tomorrow will be a short drive to another beach, then a long day to Guerro Negro the next day.
Tecate. The town and border crossing....not the beer. Plans changed by our Wagonmaster early this morning. With tightening of security at the border, he was concerned if one of us were stopped and inspected we might get separated and lost in Tijuana. So, he opted to drive to a smaller simpler crossing and that was at Tecate. I have been thru security in Tijuana and know it can be difficult to navigate thru the city and was pleased with the decision.
Highway 3 south from Tecate took us thru wine country, road construction and big boulders erupting from the ground. The highway crew was moving boulders larger than my van out of the new roadway. The new highway will be wonderful when completed and looks like it might even be 4 lanes. The drive to Ensenada was about 100 miles and nearly 20 of that was under construction for the new road. Looks like the new road will remove most of the curves.
We drove thru Ensenada to Estero Beach RV park and hotel. It is a beautiful tree shaded park beside an estuary filled with birds. Across the bay, in the distance, we could see a peak and if you drive around the bay and beyond the peak, you come to La Bufadora. La Bufadora's attraction is a water spout that erupts with the incoming waves (like the Spouting Horn at Depot Bay). It also has many many shops along the one street leading to the spout. We seemed to be about the only tourists there and most of the shops were closed. Our guide said it is usually crowded with tourists. Sad, but the spraying water was beautiful. We could hear the water rumbling as it came into rock tunnels beneath us and then sprayed. Sounded like "talking".
The six of us had a good dinner and conversation at the hotel.
Tomorrow will be a short drive to another beach, then a long day to Guerro Negro the next day.
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