Christmas with a View

We made it safely across the border and are now just south of Ensenada. Tomorrow (or later today given that it is 3 am) we head off again  in search of a beach.  Our current sites have beautiful views of the ocean but no long walks for the dogs or people.  

The four of us that are traveling together all went into town and purchased Telcel sticks for our computers which will allow us to purchase internet time monthly.  We won't have service away from any of the larger towns but it it only cost $30 US dollars for 4 gigs and will allow us to do any necessary banking securely.   Everything was very slow this afternoon but funny....in the middle of the night when you can't sleep the internet runs much faster.

Another observation is that blog comes up with Spanish commands when using the Telcel system.  

How many women does it take to find a missing hose?  Luckily Beth had more than one.

Mitch is ready to take off for the border.

The getting the paperwork completed at the border was uneventful but took some time.  Louis at the border helped us complete out paperwork and found it interesting that two widows, one divorcee and a married woman were traveling together.  He was not a Pedro.....but he did seem to be especially nice to Beth and let all of us know he was single.  We managed to get get some money from the ATM get back across the border to pick up our rigs and drive south. 

The land we covered looked a lot like the dry southwest.  There are big stretches of nothing.

Just short of Ensenada  we stopped for the night at the Deaf Ranch.  The ranch offers electric and water sites for a donation. The sign said to pick a site and they would be over later.  No one ever came and there was no place to leave a donation.

 The campground is situated next to a vineyard.   Luckily there were no grapes or we might have lost Mitch right there.

Remi enjoyed being off lead.

Stuart took his Christmas Morning walk in the sunshine.  Did I mention that it seemed as soon as we crossed the border the temperature seemed to cooperate much better.  We were all in shorts by the afternoon that first day.

The mornings however start off a little brisker but quickly warm up and the layer get abandoned.

"Don't worry about all the stickie things getting caught in your coat. Just follow me Audrey. There are good sniffs to be found!" mentored Stuart.

In Mexico not much get wasted and fancy is not necessary.  You want fence posts? Collect some sturdy sticks.

Yes, Mitch those are all grape vines over there!

Our campsites the next night at Campo Cinco have great views but not quite as good as the top of the nearby hill. It helps to have 4 wheel drive to park up there.

Looking back at our rigs from the big hill.

No prize money available, but who wants to guess what these women are doing? (Hint, it is usually only Liz that has this hobby....)

Thoughtful Miss Abby brought presents for her friends.

The small village of le Bufadora down the road from where we stayed.  It was busy all Christmas Day with tour buses from the Cruise Ship in port in Ensenada that day and Mexican families out for a holiday in general.

The houses where the folks with money stay....

Sunset on Christmas Day...from chairs in front of our rigs.

The hill next door is again popular, this time for a family to watch the sunset.

Until next time......