Blogs from Baja California, Mexico, North America - page 9

Ansa and Echo left San Diego on Wednesday, December 2 bound for Puerto Salina, BCS, which is a small marina about 20 miles north of Ensenada. The sail south was pleasant with light winds so we motored in the morning and in the afternoon there was enough wind to put up the spinnakers and float on down at about 5 knots with 7 to 10 knots of wind. The marina here is new and there is not much else here other than vacation homes. There is one motel/cantina, but otherwise no stores or other businesses. The little town here, La Salina, is basically a summer beach town. A small group of US expats seem to have settled here for retirement. I have included a photo of the marina's hotel/restaurant which is still being built. It will ... read more

BAJA CALIFORNIA Also, ich kam gefahren an die Grenze in San Diego. Niemand war dort und der Fluss des Verkehrs lief einfach... und hoppla, da war ich in Mexico. Nie von nem Zoll Beamten angehalten. Dabei habe ich doch so nen grünen Fakel im Pass... Also das Formblatt das man jeweils im Flugzeug ausfüllen muss, dann aber den Abschnitt behalten muss da man diesen bei der Ausreise wieder vorweisen muss. Jedenfalls dachte ich so. Das Kleingedruckte hinten drauf habe ich erst später gelesen. So bin ich dann sorgenfrei durch Tijuana gedüst. Aber nicht lange wie sich rausstellte... Obwohl in ganz Kalifornien einiges spanisch angeschrieben ist oder viele Einwanderer aus Zentral -, oder Südamerika dort leben und man somit auch oft Leute spanisch sprechen hört, ganz besonders natülrlich in San Diego, ist das aber doch irgendwie ... read more

We put the fear in the closet about going into Baja Mexico and had a great time in one of our favorite Mexico towns. In the past year or so a major rise in kidnapping and murders were happening to many locals. We use to frequent Puerto Nuevo for a day trips with out of town friends. The quaint little town of Puerto Nuevo offers lots of the typical shops you would find in Tijuana with out the crowd and bustle of TJ and some of the best Baja style lobster feast one can imagine at amazing cheap prices. After the rise in hideous crimes against so many, we have stayed out of Mexico and only had fond memories and day dreams of eating lobster at prices we can afford. When our Lake Taho friends invited ... read more

Hello! My second trip to Mexico. This time my friend and I decided to drive into Tijuana. The journey from Los Angeles to the border was fabulous - feasting our eyes on the changing terrain of Southern California. Some parts where awesome! Getting in the Mexico was easy! The Mexican border guard just waived us in. Come on in Amigo! Once in Mexico, as we drove down in to the country, it became relaxed and beautiful. The land was peaceful with everyone so affable and friendly! We stayed in New Port Beach Hotel, Baja, Mexico. Check the pictures out! John ... read more

This will have been the quickest visit of Tijuana! We will cross Tijuana Sunday morning while the drug lords and their family are at church praying for their sins. We had a great day yesterday in San Diego with Helene (poor Alan had to work...) We enjoyed a bike ride, picked up the "apparently required insurance certificates for Mexico", enough pesos to get us to "La Paz" so we can cross to the mainland (Mazatlan) with the 12 hour ferry. But one step at a time. It will take us 4 days to get there! Yesterday, we met Bob (not our Bob, but Bob, a San Diego born gentleman, at this glorious Irish bar in San Diego so we could send us off the proper way to Mexico. Connecting is what matters... and we had fun ... read more