Sunday morning in San Felipe was beautiful. There was no breeze at all and the ocean was smooth and had a mirror surface. I walked the dogs southward on the beach and took a look at the marina. It is not really set up for large boats and probably could use a good dredge. There are some hotels along the way there that apparently were damaged in the Hurricane several years ago and look to be condemned. The pups and I took a look around at an old restaurant and bar that may or may not be in the process of rebuilt.
We packed up the camp and set off to drain the tanks in Howie and fill up with water. Bozo had texted me and stopped by to make sure we were going to breakfast at Fat Boy’s. They have a 40 Peso special on Sundays, so Kathy got the ham and cheese quesadilla and I got the huevos rancheros. Both were great and for $2.50, a great deal. Bozo bought our breakfast and we all said our good byes and we headed off to Ensenada.
We arrived at the Walmart looking for the pods and Dr. Pepper. Still no dice, but we picked up some butter, oreos, and chex cereal. Kathy found a spot near the marina to set up camp for the night. We easily found it and then took the pups for a walk on the Malecón. There were tons of people and lots of bands and both the pups were a bit nervous. We found a side street, in front of the fish market, to diverge to a less populated area. They were much more content on the walk back to the truck.
We got to watch the sunset over the harbor and settled in for the night. And then the rice rockets and muscle cars showed up. Apparently on Sunday night this is their spot to compare appendages with loud stereos, engine revving, and general noise. It settled down at about 9 and the last were done at 10 when the police showed up and encouraged them to all leave.
We met a German couple next to us that are also traveling the Pan American highway, Markus and Yasmine. They crossed at Mexicali and have been in here for a few days. They are headed to San Felipe today and down Baja for the next three weeks, then crossing into central Mexico for 3 more weeks. They plan to be in Ushuaia around December of next year and then shipping back from Montevideo. They came to North America in Halifax and traveled across Canada to Alaska, up the Dempster, and then down through Glacier, Badlands, and all the national parks in the west. They are on instagram at @mayaexplorers.
We are deciding what to do today in Ensenada or we may try and get our TIP for the truck. Another exciting day on the road.