Trip report

Just got back from an 8 day trip to N. Baja. Would like to thank everyone who gave their suggestions so freely. My wife and son & I had a BLAST! ?..It was 15 years since I drove to Ensenada, what a difference. Very crowded on a Saturday, and only drove into a dead end once on the harbor drive thru. Stopped at Santo Tomas resort for lunch, very good food, not what I expected, almost too nice inside (I wondered if I would be served, with my shorts and T-shirt), lots of very old beer cans hanging from the ceiling. I kept trying to find the less formal dining and wandered into the kitchen to my embarrassment. My son said the chiles rellenos were muy bueno.
Drove on down to San Quintin to stay at Cielto Lindo (camping, not the hotel). We checked out Gypys(wet buzzards) campground, which is closer to the beach, but seemed better suited for RV?s, as it had no wind break. Had lunch there one day(Buzzards), chicken tacos were very good and cheap, $1 ea. And it was windy both days we camped at CL .A couple of bug bites at nite. Very foggy in the morning, clearing by 10. Wave action was good for boogie boarding, but not surfing. Water was about 65 degrees. Air temp 82. Did I mention it was a beautiful beach, Playa Santa Maria ? Now my idea of camping when I am on vacation is to eat out every night, 2 dinners at CL, cracked crab, had to try it, my wife called it ?papreecafied?, very good. The other dinner was at a north SQ restaurant , that was in one of the guide books, not very good. ?.I happened to run into the former owner of CL who lives in a house right next door and we talked for awhile. He is developing the land right next to CL for mobile home park.

On to BoLA, yeeehaw, my first time going there. We had made reservations for Costa Del Sol thru the owner in Ensenada. Of course when we got there our name was not listed. No matter, plenty of room. Did I mention it was 105 degrees ?... and humid?and they turn off the AC at midnight. The sister-in-law who runs the hotel made a few calls to get us a panga for the next day. Very good guide, been living in BoLA for 35 years, highly recomended. I have his card and e-mail if any one is interested. We fished till 1:00 ?4 yellowtail - 2 skip jack-6 bass-2 trigger fish?.then he took us to a lagoona in Isla Ventana to snorkel and swim while he cleaned the fish. The guide cut some strips of yellowtail, put it in a baggie with some soy sauce and lime, let it stew for 30 minutes and then eat with a little wasiby.Yummy! Great time had by all?..Other things we did?.Lunch at Raquel & Larry?s, good fish tacos?.snorkeled off the turtle farm ?too lazy to go to La Gringa , next time. Ate most of our meals at the hotel, very good?..talked to a long time resident with a last name Smith, told how the English had Gold and Silver mines in the 1800?s, that?s how he got his name.

Back to the west coast?.and the cooling breezes of the Pacific. Drove to San Vicente next day, had lunch at the place next to the Pemex??Owner?s name was Gabriel, talked my ear off, good food, and a little history of the town. On to Erendira, although didn?t stay there, camped at Malibu RV park next to the Brussel Sprouts. Very nice beach camping?.surf fished the next day, caught 5 surf perch, good size, using sand crabs. Good boogie boarding in the afternoon, warm water?..One of my better vacations, and the whole family agreed.

Baja rocks!

You did good!

Nice trip report cowboy.

bajapablo

You are right, the poeple at the wet buzzard are very nice, as we did chat with them while we waited for our meal.

My son is 13 and loves the water. He will fish or booogie board till dark if you let him. Usually he is whinny teenager ( what are we going to do and when are we doing it), completly different on the trip....maybe I should go on vacation more often

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