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jrbaja
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Playas de Rosarito
Every once in a while, I see someone make stupid remarks about Rosarito. Because of their remarks, it makes me think they have either never been here
or maybe passed through once or twice.
After living here for 10 years, I am curious as to where these guys get their ideas from. Probably from the gringo gazoot from the intelligence
these people seem to be sportin around.
"simply engage your "agent" in some friendly conversation a la, "Yeah, we're going to Ensenada to get laid with some hot chicks" or anything about
hot chicks and sex and then offer the guy a Coke. No really, it works."
Personally, I don't care whether people come to Rosarito or not. But, I do care when tourists, pretend to know something when they obviously don't.
Think "ugly american"!
Rosarito has some of the best beaches I have ever seen and I was a surfer. It also has so much more to offer than Ensenada, nobody that's anybody
even goes to Ensenada anymore because there is so much going on in Rosarito.
For the intelligence impaired, let's just say that almost every Saturday night, Papas n Beer has 5000 people inside and usually a line to get in.
And they are now charging $30.00 per person. And then there are 8 or 9 other clubs, just as populer that may or may not charge a cover. That's for
the younger "chick chasing" mentality.
There are also plenty of places for nightlife for the mature crowd. Over 30 shall we say. Ocean view dancing, bands of every description, and shows.
There are horses, parasailing, quadrunner trips, snorkeling, fishing, surfing (1st class) and some of the best dining you can experience. From sea
snail chorizo to bbq'd alligator, Prime Rib to meatloaf, McDonalds for the young and stupid, and authentic Mexican food from all areas in Mexico.
I guess I could sum it up as Mardi Gras every weekend as far as nightlife and a world famous stretch of coastline according to the number of foreign
tourists who came into my Titanic exhibit at the Rosarito Beach Hotel
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Tomas Tierra
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Dirty Ocean water
Very dirty air
Usually a very dirty crowd
and terrible access..
I am a surfer, and that sums up Rosarito for me..
Ensenada may be worse, but Rosarito aint that great..
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jrbaja
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Righty oh
As far as
the water and air go, ever been to San Diego?
As far as the surf goes, it's never been very popular down here!
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jrbaja
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Yep, looks pretty nasty!
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nastier
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DanO
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Sea Snail Chorizo?
Wow, I'm game. Where do you find that?
IMHO, Rosarito's also the best place to find a wide range of quality furniture and to have furniture custom made to your specifications. That's why I
usually say no when my wife asks if we have time to stop there (heh). However, I'll take that risk if the sea snail chorizo is good.
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jrbaja
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Bad crowds
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jrbaja
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dirty water
Like I said, tourists don't know jack!
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bajaruby
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 bbq'd alligator in Rosarito?
Tell me where please. Do they have bbq'd alligator tacos? Please tell me the name and location?
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jrbaja
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Tequila Safari
across the street from Sr. Frogs.
And I reckon long as you got tortillas, you could make tacos from about anything!
[Edited on 8/5/2005 by jrbaja]
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bajaruby
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Thanks jrbaja, will be there in oct.
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MrBillM
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Deserted Beaches ?
I spent a fair amount of time in Rosarito years ago and I NEVER saw a deserted beach, at least during the Summer months. Dodging the Horse Turds also
took away from the ambience. Since it's grown dramatically in the last 10 years or so, it's hard to imagine that improving. Are they still riding
Horses on the beach ?
It's odd that a purist like JR would be so defensive about a crowded, overgrown place like Rosarito. It seems that it would represent everything he's
criticized in other Baja towns, notably San Felipe.
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Tomas Tierra
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Every where is good and uncrowded sometimes..
I first surfed k38's in 1980...I know how it WAS..That's why I don't like it now..Blah Blah Blah
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jrbaja
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Did I say anything about deserted beaches?
I don't think so !
But, if you know where to look, there are plenty of uncrowded ones, even in the summer. Depends on the surf and which direction it's coming from.
And yep, the tourist beaches with the horses of course have the turds, but as far as the beach being covered with them, well, that's a lot of
horses!
K38 is by far the most well know surf spot in Baja. I can certainly understand you feelings about crowds, if the famous places are where you paddle
out.
And Tomas, we have probably paddled out together around that time. Spent many a night on that bluff starting about 1968. The good old days.
Remember Don Panchos just down the street? .35 cent lobster burritos back in those days.
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Barry A.
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We surfed K-38 in l954 thru 1958 and-----
there was nobody riding the waves then except us, and an occasional interloper from the LA area. Ahhhh, the good ol days. Of course, there were
lobster (longosta) in 10 feet of water off La Jolla then, too, as well an an abundance of abalone.
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Tomas Tierra
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'68 is before my surfing started..I was two
Definately staying away from the famous places these days.. So many others to check out. we would never dare go south of La Fonda back then..Don't
remember why?
For sure the good ole days... I think they ended around the time all the resorts were built in that area.. We used to surf Castillos alot back then
and k391/2...Calafia's on the big days..
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Tomas Tierra
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Wow some serious old timers on here... I bow my head in due respect
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jrbaja
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I was one o them "Interlopers"
from Pico Rivera no less. The good thing about being one of the few surfers from Pico Rivera is, you sure didn't have to put up with any worse chit
from surfers who were territorial than the cholos in every day life
Although, I never really noticed any of that shiot back then. I guess it's because we could surf pretty good. Did you ever see an orange and white
69 Ford Bronco parked at the point ? We were some of the only people who would drive through El Morro and paddle out from the Bronco. P-nche gringos
flojos!!
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| Quote: | Originally posted by jrbaja
It also has so much more to offer than Ensenada, nobody that's anybody even goes to Ensenada anymore because there is so much going on in
Rosarito. |
Yeah, pick up a copy of Ecos de Rosarito. There's plenty going on.
| Quote: | Originally posted by jrbaja
...and some of the best dining you can experience.
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Puhleezzzze!
Ensenada has Rosarito beat in spades.
Just where are these restaurants? I can count the good ones on one hand and still have fingers left. For Ensenada, I need to take my shoes and socks
off.
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Well, JR
that is without question the most vehement defense of Rosarito I have ever heard from someone who ISN'T the Weekend Events Planner for the Beta house
at UCSD. Trailblazing really, in its defiance of consensus beliefs and kudo worthy as such.
At 32, I'm far too young to bond on a "remember when" level, but I have been going to Baja since I was about 11 and for a while there passed through
Rosarito often. Yes, the place FOR SURE gets really good surf. The beachbreaks at the north end of town (sometimes called Power Plants), Mushroom
Rock, Calafia (when it's HUGE), etc. I'm thinking that left is Popotla, which yes, is immune to crowds thanks to strict gate guards and b-tchy
residents. Pre-Fox Studios, you could drive out and surf the RIGHT at the north end of Popotla bay IF you had the will and chutzpah (that wave is
FATAL). 38's, Maria's, even El Moro...blah blah blah, good waves esp. mid winter NWs when the offshores get heavy.
All that said, I mean, LA has good waves, which doesn't make it a great place to go surfing. But, you live where you work and surf where you live and
get used to it.
Rosarito's ill rep, which me thinks well deserved, comes not from the surf but instead from the mindless jocks - and girls who love them - swarming
the place every weekend, holiday, Tuesday, etc., when that once-humble pueblo's collective IQ dips to the low teens. It is to Baja as Manhattan
Beach is to CA, and while I'm sure if you spent ample time (god forbid) in "Manhappenin" you might find its hidden gems (some good Mexican joints),
I'm content to write the place off as I know it: a cramped stretch of ugly condos, peopled with proud Trojans of the "are you lookin' at my chick?"
variety.
BUT, we all go to Baja for different reasons and so long as the techno, body shots and Red Bull stay in Rosarito, I'm happy for its existence. And
I know lots of good people there make a living on the aforementioned frat crowd. Beyond that, age and experience means you most certainly know
something I don't about the place, so let's leave it there.
As for my stories about the checkpoint agents, I can only speak from experience and what I wrote is 100% non-fiction. Let's be honest, a majority of
those agents are clueless kids with no actual idea what they're looking for or how to find it (excepting the checkpoint at Guerrero Negro). Their
checks are typically an arbitrary lifting of some cooler lid or quick rummage through your glovebox (for smokes). RARELY, have I had them check my
truck in any way that would actually find something were I hiding it. And MANY MANY times, I've derailed a possible roadside "yard sale" by speaking
Spanish with the guys about music, travel and, yes SEX. Those guys are mad horny and love a little joke or two about hot American chicks or Ensenada
hoars (this conversation often begins when they look at me and my surfing buddy and say, "where are the girls?"). Likewise, many are the times I'd
wished for giant firm breasts here in the states, when staring down a speeding ticket on the 405.
I'm not saying it's responsible or classy, but it is real and it is way better than watching three 15 year olds dump out your toolbox.
But here again, our experiences might differ wildly...and THAT is exactly what makes Baja so wonderful and consistently rewarding.
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