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SunnyDay
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Ensenada - good? bad?
Ok, so we rented a place north of Ensenada for 5 months. Guests arrived and we took them to "town," of course, to shop the fish market, beer at
Hussongs, etc. One trip the town was filled beggers (and how can you not give?) and pesky venors (possibly the same situation?) and the next it was
none of them around and, well, hate to say it, but it was so nice. Wot's up? Ah, cruise ships! We had not put it together since the cruisers presence
was not all that apparent. They, of course, brought out the street crowds of opportunists to be sure. Made it a totally different place. Next scene.
Get invited to a dinner party at a Mexican home. Conversation about how we like it here from Wash State for a few months. Well . . . we do like it a
lot, and there it was: "Oh, you don't got to town on Tuesday, Fridays or Saturdays do you????? Oh no! Don't!!!" and all that. So, the big picutre is
the cruise ships pay, the small picture is apparently that they send locals and those in-the-know to stay away. Real bottom lin economic impact to
Ensenada?
[Edited on 10-21-2009 by SunnyDay]
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DENNIS
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Parking is a big problem in town. I know the ship passengers don't drive but, with the overall economy much improved over what it was ten, twenty
years ago, most everybody drives, including all the employees of the shops in the tourist zone. At nine AM on any boat day, it's hard to find a
parking place on or around Lopez Mateos and none of it is tourist traffic.
When tourism improves, parking will be worse. When the population grows, it will be even worse.
There is an unpublicized event in Ensenada which would boggle most anybody's mind. Be in town at 3 or 4 in the morning, preferably Saturday or Sunday
when the bars close. It's like demolition derby and the taco shops are packed. You have to see it to believe it.
[Edited on 10-21-2009 by DENNIS]
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bajabass
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That is a great time to be walking around downtown Dennis! We used to walk around and eat before driving back up to La Mision. All kinds of people
wandering/staggering. The clubs closing, all the girls in the streets. The tweekers talking to themselves, hookers making last minute deals. Cops
thick as flies, looking for the slightest mistake. Ah, the memories.
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