What I Would Not Do for A Heater
Chris Mays
01/17/2008, Ensenada, Mexico
We awoke this morning to low 50 degree cabin temps. I think a diesel heater is in our future. If anyone has experience with these, like which brands are good installation tips etc., please post a comment.
Last night, Julie and I went out to dinner at Manzanilla restaurant in Ensenada. It was very hip place with a fun locals only crowd on this evening.
The long haired hipster owner was worried about us as the menus are only in Spanish but we managed. Julie had fish soup and I had Arrachera Sonora (flank steak). Both were superb. Also the Temparanillo red wine was very nice.
We had some left over pesos burning a whole in our pocket so we decided to use them rather than convert them into currently the least loved currency in the world... US dollars. I am not sure if the restaraunt was totally stoked to get $50 USD with of pesos in coins but oh well money is money.
This morning we were planning to leave but the winds between here and San Diego are currently gusting between 30 to 40 knots from the NE. The angle is good for us but wind strength is more than we like to voluntarily endure. Since we have no pressing commitments we decided to delay our departure a few hours when it is supposed to abate.
Baja Naval Marina
Chris Mays
01/16/2008, Ensenada, Mexico
We anchored for the night in the harbor at Ensenada despite the buoys prohibiting it. In the morning we called all of the marinas in the area to find a berth. Marina Baja Naval had a slip available which we took.
I had misplaced my tourist card which is a big no no. Supposedly immigration can fine you for each day you are in the country with out one. Also we did not have temporary import paper from customs. This was not our oversight. Regardless the marina manager informed us that we might have some trouble. He was going over there to check in another boat, a service the marina provides, and offered to talk with the officials. Fortunately he smoothed everything over and our final clearance (international zarpe) is complete. We gave the marina manager a bottle of Argentinian wine for his troubles and he was delighted.
We put up some pictures up from our recent stop in the Islas San Benitos on our Picassa web gallery at Islas San Benitos Pictures
Bye Bye Baja Bash
Chris Mays
01/16/2008, Ensenada, Mexico
We made it to Ensenada this evening and anchored in the harbor. The Baja Bash is over. Not nearly as difficult as one might expect with all the hype but perhaps we just got lucky.
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