Ensenada, Baja California

Stuck in Ensenada. The Port Captain has closed the harbor due to high winds(45 knots) and high seas(17-19 feet). We arrived in Ensenada Sunday night and have been waiting to leave since Tuesday. We are glad we are not out at sea. We will likely leave on Friday morning.

Ensenada (actual name Ensenada De Todos Santos) is the third largest city in the Mexico State of Baja California. Ensenada has a population of 460,075. Ensenada is locally referred as La Bella Cenicenta del Pacific (the Cinderella of the Pacific).


We are currently at the Hotel Coral Marina. We have access to all the amenities of the hotel which includes the pool, hot tub, gym and restaurant. We have been using all the services (FYI-the men are avoiding the gym).

We had a beautiful ride from San Diego to Ensenada which is about 60 miles. We left in fog which cleared out to a beautiful sunny day. We saw our first sea life, dolphins, which swam with us.


SerenaRay, John and Rosie's 47' Nordhavn, is a beautiful boat. We are enjoying all the luxuries and comforts of their new home. We have had great meals due to John's culinary skills. We have been reading, keeping up with our friends adventures on the Baja HaHa, playing games and taking naps.



Yesterday we took a ride to see "La Bufadora", the second largest of the major marine geysers in the world. (We are wondering what is #1?) We were surprised to see the agriculture in the outlaying areas of Ensenada.

We have 900 miles by water to go to Mazatlan. Our next stop, weather permitting, Cabo Colonet, San Quintin, and then Turtle Bay. Rosie and I are trying to avoid an overnight as long as possible.

San Diego - October 23, 2009

We are off for Cruising Season 2! We are excited to be returning to our cruising lifestyle.

There are so many things we are looking forward to:
1)Seeing old friends and meeting new friends.
2)Exploring new places.
3)Eating at some of our favorite places: Fat Fish, Tacos in the Street, Filos.
4)Listening to local music as well as cruisers music jams.
5)Riding our new "cruising" bikes.
6)Swimming, snorkeling, kayaking.
7)Noodle parties.
8)Playing Mexican Train.
9)Warm weather, especially warm evenings.

We are joining our friends, John and Rosie, on their boat, Serena Ray, pictured above. We are departing from San Diego to Ensenada where we will obtain our visas and check into the country of Mexico. From there we will explore the Baja coast cruising towards Mazatlan where our boat, Andanzas, has been for the summer.

We leave you with this thought as you follow our adventure. "If you never did, you should. These things are fun, and fun is good." Dr. Seuss