Ensenada was predominately a chauffeured tour of one of the major boulevards,
en route to La Bufadora ("The Blowhole"). The location
itself is a meeting of two rock masses where water is pushed against itself
to form a natural geyser with each tide coming in. Owing to the
natural curiosity of people, and the notion that making a few bucks on
tourists is never a bad idea, the buses and vans park at the top of the
hill, and we all had to walk to the Bufadora at the bottom through a narrow
street lined with vendors of all varieties of wares.
We arrived in port and were
greeted with a 300-foot flag pole with the Mexican flag.
It's the little things that
differ, for example, they spell "telephone" differently.
I'm at the Bufadora.
Yes, it blows...
... and blow and blows.
I needed to go potty, but
it ain't free, and I don't have a wallet -- and credit ain't an
option.
Hoping to alleviate the
"pressing" need, I was able to sit still for a pic of
me in front of the town.
I did grab myself a sombrero
at a fabulously price, though, and wore it back up to the bus.
I'm waiting for magic to
happen on the bus. It didn't, but aren't I cute?
McDonalds and it's "Auto
Mac", which apparently is code for "drive-thru".
And at the end of the day,
even the police cars look pretty much the same.
The choice of
gas stations? Pemex. It seems that the government owns
the gasoline, at a price of about $1.60 (US)/gallon... pricey when
you consider the average wage is much lower in Mexico.