The months of October and November have been an adventure in Mexican life on the docks for yours truly. With the exception of the initial trip back to pack up our worldly goods and put everything in storage, and then another short hop up to Tiburon for our Annual TYC dinner, I have been residing on the Lass, in the marina.
Believing that I had finally entered the decade where I could possibly become one (ohmmmmmmm...) with public transportation, Bill and I had decided that on our first trip back we would experiment with riding a public Mexican bus from Ensenada to the border and walk through Customs. It may sound a bit plebian...but not so!!! Driving (as we had done last summer when scoping out Mexican marinas) is no less than a 4 hour ordeal for what used to be a 1 hour trip between Ensenada and San Diego, thanks to the increased border security and the sheer number of cars on the road. So...we bought our $10 tickets on a luxury Volvo bus (which amusingly, and redundantly, showed a Spanish language movie complete with Spanish language subtitles. I couldn't make this stuff up...we were very entertained!) and bypassed all the traffic by using the "buses only" lane. It took us 15 minutes to walk across the border through Customs, and then another 15 minutes by cab to the San Diego airport. When we landed in San Francisco we were definitely on a roll. Bill walked out of baggage claim and signaled for me to join him on the Marin County Airporter (bus) that took us swiftly and comfortably to Tiburon and to our cars. And now...I believe..I believe!!! :)
Bill's first visit back "home" to the Lass was November 7th, alongside Kenny and Krissy Barnett, as he assisted them in navigating across the border. Viva el autobus! After a quick stop at our absolutely, positively favorite open air taco stand, Las Brisas, (Seriously, I will never be able to eat a taco anywhere else after this divine encounter. First, you watch as the flour and corn tortillas appear from the back room, fresh and warm for each taco. You select from a wide variety of countertop additions (5 different sauces, 5 different salsas, and 5 different types of grilled whole peppers, etc., each exhibiting vast differences in heat, crunch and smokey tastes) and then add them to the freshly grilled meats, sausages and cheeses. Pure and simple epicurean delight! Too bad about that unfortunate cholesterol consideration! Anyhooooo...we then made the requisite Margharita stop in town and headed back to the Hotel Coral and the Lass where we introduced the Barnetts to our new friends the Leggios (Sal and Gloria, aboard s/v Friendship). The photos here show the Lass at rest in the early evening, Sal and Gloria, and a parting "head shot" which demonstrates that as the evening progresses, silliness prevails among good friends.
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