Day 8

Quinta E Shaddai -Ensenada

Our high altitude beds

The roosters woke me up and just to make sure the sheep, chickens, goats and dogs joined in.  Snoozed back in my comfortable high altitude bed. Heather and I eventually got up about 8 and walked up the hill to breakfast. There were no bowls , until they raided the kitchen area but I knew from previous experience that a zip-lock bag works perfectly as a bowl when travelling.

A very creative fence made of industrial waste

The restaurant entry

Soon after it was time to go into Ensenada for our brunch with Toni, Louise and the others. I met Oscar’s mother, sister and sister in law, plus a few more of Susan’s friends. It was a lovely few hours by the sea and a delicious brunch. Unfortunately the waiter taking the group photo must have jiggled and it was all blurry.

Oscar's sister Liz, his mum, Susan, me, Sarah

After brunch we drove along the coast into Ensenada to see the “sights”. Fairly typical Mexican town but lots of tourists places because this is a port for the very big cruisers. A mix of old and new

Home via a very large supermarket where we stocked up on food supplies for the next few days. When we arrived home, the boys and kids were out. They went to the local zoo/ playground and the kids had a wonderful time, as did the dads. That meant relaxation time up on the terrace for the women.

Now that we had internet connections, the women were all planning their next stop after the wedding. Heather found a place for us to stay in Tijuana for Sunday night, which will be a whole lot better than trying to get the kids up so early on Monday. Sarah and Lana were looking online for places to stay back in America. I was catching up on emails. Susan tried to get my Google + account linked for Angela, but didn’t seem to have much success. Susan and Oscar left and we sat around reading or typing.

The others returned at 4:45 from the local zoo and had had a fabulous time. Apparently the playgrounds were great and the whole experience was very cheap and the kids loved it. However some very tired children. No rest for them. Dinner was early as there was address rehearsal and Sarah and the two girls had to go. That meant Heather and I prepared risotto in the kitchen. The dinner was eaten by the adults but the kids were tired. They all left and Heather and I sat in the setting sun eating our dinner. Then we washed up all the plates. Not very happy to find the dogs had got into the rubbish tin while we were gone and there was rubbish on the terrace.

When it was clean and tidy, we went back down the hill to our little house to sit and create our emails and blogs, listening to a goose that was fast becoming a potential victim for tomorrow’s dinner. As darkness descended so did peace and quiet. Then Troy and Teagan arrived to sleep the night with us, but they were both very tired.