Return of Shark the Dog Hunter

23 October 2012

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Return of Shark the Dog Hunter

A couple of days after the bulk of his crew jumped ship, Captain Dog managed to hire on some new deckhands. I’m wondering how he finds these people, because most of this new crew look just as green as the last. Some kind of temp service that specializes in matching workers to jobs that they […]

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Wherein a Captain Tries to Strangle One of His Crew

22 October 2012

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Wherein a Captain Tries to Strangle One of His Crew

He kind of deserved it. There are a couple of shark-diving boats that operate out of Cruiseport Village marina, here in Ensenada. For three months of the year, they are paid extraordinarily good money to haul insane vacationers out to popular shark haunts where they can frolic in the water amongst cute and cuddly maneaters. […]

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Morning Coffee, Letch Edition

18 October 2012

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As you may know, I enjoy frequenting cafes. I’ve grown acquainted with a retired man who also visits the cafe who lives across the street from the one that I go to most often. He has three topics of conversation. Ten percent is current news. Another ten percent is bad jokes. The other eighty percent […]

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Morning Coffee, Dog Shit Edition

1 October 2012

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Morning Coffee, Dog Shit Edition

There’s this cafe in Ensenada that has the best apple pie in the world. I mean that. The World. Ironic isn’t it? I don’t go there often because it’s as expensive as Starbucks but every once in a while it’s OK. Their pie is over four inches thick and it’s layered with cheese and when it’s […]

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Morning Coffee, Stripper Edition Part 2

28 September 2012

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Yesterday I went out for coffee again, obviously, and had to do a couple of errands. After the first two, a stop at a pharmacia and something else that I can’t remember right now, I had to repeat the paint stripper journey. I went to the same paint store and to the same taco stand […]

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Los Globos: Best Open Air Markets and Second Hand Stores in Ensenada

28 August 2012

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Los Globos: Best Open Air Markets and Second Hand Stores in Ensenada

Los Globos is a 12 square block section of mostly open air market stalls in the middle of Ensenada. You can find everything there, like super fresh produce at unbelievably cheap prices, fresh meat, ice cream, tents, old keyboards, antique wood-burning stoves, vintage rocking horses, entire bedroom sets for $120 and pretty much any kind […]

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Morning Coffee, Urchin Edition

27 August 2012

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Morning Coffee, Urchin Edition

As I was sipping my mocha up on Calle Primera, I was approached by two cute little Chiclet sales girls, about six and eight years old. I gave them my standard, “Gracias, pero no (no thank you),” with a halfass decent accent that usually works. The small one, with a firm, determined look on her […]

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So Alejandro Fernández happened in Ensenada last night

26 August 2012

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So Alejandro Fernández happened in Ensenada last night

Who the heck is Alejandro Fernández? Apparently he’s one of the biggest pop stars in Mexico. And he came to do a concert in Ensenada. Cool. We’ve been seeing huge banners and concert posters for him all over town.   Then, big trucks started rolling in and they set up an enormous stage right next […]

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Tío Papas

23 August 2012

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Tío Papas

One of the things I love about cruising and traveling in another country is discovering new ways of doing things with otherwise familiar food. The other night, we went on a taco walk to a nearby seafood place. Which was closed. So far, in Mexico, there is little rhyme or reason that I can determine, […]

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Festival del Tacos y Cerveza

20 August 2012

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Festival del Tacos y Cerveza

We are really lucky that Ensenada is crazy for festivals, especially food related ones. So far this summer we’ve had a festivals for Blues music, cheese and wine, Chinese food, mushrooms, books and lectures, Mexican culture, and a couple more that escape my memory at the moment. This weekend they had a Taco and Beer […]

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