Transportation to Rosarito from San Diego

If you ever have friends or family who want to visit you in La Bocana and you don't have time or just plain don't want to drive across the border to pick them up, here is a very reasonable alternative:

Your guest(s) can take MexiCoach from Old Town in San Diego or the US side of the San Ysidro border to the Rosarito Beach Hotel. You can drive to Rosarito to meet them and drop them back there after their visit. I know it won't save oodles of time since Rosarito is only about 30 minutes south of the border but it does save the border crossing hassle and (bonus!) you have an excuse to have lunch in Rosarito.

The price for round trip transport from Old Town to Rosarito is $36. From the border to Rosarito, the round trip price is $24.

Here's the link for the details:
http://www.mexicoach.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=18&Itemid=36

If anyone tries it, let us know if everything worked out ok. I haven't done it but it is nice to have this option.

Great spot to overlook the lagoon

Submitted by Jennifer Smith

The Old Runway Gets Some Use

Now that there are mounds of dirt preventing planes from landing, the runway has a new use - as a motorcycle track.

Photo: Father and son ride their motorbikes.

Submitted by Jennifer Smith.

Fishing in La Bocana - for all ages

And if you are wondering, yes, this fish

did weigh more than young Tristan!

Submitted by Jennifer Smith

Sunset Labor Day

Submitted by Jennifer Smith of the Casa de Arturo or the Casa with Seven Arches

Kika (or Daisy or Chewy) has been adopted!

If you were in La Bocana this summer, you probably met this beautiful, well behaved, friendly dog. Some called her Daisy, we called her Chewy (for her ability to smile and talk in a way that reminded of us Chewbaca of Star Wars) and others called her Kika (yes, named after Kiko). The guess is that she got lost from her original owners.

Every time we visited La Bocana, Kika would inevitably show up to say hi and hang out around our back door. She was so easy going and friendly. We tried to figure out if there was a way we could adopt her as I know other people did.

Well, Jerry and Susan stepped up and are now the proud parents of Kika. They have had her registered and made sure she has all her shots. Lucky for the rest of us, Kika will be visiting La Bocana with Jerry and Susan so we'll get many chances to see her again.

Thanks Jerry and Susan!

How Hot was It?

Hot enough to convince some of our fine friends to go in the water:




But in the big picture of heat, La Bocana was a great place to be this past weekend.


It was 111 degrees at the check point. These poor guys had it pretty tough:

The guy inspecting us stuck his head in our air-conditioned window and just chit-chatted so he could cool off for a moment. He said in perfect English, "I'm melting."