A Relaxing Ensenada Weekend Getaway

The view of the marina and Pacific Ocean from our Hotel Coral & Marina guestroom's private balcony.

Life has been a little crazy in the full-time non-travel work sector, so I was ready to spend a weekend of relaxation away from it all.  The beautiful thing about having a destination like Ensenada so close to us is that while there are many things to do in Ensenada, there’s no pressure to experience them all in one trip.  So for this weekend trip to Ensenada we decided to take things slow, something we rarely do.  Our little Baja weekend getaway over the Valentine’s Day weekend included good wine, good food, a lot of relaxation, and a tiny bit of activity just so we didn’t feel like complete lumps. 

Baja California Mexico Food Tour with Club Tengo Hambre

Popotla Baja California Mexico

It had been a few years since I crossed the California-Mexico border to enter Baja California.  I’m a born and bred San Diego girl, which means in my early 20s I crossed the border numerous times (much to my mother’s chagrin).  You know, because a shot of tequila is so much better when poured directly down your throat with a whistle blowing and a head shake after (not really).  There were also the frequent cross-border taco runs.  But as I got older, the trips into Baja dwindled, and then stopped completely.  Then we started hearing travel warnings because of the drug crimes and murders occurring in border towns.  Some of those travel warnings have now been lifted, so I decided to dip my toes into the proverbial Baja waters again with a food tour with Club Tengo Hambre.