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And here it is... La Bufadora! The crowds would wait for the water to spurt out of the blowhole.
We climbed up on the rocks for a better view of La Bufadora in action.
And what a fine view it was.
Ka-pow! When the water bursts up, it makes an incredibly thunderous sound.
From another angle.
The vegetation growing on the rocks combined with the water constantly blasting up was beautiful.
I was trying to get a photo of a little fiddler crab on the rocks, but now I can't even remember where he was.
So yeah, enjoy this exciting photo of rocks.
Some bursts go way higher than others.
That's where the water goes down into an underwater cave and then explodes upwards.
Alrighty, well now that you've seen plenty of La Bufadora, let's get back to more of the shops.
Super Warrior Ninja Force or Ninja Rangers?
I gotta go with the Ninja Rangers.
A fantastic hand-drawn sign to promote viagra to the elderly.
SHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARK!
SHAAAAAAAAAAARKS!
As you can see, this merchant had a ton of shark heads.
And baby sharks squashed into display bottles filled with blue liquid.
There were a ton of these homemade wrestling wrings and figures.
What I love is how they printed out random WWF (I refuse to call it WWE) superstar photos for the center of the rings.
Voltron, you are no longer ruler of the skies. Introducing...
FLY FOWL WAR FLEEL!
This shop sold fireworks and showed off their magnificent grasp of spelling.
ROMIN CANDELS!
FIRE CRAKES!
SMOG BOOM!
SPOM BOOM!
And so it was time to start heading back to the States.
Wait, who's that off in the distance?
Oh hi, Jebus!
Honestly, the longest part of our trip was waiting in a long line of cars to cross the border.
If you visit, know that it's super quick to get into Mexico, but be prepared to wait a looong time to leave.
Adios Mexico! Thanks for the memories!
I'm really glad I finally got to travel down to Mexico and experience the country in-person with Re and our friends. Olvera Street is nice 'n all, but it's still not the same as actually being there. Ensenada is a cool little town, but if you're ever going to drive down there, I can't recommend going the extra distance to La Bufadora enough. The scenery and the shops make it well worth the drive. Plus you get to say "blowhole" a lot. Blowhole. Well, that's about all I have to say for this trip, and my stomach is starting to grumble, so it looks like it's time to go fix up some nuggets de pollo!
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Reader Comments
Zucaritas and Azucaradas... Yeah, these two are not the only brands of food that have strikingly similar names. Talking about potato chips, for example, there are the famous Ruffles from Sabritas, and there are also the Rugges from Leo (quite clever, as the name is derived from "ruges", first person of the verb "rugir" which means "to roar"... And Leo obviously means lion, so...).
I'd get you some photos if I have the chance.
and noticed Fly Fowl's weapon is the sword of Grayskull (2002 version)
also one thing you should have bought in mexico cajeta delicious candy made of just milk and sugar
Your astonishment about the Frosted Flakes being called "Zucaritas" over here reminded me of, when I was a little lad, I was in my school and our English teacher told the class we had to make a sketch about cereals for the following open class (a kind of stage show for the parents in which the students show off what they do in school and what they are supposed to be learning). As I had lived abroad, everyone asked me the names of the regular cereals were called in English, like Corn Flakes, Cheerio's, Honey Smacks and the like. Most of them were the same in the Mexican market, but no one believed me -not even my teacher- when I told them that Zucaritas are just called "Frosted Flakes" in English. Thinking I was joking with them, they decided to use the weird sounding name "Sugaritas" (pronounced like Sugar with the "-itas" ending) for the sketch. If I had known better, I would facepalmed sooo bad that it would still have medical repercussions today.
And since youre venturing into our country, I once again suggest going to Real de Catorce, a small town in central Mexico that used to be a mining town during colonial days. Since you love the eerie stuff, you'll love that town. It has a strange aura floating on it, you can almost feel your energy being drained while staying in the town.
But unluckily, it doesn't have any drug-discount stores selling Cialis and Viagra, so no Viagra-man.
-Commanderraf
Oh, knockoff Cliffjumper, where would we be without you? Probably teamed up with Ben 10 and Naruto, that's where.