How Much Of a Good Thing?
New family. New friends. Wow. My circle has now become international (see photos below) and I'm a very happy camper!
It all started on Sunday the 2nd of October...we went to La Vendimia restaurant here in Ensenada, which I had read about in a local newspaper. I knew that an English woman and her Mexican husband owned the place and I had been dying to meet her (Katrina Tinoco, from Liverpool). Well, I struck gold that night. First came Julie, who is from Texas. Then in waltzed Katrina, the Grand Dame! A bit later, in came Scotti, who is a miniature Shirley MacLaine with poor Lynette in tow, who had just arrived from London and was jet lagged as all getout!
We had a terrific evening, lots of laughs and fun, and the Baja Sisterhood was born. Since then we've gone and visited La Vendimia about 3 times a week, all Sisters present (except for Scotti, who had to go back to Palm Springs where she reluctantly lives). If you look at the photo below you'll see Lynette, me, Katrina and Scotti.
The following Sunday we went sailing with a couple named Jim and Laila. Laila is from Oslo and Scotti kept calling her INGA, which put us all in stitches! It was a lovely time, except poor Scotti got seasick and perched on the edge of the boat; just when she was at her worst, a huge sea lion leaped out of the water right next to her, barked, and dove back in. Poor Scotti about leaped out of her skin while we howled with laughter. We're all lucky that Scotti is still speaking to us. We really did feel sorry for our poor Scotti, she was such a good sport through it all!
So suddenly I have found even more of my people, from all over the world!
La Vendimia is the gathering place here; so far I've met Brits, a New Zealander, a Frenchman, Laila from Oslo (she's married to an American, Jim), more Mexicans and other assorted nomads who live on their boats in our harbor.
I'm going to write more about La Vendimia with more photos because it is a rare place; women can go in there alone, it's very kid friendly, the food is to die for, and Katrina and her husband Andres and their crew make it stand out by their friendliness, fun and phenomenal service. It's a great gathering place for networking and having conversations that really mean something!
That's the update for now, more when I can!
It all started on Sunday the 2nd of October...we went to La Vendimia restaurant here in Ensenada, which I had read about in a local newspaper. I knew that an English woman and her Mexican husband owned the place and I had been dying to meet her (Katrina Tinoco, from Liverpool). Well, I struck gold that night. First came Julie, who is from Texas. Then in waltzed Katrina, the Grand Dame! A bit later, in came Scotti, who is a miniature Shirley MacLaine with poor Lynette in tow, who had just arrived from London and was jet lagged as all getout!
We had a terrific evening, lots of laughs and fun, and the Baja Sisterhood was born. Since then we've gone and visited La Vendimia about 3 times a week, all Sisters present (except for Scotti, who had to go back to Palm Springs where she reluctantly lives). If you look at the photo below you'll see Lynette, me, Katrina and Scotti.
The following Sunday we went sailing with a couple named Jim and Laila. Laila is from Oslo and Scotti kept calling her INGA, which put us all in stitches! It was a lovely time, except poor Scotti got seasick and perched on the edge of the boat; just when she was at her worst, a huge sea lion leaped out of the water right next to her, barked, and dove back in. Poor Scotti about leaped out of her skin while we howled with laughter. We're all lucky that Scotti is still speaking to us. We really did feel sorry for our poor Scotti, she was such a good sport through it all!
So suddenly I have found even more of my people, from all over the world!
La Vendimia is the gathering place here; so far I've met Brits, a New Zealander, a Frenchman, Laila from Oslo (she's married to an American, Jim), more Mexicans and other assorted nomads who live on their boats in our harbor.
I'm going to write more about La Vendimia with more photos because it is a rare place; women can go in there alone, it's very kid friendly, the food is to die for, and Katrina and her husband Andres and their crew make it stand out by their friendliness, fun and phenomenal service. It's a great gathering place for networking and having conversations that really mean something!
That's the update for now, more when I can!
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