We left San Diego last night at about 1900. This so we could make the overnight journey down to Ensenada and arrive in the morning. We picked this time even though it was no wind the day before and the immediate days after we’re predicting winds from the south. So we decided a motor was in order.
Ensenada by road from San Diego is over 100 miles but by sea it is about 70. We arrived at 0845 this morning and were greeted on the dock by two staff members catching our lines and a member from the dock master’s office beginning our paperwork procedures. He asked us to come up to the office at 0930 to fill in the rest of our paperwork. This we did and they soon drove us to a money changer to get some pesos and then it was off to the various offices to clear in and get a temporary import permit for Sari Timur. The TIP as it is called gives Sari Timur the ability to stay in the country for up to ten years or the ability to go in and out of the country. So a very valuable item. The crew on the other hand only get 180 days.
All of this was done with the assistance of the dock master’s office and we were back on the boat having lunch by 1130. We can’t say enough nice things about this marina. We were even told about two Cantinas for fish tacos and two places for margaritas. Welcome to Mexico!!!!
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