Thursday, July 5, 2007

First International Meeting of Students in Physical Oceanography, Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico, June 27-29, 2007

The view from Julien, Luiz and Concha's house in La Campiña.


The welcome evening: tasty posole...


... and a fire by the beach.


Viva Mexico! One of 3 giant Mexican flags in the country. And another one, not so fancy...


The Port of Ensenada from aboard the Royal Pacifico boat, which took us on a sunset cruise with lots of wine and banda music. The group picture is from Anne-Christine, the dance one is from Julien.


Local beer and singing at La Taberna. It was fantastic to hang out and party with you again, Paulina!


Peanuts, more dancing, and roses at Hussong's Cantina - the first building and bar in Ensenada. Rumor has it the town was build around it. I do not know why the policeman is hugging the band player.


Wine tasting in the Valley of Guadalupe.


The afternoon sun, an orange tree, and a haystack at an oceanographer's ranch and winery in the valley.


Carne asada - juicy lamb, tortillas, and green onions. Homemade wine way past sunset.


The next "morning" at noon, a bit sleepy...


... we loaded The Calhypso with a dozen surf boards, a shiny jet ski, and loads of cheese and drinks.


Destination: the waves beyond Todos Santos bay.


The hunters paddling out to the rocks to gather mussels for a warm meal on the beach...


... about 10 minutes later 3 of us capsized in the zodiac. Everything including Gustavo's Brazilian passport and MP3 player, our clothes, cameras, ..., was under water. The only thing left completely dry was Sally's miraculous camera, which took these pictures.


Mmm fresh mussels with lime and chile.


After a beautiful boat ride under the stars, back in Ensenada - lots of surfboards and even more happy people. Time for Paola's Spanish tortillas at Miguel's house on the beach. Looking forward to IMSPO 2!

More pictures at http://oceanografia.cicese.mx/personal/cesar/PaginaIMSPO/

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