The Road to San Felipe

The drive from Ensenada to San Felipe was a pleasant one. We took what I called "the high road" from Ensenada. I called it that because you were on a ridge looking down at the city. It was a pretty fast route. When we exited town going east we passed the prison, the wrecked car grave yard and the Propane distribution plant.

The road passed through farm ands and small towns. I remember in one town we saw a house built like a Castle. We never stopped to dine anywhere because no one had recommended any places along the way. Besides, we would always eat prior to leaving Ensenada and we would pack snacks for the trip.

The road and the weather on the trip to San Felipe reminds me of Arizona. It reminds me of some of the back roads around Tucson except for the absence of Saguaro cacti. The rest of the vegetation looks the same. The washes, low areas in the road where water washes across when it rains are just like in the Tucson area. The sand is there on the road and when you pass over it  you are reminded of driving on a washboard.

The road is not always straight and hypnotizing. There are some winding, hilly stretches and a section which parallels a small river with lots of trees. All in all it is an interesting and well maintained road.

San Felipe Entrance Arches at the entrance to San Felipe

Casa de Lords

Tina and I were in San Felipe house sitting for some friends when we received word that our son Everett had been in a bad accident.  The word came to us by e-mail.  I was at my computer at around 9 a.m. on June 4th when this e-mail came through from my wife's niece in Riverside, CA.  Were it not for e-mail it might have taken them several days to find us.

Our lives were instantly thrown into chaos as were the lives of all of our family and many of our friends..  It was at least 30 minutes before I told Tina.  I had to absorb this data myself and speak with someone in Tucson before telling her.  She was surprisingly calm when I told her and she started packing.  At first she was packing light as if we were going to be gone for just a few days.  I told her that we needed to take everything.  Using the "best case scenario" I told her that we would need to care for him after his release from the hospital.  We packed everything!

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