Puerto Escondido-The Hidden Port

We started out of Ensenda a bit late, around 9:30 because we only had a short distance to go.  We stopped at Wal-Mart for some supplies and made lunch there too as they have a small cafeteria.  The ride was nice and flat just the way I like and we passed a really gorgeous beach on the way out of the city.

Our destination was a house on a hill on the peninsula just outside of Ensenada. We thought it would be a fairly short ride but that proved to be the farthest thing from the truth. It started out nice as we divided from highway 1, then turned to a gravel road because of the construction and back to a decent paved road.  Then the hill started and lasted for quite a while.  Rigel and I took a break part way through consisting of a clif bar, banana, cookies and candy.  We were riding west on the north side of the peninsula and the diretions said we were to reach the top of the hill and see the ocean on the south side. We finally got to the top, turned off the highway onto a gravel road only to be met with the hill after the hill. On gravel. Ugh. Rigel, Maggie and I walked the steepest parts while Bryan just sped by.  The road was mostly washboard too. Our host, Matt, really does live on the top of the hill overlooking the ocean, but it was well worth the long ass ride.  Worth it enough to take a rest day tomorrow! We are ending the day with a sweet glass of red wine, turkey meatloaf (not sure if I'll like it...) and a beautiful sunset.