La Bufadora translates into Buffalo Snort. This is a blow hole at the end of the peninsula that juts out from the estuary. Of course, this being a popular tourist destination there are lots of bodegas and souvenir shops lining the route to the blow hole. A blow hole is formed when two points of land are so close together that the water must shoot up it as the swells roll in. Some blows are very small and others are very high. It was truly and neat thing to watch. Just as we arrived, we met up with a small group of Escapee's we had traveled with to Rocky Point. It was like meeting long lost friends!
Our lunch was a unique dish made from clams. Fresh clams were pried open, the clam chopped and placed back in the shell along with butter, onions, tomatoes, some kind of sauce and cheese. It was then heated over hot coals until the cheese was bubbly. Wow, this was really good!
After lunch we drove to Bodegas San Rafael which is about 46 miles east of Ensenada on the other side of the mountains. This vineyard is owned by the same family that operated the cantina Housong's in Ensenada. This is a working winery with no tasting room or other public facilities and we are some of the very few people to be given a tour They have over 250 acres of grape vines that are hand picked by 14 people and turned into 8 different wines filling 3500 cases. The owner was a great tour guide, even offering us some tastes of wine straight from the barrels and stainless steel tanks. He even uncorked a keg of brandy for us. The owner's son created a special meal for us while we sat on the terrace outside their home and watched the sun set. Of course, we ate early, while wearing our winter coats and gloves and we were back in the RV by 8 PM. But it was a very special evening.
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