Saturday November 5th

We had been advised by the Banjercito in Pichilinque that we would be able to resolve the permit issue in Ensenada. Well... Perhaps on a week day, but not on the weekend.

Tijuana has a bad reputation. Everyone we spoke with rolled there eyes at the mention of going there. After some Internet research we found a recent posting that indicated that there was a Banjercito office in Tecate so off we went to Tecate.

The road from Ensenda to Tecate is a nice winding road through vineyards. Although it was cool, it was not raining and it was a pleasant ride. Unfortunately the Internet information was, once again, erroneous. Our options were getting smaller. After some discussion we headed for Tijuana along a highway that runs along the US border.

Before leaving Tecate we found the address of the Banjercito office on the internet and plugged it into the gps. This has worked well for us in the past, but not today. I don't know if the adress was wrong or the gps found another location with the same address but we got lost several times, went down one way streets that obviously were taking us the wrong way and eventually ended up in the middle of a suburban market nowhere near the Banjercito.

Finally we found our way back to the main border crossing where there was a HUGE line up of traffic waiting to enter the US. We managed to find our way around it and ask an official for directions. Finally, with his help we found the Bajercito office.

Canceling the permit was no problem. We were expecting a fine for the expired permit but the official was friendly and efficient. An hour and fifteen minutes later we were back in Ensenda..... Mission accomplished.

Tomorrow we will start the ride back south.

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