Birthdays & Blowholes

     On Monday, July 8th, I turned 15. I didn't ask for very much, but the one thing I really wanted to do was go to Ensenada with my dad and visit La Bufadora. La Bufadora means "The Blowhole" in English. It's basically a cave, and when the ocean water gets pushed into it, it explodes through a hole in the top. The past three times I visited La Bufadora, we only watched it blow for a short while. Our group either wanted to get back or to go to the market to go shopping.

     My dad and I have a lot on common. Along with a shared love for God, loud hard music, technology, surfing, physics, and sleeping in, we are really the only ones who could enjoy just sitting there watching La Bufadora blow over and over again - all day long with no other agenda. So, a while ago I asked my dad if he would take me to Ensenada for my birthday so that we could just sit there and watch La Bufafora for as long as we wanted without being in a hurry to move on.

Enjoying the day at La Bufadora

     I packed a lunch for the two of us and we left our house early Tuesday morning for Ensenada. We sat for hours just watching La Bufadora blow. We timed it so that we would be there during high tide, and luckily for us there was a little bit of a south swell left over from a hurricane so it exploded pretty high. As we sat there and watched the Bufadora blow, we also did one of our other favorite things - people watch. Throughout the day several conversations were repeated by different sets of visitors. It was fun to just listen, make eye contact with my dad and smile, knowing he was thinking what I was thinking. Once we figured out the period time between sets, we left during the lull to buy some churros and potato chips, but hurried back to watch some more.

Driving around the EOC

     When we left the Bufadora we headed to the Ensenada Outreach Center (EOC) which was about 30 minutes from where we were. My dad fixed some computer problems, and then let me drive around the neighborhood for a little bit since all of the roads are dirt. After our short stop at the EOC, we started the 2 hour long drive home. It was a super fun day. On this birthday I am so thankful for God's awesome creations and a Dad who enjoys them like I do.