Our view from the seafood restaurant where we had 'mojarras' for lunch.
Some 'pescadores' coming back to shore after fishing all morning.
The seagulls and other birds flocking the shore.
With the one and only enjoying the warm sun and cool January breeze.
Mr. Churro as we called him, making us some of Popotla's finest pastries.
In January of 2014 we took a day trip to Popotla- a fishing village in Baja California. We had heard from the locals in Rosarito that this village was the best place to go for fresh seafood. As we waited for the 'convi' a van that transported locals to nearby towns Miguel and I made friends with a Mexican man who was dressed in Tejano attire, a handsome and tall man with a mustache who smiled easily. He talked to us about how enchanting Popotla was and told us that we needed to do three things once we got there; eat some seafood, visit Baja studios and walk along the shore. Miguel and I had heard of the shore and the seafood from other locals but nothing about Baja Studios. The well dressed man told us that once upon a time Baja Studios held tours for the general public but that he didn't think they did this anymore. He went on to say that this place was special because that is where they filmed an open water scene for the movie Titanic- the one where everyone is frantic in the Atlantic Ocean just after the Titanic went under. Miguel and I were immediately intrigued, how much did they pay the locals? Was it in filmed in the Popotla shores? How many people were a part of it? The man answered us with this; "Se vendieron por un lonche, solamente les dieron una torta y la gente se avento al agua," they were sold with lunch, it only took a sandwich for people to get in the water.
The ride from Rosarito into Popotla was short and quite bumpy but it was nice to get a glimpse of the life of the locals as they were going to or coming from work, selling candy, and picking up their children from school. When we got there the smell of fresh fish, the sound of the ocean shore, vendors selling anything from seashell necklaces to shark meat were hovering us and other tourists just as we arrived. Then we saw a familiar face, the well dressed man from the 'convi' stop was there and he was part of a band that was playing on the shore, where families that were there (many from Tijuana or Southern California) paid them to play some traditional Mexican songs. We smiled and he nodded his head. We felt welcomed, and then proceeded to spend the day eating seafood, shopping and taking pictures with locals. We would love to visit again with more friends/family and just spend the day at the beach, but not in January, perhaps in the summer!
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