Trip Report Part I - Chipotle (Hey, that's me!)

Given my usual slow pace of writing about our trips to the Valle, it's going to take a few days to put together the whole report.  So, instead of waiting until I finish the account in its entirety I'm going publish sections as I finish them.

This was a quick turn around trip.  We drove down Saturday morning and returned Sunday evening. Our goal was to hit some of our favorite spots but wanted to do some exploring as well.

Mission accomplished.

April 19

We arrived at the border a little after 9:30 AM and we were pleasantly surprised to find that traffic was not backed up. We crossed the border without any delay, in fact, traffic was really light the entire way down. After a quick stop at a Rosarito ATM to get some pesos, we arrived at the Valle about 11:00.

Stop One - Mogor Badan's farmer's market and winery

The market is very small, but it's a great place to start getting into the rhythm of the Valle. We bought a loaf of bread (still warm from the oven) and some of their chipotle cream cheese spread which we started consuming immediately.  Delicious would be an under statement.

We had a chance to chat with Natalia Badan the owner of the farm/winery about the recent zoning controversy. It was good to hear her say that the recent changes to the zoning plan that had been approved in a very hinky manner had been disallowed. She's also optimistic that a new plan would be negotiated in good faith. Very good news indeed.

We were getting a little thirsty, so we did a tasting at the winery. The Mogor Badan winery is one of my favorites. It typifies the small family run wineries of the Valle and is a good place to sip some wine to the sounds of clucking chickens.