12/13/80 First trip to Tijuana

12/13/80 Saturday - Went to a Christmas party on Butch’s ship, which was really interesting.  Afterwards we went to Tijuana for shopping and sight-seeing.  It was unlike anything we Mid-Westerners had seen before.  Lots of leather and onyx goods, and the shop owners kept following us through their store, asking us what we were looking for.  I quickly learned not to answer them or they would follow us out of the store and right down the street in an effort to make a sale.  The town was run down but very lively, and although we often felt annoyed, we always felt safe.

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