Puerto Penasco

An attractive plaza in Old Town 

Terry & Lisa, our traveling companions

Puerto Penasco, Mexico, aka Rocky Point, is the closest ocean resort town for most Arizonians and a popular gringo/spring break destination for several decades.  The EDGE is parked right on the beach, beside Terry and Lisa's RV, in Playa Bonita RV Park; T and L are good friends from LHC/CO.  This RV park, like most, is full of old fogies rather than large bevies of scantily-clad coeds.  My high expectations of ogling said coeds have been thwarted.  I am bereft.

Typical shop, typical stuff, typical pitch, "For you, nearly free!"

Earliest evidence of PP occupation dates back 20,000 years.  When the Spanish arrived here in 1698, they found it occupied by natives whose favorite cuisine was each other, often with a side of oysters.  Yep, they were cannibals.  A Spanish padre noted the rich oyster beds early on and 'recruited' natives for pearl divers.  The pearls were shipped back to Spain, natives got squat.  Another Spaniard, a sailor, wrote in his ship's log, "Ye Likesly Spot 'O Treachry and Villeanous Skum".  I assume he was referring to the natives, who, I'm sure, were overjoyed at the arrival of the Spaniards.  Everybody gets tired of eating the same darn entree, day after day.

Looking north, several resort hotels in distance.

Okay, it's late afternoon, time for the natives to plan the evening meal.  Instead of asking, "What's for dinner?", the question was, "Who's for dinner?"  Did they draw straws?  Did they choose the weakest and most useless?  The youngest and plumpest?  I can imagine a conversation around the campfire after dinner, Lizard Lips commenting to Buzzard Bait, "Boy, old granny Goat Grunt was one tough, stringy hunk of meat.  Not much to her either, no leftovers for tomorrow."  Buzzard Bait: "Yeah.  Besides that, her skin was so dry and cracked, we had to burn it, was hoping to use it for moccasins.  Hey, remember last spring when we butchered and roasted up my 2nd cousin Snake Snot, little sawed-off runt with the club foot, about 8 years old?  Delicious!

Terry celebrating the launching of his kite, with big stogie; Trish in middle, Lisa on right.

The feature known as Rocky Point is in the background. 

Pancho Villa used to hang out here, as did Al Capone.  Al and his partner had a hotel here and used the natural port for bootlegging operations during prohibition.  He, along with a few Mexican fisherman, put the town 'on the map.'

Wasting away again in Margaritaville.

It's 5 O clock somewhere!