This time of year is when U.S. traditions of Halloween melt into Mexico’s commemoration of Day of the Dead. Normally, festivities and memories spill across Puerto Peñasco’s streets, bars, and cemeteries in a colorful display of masks, altars, and catrinas. While many of these traditions still hold true in this atypical year of Covid-19, festivities […]
It finally felt like Fall in Rocky Point this morning (almost…wait, did it?). Foggy streets greeted early risers as people threw open windows and front doors, wondering if this means we’ve really turned the corner on lingering summer humidity. In a glance at the news, we see the “only essential travel” limit at the US/Mexico/Canada […]
Greetings once again from the shores of Puerto Peñasco! It has been a minute, indeed. Believe it or not, the last time we pulled out the calendar to run down the weekend together was mid-March! Well, we’ve all been through some stuff together – and mostly apart – over the past few months, haven’t we? […]
Leap year. Indeed, there’s a whole extra day to enjoy this weekend so why not take in the festivities of the Viva Peñasco Carnaval – parades – rides – shows! Around the malecon you can also catch a glimpse of classic cars over the weekend at the Desert Dreams annual Car Show. As the weather […]
This febrero has taken a turn for friiio this week, so be sure to keep warm inside and out. Possibly it’s because of February’s full “Snow Moon” (Feb. 8th – first super moon of 2020), or just a reminder we are indeed still in winter. Stay warm at your favorite watering hole this weekend, or […]
Sponsored this week by the Mermaid’s Arts Market – every 1st & 3rd Saturday Oct-April Thanksgiving – Black Friday – Cyber Monday – and Giving Tuesday have rushed by and sent us well into the holiday frenzy replete with posadas, processions, piñatas, and ponche! It’s hard to fathom Navidad is only three weeks away, with […]
Sponsored this week by Boo Bar – featuring The Black Moods turkeys this Thanksgiving ! Get ready to bundle up at the beach this weekend! At our home, we managed to get the turkey and stuffing from CS, rolls and appetizers from Sam’s, fresh Sonora asparagus and dates, cranberries and black olives delivered by family, […]
Sponsored this week by The Links at Las Palomas Beach & Golf Resort Somehow we as a community managed to roar through the Rocky Point Rally last week and we’ve made it to the middle of November. The countdown to Thanksgiving break has begun, and then the holidays pushing us right into 2020! Let’s get […]
Sponsored this week by the Mermaid’s Arts Market – 1st & 3rd Saturdays through Spring Dancing through life, today a local dance teacher exclaimed, “Mexico already smells like cempasúchil, copal, incense, mezcal, food, tobacco, memories… it smells like Día de Muertos, we are ready to receive our loved ones. This is a beautiful Celebration of […]
Sponsored this week by Las Palomas Beach & Golf Resort Shrimp boats amble just off the malecón. Music, dance, and art in the Old Port. The air is brisk, images of Day of the Dead altars and catrinas start to appear. We’re rounding out October. If you’re in town today, there’s still time to join […]
Sponsored this week by Dirty Beach Mud Run @ Rocky Point Speedway Yes! This is the season your friends tell you about in Rocky Point! Activities abound each weekend, the weather is nearly perfect, the sea is still warm enough for water activities to warm your heart’s desire, and friendly faces who carve out a […]
Sponsored this week by Gastro 638 October certainly offers a wealth of activities, tastes, and sounds in Rocky Point. With some of the best weather of the year shuffling in, this month is all about getting out and about for live music, races, runs, anniversaries, fundraising, and food! Let’s get to it and run down […]
Sponsored this week by Kilombo Café Fall has begun, blowing in with a quick fury that shut down the port briefly just as shrimp boats were heading out for beginning of the 2019-2020 season. Fall means we begin to usher in some of the best weather of the year, plus throw the gates wide open […]
Sponsored this week by La Lotería Cantina & Grill on Blvd. Fremont Notice the flags and colorful banners donning the streets of Puerto Peñaso? That’s right, it’s September, mes patrio (month of the homeland), in honor of Mexico’s Independence! On the night of September 15th the city comes together to honor the “Grito de Dolores” […]
Sponsored this week by Sonoran Resorts – Las Vegas Night coming up July 6th! In case there were any doubt, Summer actually starts this weekend. Yes, Summer solstice is Friday. Most schools across Mexico are out and in stark contrast to about a decade ago, Summer is Puerto Peñasco’s busiest season for area resorts! So […]
Sponsored this week by The Club at Islas del Mar It’s that breather between Memorial Day and Circus Mexicus – the beginning of June – time to catch our breath and get ready to pace ourselves. Temps are hanging in the low 80s and it’s time to run down the weekend, and maybe get in […]