Hi Ladyjeeper! I know this is starting to get a bit repetitive, but THANK YOU for your time and your insight, especially in light of your upcoming surgery (which I know will go well)!
As a long time PP visitor/resident, I sincerely appreciate your insight along with all of the other good folks here. The fact that you travel and stay alone speaks volumes about you and how you feel about your 2nd home! I envy your fluent Spanish! Although I do speak a bit myself, I am no where near fluent, so it, along with French, remain on my bucket list.
I know the Mirador area, but am unfamiliar with the known drug areas you mention, so any info you can provide around that would be most helpful so we can be sure to avoid those areas if they are not apparent.
Like you, we are planning to travel during the day and on a personal note, I think it's really cool that you travel with your 83 year old mother (I mean really, how cool is that?) and know you would not risk her life or your own, so your comments are well taken.
As for the info on this forum, I have read most of it and keep up on the postings (even tho I rarely post myself and actually had to re-register because I could not remember my log-in). Additionally, we have used (and continue to use) the info on this site to gain a sense of what's going on down there and it was some of the dialog and info in those posts that prompted me start this thread.
And I agree that the general crime rate may be similar to here, and maybe even lower given the smaller population, although the per capita rate may be similar, however my concern, like most others I assume, is more around being in the wrong place at the wrong time (like the Circle K on the road to Cholla Bay/Sandy Beach) during an episode between the Narcos and Law Enforcement/Military personnel.
And I hear you about the non-Rocky Point loved ones (I hear it from my mom all the time), which is why I rely on this forum as opposed to potentially ill-informed media reports (actually, I've not heard much in the local media about RP in quite some time, which is a good thing!) And that is precisely why I look to this forum, because many of you are there on a regular basis, are truly aware of what's going on (as much as you can be) and would not risk your life if it were not safe.
And your sage advice to be aware of your surroundings and of what is happening exactly what are do any time we travel. Just because it's familiar or close does not mean that we can be lax when it comes to being aware. I am also aware here in Phoenix and try not to take any unnecessary risks.
On another note, thanks for the advice on the anti-theft device. We don't have a big fancy 4 wheel drive pick up truck (just a 2005 Xterra) but still set the alarm and may consider a gas kill or other option not only for MX, but also for PHX!
Once again, thanks for taking the time to reply to this post and to share your insight. I really do appreciate it and hope that your surgery goes well! And we'd love to join you for a cocktail or two, so we'll be sure to look you up the next time we are down and we'll bring the limes! In the meantime, sending good thoughts to you, your docs and all at the AZ Heart Hospital...it's amazing what they can do these's days, isn't it?
As a long time PP visitor/resident, I sincerely appreciate your insight along with all of the other good folks here. The fact that you travel and stay alone speaks volumes about you and how you feel about your 2nd home! I envy your fluent Spanish! Although I do speak a bit myself, I am no where near fluent, so it, along with French, remain on my bucket list.
I know the Mirador area, but am unfamiliar with the known drug areas you mention, so any info you can provide around that would be most helpful so we can be sure to avoid those areas if they are not apparent.
Like you, we are planning to travel during the day and on a personal note, I think it's really cool that you travel with your 83 year old mother (I mean really, how cool is that?) and know you would not risk her life or your own, so your comments are well taken.
As for the info on this forum, I have read most of it and keep up on the postings (even tho I rarely post myself and actually had to re-register because I could not remember my log-in). Additionally, we have used (and continue to use) the info on this site to gain a sense of what's going on down there and it was some of the dialog and info in those posts that prompted me start this thread.
And I agree that the general crime rate may be similar to here, and maybe even lower given the smaller population, although the per capita rate may be similar, however my concern, like most others I assume, is more around being in the wrong place at the wrong time (like the Circle K on the road to Cholla Bay/Sandy Beach) during an episode between the Narcos and Law Enforcement/Military personnel.
And I hear you about the non-Rocky Point loved ones (I hear it from my mom all the time), which is why I rely on this forum as opposed to potentially ill-informed media reports (actually, I've not heard much in the local media about RP in quite some time, which is a good thing!) And that is precisely why I look to this forum, because many of you are there on a regular basis, are truly aware of what's going on (as much as you can be) and would not risk your life if it were not safe.
And your sage advice to be aware of your surroundings and of what is happening exactly what are do any time we travel. Just because it's familiar or close does not mean that we can be lax when it comes to being aware. I am also aware here in Phoenix and try not to take any unnecessary risks.
On another note, thanks for the advice on the anti-theft device. We don't have a big fancy 4 wheel drive pick up truck (just a 2005 Xterra) but still set the alarm and may consider a gas kill or other option not only for MX, but also for PHX!
Once again, thanks for taking the time to reply to this post and to share your insight. I really do appreciate it and hope that your surgery goes well! And we'd love to join you for a cocktail or two, so we'll be sure to look you up the next time we are down and we'll bring the limes! In the meantime, sending good thoughts to you, your docs and all at the AZ Heart Hospital...it's amazing what they can do these's days, isn't it?
