What do you love about Rocky Point/Mexico, Bob, after spending so many years there full time, and possibly planning on settling there permanently?
What I love about Rocky Point?
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Roberto
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It's a great beach vacation destination, mostly because of the proximity to the US. I found it initially by drawing concentric circles around the town I was living in to see where the closes beach location was. Had never heard of the place although I have traveled in Mexico, mostly by air.
You see things differently when you are here full time. I have had a series of 'anchors' that have kept me here but I think I just got rid of the last one
. I always planned to leave Penasco and travel through Mexico. Made the error of purchasing rather than renting when I moved here and that was the biggest anchor.
When I moved to NYC from my home town in the Appalachian Mts, I was astounded how many life long residents had never visited the Empire State Building or other 'famous' places. Going to the beach now is not a big deal anymore. The seafood is fresh but you get tired of the same old menue items. I would not say I love Penasco particularly but I do love Mexico and the daily challenges living here offers. Many friends who come from different locations in Mexico tell me that Penasco is not Mexico, too much of a border town. Learning Spanish has been a daily effort. I do care about the people and the challenges they face. The weather, other than August and September is great. I could never live in the US again. On topic but not real exciting
You see things differently when you are here full time. I have had a series of 'anchors' that have kept me here but I think I just got rid of the last one
. I always planned to leave Penasco and travel through Mexico. Made the error of purchasing rather than renting when I moved here and that was the biggest anchor.When I moved to NYC from my home town in the Appalachian Mts, I was astounded how many life long residents had never visited the Empire State Building or other 'famous' places. Going to the beach now is not a big deal anymore. The seafood is fresh but you get tired of the same old menue items. I would not say I love Penasco particularly but I do love Mexico and the daily challenges living here offers. Many friends who come from different locations in Mexico tell me that Penasco is not Mexico, too much of a border town. Learning Spanish has been a daily effort. I do care about the people and the challenges they face. The weather, other than August and September is great. I could never live in the US again. On topic but not real exciting
mexicoruss
Lovin it in RP!
I loved my lunch today 
and I loved our beach walk afterwards!
and I loved our beach walk afterwards!
Luna
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Speaking for myself, I would say that one of the biggest draws for us it that it is exactly 4 hours drive from "door to shore" for us. Having been to California and Florida, as well as along the "Mexican Riviera". The fact that we can stay on actual beach front property for so much less and being able to bring big doggie with us have been fantastic and, consequently, we have taken vaction time more, which is another huge benefit. I realize it is not for everyone, but it is working out so good for us. We have discussed the pro's and con's of owning, but for now we just rent which has been working out very well for us so far. Maybe someday when we do not have these 40+ hours a week jobs we can look into more options.It's a great beach vacation destination, mostly because of the proximity to the US. I found it initially by drawing concentric circles around the town I was living in to see where the closes beach location was. Had never heard of the place although I have traveled in Mexico, mostly by air.
You see things differently when you are here full time. I have had a series of 'anchors' that have kept me here but I think I just got rid of the last one
When I moved to NYC from my home town in the Appalachian Mts, I was astounded how many life long residents had never visited the Empire State Building or other 'famous' places. Going to the beach now is not a big deal anymore. The seafood is fresh but you get tired of the same old menue items. I would not say I love Penasco particularly but I do love Mexico and the daily challenges living here offers. Many friends who come from different locations in Mexico tell me that Penasco is not Mexico, too much of a border town. Learning Spanish has been a daily effort. I do care about the people and the challenges they face. The weather, other than August and September is great. I could never live in the US again. On topic but not real exciting
Luna
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flicks
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tequilatodd
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A picture is worth a 1000 words.......2000 in this post.
tequilatodd
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No two trips are ever the same.... always try something new.
I think what we like the most about being in Mexico and in Playa Encanto is all the friends we made over 13 years with all of our trips to the Playa and in town. We are a ways out and we make trips to town with friends to visit friends that live in town for lunch or dinner then to the fish market to see Jose. One of the high lights is we just had our 5th annual New Years beach parade down the entire beach with every one lit up with their Jeep, Sand Rail, Suzuki, Quad. There was a lot of people out here to bring in the New Year.
flicks
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Jim, sounds like you are a former Club Med GM or GO? Which? I was both!
I was never associated with Club Med other than visiting once and awhile but I always thought that their motto of being a 'cure for civilization' was masterful and appealing to stressed out Americans and others.
That makes you a GM.
Mais oui, Gentil Membre, c'est ca.
tmotsinger
Eating Newbie Gringo Taco
I like the burrito ladies coming by on weekend mornings. Finding openwater weirdities like seahorses and fireblue jellyfish and an osprey taking a fish just off your bow. Playing "Find the ALTO Sign--Right, Median, or Missing!" on J. Dominguez. Stand-up paddling into a pod of dolphins and flipping out and falling in when one comes too close. Tidewalking the pools when the sea is out. Swimming down the shoreline when the sea is in. Snorkeling when the sea is clear. That online map from the '60s that says "Sharks All Over" off Las Conchas. The sandrays going away at summer's end. The ladies hucking oysters for me at El Barco. The 5000-year-old archaeological sites around the estuaries and Cholla Bay. The lineup of "Almost Free" guys selling--oddly--firewood and honey on Fremont. The plaza on the malecon. The unspeakable meat parts for sale in the supers. The new coastal highway. The Tiburones, and how it looks like every player is named "Tecate". The Pinacate moonscape on the jeep trail out to Cona Roja. The 11 seaside holes at the Mayan Palace. The CEDO tide calendar. Running on the nice, firm flats at low tide. June. Half of July. Sunset bocci, and that feeling when you think the ball is going in the water, but at the last second it hangs up in a little tide pool. Roger Clyne music. 1/10 of Mark Mulligan music. "Uncle Johnny" at Capones teaching my stepson things like, "Always take a hot chick with you to a strip club." Wrecked at the Reef...all of it. The view from Competition Hill. The "Vodka Lady's" front yard in Cholla. Snorkeling with sea lions at Bird Island. The cheesy pirate show on the Rey del Mar. The "sunset" thread that has the same picture 97 times.
Luna
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YES - You totally understood the topic and made me think of things that I myself forgot to mention!
DeniseAck
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Melissa--I was a GO at Eleuthera, Bahamas--2 seasons in a row. You?
We visited Rocky Point from New York for the first time in May 2012. After doing some research, we wondered if the location could possibly live up to its reputation. Did it ever! Upon arriving, I knew this place was different. I was more awake breathing the salty air, more alive hearing the sounds of the sea birds, and more energized knowing that this was a place I could someday call home. It’s got it all--beautiful mountains, never-ending beaches, dune-filled deserts, three hundred plus days of sunshine, mouthwatering food, and kindhearted residents. I mean, really, what’s NOT to love about Rocky Point?
Luna
Sea Shell Goddess
Could not have said it better myself
!Mostly GM from multiple trips to, Cancun, Turkoise, Sonora Bay, Columbus Isle, Playa Blanca. One stint as Au Pair at Playa Blanca. Sonora Bay was where I first fell in love with the Sea of Cortez.
tequilatodd
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I think we were cut from the same mold Denise
Even though I have lived in Arizona most all my life, and have been to Mexico before (Puerto Vallarta, Cabo, Mazatlan 3 times, a few of the boarder towns) I never really became aware of the connection I have to to Mexico till visiting Puerto Penasco. Some of my family and friends say I was Mexican in a past life,
I have only been going down since 2004 and have gone at least twice a year since. I to feel more at home there than I do in the US.
Call me crazy.....