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    any unique twists for an international traveller travelling to/from RP?

    Hi! Son's girlfriend will by traveling with us to PP in July. Any unique twists to her returning back to the States? Thank you for your input! Don
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    Fishing Puerto Lobos

    Hey Kenny, will you be posting a story and pics of your Lobos fishing trip?
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    Port Lobos?

    Towards the end of this month we'll be making a trip to Port Lobos, and since I've never been there and some of you Ladies and Gentlemen have and information you could share would be great! For instance, is drinking water and ice readily available? We'll be down there for about a week and...
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    repowering

    Just got a dvd showing the new E-Tec engines from Evenirude. These are two stroke engines, burn cleaner than many four strokes, weight substantially less, have more torque than most four strokes, are cheaper than four strokes, requires less maintainence, are cheaper to maintain, require no oil...
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    Improving Spanish speaking skills

    Has anyone on this forum ever used the Rosetta Stone Spanish program for learning and improving their Spanish speaking skills? Thanks Don
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    Boat Registration check

    Was stopped at the border in Sonoyta and asked for boat registration and id. They verified boat vin # with registration paperwork and my DL. Get stopped about every other trip to show ownership. Glad to see they are checking!
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    Border crossing

    Arrived at the border 12:26 on Sunday to a 150 yard long line. Border Patrol Agent counted 5 adults in our vehicle and we had only 2 passports. We had copies of birth certs, DL's and copies of apps for passports (for two of the three kids) . Agent simply said that one can get a passport card...
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    Corvina catching

    I'ts been windy so far, my son missed landing a few corvina yesterday; Daughter walks down to video the action and catches this... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rK7RjRfMT_4 Landed one small gulf grouper this early this afternoon, lost several others. We've been fishing out of the inflatable...
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    rod repair

    Hey fellas, any suggestions on how to reattach a reel seat on a penn senator rod? The seat rotates on the rod, while the butt cap/handle is firmly attached. I was thinking about drilling several small holes thru the seat and forcing in cyno. Suggestions? Thanks!
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    Fishing 5-17 thru 5-22

    Anyone going down this weekend? We'll be there Sunday afternoon thru next Sat/Sun. Hopefully the weather cooperates, plan on taking Reelaxation and the inflatables out. Harass corvina in the evening at the end of the week as well.
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    Fishing report for 3/6-7

    Weather was fishable early Saturday AM, but by the time we got ready to launch wind and waves would've made for a wet trip. Postponed until Sunday PM (weather forecast showed clearing) but still windy. Hoped for clearing during the night and it did... until 8:30 Monday morning. Got breezy so I...
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    inshore fishing 5-18/5-23

    Hi Guys, Sorry for the long delay, but I've been extremely busy. While were in RP for the week, the wind started blowing on the 19th and continued throughout our stay, which made fishing extremely difficult. Wednesday evening just before sunset we headed out in the inflatable since the wind...
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    vacation info

    Hi All! Just a quick note regarding our vacation 5-16 thru the 24th. Had a minor mechanical problem on the way to RP on the 16th, which held us up for a night in Ajo. We spent the night at the Copper Sands motel ($55.00) and we had two well behaved adult dogs and a 9 week old pup with us. No...
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    wait times 5-22 /5-24

    Followed Daughter out on 5-22 7:00PM, only a few cars in line. About a 10 minute wait. We hit the border at 1:50 on Sunday 5-24, only 100 yards from the border and had a 40 minute wait. Geeez, lets go guys!
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    Bumper sticker

    Hey Tyler, Have you thought of creating a bumper sticker or a rear view mirror placard for RPT forum members? This way as we stroll around RP or campgrounds folks could easily see/greet/help other family members. If we had a mirror placard the placard could easily be removed if needed. Any ideas?
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    Inshore fishing report 5-2

    My son had a dive trip planned last weekend and since I couldn't get anyone to go with me such as KENNY, I took my small inflatable, an avon 10 footer which is rigged for fishing. Its powered by an 8 hp yamaha. After the dive class got going, I launched at PDO with flat, not even a ripple...
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    Fantastic trip to RP

    My son and I had a fantastic :D trip to Rocky Point last weekend. The traffic was nonexistent, PDO was virtually empty and quiet. Temperature lows were in the low 60s (great sleeping weather), highs in the low 80's. Ocean was flat at 9:00 am, not even a ripple for the the students checkout...
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    crossing 5-2

    Arrived at the border at 11:15, 'bout 200 yards from the gate. Had enough time to spend about 12 bucks for a couple of windshield washes :) some flour tortillas, a small statue for my work desk (reminder of my son's checkout dive), donate to a couple of charities and keep the line moving...
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    Crossing 4-19

    Arrived at 4:20, line backed up to 150 yards before the "Good Vacation" sign. Crossed the border at 5:10. They had 4 lanes open! Gave the agent my passport, my brothers BC and DL. Agent asked our names. And then he asked my name again, and if the passport I gave him was mine. I assured him it...
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    Desert Oasis Resort

    Arriving at RP at 9:30 I decided to try out the Desert Oasis. DM Cauly has recommended this place on past posts. Wow, this place is posh! And cheap! 60 bucks a night. Friendly, they said park the boat under the huge well lit canopy in front of the lobby. They also had security circling this...
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