A day at the beach | Puerto Penasco

Saturday | 17 February 2007 | Puerto Penasco, Sonora, Mexico:  Again, it is your lucky day. Most of the day was spent at the beach, so I will just post a bunch of photos and leave the typing to a minimum. We did have a field trip scheduled this morning - a time share salesman had drawn us a map to the open-air vegetable and fruit market. Everyone was in the car at 9 am, but no matter how many dusty streets we covered, the market never appeared. In the end, we stopped at the Super Ley's to purchase our veggies.

Dad, fishing in the Sea of Cortez

The RV park has really filled-up for the President's Day weekend. As I have said before, Puerto Penasco is very popular with residents of Tucson and Phoenix. There are a lot of Arizona license plates in the campground and something we snow birds rarely see - kids. The kids love the beach and are quite happy splashing around in the water, gathering seashells and searching through the tide pools... which is pretty much what DT and I did this afternoon too.

Dad went surf fishing on the beach in front of their motorhome. He didn't catch anything, but he had an enjoyable time casting his hook, baited with shrimp, into the Sea of Cortez.

DT says to tell you... if you are wondering where Superman is this weekend - he is on vacation in Puerto Penasco. I felt lucky to get this paparazzi-style photo of the very relaxed crime fighter.

Superman on vacation


A vendor is selling carved boxes, scented with lemon oil, to our fellow campers.
All day a steady stream of goods are paraded by our campsites - jewelry,
pottery, baskets, rugs, blankets, toys, wooden boxes, tamales, Arizona
newspapers, fresh fish, vegetables, dried fruits, burritos and offers for a
manicure, pedicure, hair braiding or a haircut.


Let's make a deal

 
Here are two pretty photos of the day coming to a close in Puerto Penasco. The fisherman come into port, cleaning their catch and throwing the scraps into the sea - with huge flocks of gulls following.

I made perfect Margaritas for our sunset-viewing pleasure. DT grilled steaks and Mom made a salad and we had a very nice meal. (Too many people in town this weekend to try and fight the crowds in the restaurants.)

RV Park: The Reef RV Park at Sandy Beach