The big day couldn’t come soon enough but near the end of October the Bay Conspiracy saddled the four rigs and headed south of the border to a sunny little fishing village on the Sea of Cortez called Puerto Penasco. The place is less than 300 miles from Tucson and is very easy to get to, so easy in fact that it’s a very popular destination for the locals here. They call it Rocky Point or sometimes Tucson Beach.
Off we went, our little caravan crossing the desert to Why – yes the name is Why, Arizona – don’t ask me why. We all had to buy Mexican insurance at Why. Why? Because the Mexican government requires it when you drive into Mexico. Why don’t we do that when the Mexicans drive into the U.S.A.? Why? Anyway the insurance isn’t very expensive and it covers your butt if you get hit by one of those uninsured Mexican drivers while in Mexico. Why don’t the Mexicans have to buy Mexican insurance? Why?
We took a lunch break at Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument and crossed the border at Lukeville, Arizona into Sonora, Mexico. We never had to stop at Mexican customs, the Federalles just waved us Gringos right on through. They know a good thing when they see it. Rich Gringos come spend lots of good US money. They were very courteous. From the border it’s about 60 miles of good paved highway to Puerto Penasco. There we checked into the Playa Bonita RV Resort located right on the Sea of Cortez. Our campsites were all together only 50 yards from the beach. Wow, this was camping in grand style! Ray, he’s with Chris, the ones with the rolling 45 foot Ritz Carlton, tuned in his satellite dish and we were soon enjoying cocktails and snacks while watching the Colorado Rockies loose the first game of the World Series on his outdoor high definition widescreen TV. WOW! This really is camping in grand style. We don’t even want to start wondering what the other half is doing. We spent an entire week lounging, sightseeing, shopping, dining and dancing the nights away and generally spoiling ourselves rotten.
Puerto Penasco is primarily a fishing village that is quickly turning into an upscale resort destination. There are lots of high-rise, and high-priced condos and time share properties going up along about three miles of beautiful beach. I’m sure it won’t be long before the cruise ships start calling. For the time being however, it’s still small enough and quaint enough to be very enjoyable. Shrimp season had just opened the week before we arrived and the boats were going out every evening at sunset returning at dawn loaded with some of the best shrimp we have ever tasted. We gorged on them throughout the week along with lots of other really fresh and excellently prepared seafood. The Tequila was cheap, not in quality, in price, and the Kahlua was even cheaper. We all stocked up on all the booze we could legally carry back into the U.S.A. before we left town. Our freezers were also well stocked with enough shrimp and seafood to last us for a while after we got home.
The trip back to Tucson was uneventful except for dealing with U.S. Customs back at Lukeville. Those guys have a tough job and they really screened and inspected us very carefully before letting us re-enter the U.S.A. We had a fantastic trip and have now put Puerto Penasco on our yearly agenda, at least until it grows too big.
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