Will Return To RP

Well it never fails that after all of my glowing recommendation to visit RP a visitor has a not-so-good experience. Let's see what else can go wrong:

Food poisoning
Cable in Hotel does not work
Pool is not heated
Approached by drug dealer selling drugs
Federal Police out in force with Big Guns
Saw dead sea lion on beach

And yet after all that - with a 2 year old mind you - the family still had a great time in Puerto Penasco and intend to return - because of the fantastic view and hospitality of the people.

Kyle

Mexicare: $250 a year covers it all

Mexicare: $250 a year covers it all

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Water Safety update

The little boy 5 years old passed away.

Resorts and Water Safety

We had a very tragic experience last night at Las Palomas Resort in Rocky Point. A little boy almost drown in the phase two pool at dinner time. He was underwater for a considerable amount of time. My father was passing through the pool area and a group of people were standing around the boy. My father went over to see if he could help. People were working on trying to revive him. Then two doctors that were staying at the resort came over and started performing CPR. Paramedics were there in a short amount of time and finally took him to the hospital. My father was extremely traumatized by what he witnessed. He came back to the table and began to cry. I am 42 years old and have never once seen my father cry.

I tell this story because I can not emphasize enough that even when you as the parent are at a resort you can not let your guard down when it comes to your child's safety. We live in Phoenix with a high number of pools in the back yard of homes. Every year there are safety reminders in the media and medical profession regarding pool safety, children around water and the need for children to learn to swim. Just because you are at a resort with a lot of people enjoying the pool and ocean does not mean you let your guard down for even one moment. A child can slip into the water in a spilt second. I do pray that that little guy will be alright.

Kyle

Check Point into Mexico

Well, finally, the U.S. Government has decided to start checking vehicals on the way out to Mexico at the U.S. Border. It's about time. I've been saying all along that to help stop the exportation of gun to Mexico, customs should check people leaving the U.S. via road to Mexico. Just this month we have been stop twice by U.S. customs on our way to Mexico at the Lukevillie border in Arizona. They basicly ask if we are carrying guns or more than 10,000 dollars in cash. This is a good thing. It helps to reduce the gun trafficing and violence in Mexico.

Kyle Wood
www,puertopenascoliving.com

Sea Lice

Ok another story on ocean wild life. The whole family traveled to RP over memorial weekend. All of us swam in the ocean. My wife stephanie, come up to the room too change out of her bathing suit, and she finds that she has this bright red bumps on both of her breasts. She is freaking out obviously at this point and is visabily upset. Upon our return to the states she sees a demitoligest who identifies the red bumps as jelly fish larve.

Turns out that for a few weeks leading up to jelly fish season, jelly fish larve form. Their small microspocpic cells. The cells contain the same venoum as the adult jelly fish. When the cells get stuck between your suit and skin the you end up with the red bumps.

The dermitologs gave steph some lotion and medication to help reduce the inflimation.

Check this site out it gives you some more detail on "sea lice"

A Perspective on Mexico Travel

By Grant and Judy Mackenzie, Sr.
May 26th, 2009

Sometimes we all need to be reminded to put things in perspective. It happens all the time, something may seem earth shattering in the moment it is occurring and when we have the ability to  stop and look back we think well…maybe we over reacted. Perhaps that's what is happening right now when it comes to Mexico travel and tourism.  

Puerto Penasco Mexico is a beautiful destination 60 miles south of the Arizona border. A quiet little beach town with a population over 50,000(see Wikipedia info) it has had little violent crime and offers beachside relaxation and fishing on the beautiful Sea of Cortez.

It is not close to Mexico City. The capital of Mexico has a population exceeding 22 million people, making it the largest metropolitan area in the western hemisphere and the second largest in the world by population according to the United Nations and other organizations.

In fact Puerto Penasco is only 215 miles from Phoenix, Arizona the 5th largest city in the United States. Phoenix is 1,998 miles from Washington DC the capital of the United States and Puerto Penasco is less than 2000 miles from the capital Mexico City. This quiet little seaport town is no closer to the capital of their state capital than Phoenix is to Washington D.C.

Think about it if something happens in Washington DC with violence or murders or swine flu, do we close the borders of the United States? It is our capital, just like Mexico City is Mexico’s capital. When the sniper attacks occurred in the DC suburban area did we close the United States down and send warnings not to visit the US? Certainly no one would have thought to announce any warnings about Phoenix with issues happening in DC? Do other countries close their borders from the US and cancel their trips to all of the United States when something concerning happens in our capital?

Or let us use a smaller more comparable town to Puerto Penasco, Mexico. For this example, how about Show Low, Arizona, a beautiful mountain town with some of the largest Ponderosa Pines in the world and great skiing. Definitely smaller population then Puerto Penasco but a unique tourist destination similar to Rocky Point. So, if we hear about something happening in Show Low will we avoid the entire US or Arizona? For that matter will we cancel our trips to Show Low? Of course not, that sounds ridiculous. Well, then why are we cancelling our beach vacations to Mexico?

In March 2009, a shoot out occurred in the Wal-Mart parking lot in Show Low, Arizona ( see article on murders) . The murders happened right around spring break time and Show Low, Arizona with its rugged high elevation and beautiful mountains is a Spring Break skiing destination…why didn’t universities issue warning about going to Show Low?

Because sometimes bad things happen no matter where you are at in the world.  People get the flu, a horrific shoot out happens at a Wal Mart in a small town, and someone shoots a man on the freeway in Phoenix. Horrible bad things happen in small and large towns every day. Do we stop traveling and stay at home? Of course not. Let’s get some reality.

Perhaps, before you cancel your trips to Mexico, you should understand where you are going and what happens in your own neighborhood and put things in perspective. Think about the 36,000 cases of flu last year in the United States.

As of today, unlike Phoenix, Arizona, there has not been one report of H1N1 previously known as swine flu in the town of Puerto Penasco or the state of Sonora.

What does this mean to you?
 
Plan a weekend road trip to Rocky Point. Go to a laid back place where you can have lunch with the sound of the waves and sit on a blanket under clear skies with millions of stars. Go have some fun in the sun without any smog and clear air.

Go jet skiing, parasailing, swimming, beachcombing, have some margaritas and eat a few yummy tacos. Just returning from a long weekend in Puerto Penasco, the weather was fantastic and the water is at a perfect temperature. The business owners are waiting for you ready to ensure you have a great vacation and hoping tourism picks up, I guarantee you will get spectacular service!

The weather is beautiful, wish you were here!
See you soon! 
Judy and Grant
www.ourrockypointrealtor.com