Severance Travels: More Puerto Penasco

In my previous post, I mentioned the storm approaching us on Friday and Saturday. Friday was just wind (25-30 MPH) but then the rain started overnight. On Saturday we were scheduled to move to a beach site. I went out and got everything unhooked - electric cord, water hose, sewer hose, DISH, and got the rear jacks raised. The RV Park came with a tractor and moved our trailer to our beach site. Then I had to get everything reconnected again (except the DISH). By then I was soaked. But it was worth it. We turned our chairs around at the back of the trailer and just watched the waves.

By Monday the storm had passed and I got the DISH set up (can't be without TV, you know!!).

This is our site.

And the view.

Low tide.

Judy has been into crafts here and the ladies got together one day and decorated these glasses. Thanks go to our daughter, Julie, who originally gave us a set for Christmas and then helped Judy create the forms to be applied to the cups. (Of course, before we left TX, we had buy 20 of the cups to take with us to MX!!).

This was another craft that Judy made from wine bottle corks. Ingenious...

Another crafty idea.

Flowers and leaves are made from wood, purchased in town.

Horses are occasionally on the beach. Not sure if they offer rides or not.

One day we were out and about and decided to have lunch. This is a place called "Pollo Lucas" which means Crazy Chicken!! Anyway, we had been here last year and really enjoyed it.

The entree on the menu is of course chicken. You can get a whole chicken, half, or quarter. All cooked over a large grill.

We got the half chicken and beans, rice and tortillas. The bill came to around $12 for the two of us. (Half chicken alone was 70 pesos = $3.50!!). A favorite for sure.

We visited CEDO (Center for the Study of Deserts and Oceans museum which is about 5 miles south of Puerto Penasco. Their mission is to explore, understand, and protect the natural resources and cultures of the Sonoran Desert and the Sea of Cortez. Unfortunately we did not get a picture of the facilities, but did get pictures of the surroundings (cactus as usual!).

This was primarily a gift shop on the premises.

Inside the main building we listened to a very informative talk by one of the Educational Staff. There were several interesting paintings on the walls of the building.

This is a map of the area with the Sea of Cortez between the Baja and the mainland of Mexico.

The Sea of Cortez is a major tourism draw for both Northern Baja and Southern Baja. This incredible body of water is still somewhat unknown in the overall scope of world destinations. Although it is well known to fishermen, scientists, conservationists, water sports enthusiasts, as well as recreational boaters, many in the world have no knowledge of this sea.

Biologically speaking, the Sea of Cortez is the richest body of water on our entire planet. This diverse sea supports more than 900 varieties of fish and more than 2,000 species of marine invertebrates. It is home to many species that exist only within its waters.
This picture shows the head of a fish - with the body it would have been about 6 feet long.