Our Final Day in Puerto Penasco (Thursday, June 21st, 2018)

The dolphins were back this morning, entertaining us as we enjoyed our breakfast and coffee on the front "porch". 

This picture shows how close they were to the shore.

We also had a fly by from a military plane each day.  Here is today's plane.



Steve bought me some fresh tortillas from one of the local ladies (a little grandma) who sells them each day on the beach. The people here in Puerto Penasco are so friendly and hardworking.  They bring their carts, goods and services by each morning and afternoon.  

Our first stop this morning was Rodeo Drive to pick up the art work that everyone had commissioned earlier in the week.  The artist they are using is Marco.  He will quote you a price and make just about anything you want, or he has so many pieces already made.

Joyce's agaves were ready for her when we arrived.

This is some more of Marco's work.

When we left Rodeo Drive, we headed to the pescaderia to pick up some shrimp and scallops for dinner.  We decided that it would be fun to cook together on our last night and just sit around camp and relax.  

This is where we always get our fresh fish.

 Look at the size of these clams!

If you want your shrimp peeled and deveined, they have a station out back where they will do it for no extra charge.

Three different sizes of shrimp are available.

Steve and I bought the large shrimp for $10 per pound.  They are so easy to clean yourself.



The pescaderia is so good, they put our fish in a bag, then put the bag in a bag of ice to keep it fresh.  We still didn't waste any time getting back to camp to get our fish into the refrigerator.

We had a quick lunch, then we all prepared to head out for our final trip in Puerto Penasco.

Tony and Joyce were playing golf at the course near town, but we decided to take Jann and Larry to town and Las Conchas instead.  Mary and Jerry stayed at camp. 

Our first stop in the afternoon was a "treasure" shop in town.  We don't know what it's called, but it's one of those places that everyone should see.  It has as much stuff than Rodeo Drive (see Tuesday's post), but it's all in one building.  It's three stories tall, and pictures don't do it justice.  You have to see it to believe it. It's a little overwhelming!

 

When we finished at the "treasure" shop, we continued on to Las Conchas (The Shells).  It is a gated community just to the east of down town Puerto Penasco.  It has sand streets and really beautiful houses.  We went house looking and shell hunting while we were there.

When we got back from Las Conchas, Tony and Joyce were back from golfing, and we had all worked up an appetite.

So we all did our dinner preparations while the men threw the shrimp and scallops on the grill.

And as usual...a feast fit for kings.

The thought of leaving tomorrow morning is a little tough to swallow, so luckily all of this delicious food helped it go down.  This trip has been so relaxing, and yet we found plenty to keep us busy.  For a small fishing village, Puerto Penasco has so much to offer!