Rodeo Drive and Vidanta Golf Resort (Thursday, June 14th, 2017)

I love to have easy meals when we are in the motor home, so this time I made breakfast burritos before we left home, and we just heat them up on our little propane grill.  They are super easy, and such a tasty breakfast!



But this morning as we were having our breakfast and watching the waves, we noticed that there was a boat on fire out by the harbor. We couldn't see any people on it, so we're hoping they all made it safely to shore.

 It burned for about 1/2 an hour, with the black smoke billowing out of it, and from across the bay, we could see flames the entire time.

Eventually the bombadero boat came out from the harbor and started spraying water on it.  The heavy smake immediately turned white.  

The bombadero boat eventually towed the burned boat back to the harbor.

One of the things we enjoy about the beaches in Puerto Penaso is how clean the beaches always are.  We have never seen any cleaning crews, but they are always so clean.  Today, after the burned boat was towed away, we saw our first beach cleaners come through.  One man on foot with a trash spear, picked up all of the larger debris, followed by this machine, grating the sand and picking up the smaller trash.

Once we finished our breakfast and relaxation by the shore, we headed down to a shopping district that they call Rodeo Drive.  It is an area where the shops are a little more upscale that those on the Malecon, and they have all kinds of fun decorating items.

We parked along the street, and as we headed to the shops, we noticed these whale bones on display.  It was a pretty neat exhibit.

Then we just enjoyed strolling through the shops on Rodeo Drive.

They have so many great decorating items.  They bring in most of the items from other areas, but in this case, they made everything right there in sight.

These women had large metal shears that they were using to cut pieces of steel.  They would then form them into these flowers.

One of the stores had these sand dollars.  They were unlike any sand dollars that we have ever seen before.  They were darker in color and about 9 inches across.

When we finished looking around Rodeo Drive, we headed back to camp to pack up our golfing gear. Tony was nice enough to buy a rack for the back of his jeep so that we could haul 4 people and 4 sets of clubs.

It's getting warm in Puerto Penasco, so before we left for the course, we all had to take a quick dip to cool off. Steve got so comfortable that his shoes floated right off his feet.

The beach is gorgeous today, so we are really enjoying it!

Once we were cooled off, we were off to the golf course for our 2:30 tee time.  Leaving town, you take the highway, but just like in town, when we got off on the side street, it was dirt.  All the way in to the golf course.

The Vidanta course is right on the ocean, in fact it sits between the Sea of Cortez and the estuary.  It is a very long, difficult course, but it is gorgeous.

The restrooms out on the course are gorgeous and air conditioned.  So much nicer than at our course in Havasu.

This is everyone looking on in awe as Tony tees off.  This hole was 544 yards, and completely blind.  It was crazy!

I think this was the point in the course where steve looked at me with a look of disbelief saying......I really don't even know where I am heading.  I guess I will just try an follow the fairway!!!

I've nicknamed Vindata, "Pebble Beach of Mexico".  It is probably the nicest course we will ever play.  It was incredible!

Heading Back to Puerto Penasco (Wednesday, June 13th, 2017)

We've been missing the beach, so  we decided it's time to head back to Puerto Penasco, Mexico!

It takes about 6 1/2 hours to get there from Lake Havasu City, so we try and keep the drive moving along.  But this time, as we were heading down highway 95 south of Parker, we found ourselves in the middle of a bike race/event.  And it wasn't helping our time at all.

We stopped in Gila Bend for gas, and were really surprised to see that Tesla has put charging stations in such a little town.  It was quite impressive!

We stopped in Ajo again to get our Mexican car insurance before we crossed the border.  We asked them about just getting insurance for the day we were driving in and the day we were driving out, instead of the whole time we were there, but if it's not continuous, the they have to write it as two separate insurance policies, and you have to pay the processing fee for each policy.  So that would have cost more than just insuring it the whole time.  It was a great idea to check into it, but it wouldn't work unless you were staying there for a longer time.

Our trip through Organ Pipe Cactus National Park was fun this time because the saguaros are getting ready to bloom.  I love seeing the blooms on top of them, they look like they have crazy hair.

Heading across the border into Mexico is always easy.  A couple of questions and that's it.

Once we were across the border, we missed our turn and had to take a side street to get back on track.  We thought these hot water heaters mounted on the outside of the building were interesting.  I bet in the summer they don't even have to turn them on.  It's kind of ingenious!

The highway from Sonoyta to Puerto Penasco is a nice highway with emergency call signs every few miles.

It is also a no hassle zone for Americans.  What ever that means.

When we got into Puerto Penasco, they were doing road construction on the main street in, so we had to take a detour.  Most of the roads through town are dirt.

We finally made it to the RV park, and I helped Tony unhook his jeep while Steve and Joyce went into the office to get our spots.

When we got into our spots, this large ship was sitting out off shore.  We asked around to see what it was, and were told that it was part of the Mexican Navy.  They were only about a mile off shore.

Our beautiful camp sights.  So excited to listen to the waves at night, lulling me to sleep.

There is a crew in the RV Park that provides all types of maintenance on the RV's while they are there.  They will do interior and exterior cleaning, exterior painting, and all types of maintenance. This motor-home was getting a new paint job.  They do really good work!

One of the first things we did this time was exchange some dollars for pesos.  We get a better exchange rate this way that we get from the RV Park and the restaurants in the area.

Then back to our favorite little place for lunch, El Marisco Puerto Penasco for some tacos, shrimp scampi and whole fried fish.

And we were served by our favorite waiter Alex.

We enjoy watching the pelicans on the rocks below while we eat.  It is once of their outs, so they are always plentiful!

Then back to the RV Park for some down time.

We went for a several hour swim.  The water is the perfect temperature.  We could have stayed in there all night.

As sun down approaches, the tourist boats head out.  This picture is kind of fun because it shows both the sunset cruise ship and the pirate ship together.

Even though it takes about 6 1/2 hours to get here, if we leave early, we still have plenty of time for a relaxing afternoon in this beautiful sea-side town.  Stay tuned for tomorrow's adventures in this beautiful fishing village on the Sea of Cortez.

Andra's First Bogey (Monday, June 12th, 2017)

Many of you may think that a bogey isn't much to brag about, but for me, who typically scores right around double par, it's kind of a big deal.  So today, on the third hole of the Nassau Course at the London Bridge Gold Club, I got my first Bogey.  I was so excited.



Then, on the eighth hole, I got my second bogey!  This is the same hole where Steve got his first birdie, so this must be a pretty easy hole.  We'll have to keep track of this one.

We just keep improving a little each day, but most importantly of all, we are loving it!