Rocky Point Beach Clean up

Beautiful, clean & empty beaches await you!

There's an amazing amount of manpower going on just south of the border from Phoenix. The locals are cleaning the beaches and earning a small wage to help feed their families at the same time. I heard commotion outside on the beach and looked out to find a large crowd of people right outside my door with rakes and trashbags. I grabbed my camera and ran down the dune to document the event and find out what was going on.

Check out this video!

As we all know, the media has been tough on Rocky Point, and the locals are ready for the tourists to return. With massive layoffs and no construction projects to speak of, the State of Sonora has hired 600 locals to work 4 hour shifts. Working from 6am-10am, in groups of 50 men & women, they are raking and picking up trash on all of the beaches in Rocky Point. These efforts began on May 25, 2009 and will continue for 6 weeks.

There seem to be mixed reviews from the long timers to Peñasco of these quiet times in Rocky Point. Some love having the beach to themselves again and the peaceful quiet evenings. Others miss having activities going on everywhere, with full restaurants and bars. The more frequented restaurants like Coffees Haus and Ramon's have slowed down tremendously but still have great service, great food and a nice cool spot too dine in. (or cater an event)

Rocky Point Triathlon- Our First!

At 57 years of age, I decided it was time to join in the "fun" at the annual Rocky Point Triathlon. Held April 18, 2009 at the Las Palomas Resort on Sandy Beach, it was a great event....and I am alive to write about it! Julie joined in on the fun............but we had to prepare!


After 30 years of running, the three months of training taught me the new sports of swimming and cycling- and Julie, always the swimmer, learned to love the cycling as well.
It was a great event, great "Chamber of Commerce" weather, and a good turnout of approx. 600 people- inspite of lots of negative press about traveling to Mexico. Many atheletes were visiting Puerto Peñasco for the first time and said they could not believe what a great spot on the beach this is! Our hats off to "Red Rock Company" for their excellent work on pulling the whole thing off without a hitch.





One of our favorite reasons for living in Rocky Point has been the ability to run, bike or swim year round. With a full wetsuit we were able to prepare for the open water swim in January. The roads in Las Conchas are composed of sand and clay and make for a perfect running
surface as well as a great mountain biking area. If you train 3 months on a mountain bike, the transition to the road bike is a piece of cake!

Here is a shot of the beach in Las Conchas. Not a bad place for open water training! And while we viewed our venture of participating in the Triathlon as a once in a lifetime experience...........we may be back for more!

Larry & Julie