Four Dumb Gringo's - actually 3 dumb Gringos and a smart dog

Four words of advice: DO NOT COME HERE!!

They say they want visitors but really they want slaves. They make me cook, clean, walk the dog, grocery shop, go to the beach, splash in the waves, eat lobster size prawns, sleep in king size guest room with my own bathroom.... Well I was trying to deter at first (so no one will take my new found guest room that I want to move into full time) but I soon digress as this place is true paradise!

My cousin's Mel and Carl happened to be going up to Phoenix for a book show while I happened to be there. How convenient! We arranged a pick up time and they drove me to their home in Puerto Penasco, Mexico. I love it here! This is the real Mexico I have been looking to find for many years. Not the Cabo, Puerto Vallarta, Cancun, Mazatlan but a authentic mexican town. Everything is a 5 minute drive away and the choices of what you want to explore and experience in a day are fantastic. There is the residential town where Mel and Carl live, the beaches where we were today that were literally empty (at least 1/2 km to ourselves) and the port town which is a busier and more touristy. You pick the mood and there is a destination to fulfill it.

We spent most of the day on the beach under a roof tent - just blocks the sun but the sides are all open - and relaxed, read, waded and swam in the water and walked down the beach. The shrimp boats were in full form today and we took advantage of it by buying the HUGE prawns again for dinner.

We all take a part in the cooking - Mel is the best vegetable chopper, Carl is great on the BBQ overlooking the prawns and I just fill in where I can.

Their place is beautiful with gorgeous floor tile throughout, very large spacious rooms, nice art and a hammock and palm tree in the back (hence the photo!)

Having a great time and the 12 oz of watermelon juice for $1.50 is to die for.

Rhonda