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I just drove down Benito Juarez. I noticed two Pemex stations that had their pumps blocked off and two other stations with lines of cars a quarter mile long.

Looks like other boats on scene.

My Southern California Pfizer study clinic started unblinding my cohort late last week. On Monday I was told I was in the placebo group and was offered a transition to the vaccine group. I scheduled and crossed the border into the US. Yesterday in San Diego I got my first dose of the vaccine...

We are considering buying a two seat mid level Can Am side by side next year. For the moment the plan is to rent one for two or three hours. The one’s I see around are more typically 4 seaters, but that is OK. Anyone have experiences good or bad? Any tips on things to watch out for?

This morning I stood down the third attempt to short change me in Puerto Peñasco. This time it was at the Ley Express, and it was identical to a scheme at Super Ley a couple of months ago. This time I was rung up for 38 pesos of fresh vegetables. i gave the teller a 200 peso note. She...

I came down yesterday with a pickup bed full of house goods, a cooler, etc and two cats in the cab. Passing through at San Louis Rio Colorado I got a green light in spite of a moderate load, and kept on driving. A few bad potholes on the coast road but probably better than last year. This...

We will be coming down with pets and some personal items in two cars on two different days in the next week. I’ll probably cross at San Louis Rio Colorado and then meet my wife in Lukeville a day or two later and convoy back down. I know the checkpoints in Puerto Peñasco are mostly gone...

I’m participating in a clinical trial of the Pfizer vaccine. It is a messenger RNA that encodes production of the spike protein, which your body then produces antibodies against. You are not exposed to actual virus or the complete viral genome. I have my second and final shot in three...

We’re thinking of getting a pair of fishing kayaks for use in Cholla Bay and in the SoCal lakes near our summer home. Ideally I’d like to trailer them back and forth a couple times a year, and they would probably spend equal time on either side. What problems am I going to have with this...

I’m very likely to purchase a Hobie fishing kayak. I was test driving several in Dana Point harbor earlier this week. I grew up fresh water fishing and occasionally did deep sea fishing later, but it’s been decades since I’ve owned any fishing gear. I’d appreciate recommendations for a...

I’m shifting from an employer based health plan to a Medicare supplement program that will allow me to keep my current healthcare providers in Southern California with network access to services in Arizona. The unknown I’m dealing with is Medicare part D prescription drug plans. The essential...

This topic probably comes up every few years, but I didn’t see a clear answer to my question in one 2016 thread. Does anyone know of Home Depot would deliver a complete set of appliances to a new house in Rocky Point? I’m sure I can buy them in Nogales for example, but can I buy them and have...

Around noon this past Saturday we were driving into Cholla Bay. As we went around the big sweeping curve a Honda driven at excessive speed drifted around the curve in the opposite direction, its rear end well off the line of travel. I gave him the finger. 10 minutes later on the same curve...

We will be living in Puerto Peñasco about 6 months of the year. We will have have at least minimal and probably very good US health coverage. But we are interested in exploring the system in Mexico. Does anyone on the forum have insurance in the Mexican system? Can anyone recommend an...

I’m negotiating with solar companies for a house I am building. I have a lot of experience with solar in the US. We anticipate using a fair amount of electricity with spa heater and A/C. I’m having trouble finding the current rates for tiered electric costs in Rocky Point. There is an older...

Hello: I’m building a house near Cholla Bay. I have a lot of experience with solar panels at a desert house in the SW US, as well as using propane for heating and hot water in rural US houses. Can anyone suggest reputable firms for putting in solar — I’m thinking about 10 to 12 kW? Also any...