When in Mexico, it's a good idea to wear a hat.  It keeps your eyes from going too squinty and your ears from burning off.  If you are a Peacemakers' fan, the hat should be a straw cowboy hat.  It can be tattered, colorful, outrageous, or bizarre, but it should be a) straw and b) at least vaguely cowboy style.  This marks you as a Peacemakers' fan and helps you make good new friends very quickly.  Peacemakers' fans are among the most interesting and comfortable people in the world. The tattoo is not mandatory, but if you are a fan like me, you got one anyway.  I got mine from Divinity Tattoo in Scottsdale, AZ. This is the first picture I have ever had of it.  I'm glad it was taken on the day of the show in Puerto Penasco. Someday, I will get Roger Clyne to sign my shoulder directly underneath and then scarper off to Jason at Divinity immediately to have that signature tattooed.  Yes, I am a fan girl.

It is now time to abscond to the beach in Puerto Penasco. You will want to go to the public beach.  There are many reasons for this.  Firstly, the Plaza Las Glorias has all kinds of nice little places to go get food.  We spent most of our time at Max's.  If you want a really, really good plate of eggs, Max's is the place to go.   The Sunset Cantina sells excellent tacos in the afternoon.  So do about a billion little taco stands all up and down the street.  You are in Mexico.  Eat some Mexican food.   It's probably time for another margarita, too.

The public beach, looking toward the condos at Sandy Beach.  Soft sands, warm waters, and hawkers everywhere.  Including the water.

There are many things to do on the public beach.  You can go for a boat ride.  Rent a jet ski.  Play in the surf (although if you're a surfer, you're probably going to be disappointed).  Buy a kite (or braids, clothes, jewelry, the mandatory straw hat, flowers, melons, etc.)  Rent horses.   Obviously, we rented horses.  Remember to bargain - the first price is never the actual price.  You get a nice relaxing ride around the back roads behind the beach, and then you can go down to the melon vendor and buy some watermelon for you and the horses.  Horses love watermelon rind.   These did.  Except Tomasia, the black one.  For some reason, she wasn't impressed.  So bring a carrot for her.

This is why it's called Rocky Point.  It's rocky.  You can see that in Old Port.  You can also see the man riding a giant shrimp, whom we call Shrimp Penis Man.  Sadly, there were people in the way, so I didn't photograph him for you.  Just go down and see him for yourself.  He's right in the main square, which is also a gorgeous place to sit for a moment and look at the sea.  If you're so inclined, you can watch the pelicans fish from there, too.   Old Port offers a lot of great restaurants and shops.  When you're shopping, remember that a lot of the same things can be found cheaper at the dirt mall.  So bargain hard.

Now, you've gone shopping all over Old Port.  You've stuffed yourself with margaritas and shrimp tacos at Lily's Restaurant (it's the pink one with the white tile wall in front that says "Lilys" in blue tiles), you're trying to remember where you parked the car and if you even brought it...

It's time to pay your final respects to Shrimp Penis Man, sit in the sunshine looking at the sea, point at the condos in the distance and say, "Wow, I can see our hotel from here!" and then remember where you parked the car.   Now, off to said hotel for drinks at the in-pool bar before the show.