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Sunday Morning On The Sea Of Cortez

7/22/2012

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The day is starting with patches of blue in a cloudy sky. Soon the clouds will be gone and a full canopy of soft blue will replace them. There will be ski jets on the deep green sea along with banana boats, motor boats, multi-colored sails. Hawkers of serapes, jewelry, and other trinkets will be strolling the long beach through throngs of people under palapas or umbrellas, walking along water's edge, or sunbathing. The pools of the many resorts along the beach will be busy with laughing children, and condo/villa homeowners will be walking their dogs and getting their daily exercise.

One thing that is near constant at this lovely latitude is that the sun is constant like the sea. There is humidity, not as bad as farther south toward the more tropical Matzatlan and Puerto Vallarta, but there is also a prevailing breeze that keeps the palms swaying and the conditions pleasant. The views are spectacular: the old port juts out into the sea, adding more to the curving shoreline; the new Malecon at the old port has restaurants and shops along its palmed walkways and its rocky section of coastline.

Rocky Point is coming of age. Tourism is much bigger this year. Viper Jet, an aerospace company (AeroMxII) is hiring hundreds of people for their 'flight simulation' and 'global positioning systems' (GPS) projects. It means growth for our sleepy fishing village, and it likely means that our international airport will begin sooner than later to add regular US flights...now, there are only charters. Looming in the near future is a home cruise port which will, when completed, add exponentially to Rocky Point's growth. With Rocky Point's proximity to Arizona (one hour's drive to the border) and the US, it is time.

There will be some who will cling to the media hype that Mexico is not safe. For me, this town has been part of my history as I've been coming here since the seventies. It is safe, and the people are friendly, supportive, and welcome us to their desert/sea paradise. People with common sense will already know that our US cities have pockets of drugs and crime where most of us would not venture. Bad things happen everywhere, of course, but when using common sense, we can usually avoid problems. In point of fact, safety is never a concern for me here in Rocky Point.

Why do I write this post? Because I love this old port city of Rocky Point. There is a large contingent of ex-pats who live here full-time who will tell you the same thing. They love it here and they tire of the negative media blitzes that are directed toward this beautiful area.

The other reason I write this post is, for the most part I live and write here along this lovely coastline of the Sea of Cortez. It is here where my creative impulses are most active. It is here where I've been inspired to write some books. I'm still inspired and I'm still writing. The United States and Mexico are friends for the long term, and, in many ways, there is some catching up for Mexico to get up to speed with some of our technological advances. They are getting there, faster than many might realize.

If you have a nostalgic and romantic sense of old Mexico as I've always had, come on down. You won't be 'wasting away in Margaritaville' unless that's your desire.


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jerry
7/22/2012 07:34:33 am

The picture looks like Tulum...nice post though...

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billy ray chitwood link
7/22/2012 12:49:40 pm

Jerry,

You're very likely correct...I've changed the image to a Malecon shot I'm sure of (had too many pictures from which to choose). Thanks for pointing this out, and thanks for liking the post. Best wishes to you.

Billy Ray

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