Puerto Penasco -- Wednesday

Today, we loaded into cars and headed as a group to an area called "Shack's Fifth Avenue", which is one of the shopping areas of Puerto Penasco. Here's a few pictures (the last one shows some of the bargains...... and a couple of people who were wondering "why did we buy these damn swinging chickens?")

We later returned to the campground for lunch, and then Patsy and I walked along the beach with my metal detector. It was not any good because they have set off so many fireworks on the beach, metal is everywhere! The last picture shows the "old port" area that is across the water from the campgound. It is another tourist area with a lot of places to eat fish. We plan to go there as a smaller group tomorrow as several folks went today.

At 5:00pm tonight, we had our own "happy hour". Some folks brought food, and we had a campfire. There was also a nice sunset.
After dark at the happy hour, I was given a suprise. Some of you know that I purchased a set of lights for the bill of my ball cap at the Canton Trade Days in Canton, Texas. It has three LED lights that are very bright plus they can be set to flash. I wore them at night at the Gulf Coast campout, and when I got to Quartzsite. Some people liked them and wanted some, and others hated the flashing. I looked all over Quartzsite and could not find any for a couple of the guys in the Gulf Coast Camping Club, and I have not seen them here in Puerto Penasco either. One guy in our group, Virgil Hoff, found them in a free camping catalog handed out in Quartzsite at the entrance to the RV show, and ordered enough for the rest of the group here....... except, they have FIVE lights!!!! After dark tonight, Virgil stood up to make some comments about me, and all of a sudden, everyone turned on their "head lights"! Boy, was I speechless!!

For Mayfield Harris and Mark Didelot (and anybody else who wants a set), the website is:

http://www.rvtoyoutlet.com/

The stock number is #RV 5917, and they sell for $9.99. I checked, and could not find the item on the website, but if you call the toll free number, (1-888-786-8853) you can order it.