Category: Ask Cap’n Greg

I seldom comment about other Rocky Point Times contributors, but The Old Gringo hit the nail on the head when he said never to turn your back on the water. As a wise person once said, the sea gives, but it also takes away. Been...

I don’t know if readers celebrated a bit too much waaaay into January 2023, or were otherwise brain damaged, but February arrived with a lot of interesting questions. Please be patient. I will attempt to adequately answer them....

I have a Tucson friend I met for the first time many, many years ago in Rocky Point. We share a love of boats and beer, and we have had more laughs than any two humans deserve to have. Recently, we were discussing the...

Number 180 in a Series SUE WESTERGAARD OF CASA GRANDE: I visited Rocky Point for the first-time last month. Had a ball. But a guy told me, “You should have been here 30 years ago.” Why would he say that? CAP’N GREG: How old was...

The first week I spent in Cozumel so many years ago was the best time I ever had. The second through the fifth were oaky, but nothing like the first. I’ve always heard it said that, “You can’t go back.” I guess that means the...

Nogales, Arizona, native Leonardo Martinez sent me an email many months ago asking for a good lunch spot to take the wife and kids on his first visit to Rocky Point. I told him my personal favorite is Asadero Viva Mexico. Hang a...

Number 174 in a Series Ice. Is it safe? Can you drink the water? Are tortillas all the same? Is the shrimp I buy here any better than at the store at home? I had a conversation about a bunch of important stuff with Mike Nielson...

Contrary to what many of you may think, Cap’n Greg doesn’t have all the answers. But his lack of knowledge on an array of subjects doesn’t mean he won’t offer up advice. QUESTION: When it’s too hot...