Ask anyone who lives here or visits regularly, and they’ll tell you that Rocky Point weather is just about perfect. Many months have 24/7 bathing suit temperatures, while jeans and jackets can come into play during the short, mild winters.
Whenever
Mike and Jennifer Langston of Winslow, AZ get a chance, they head for the
beach. Mike says just about any beach will do, but they especially like the
ones where they can find treasures in the sand.
MIKE: Maybe “treasures” isn’t
the right word.
JENNIFER: Flotsam and jetsam?
MIKE: That’s probably closer
to the truth. We have discovered some interesting stuff up and down the U.S.
West Coast, Australia, a few South Sea islands.
CAP’N GREG: Sounds like you
two are hardcore beachcombers.
JENNIFER: We are, but it’s a
long way to Tahiti. Though we’ve never been to Rocky Point, I understand we
could easily do it in a weekend. There are plenty of beaches, right?
CAP’N GREG: Miles and miles.
MIKE: Compared to the
Pacific, the Sea of Cortez is a tiny scrap of water. What would we expect to
find on the beaches there?
CAP’N GREG: Closer in town,
like the stretch of Sandy Beach by the high-rise hotels and condos, it’s good
for metal detecting. Jewelry, coins, like that. On beaches out of town there
will be assorted seashells, bird, seal and sea lion carcasses. The rest is from
commercial, charter and personal fishing boats. There aren’t a lot of
shipwrecks, but boats do lose tackle, nets and floats. Yet, unlike a lot of
places you’ve been, you won’t see much driftwood, because cacti does better
than trees in the Sonoran Desert.
MIKE: Good info. So, when is the best time to be there?
CAP’N GREG: For metal detecting? After spring break and Semana Santa. For beach debris? I’d watch the weather. The remnants of hurricanes or tropical storms occasionally cross Baja. A combination of wind, tide and time bring those things ashore, so after a storm is best. And I suggest less visited areas. Take the coast highway south of Rocky Point and do a day trip to Santo Tomas or El Desemboque.
JENNIFER: Thanks,
Cap’n Greg. Can’t wait to give it a try.
CAP’N GREG: You’re more than
welcome, Jennifer. Good hunting to both of you.