Category: Ask Cap’n Greg

MARLENE: Hey, Cap’n Greg. You ever get tired of all this? CAP’N GREG: Okay, Marlene, here’s the deal. I’m sitting here in a ratty T-shirt, tattered shorts and flip-flops, shaded by a palapa at a beach bar, savoring the sea...

Okay. I admit it. This time of year when the percent of humidity is the same number as the temperature reading, Cap’n Greg would rather be out and about interacting with perspiring persons of the same sweaty species than sitting...

Number 189 in a Series Once upon a time… Okay, you’ve heard it all before. The sleepy little fishing village that was once Puerto Peñasco is fast becoming the next Cancun. Is anyone surprised? Not really. It just...

Like a kid in a candy shop, too much of a good thing can be overwhelming. With more places to stay, more bars and restaurants, and more activities, that’s what Rocky Point has become in the last few years. What do you do...

Last month Cap’n Greg tackled John Warner’s question about the travel time to Rocky Point from Phoenix. This month he will cover the return trip. JOHN: You told me to count on four hours of drive time heading south, right? CAP’N...

John Warner asked Cap’n Greg a question that so many others have asked before. It is an important issue, so I will gladly answer it again. JOHN: I live in Phoenix. How many miles is it to Rocky Point? CAP’N GREG: Depending on...

March 4, 2023 Number 185 in a Series Serina Watson of Winkelman, AZ, asked Cap’n Greg how the Sea of Cortés got its name. Good question, Serina. About 5.3 million years ago, just before Willie Nelson started first grade, a...

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...