Category: Ask Cap’n Greg

Rocky Point has quite a reputation for fresh seafood. That’s possibly because it is on the sea where the fish live. Well, duh. I had an email chat with frequent visitor Martha Willis of Holbrook, Arizona, about how and...

Some people come to Rocky Point for the dubious thrill of barhopping themselves into a coma. I had a recent online chat with Chip Tanner of Ventura, California. He asked me about the local transportation options. CHIP: Wassup...

Anyone who owns an ocean-going craft can tell you that BOAT is an acronym for Break Out Another Thousand. It is often said that the two best days of boat ownership are when you buy it and when you sell it. I recently visited...

I am often approached about my years of experience fishing the vast waters off Rocky Point. I am also approached by people who make fun of my hat, but that is not the topic here. The following is a conversation I had with Bud...

First impressions are terribly important in the business world. The pants or skirt, shirt or top must reflect a decidedly professional demeanor. In Rocky Point, however, where comfort is more important than dressing to impress,...

Some of the entertainment opportunities offered to visitors in Rocky Point can be confusing. Here’s an email conversation Cap’n Greg had with Wilma Ronco of Silver City, New Mexico. WILMA: I will be in Rocky Point...

Cap’n Greg has fished the waters north, south and west of Rocky Point for 35 years. Fishing to the east is a bit difficult because that is the Sonoran Desert, and most boats don’t do well in sand. In the 1940s and...

CAP’N GREG: Hi. Don’t want to startle you. I’m Cap’n Greg. May I help you with something, miss …? DANIELLE: Danielle. Why? Do I look like I need help? CAP’N GREG: I take a walk by here almost...

May 3, 2024 Number 199 in a Series Well, here we go again. And again. Y otra vez. Cap’n Greg has been writing this so-called advice column for going on 17 years, and the number one question is always, “Where is the...

JAKE: Holy frijoles, with a side of guacamole! What was THAT? CAP’N GREG: Let me guess. You spent a week in Peñasco last month leading up to Easter? JAKE: How did you know? CAP’N GREG: Cap’n Greg has done it a number of...

March 5, 2024 Number 197 in a Series Cap’n Greg enjoys life. He squeezes all he can from every moment. Many of those moments include sampling what Rocky Point has to offer. A yet, there are some exceptions. JACK: Hey, Cap’n, you...