Category: The Old Gringo

Here it is, September of 2024…whew! How time does fly. I am ‘remoting’ this column from somewhere in the mountains of Arizona in Strawberry because, as my readers know, I don’t do humid! I keep in touch with a couple of my...

I’d like to tell you that the old gringo is hunkered down at the beach writing this column, and suffering the heat and humidity that is August in Puerto Peñasco, but…NOT! You’re reading this in August, and I’m getting...

If you are reading this, it is July in Peñasco. Hot! HUMID! Since this column is written a month in advance, and we are enjoying a moderately mild June, I am going to assume that the heat doesn’t factor in to your plans to visit...

It’s January 7th, 2024, as this is being written. The Lukeville port of entry has reopened as of the 4th, after having been closed for exactly one month. What, you may ask, did this closure and restriction of trade accomplish?...

As I’ve mentioned previously, this column is written a month before it is published.  At the time of this writing, Customs and Border Patrol have closed the Lukeville port of entry to Rocky Point. The ensuing chaos,...

One of the disadvantages of having to write a column a month before each edition of this paper is often things happen that need to be in the previous months, or two months’, editions to be ‘timely.’ This past October is a good...

It’s that time of year…again! The ‘biggest and best bike rally south of the border’ is about to commence here in our fair city. If you own a bike, and ride anywhere, just like motorcycles or merely want to witness the...

While taking a break from the high temps and even higher humidity that is Peñasco during August and September, the Old Gringo had the opportunity to visit old friends and make some new ones up in the cool pines of Strawberry,...