Tis the mountain biking and hiking season in San Carlos thus a few weeks ago I took the kids on their first hike to Cañón Alacran (Scorpion Canyon). We left from our bike shop right next to Rescate and started the loop going towards Nacapuli and finished off coming back via the old road… Continue Reading
The group La Independencia de San Carlos has prepared a letter to the Mayor of Guaymas and the City Council members stating that local residents and not just the Mayor of Guaymas should be involved in the process of who should be chosen as Comisario of San Carlos. What is very interesting is the information that… Continue Reading
As the holiday season approaches I am reminded that the season of La Mordida is truly upon us. The only thing that is different at the moment from past years is that the new Governor, Claudia Pavlovich is all on this anti corruption campaign in Sonora now. She is even reportedly going after the last… Continue Reading
As November marches on and autumn continues to linger it is worth a quick mention that there are still a lot of rattle snakes out there that have not begun their winter hibernation. A buddy of mine in La Bahia last night, not far from Marine Mart, was grazed by what I believe to… Continue Reading
Mexico Justice System: Only 1 in 10 Police Ready for New Criminal Justice System Reposted from Animal Politico: Arturo Angel With little more than six months to implement the new adversarial criminal justice system in Mexico, nine out of 10 police officers are not prepared, although they are the first link of its operation. MV Note:… Continue Reading
I really do thank my lucky stars that I don’t own a home were there is a home owners association (HOA) to deal with. In my last post on the Costa del Mar HOA I mentioned a new urban disease called HOA syndrome. I highly recommend checking out the well written description of HOA syndrome… Continue Reading
The subject is a controversial one that has persisted in one form or another for many years. That being the emancipation of San Carlos from being a “comiseria of Guaymas” to being it’s own municipality. A comisaria basically means that San Carlos is owned by Guaymas, not unlike a suburb of a major city. Our… Continue Reading
Shots Ok so there now officially three new places to hang, drink, dance and eat in San Carlos. Lets start out with Shots, formerly Ruby’s Wine Bar located at the Marina San Carlos. With a complete remodel and a hugely increased interior space Shots opened up with a bang last night. The D.J. was rocking… Continue Reading
Saturday the 10th of October Ines and I with the help of CW and Alex loaded up three vehicles full of clothing and food for victims of last weeks flash flooding event that took the residents of Guaymas by complete surprise. Thanks to all those who donated items to the Athletic Club San Carlos.… Continue Reading
Last Saturday as I was off to work on a boat project in the bay I noticed the large thunder heads building off to the east of San Carlos. It was clear we were going to get some weather. As I finished off the boat I started paddling back to the dock. at that point… Continue Reading