tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83618639206494300292024-02-07T23:04:30.536-07:00MexicoRussMexicoRusshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04922930673957753519noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8361863920649430029.post-53470111493185354822012-09-04T15:23:00.001-07:002012-09-04T15:25:41.153-07:00September 2012 is here!We made it through another humid August here where the desert meets the sea of Cortes!. Although the highs here in the town of Peñasco only reach into the mid nineties whereas places like Phoenix are over 100 degrees, it feels much hotter here. The relative humidity is super high in August and the first part of September. Theres only a few options to beat this heat.<br />
1. Stay inside where the a/c is on<br />
2. Grab an ice chest and head to the ocean.<br />
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Other folks have their own ideas of how to cool down. Instead of cooling down the outside of their body, they prefer to cool down from the inside out like this group of guys at JJ's Cantina on Sunday. Whatever way you decide it it sure to bring some relief. The heat this year will be all gone by the 3rd or 4th week of September. But by January we will all be saying "man I wish it was August again"<br />
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Be cool wherever you are.<br />
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Have fun and come see us in your favorite beach town in Mexico!<br />
Salud! RussMexicoRusshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04922930673957753519noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8361863920649430029.post-15833055584788921842012-07-02T16:16:00.000-07:002012-07-02T16:16:38.841-07:00One of our favorite seasons of the year is -----summer.<br />
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Yes its hot and can get a bit sticky but if you know how you can stay pretty cool.<br />
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One morning we decided that it was time to put the jrt ski in and make some needed repairs that had to be done on the water. So we drove from our house 10 minutes to the local marina in town. We put her in the water and lifted the hood and with in a few minutes several young men came over and asked how they could help us. I was totally impressed when they jumped right in to help fix a rather un-obvious (to me) cooling problem. After a few minutes we put it to the test. This pic is Naomi cruising at high speeds to make sure all is well. It was. What a great day of riding.<br />
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Later we decided to crash on the beach around sunset and grill some locally purchased lobsters. No they dont come from here exactly but the are available.<br />
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<br />MexicoRusshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04922930673957753519noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8361863920649430029.post-77366644608430080852012-06-20T13:36:00.003-07:002012-06-20T13:38:05.497-07:00My girl Naomi is a very talented lady. She has a long history of being a seamstress, since moving to Mexico her work has turned into wearable art. She has a great vision and her creations bring a smile to your face. If you like fine things, you will like following her activities! <br />
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Well since we live only a few minutes to the beautiful waters of the Sea of Cortes' Naomi and I decided to take our cooking utensils and prepare something really special for dinner. We made lobsters and baked potatoes and hung out in the water for the afternoon it was wonderful.<br />
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<br />MexicoRusshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04922930673957753519noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8361863920649430029.post-16299499172050248082012-06-18T08:07:00.002-07:002012-06-18T08:07:47.213-07:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmYB3DBpvaqmzxmp4nFc3L-NUZdPihhyphenhyphendkQF95Pyl_cLogAAFnQ-t0Pt6UtTIIiH9gMTazrnbPc81WOcXdJx_cLcFwK23F0k2XmfqQBQyFEnYuGlZL9UnlWSvf8x8es3EpjMfS-arTb9Lo/s1600/DSCN8232.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmYB3DBpvaqmzxmp4nFc3L-NUZdPihhyphenhyphendkQF95Pyl_cLogAAFnQ-t0Pt6UtTIIiH9gMTazrnbPc81WOcXdJx_cLcFwK23F0k2XmfqQBQyFEnYuGlZL9UnlWSvf8x8es3EpjMfS-arTb9Lo/s320/DSCN8232.JPG" width="320" /></a>Had a great weekend here in Puerto Peñasco. Saturday night was the Tequila Festival the first of many to come here. We had Mariachis and Tequila, dancers and Tequila, food and Tequila, oh and we had bacanora too. If you havent tried bacanora, you should. it is made pretty much the same way as Tequila but uses a different plant than the Blue Agave, it uses the Maguey plant a derivative of the Agave. <br />
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The music was intense, we had bands from Caborca, Hermosillo and singers from Peñasco joining in. It was a great event and I for one am looking forward to the next one!MexicoRusshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04922930673957753519noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8361863920649430029.post-25323008313226183872011-08-15T10:57:00.002-07:002011-09-08T16:44:18.609-07:00THE MISSING WEBSITEHello All,<br /><br />I have decided to discontinue my <span style="font-weight: bold;">www.mexicoruss.com</span> website in favor of a Blogspot which will be much more flexible and easier to update.<br /><br />So, in the next month or two, I will slowly be adding content to this my <span style="font-weight: bold;">MexicoRuss Blogspot</span>! As I find time, I will transfer pages of info and cool stuff from the old website to some additional pages here and as postings. Of course this will be along with new stuff and ongoing photos to update you on Penasco Life!<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">PS It seems that I actually started this Blog back in 2009. . . made one entry and promptly forgot about it. Well, I am going to make much more use of it now in 2011. </span><br /><br /><br />So, take a minute now and subscribe to my Blog!<br />~ And, Enjoy!MexicoRusshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04922930673957753519noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8361863920649430029.post-68613130230006470892009-11-17T12:16:00.000-07:002009-11-17T12:33:26.774-07:00A good day of Golf<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnPRCNOuJKNLWo0K9EhTq5mh7ae3ZNKDzOAPEYWM5Iz9l6ffyh-dA2mqK7dF50hRe5Ha9hRqlKwwyP5Mr4kExM4_u4B2BNfgR6NN12g2zVDm9R0XEz3wxIaSzs6UbLHUz9EK5_5r2hejkr/s1600/Las+Palomas+Golf+11-09+089.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 201px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnPRCNOuJKNLWo0K9EhTq5mh7ae3ZNKDzOAPEYWM5Iz9l6ffyh-dA2mqK7dF50hRe5Ha9hRqlKwwyP5Mr4kExM4_u4B2BNfgR6NN12g2zVDm9R0XEz3wxIaSzs6UbLHUz9EK5_5r2hejkr/s320/Las+Palomas+Golf+11-09+089.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405154764979567394" border="0" /></a><br />On Saturday the 14th of November I had the opportunity to help at Las Palomas and their 3rd annual Golf Tournament. In the previous years the resort handled all of their own planning and concessions but at this event this year they reached out to the local community and asked for participation to make it a great day, and it was.<br /><br />There were about 80 golfers and the weather was beautiful all day.<br /><br />It was very interesting at this tournament as there were 4 restaurants serving food at predesignated holes, but the coolest think was our mobile Tequila cart which served up more than 100 shots of Tequila to the players. Not just any Tequila, but a special barrel from Manny's Tequila Factory. It in an aged barrel for the last 8 months which made it whats called a "Reposado" or rested Tequila. I had to build the unit which held the Barrel into place which everybody said they loved. For some that tasted the Tequila it was their first time to try GREAT Tequila, so they said it was special for sure<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrnXVUnIIdGZpjIgW7QB_CP2dmVfcsHCvVZ9vO2zi1EgfqpfooFxGch6ei5tti3FziGiXDE0n_CBWvCOPRanfgcGTjDPdF-LIx-KpbD3CVUK_X8T1lby0BFbvZPfRi_a1se8PQ5F4qnNga/s1600/Las+Palomas+Golf+11-09+105.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 274px; height: 205px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrnXVUnIIdGZpjIgW7QB_CP2dmVfcsHCvVZ9vO2zi1EgfqpfooFxGch6ei5tti3FziGiXDE0n_CBWvCOPRanfgcGTjDPdF-LIx-KpbD3CVUK_X8T1lby0BFbvZPfRi_a1se8PQ5F4qnNga/s320/Las+Palomas+Golf+11-09+105.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405156173691810866" border="0" /></a>.<br /><br />The entire day went way beyond anybodies expectations and they all said they would be waiting for the next tournament in a year.<br /><br />Thanks to Ron Castillo and the friendly staff at Las Palomas Golf and Resort n the beach at Puerto Penasco- Rocky Point Mexico.<br /><br />Contact me by email at <a href="mexicoruss@gmail.com">mexicoruss@gmail.com</a>MexicoRusshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04922930673957753519noreply@blogger.com0