Did you catch a sea bass that was bigger than your imagination? Did you get closer to a 600 pound dolphin than you ever dreamed you would? Did you taste the most delicious shrimp taco that you've ever put into your mouth? Did you start out on one of those "ordinary" evenings with family and/or friends when, before you knew it, you'd experienced a delicious meal, tossed down a couple of Margaritas that you didn't know could be made so tasty and were dancing the Salsa to a perfect band in a perfect atmosphere as everyone around cheered you on, then walked outside under the stars of a perfect night with the person you knew you were going to be with for the rest of your life?

Those are the evenings, the mornings, the days, the sunsets that romantic Rocky Point gives us practically year around.  Take one of those experiences and write about it to share with those less fortunate to have had the occasion to visit our wonderland of great times.

And, who knows, like we've said before, if it was a great adventure for you, it will be enjoyed by many others as well, and you might just find yourself the winner of our travel writing contest called "The Best Job in the World", where, as a travel writer on a two week assignment you'll be able to write even more about the romance and adventures to be found in Rocky Point. You'll be paid $50 a day and provided luxurious ocean front accommodations at the phenomenal Sonoran Sky Resort Condominiums.

Go ahead. Write down that great time you had on the beach, on the sea, or on the dance floor. Give us an enticing description of just how it all took place in 1,000 words or less.  People will love it. You'll get it published with a byline, and that could start something truly exciting for you, up to and including a whole new career if you want it!

To see current entries, rules and information, or to enter, please visit:

www.WhyILoveRockyPoint.com

We're anxious to receive your story! Good luck and good writing. 

Calculations of more than 400,000 summer visitors

Rocky Point felt an earthquake on Sunday August 19th at around 10:20 p.m. Since that time, there have been a few more as well. The first, and strongest measured 5.2 and occurred 45 miles SSW of our coastal town. 

Residents of Puerto Pe�asco reported experiencing mild tremors and shaking as a result of the quake, but there have been no reports of injuries or structural damage. "I was watching TV and it felt like someone suddenly moved the couch" reported one resident "Lots of people did feel it though."

A Tsunami warning had been issued by the NOAA's National Weather Service for the coastal areas of Costa Rica, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Honduras, Guatemala, Panama and Mexico shortly after the earthquake was recorded, but has since been cancelled. Puerto Penasco was not at risk of tsunamis due to the shallow depth and relatively short distance across the Sea of Cortez. As of this afternoon, there were no reports from city or state officials regarding damage or injuries directly resulting from the quake. 

Roger Clyne and PH Naffah, founding members of The Refreshments and currently half of nationally touring Roger Clyne & The Peacemakers (RCPM) will play a rare acoustic duo concert Saturday night October 13, 2012 inside Wrecked At the Reef in Puerto Penasco, Sonora. Neither Clyne nor Naffah are strangers to Puerto Penasco, both have played 26 concerts with RCPM in their favorite seaside fishing village since 2000. They will play songs from their extensive catalog with The Refreshments, RCPM and likely a cover song or two by their favorite bands.

Both are very accomplished as an acoustic duo act. Following the breakup of the Refreshments in 1998, Clyne and Naffah played dozens of shows throughout Arizona and eventually penned the first several songs which would launch RCPM in late 1998. They've kept their aggressive duo act active throughout the last several years playing in front of intimate crowds of 100 to those in excess of 5000. In 2012, they've played several successful dates throughout the Midwest and will have completed a 5 date tour throughout California just prior to their October 13th date in Penasco.

In early 2012, the night prior to RCPM's annual January Jam at JJ's Cantina, Roger Clyne played a solo, acoustic show to a sold out audience inside Wrecked. According to those in attendance, there was no lack of energy or commitment from Clyne, known for leading RCPM through 4 hour performances during the band's annual June Circus Mexicus festival also held in Penasco.

Joining Clyne and Naffah will be Black Carl, an up and coming 5 piece band also from Tempe who is riding the wave of quick success in the Arizona music scene. Lead singer Emma Pew has drawn comparisons to Adele and Grace Potter, is backed by an accomplished band producing their "desert funk" sound. In early 2012, Paste Magazine tagged them #2 out of the top 10 Arizona bands to watch.

JJ's Cantina will present Black Carl on Friday night October 12th . They will be performing a full band set under the stars on the outdoor stage on JJ's patio. Get a sneak peak to the band many are calling Tempe's next big thing. Jason Boots will open the show. Known by many as RCPM's "mobile mariachi", he's an accomplished singer/songwriter who has opened for Roger Clyne & The Peacemakers.

Fans are encouraged to book beachfront condo reservations at www.rprmexico.com and purchase Mexican auto insurance from www.ammexinsurance.com . 

Remember the shrill of excitement that echoed along the beach when the kids found a perfect three incher or especially when one discovered a "giant" five incher?  And you could actually find enough to break a couple of them apart and tell children gathered around the story or read the poem of  the angels (or doves) as you removed them from the center so fragile and beautiful, so full of meaning and hope. The look of wonderment on their captivated little faces alone was worth the trip. 

If you played the lottery at the same odds that exist for this bike, a lottery ticket would cost around a hundred grand!  The chance to own a Harley in pristine condition for $25 may never cross your path again!

If any of the above got your attention, then please read on for the rest of the story-and it only gets better!

Besides getting a chance to win this bike, and a chance to win a series of prizes in weekly drawings every Saturday up to the October 6th drawing for the Harley, your $25 is going to help two worthy causes here in Rocky Point.  One of those is the current owner of the Harley, a veteran who has given this bike TLC since he bought it brand new in 2006 and who now must sell it. Enter the Rocky Point Business Expo Organizing Committee who saw an opportunity to raise some badly needed funds for the Rocky Point Tourism and Visitor Assistance Office here. The office, headed by Rosie Glover since its inception,  has been a blessing to hundreds of visitors in need of a variety of assistance in numerous urgent situations.  You should just read some of the letters of sincere gratitude that have been written about this very effective office.

So, the committee set up a raffle scenario for the bike that gives tremendous odds at a more than fair price to win this Harley in perfect original owner condition.  Here's the kicker: in order to offer the raffle tickets for only $25 Dollars and cut the sales off at just 500, the committee must sell all 500 tickets before the drawing date of October 6th.

1. The octopus has been traced back 30 million years to when its ancestors swam the Antarctica.
2. Octopuses are cephalopods, a class of mollusk that also includes squid, cuttlefish, and nautilus.
3. Big Family Tree: There are approximately 300 species of octopi ranging in size from just a few centimeters in length up to 15-17 feet.
4. Plural of Octopus: There seems to be two distinct schools of thought on what is acceptable usage for the plural of octopus.  One group uses "octopuses" as the familiar plural and "octopods" as the more formal or scientific form. This group frowns upon the other plural form, "octopi" as not acceptable. The other school accepts all three plural forms, with "octopi" used as the collective term such as when referring to the entire species. For this article, we shall use the collective plural term "Octopi".
5. Arms not Tentacles: Octopi do not have tentacles. Those eight protrusions are fully multifunctional arms that are connected in the middle of the octopuses, mantle.