I have become a Sonoran Sky Stalker (ok, not in a bad creepy way though). The live view cam over their pool deck is my lifeline to the beach. When I sit at my desk and it is 110’ outside (or more) I know that my favorite beach is only a four hour drive away.
Results from the scores of ten judges made after a blind reading of the 26 stories that qualified for the finals are now in and tabulated. The competition was as close as we thought it would be, with only a few points differentiating the second through fifth highest scoring stories. The Grand Prize winner’s story (published below) seemed to capture the hearts of the judges as it was a clear winner!
The contest ended in a flurry at midnight last night (Wednesday October 10, 2012) with several last minute entries arriving before the deadline. In about five days we’ll be announcing the winners of the Sonoran Resorts’ “Best Job in the World” Travel Writing contest, and the competition is going to very close!
If you’ve been putting off finishing the story about your favorite memory of Rocky Point, you still have approximately 48 hours (depending on when you read this blog) to get your story into us for consideration and possibly winning the Best Job in the World travel writing assignment that includes two weeks in a Luxury Sonoran Sky Resort Condominium suite right on Sandy Beach of the Sea of Cortez in lovely Puerto Peñasco, Sonora, Mexico, plus $50 US Dollars per day to spend as you wish while writing just five travel stories about your trip while you are here.
You probably know Luis Garrido of Outta Town Productions as the legendary beach volley ball organizer who brought his tournaments to Rocky Point for 19 years, along with thousands of participants and spectators which translated into substantial tourism revenues for the City of Puerto Peñasco. You can read more about Luis’ contribution to Rocky Point tourism and the sport of beach volley ball in our blog archive at https://www.sonoranresorts.mx/?p=2367.
What you may not know is that back in 2010 during one of his beach volley ball tournaments Luis tested an idea he had for another altogether different type of activity that involved…
In a little over a month, she took over a space a few doors down from her Peñasco Beauty Center and, again enlisted husband Kevin to remodel it into the Peñasco Fitness Center (PFC) and has designed some one of a kind fun exercises for all. The offerings at the new facility will include one, three and six month memberships—with a discount ranging from $3.00 to $6.00 dollars if you sign up for any membership during the Open House. Exercise classes will include Zumba, Yoga, Pilates and will be introducing Zumba “Lite”, designed for compatibility with all levels of physical conditioning.
During design and construction of their four beach front resort condominiums on Sandy Beach, Sonoran Resorts Partners utilized their philosophy of learning from each project to implement improvements into the next one without a significant increase in construction costs. For the Sonoran Sun, the group went a step further….
Two guys are sitting at a bar…a cliché you’ve heard a thousand times; and “This ain’t no joke;” another cliché that has hit the thousand mark in your mind. However, not in the case of the origin of Mexico Beach Bum Bar and Restaurant, Rocky Point’s newest hangout to go chill out at the Malecón, perhaps on the upstairs terrace across from the Sea of Cortez as you ponder the deeper questions of life, like…
Located on the entrance road to the Sonoran Sea and Spa Resorts in Puerto Peñasco, Sonora, Mexico is one of the most popular night spots in the area, Chango’s Bar and Grill, where everyone seems to stop by for a few dances and drinks at some point in the evenings from Thursday through Saturday when the band RoJo rocks the place until the wee hours.
Can you keep a secret? Besides the billion or so Facebook, Twitter and Google readers to whom this blog is available, try not to spread this sure fire formula for finding sand dollars around any further, okay?
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