Wild Bill

San Carlos’ own Captain Wild Bill has headed back north to Alaska. Bill is tendering salmon on the Kodiak and delivering them to Peter Pan Seafoods in Valdez, Alaska. The king crab season starts in October and we will all look forward to Bill’s second season on the Deadliest Catch next year.

Bill has just released his official website. Check it out at www.captwildbill.com. There is good information and a store to purchase “Wild Bill” gear.

One unique twist that Bill is doing is looking for a greenhorn deckhand through the website and Facebook. While filming the “After the Catch” episodes in New Orleans, Bill saw the devastation caused by the BP oil spill firsthand. Before returning to San Carlos, Bill made a swing through Mississippi, Alabama and Florida. Bill knows the effects all too well, after his personal experience up north with the Exxon Valdez spill. Bill is looking for a capable deckhand who has been affected by the BP oil spill. Details and a short video about the search are in the “Contact Bill” section of his website.

News Bites

• Move Over, America. Did you know that 43 states have passed “Move Over” laws, which require motorists to “Move Over” and change lanes to give safe clearance to law enforcement officers on roadsides? If you drive down to Mexico through the US, it’s good to know this law since it not only helps protect US law enforcement officers, but will also help motorists avoid a hefty fine. Watch their public service announcement.

• Guaymas’ baseball team, the Ostioneros, are in the semi-finals of the playoffs, and playing Tijuana this week. They lost the first game of the series 4-1 on Sunday. They’ll play at home on Wednesday the 28th at 7:30pm. Tickets are only 40 pesos. Click here for a map to the stadium.

Mexican Honeymoon in San Carlos

Mexico is usually on the short list of locations for newlyweds to celebrate their honeymoons. For Dick and Dianne Newlon, San Carlos, Sonora, Mexico ended up at the top of their list.

Prior to meeting his future bride, Dick heard of this special area on the Sonoran coastline through some friends in 1963. Based on what he heard, he headed south with his boat and stayed at the historic Playa de Cortez Hotel in Guaymas.

An avid fisherman, Dick thoroughly enjoyed his days on the Sea of Cortez with a nice lunch prepared by the hotel. He also recalls the dinner hour at the Cortez as a civilized event when people still “dressed” for dinner. Friday evening was a special event with the presentation of “flaming shrimp” along with lively music and much fanfare.

When Dick and Dianne ventured back to Guaymas and San Carlos for their honeymoon in 1969, not much had changed. They divided their stay between a charming room at the Hotel Cortez and then moved on to a bungalow at the only hotel in San Carlos at that time, La Posada.

They spent their honeymoon then as many young lovers might today. However, because there were so few people in San Carlos in the 1960s, they were able to picnic on the beach and then enjoy skinny-dipping afterwards! They both recall their honeymoon as very romantic with long stretches of beach all to themselves. Ahhh…amore, amore!

After their romantic honeymoon, the newlyweds made an annual trek to San Carlos where they made camp on the gorgeous Algodones beach. Nowadays, Algodones beach has several beautiful hotels, a small home development, and the infamous Soggy Peso Bar. However, for the young campers, the nearest neighbors were the ranchers at the nearby Rancho el Palmar. They were invited several times to enjoy typical Mexican meals with the ranch owner and his family. Before long, they were receiving daily deliveries of cows’ milk to their beachside campsite from the ranch. They remember fondly a group of fisherman who paddled close to shore one evening and serenaded them from their boats.

Dick and Dianne’s visits to San Carlos were put on hold for a few years when Dick’s job took them to Singapore. After they returned from their adventures in Asia, they came back to San Carlos and eventually bought a home in the Bahia where they now reside full-time.

San Carlos has grown by many thousand people since Dick and Dianne celebrated their honeymoon and there are now several large resorts and hotels that offer romantic wedding and honeymoon packages. However, I am pretty sure they wouldn’t trade their honeymoon experience for anything in the world!

by Janey McLean
Realtor (Buyers’ Agent) and Interior Designer

New Taco Stand

Enjoy TACOS for only $10 Pesos at Don Mario’s taco stand.

Location: Blvd. Manilio Fabio Beltrones in San Carlos (between el Cheque and the water store by the Edge). Click here for a map.

New Restaurant

Iviri’s Rouge Cantina is now open in the old Heaven’s Door / Eleven location. Click here for a map.

They promote themselves as being a restaurant / bar that serves up fun & wings.

They are open Tuesday through Sunday from 1:00pm to 2:00am.

The 2 for 1 happy hour from 6:00pm to 9:00pm includes beer and national drinks with Botanas free!

They deliver their hot wings to your home. For more information or to place an order, call 226-0054.

Where are the Fish?

Sorry if you missed me last week. I took the opportunity at the spur of the moment to jump on a friend’s boat to Baja. We stayed at Tortuga Island (55 miles out) the first night and San Marcos, near the town of Santa Rosalia, the next. On the way over all seemed quiet except for the whales and dolphin. Then, we started getting bites halfway across. We couldn’t keep the small sails on though and we lost all eight or nine fish that came up on short hookups using both lures and baits. Sometimes they just aren’t swallowing the bait. We did get a nice surprise though with a 35 pound wahoo on the way over. We were whooping and hollering as it came onto the boat. We ate lots of wahoo sushi! The next morning we headed to San Marcos with a couple knockdowns and one nice striped marlin for my friend’s wife. She was hurting, but it was worth the effort! We spent the day at San Marcos snorkeling, picknicking on the beach, and I of course fished. I saw my first elusive golden cabrilla, which is really just their spawning color. There was lots of life over there and the water was a very refreshing 76 degrees F. Off the point in the dinghy I thought I had a nice yellowtail. What I pulled up though was a 25 pound jack crevalle. Still a nice catch, but not good for dinner. On the way back we finally found one small 13 pound dorado. It pained me, but as my friend stated, “We’re not going to keep the last spawning dorado in the whole ocean.” It’s good to release those females no matter what size! Maybe we were rewarded with the two nice bonita that we caught just miles from port in exceptionally warm water for that species.

The dorado are definitely scarce, though there have been some pockets of fish found. Some boats stumbled upon some fish 26 miles out, catching dorado, sailfish, and striped marlin in a pocket of water with flying fish. I think even one tuna was found. A few boats have reported some exceptional catches of large dorado north of Tortuga and all the way up to San Martir Island. You’ll need a fast boat, or to fish all day, to fish areas 55 to 65 miles out! Hopefully these fish will travel a little closer to our side later in the year.

In close I have not noticed any activity along the shoreline. That hasn’t seemed to stop some people from trying their handlines to get at least a little fish for ceviche. There are some sierra and small dorado in the bay, but I haven’t heard of any exceptional catches. Some bottomfish are out there if you can find fishable conditions to drop deep and bare the heat of a calm day. With the positive reports that we had last weekend, hopefully we’ll see some fish brought in during this weekend’s first annual Hooked on San Carlos Tournament. Hope to see you there!

tight lines,
Bryan Replogle repsilon@aol.com
Team Margarita Sportfishing San Carlos Aquatic Adventures

What’s Playing at MMCinemas?

Some of the movies now playing:

Killers. A romantic comedy starring Ashton Kutcher and Katherine Heigl with Tom Selleck and Catherine O’Hara playing their contract-killer neighbors. 

Knight and Day. Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz star in this action / comedy / romance movie. 

Shrek Forever After. One Shrek of a Finale — it ain’t ogre til it’s ogre.

The Karate Kid with Jackie Chan and Jaden Smith (2010, not 1984 version).

Toy Story 3. This popular animated movie is back in 3D and is getting great reviews from kids and adults alike. It again features the voice of Tom Hanks as Woody. Tim Allen is Buzz Lightyear and Joan Cusack is Jessie. 

The Twilight Saga: Eclipse. It all begins … with a choice. Who would you choose? Vampire Edward or werewolf Jacob. 

Most “Hollywood” movies for adults are in English with Spanish subtitles, but check before you go. Cost — Adults $47 pesos, $37 pesos on Wednesday. And, the first movie each day is only $42 pesos.

MMCinemas has a new website. For a full listing and show times, click MMCinemas. In the upper right hand corner, click SELECCIONA TU CIUDAD — choose Guaymas, then Selecciona tu Complejo.

Happy Hours

• Bonifacio’s. Half price appetizers from 12:00pm – 2:00pm and 4:00pm – 6:00pm.

• Captain’s Club. Every day from 3:00pm to 5:00pm with 15 peso Corona, Pacifico, and Chope. 35 peso Margaritas and 25 peso well drinks. Closed on Tuesdays.

• Ruby Wine Bar. 4:00pm to 7:00pm. Corona and Pacificos are 10 pesos each and well drinks are 20 pesos each (including margaritas).

• Fiesta Hotel & Bar Coral. 1:00pm to 7:00pm. 15 peso beer.

• Evie’s. 4:00pm to 6:00pm, Monday to Saturday. 2×1 national drinks.

• Pool House Sport Bar. 6:00pm to 9:00pm, Tuesday to Sunday with Tecate 12.50 pesos, 1 lt cerveza 35 pesos. Free pool during happy hour. 2×1 pizza on Thursdays from 6:00pm to 10:00pm while you listen to Danny Moreno’s Rock and Reggae.

• Club Nautico. The bar opens at 12:00pm with Happy Hour from 5:00pm to 7:00pm. 11.50 pesos ($1 USD) cervezas. Thursday is Lady’s Night — free admission and free drinks from 9:00pm to 11:00pm for women.

• Pancho Villa. Everyday from 12:00pm to 10:00pm, beers are only 15 pesos, except for Sol, which is only 10 pesos. Big screen TVs in the sports bar.

• Tequila’s. 3:00pm -6:00pm.

• Banana’s. Monday to Friday, 4:00pm – 6:00pm: 15 pesos national beer 25 pesos well drinks. Every Sunday is “Bloody Mary Sunday” with 25 peso Bloody Mary’s all day long. Everyday: 45 peso margarita and 55 peso pina colada.

• Marina Cantina. 11:00am -5:00pm, Monday through Friday, 12 peso beer (Pacifico, Pacifico Light, Modelo, Modelo Light, Corona, Corona Light). And, Ten Peso Tuesdays with 10 pesos beer (Pacifico, Pacifico Light, Modelo, Modelo Light, Corona, Corona Light) all day long (11:00am until closing) — no food purchase necessary!

• Paradise Bar. Thursday, all day, 25 peso national drinks. Everyday, get a 10 bottle bucket of Sol for 150 pesos, or bucket of Tecate for 200 pesos.

• Mar de Cortez at Pilar. 4:00pm – 6:00pm with 20 peso beer, 20 peso margaritas and 70 peso pitchers of beer.

• El Botanero. 5:00pm to 7:00pm everyday. The special “drink of the day” is 2X1 all day, every day.

• Iviri’s Rouge Cantina. The 2 for 1 happy hour from 6:00pm to 9:00pm includes beer and national drinks with Botanas free!

Live Music by Danny Moreno

Two new shows!

Danny is now playing at El Embarcadero at the MarinaTerra Hotel.

Enjoy Danny performing twice a week, as follows:

Saturdays during the “Parrillada Campestre” (tacos, carne asada, frijoles, etc.) from 6:00pm to 10:00pm.

and

Sundays for the breakfast buffet from 9:00am to 1:00pm,

Click here for more information on Danny Moreno.

Hooked on San Carlos Fishing Tournament

July 31 – August 1st

Hooked on San Carlos Fishing Tournament

For more information, see the Hooked on San Carlos Fishing Tournament video and website.

Skydive in San Carlos

On August 14 and 15th, you can knock one off the bucket list and skydive in San Carlos.

For more information, visit skydiveelsol.com or email info@skydiveelsol.com.

What’s Popular on What’s Up San Carlos’ Website?

• Snorkel Marina Terra Beach Club.

• Flying into Guaymas / San Carlos Mexico: airline information and track your arrival or departure with flight status tool.

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What’s Happening This Week?

Wednesday, July 28

Special Event

• Guaymas’ baseball team, the Ostioneros, are in the semifinals of the playoffs, and playing Tijuana today at 7:30pm. Tickets are only 40 pesos. Click here for a map to the stadium. NEW

Entertainment

• Texas Hold-em Poker Tournament. 7:00pm, Pool House Sports Bar. For further information contact MexicoMel at 622-105-7212 or by e-mail at mexicomel@sancarlosmx.com.
• Karaoke. 8:00pm – 11:00pm, Bananas.

Clubs & Organizations

• AA – Meeting. 6:00pm, at the Grupo Tetakawi AA meeting place on the road to Loma Del Mar next to the Bomberos (Fire Station). Call 226-0954 for more info.

Sports / Fitness

• Zumbafuerte. FREE exercise / dance class. 7:00pm – 8:00pm, Guaymas Malecon.

Thursday, July 29

Entertainment

• Danny Moreno. 8:00pm – 11:00pm, Pool House. Reggae and Rock.
• Mariachi. 6:30pm, Evie’s Iguana Bar.
• Omar Arriaga. 7:00pm – 10:00pm, Bonifacio’s Cotton Club.
• Karaoke. 9:00pm, Club Nautico.
• Karaoke. 9:00pm – 3:00am, Froggy’s.
• Silencio de Blanca. 11:00pm, Pancho Villa.

Clubs & Organizations

• Mens Breakfast Club. 9:00am. Embarcadero at MarinaTerra.

Friday, July 30

Entertainment

• Danny Moreno. 6:00pm to 10:00pm, Ruby Wine Bar.
• Grupo Sexto Sol, Paradise Bar.
• La Banda. 9:15pm, Tequilas.
• Karoake. 7:00pm, Bar Coral in Hotel Fiesta.
• Mexican Folklorico Dancing Show. 8:00pm – 9:00pm, Bananas.
• Live Music “Los Bananas Bandidos”. 9:00pm – midnight.
• Luna. 9:00pm – 2:00am, Froggy’s.
• Omar Arriaga. 7:00pm – 1o:00pm, Bonifacio’s Cotton Club. NEW
• DVJ Tato. 10:00pm – 3:00am, Bonifacio’s Cotton Club.
• De Javu. 11:00pm, Pancho Villa. Mariachi at midnight.

Clubs & Organizations

• Tecalai Library. 9:00am – 11:00am. Works on a “leave one, take one” basis. Or, if you don’t have a book to leave, you can make a small donation.

Sports / Fitness

• Zumbafuerte. FREE exercise / dance class. 7:00pm – 8:00pm, Guaymas Malecon.

Saturday, July 31

Special Event

• Hooked on San Carlos Fishing Tournament. NEW

Entertainment

• Danny Moreno. 6:00pm – 10:00pm, El Embarcadero at MarinaTerra Hotel. NEW
• Omar Arriaga. 7:00pm – 10:00pm, Bonifacio’s Cotton Club.
• Manuelito y Sus Guerreros. 8:00pm – midnight.
• Grupo Sexto Sol, Paradise Bar.
• La Banda. 9:15pm, Tequilas.
• Karoake. 7:00pm, Bar Coral in Hotel Fiesta.
• Luna. 9:00pm- 2:00am, Froggy’s.
• DVJ Tato. 10:00pm – 3:00am, Bonifacio’s Cotton Club.
• De Javu. 11:00pm, Pancho Villa. Mariachi at midnight.
• Control A heats up the dance floor with live salsa, pop, rock and dance tunes from 11:00pm to 2:30am at Club Nautico.

Sunday, August 1

Special Event

• Hooked on San Carlos Fishing Tournament. NEW

Entertainment

• Danny Moreno. 9:00am – 1:00pm, El Embarcadero at MarinaTerra Hotel. NEW
• Omar Arriaga. 6:00pm – 9:00pm, Bonifacio’s Cotton Club.
• Open Mic. 6:30pm – 9:00pm, Captain’s Club.
• Acoustic music from Luna. 7:00pm -11:00pm, Froggy’s.
• Live music. 10:00am – 12:00pm, Fiesta Hotel.
• Jorge Pomp presents “unplugged” Trova, Sunday’s starting at 9:00pm, Club Nautico.

Clubs & Organizations

• Church Service. San Carlos Community Church, 9:00am.
• AA – Meeting. 6:00 pm, at the Grupo Tetakawi AA meeting place on the road to Loma Del Mar next to the Bomberos (Fire Station). Call 226-0954 for more info.

Monday, August 2

Entertainment

• Texas Hold-em Poker Tournament. 5:30pm, La Palapa Griega. For further information contact MexicoMel at 622-105-7212 or by e-mail at mexicomel@sancarlosmx.com.
• Good night to check out a movie at the air-conditioned MMCinemas.

Sports / Fitness

• Zumbafuerte. FREE exercise / dance class. 7:00pm – 8:00pm, Guaymas Malecon.

Tuesday, August 3

Entertainment

• Danny Moreno & Omar Arriaga. 5:00pm – 7:00pm, Soggy Peso.
• Efrain and Martin Giacoman. 5:00pm -8:00pm, Fiesta Hotel.

Sports

• The Nifty Niners – the ladies 9 hole golf group. 9:00am. Visitors, residents and golf members are welcome to join us at the San Carlos Country Club. For more info, email us at scniftyniners@yahoo.com or call 226-1519.

Save these Dates: (see next week’s newsletter for more information on these fun-filled events):

• August 14 – 15th. Skydive. Information and Reservations at 644-129-5171 or email info@skydiveelsol.com.
• September 5 – 7th. Labor Day Fishing Tournament.
• September 13 – 16th. Festival and events to celebrate and commemorate the bicentennial of Mexican Independence.
• October 9 – 11th. Cantina Cup Fishing Tournament.
• November 9 – 20th. Festival and events to celebrate and commemorate the Centennial of the Mexican Revolution.

If you’re asking yourself, how do I get my events & happy hour added, the answer is simple: Just email us and we’d be happy to list your events for free.

What’s Up San Carlos is published by David Irons and Christa Thomas

Special thanks to Sue Fehrle, Matt Young, Bryan Replogle and Janey Mclean for their help with this issue.