Here are 9 recomendations for you and your family,

1. Reduce Sun Exposure

• Especially between 11 am and 4 pm, when the sun’s UV rays are the strongest or when UV index is 3 or more.

2. Shade your Skin

• Seek shade under trees, or create your own shade with a hat, shirt, or umbrella.
• Wear clothing to cover your arms and legs. Make sure the fabric has a tight weave. Fabric that is wet or has a loose weave will allow more light to penetrate through to the skin.
• Wear a wide brimmed hat and sunglasses with UV protection.

3. Beware of clouds

• Up to 80% of the sun’s rays can penetrate light clouds, mist and fog. You can still get a sunburn on a cloudy day.

4. Remember about Reflection

• Water, sand, snow and concrete can reflect up to 80% of the sun’s damaging rays.

5. Slop on the Sunscreen

• Use sunscreens with an SPF of 15 or more that contain both UVA and UVB protection.
• Apply sunscreen 15-30 minutes before going outside, and reapply every 2 hours (more often when working, playing, or swimming).

6. Avoid tanning salons and sunlamps

• These lights emit mostly UVA radiation – up to 2 – 5 times as much as natural sunlight. UVA radiation causes sunburn, premature aging of the skin and skin cancer.
• The UVB radiation from tanning lights is the main cause of sunburn and skin cancer and also contributes to premature skin aging.
• For more information see youth tanning (link to being modified by the school team)

7. Protect Children

• The most harmful effects of sun exposure occur during early childhood. Keep babies under 1 year out of direct sunlight. Once infants turn 6 months of age, begin using a sunscreen for added protection. It’s important to protect your child’s eyes by using plastic lens sunglasses that protect against UVA and UVB rays.
• Children should have arms and legs covered when out in the sun.
• Instead of wearing baseball caps, they should wear hats with a wide brim, which provides more sun protection.
• When children are playing in the water, make sure to use waterproof sunscreen.
• For more information for protecting your child from the sun click here.

8. Protect your Eyes

• Radiation from the sun can damage cells in the structures of your eyes. UV radiation from the sun may increase the risk of developing cataracts later in life. UV radiation can also contribute to the development of skin cancer on the eyelid or on the surface of the eye. This damage can be prevented by protecting your eyes with sunglasses that protect against 100% UVA and UVB rays. Wearing a hat with a wide brim all the way around when out in the sun. Legionnaire style caps (caps with a flap a back flap) are also recommended to help protect the neck, ears and face.

9. Spot Check Your Moles

Examine your moles and freckles every month to check for any changes. See your health care provider immediately if you notice:

• a mole or discolouration that appears suddenly or begins to change
• a sore that does not heal
• areas of skin that are red and bumpy, bleed or are itchy

All this fun, all these great prizes and every penny of the ticket sales will go to facilitate the City of Puerto Peñasco municipal office on Integral Family Development (D.I.F.), an important subsistence program for local needy families now in its 35^th year of helping children and parents in need through various activities.

Current DIF president, Mrs. Marcela Albelaiz de Zepeda, wife of Mayor Alejandro Muñoz Zepeda, has directed the organization through phenomenal growth for the last three years and her work continues through the Las Vegas Night for Charity event.

The U.S. citizens who love and visit this beautiful beach town have always been pleased, even eager, to help the local charities because they do so much for those in need. We’re hoping you will be motivated to assist on July 7^th, and this time be able to help yourself to some great prizes donated by the local businesses. Even if you’re not sure if you can make to the event, be assured that 100% of each ticket price will go directly to DIF with your name on it. You can purchase tickets at any Sonoran Resorts Sales Office, or you can purchase them on line by visiting www.sonoranresorts.mx/LasVegas .

If you own a business in Puerto Peñasco, please consider donating a prize for the auction by contacting Jim Ringquist, Director of Sales at RockyPointJim@gmail.com, or calling his office at 602-476-7511. Locally, his cell number is 638-105-9357.

This  is brought to you by The Sonoran Resorts Sales Group, Jim Ringquist, Director of Sales.

Source: OCV Rocky Point

The photos in this article were taken by Sonoran Spa resident, Tony Ballesteros, as he followed on foot a small pod along the beach.  An avid photographer, Tony followed them until he was waste deep in water, then flagged down and convinced a passing jet skier to take him further so he could continue capturing these great shots!

1. Dolphin sense of smell and vision

Dolphins have no olfactory glands and therefore no sense of smell. They do however count on their fantastic ability to see both under and above the water surface.

2. Dolphin and its brain

Dolphin brains have two sides. Even when asleep one side of the Dolphin’s brain remains active to protect them from predators as well as allowing them to swim and breath.

3. Dolphin sounds

One of the most well known Dolphin attributes is that they can communicate with each other—and with humans—by creating voice-like sounds, or a mixture of pulses, clicks and whistles.

4. Dolphin sense of hearing

Dolphins have a remarkable sense of hearing which is enhanced even further by an “echolocation” capability which allows them to determine the precise location of objects and make them great hunters.

5. Dolphins diet

Dolphins love most any kind of fish and squid. They will work together in pods of up to a 1,000 to hunt down and corral schools of fish using several ingenious methods to trap them for efficient consumption.

6. Dolphin species

The dolphin is highly regarded as a friendly, cute and cuddly mammal with which people love to interact and play. Keep in mind that the Pilot and Killer Whale (Orca) are also among the 17 species of the dolphin family!

7. Dolphin intelligence

The dolphin is one of the most interesting creatures in the world, probably because of its intelligence. They are extremely smart hunters. They maintain an immense capacity for learning and patience for accepting instructions made even more remarkable by their ability to communicate with humans.

Finally, worth pondering is the fact that many marine scientists who have extensively researched Dolphin behavior have proposed
that, due to their unusually high intelligence compared to other animals, they should be considered as non-human persons and should have their own specific rights, and that it is morally unacceptable to keep them captive for entertainment purposes, or to kill them; either intentionally for consumption or as by-catch. (Ref. ^ Jonathan Leake and Helen Brooks forThe Sunday Times (2010), Scientists say dolphins should be treated as ‘non-human persons’; from Wikipedia: Dolphins)

8. Dolphins ability to swim

Dolphins can swim at speeds of up to 40 kilometers per hour and dive to depths of up to 300 meters.

9. Dolphin predators

Other than humans, dolphins have few predators. Many species have no predators, making them Apex Predators. Larger sharks, like the Tiger and Great White will prey on the smaller species, especially young dolphins (calves). Due to their intelligence and evasive skills, dolphins usually escape being the main course, though many times they are left with deep wounds from the ordeal.  Fortunately, dolphins have an amazing ability to heal from even the deepest wounds.

Dolphins also seem to be susceptible to a wide variety of diseases and parasites which are communicable among species.

By far, their biggest predator danger is from irresponsible human activities such as the indiscriminate dumping of pesticides and plastics; use of drift and gill nets and other harmful fishing methods. Also damaging to dolphins are the loud noises of offshore construction projects, live military firing exercises and naval sonar which damage their sensitive hearing and cause decompression sickness from being forced to surface too quickly to escape the noise.

Even though you can sight dolphins from your balcony at any of the Sonoran Beach Front Resorts, the further out to sea you go, the more Dolphins you will see. Just take a fishing excursion on a charter boat like the popular Pancho Villa Charter and you’re not only  likely to catch a  fish the size of your youngest child, but you will definitely see Dolphins, sometimes in pods of hundreds!

Source: Sonoran Resorts

All this fun, all these great prizes and every penny of the ticket sales will go to facilitate the City of Puerto Peñasco municipal office on Integral Family Development (D.I.F.), an important subsistence program for local needy families now in its 35^th year of helping children and parents in need through various activities.

Current DIF president, Mrs. Marcela Albelaiz de Zepeda, wife of Mayor Alejandro Muñoz Zepeda, has directed the organization through phenomenal growth for the last three years and her work continues through the Las Vegas Night for Charity event.  

The U.S. citizens who love and visit this beautiful beach town have always been pleased, even eager, to help the local charities because they do so much for those in need.  We’re hoping you will be motivated to assist on July 7^th, and this time be able to help yourself to some great prizes donated by the local businesses.  Even if you’re not sure if you can make to the event, be assured that 100% of each ticket price will go directly to DIF with your name on it. You can purchase tickets at any Sonoran Resorts Sales Office, or you can purchase them on line by visiting www.sonoranresorts.mx/LasVegas .

If you own a business in Puerto Peñasco, please consider donating a prize for the auction by contacting Jim Ringquist, Director of Sales at RockyPointJim@gmail.com, or calling his office at   602-476-7511. Locally, his cell number is 638-105-9357.

This blog is brought to you by The Sonoran Resorts Sales Group, Jim Ringquist, Director of Sales.

Of course, if you like to make your own thrills then rent a Jet Ski and cut your own wake into the sea for an hour of wave jumping and salt water spray.  At $50 U.S. dollars an hour, (or $30 for half an hour) including gas (and not having to buy one of those suckers!), the Jet Ski is a darn good deal and a great deal of fun as well. 

You may likely meet Johnny’s equally friendly boss, Gama Tavarez, the young, polite, handsome owner and concessionaire extraordinaire who is always around the beach but keeps busy running between the four resorts his concessions cover.

Gama owns eight jet skis and two banana boats, all in immaculate condition, as safety is his primary concern. His priorities for safe guarding the tourist come from working with his father on fishing tours since he was in high school.  His father served tourists in Rocky Point for 40 years and raised Gama and his brothers to understand the importance of both service and safety as they relate to the visitor. It was only natural that Gama and his brothers continue in the tourism business today.

All in all, you’re covered by the experience of Gama and his brothers in front of all the Sonoran Resorts, the Sun, Sea, Spa, and Sky, and all the resorts in between with a total of about 20 jet skis and about 6 banana boats.  That’s a lot of beach and whole lot of fun waiting for you!

It’s important to note that, as a concessionaire appointed by the port authority, you’re assured that every effort is taken to insure your safety, and the safety of your kids, and that all the quality standards have been met or exceeded by the Tavarez brothers. Gama and Johnny both emphasized the importance of asking for permits from anyone renting jet skis or offering banana boat rides if they don’t offer it voluntarily like the Tavarez family does.

At the young age of 32, Gama already has 17 years experience in the tourism business and it shows quickly after meeting him.  You get the feeling there is nothing he wouldn’t do to make your visit to Rocky Point, not just your day at the beach, more enjoyable.

By the way, if you haven’t tried it yet, the family also owns the popular taquería in town calledTacos Brisa con Amigo Gama.  It’s located on the corner of Melchor Ocampo and Sinaloa across from the OXXO. It comes highly recommended by the locals here.

Be sure to plan some Jet Ski and banana boat time into your next trip to Sandy Beach!

Source: Sonoran Resorts

Located just 60 miles south of the border, Rocky Point is Phoenix and Tucson’s closest beach. Fantastic weather, awesome sunsets, friendly people and cold beer await you. After you survive the InSANDity! challenge you can relax and enjoy your destination for the weekend!

Register by July 4 for the early registration rate of $45 per person. Registration fees will go up to $55 per person on July 4, 2012. All entries must be by PayPal which comes up at the end of each registration completed. (You do NOT have to already have a Paypal account of your own to pay.)You can form teams and run together. Simply wear similar shirts, hats, colors or whatever. Costumes are encouraged! Teamwork to get through some challenges may be required!

Runners will be divided into Waves of up to 250 runners, with the first taking off at 9AM. Subsequent waves will start at 9:30AM, 10AM, 10:30AM, 11AM, 11:30AM and Noon

The obstacles are sponsored by local Rocky Point businesses, restaurants, bars, condo and hotel resorts,and Charities, who will also be represented at the After-Party.

Each participant will receive a runner number, an event t-shirt, and tickets for the After-Party. Tickets will be redeemable for food, drink, or swag from our challenge sponsors. Live bands will be on hand to help you celebrate your surviving the course.