Travel to Los Algodones, Baja, Mexico

Just 15 miles outside of Yuma is the border crossing into Mexico at Los Algodones. The weather is hot and most tourists don't bother with this little out of the way town, but you will find bargain shopping even better in the summer weather.

The winter months are the tourist season in this area, so summer income is very lean. We joke with the locals... we not only want Walmart prices, (local joke) but we want our summer price discount as well. The shop keepers are all very cheerful and want to make a sale. It just isn't polite not to bargain.

If you are headed to the Southwest U.S for Summer Vacation and are traveling anywhere near Yuma, Arizona... which is a wet spot on the road from Phoenix to San Diego... and, if you ever dreamed of shopping in Mexico, here is your chance.

My Father-In-Law found dentures in Algodones 1/2 the price he would have paid in the states... I mean one-half of what the insurance covered price would have been. And he really liked the dentist! Which is hard to believe... he is very particular.

Hubby and I stroll around the shops with coffee from the local Cafe' House, which is very much like a Starbucks... only very cheep in cost...not quality.

I am headed to get my glasses next week. I had my optometrist write up a very detailed prescription and the optical stores in Aladones have all the latest styles.

Hubby and I don't have health insurance, so we have almost all our pharmacy prescriptions filled in Algodones. It's not a far drive, and the prices are so much lower. I know you have probably heard that prescription medication may not be of the highest quality. Gee... I don't know of anyone who ever had a problem. And my doctor in the states agrees that prescription prices are way too high for the uninsured. So if I can save a little cash, and have a nice day trip once a month... Well, you get the picture!

HooHaa Monologue | Hoo Haa and HooHa Worms

The HooHaa Monolague Worms!

I wrote about these little green worms in a previous article. Click on Photo

Today's news showed a billboard in Atlantic Beach, FL. A driver complained about the title of a new play in the area - The Vagina Monologues. So the owner changed the title on the billboard to include the word Hoo Haa.

View Video at CNN

I have been using this word in place of other words less tasteful for many years.

These worms... sometimes found in the water in the Baja area of Mexico must have a name. I am a novice at oceanography and fishy things, so the name I use... HooHaa Worms.

My explanation??? Be carful to keep your pants on, so the worms didn't swim up your Hoo Ha. This are tiny worms and it could very well be a problem for gals.

I have only seen them once on the beach in El Gulfo, Mexico. All our other visits yeilded many other fishy type things, but alas.... No More HooHaa Monolologue Worms.



El Golfo Tour Guide

Las Vegas Smog | Gloomy Yellow Day in Vegas

December in Las Vegas... some snow and some smog.

Driving into North Las Vagas and on to Downtown Las Vegas is a bit scary when this is the first view seen. We had seen snow in Las Vegas the week before and the mountains had a good coating...but this was the view driving back into Las Vegas from the northern mountains on December 26, 2006.

A yellow haze coated the valley and all we could see clearly was the Winn and the Stratosphere Hotels. It looked like a yellow sulphur haze but without the smell.

Traffic was light that day, and we didn't see any heavy costruction along the way. The cold was keeping this Las Vegas smog down at sea level.