The town of Guaymas has a shell shop run by Mary Ricaud on Calle 24 near the
harbor.  I bought shells by mail from Mary in the 1960's and she is still
there.  Catch 22 beach (the wide sandy beaches also around the road to La
Manga)outside San Carlos is nice, still largely undeveloped, and the local
population may have shells or crabs for sale.  The area of San Carlos is an
American enclave where English is spoken/understood by many.  There are many
excellent eating places in San Carlos-every place we went was good and not
expensive.  There is a "fast food" style restaurant near the El Creston
Motel which had excellent hamburgers. There are some U.S. fastfood places in
Guaymas (Pizza Hut, McDonalds??, but why go to a foreign locale for those).
Downtown San Carlos is a bust for shells -either round granite boulders for
beach or  tide pools which are also a bust.  The bay is muddy but has shells
at low tide.

Alan Gettleman
Merritt Island, Florida

----- Original Message -----
From: "David Kirsh" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2003 1:23 AM
Subject: Re: Any Guaymas suggestions?


> Ellen,
>
> This was 25 years ago but you might ask around for a place called Catch-22
> beach. It's where the movie was filmed. Of course, by this time, it's
> probably the site of an exclusive resort.
>
> David Kirsh
> Durham, NC
>
> > From: Ellen Bulger <[log in to unmask]>
> > Reply-To: Conchologists of America List <[log in to unmask]>
> > Date: Mon, 12 May 2003 11:33:19 -0700
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: Any Guaymas suggestions?
> >
> > Howdy all,
> >
> > I'm driving down to Guaymas this week. Any suggestions from any of you
> > world travelers out there? Where to shell, where to stay, where to
> > snorkel, do we bring the scuba gear? Where's the best taco?
> >
> > Thanks for any and all input. I promise a complete report when we get
> > back.
> >
> > Ellen
> >
> > P.S. Went to the Southwest Malacological Society Auction & Potluck this
> > last weekend. What fun! And did I ever score!