When Ronnie and I were planning our wedding and honeymoon, one of the locations I wanted to visit was Cabo. The pictures of the Arch and the teal blue water had always caught my eye as something I absolutely HAD to see in real life. Well, reality set in and we didn't go to Cabo for our honeymoon. So, on the bucket list it went.
Finally, I can say we've done it!
Last week, we set off for Cabo San Lucas, Mexico for a week long trip. After getting shuffled through customs, hitting the grocery, and checking in, we headed straight for the pool and beach. And with views like this, could you blame us?
The water was warm, the drinks were cold, and there was hardly anyone around. It was like we had the hotel all to ourselves!
As much as I just wanted to sit and soak up the sun, we couldn't pass up an opportunity to go explore. First up, downtown Cabo San Lucas. We hopped on the local bus and headed for downtown. We got lunch at El Squid Roe, complete with fresh made at the table guacamole, walked around the market place and harbor, and perused the stores. Eventually, the pool was calling us back, so we hopped the bus back to the hotel
We hung out at the pool and headed down to the beach. Luckily for us, there were baby sea turtles hatching!!!! How amazing it was to see.
When we got back to the hotel room, there was a message on our phone updating us about a tropical storm in the area. What's this you say, a tropical storm? Well of course there's a tropical storm... we did bring Holly with us didn't we???
That's right. Hurricane Ileana popped up out of nowhere - this is after the Hurricane Center said it wasn't going to do much of anything.
That would be Hurricane Holly's doing. In the future, I think we shall send our travel plans to them so they can pull together a better forecast.
*sigh!
So, we retooled the rest of our itinerary to be sure that we got everything we wanted to do done. And with the help of our wonderful concierge, everything fell into place.
The next day we spent lounging around the pool, with me catching up on homework (yes, Grad school will travel!), Ronnie reading and sunbathing, and the girls playing in the Kid's Club. Eventually, I looked up and there it was....
Yep, that there is a storm. But the hotel was awesome! They added in more activities for the kid and opened up one of the big rooms and set up an area where adults could stay and play Wii and X-Box with them. Seriously, the Hilton did a GREAT job!
We woke up Thursday with most of the rains out of the area. And finally got to do one of the activities I was looking forward to. After breakfast, we got a rental car and headed out of town for the day. Our destination: Todos Santos. You see, there's this great song by the Eagles "Hotel California." Todos Santos is home to the legendary Baja California Hotel California. Best of all, it's a quiet mission town. We had a great time just exploring the shops, walking the streets, and enjoying a snack at the bar in Hotel California.
We got a jump on the next day, since we had the rental until 12 noon. I really wanted to get some cool Mexican souvenirs and drive the coast a bit. We headed to the blown glass factory and picked out a new margarita pitcher and some shot glasses. On the way back we drove up the coast to San Jose Del Cabo. Driving the coast is just gorgeous!
After our drive, it was time to head out on our trip to the Arch.! We had seen it in the distance a few times during the week. I can tell you, the pictures do not do it justice!!!! We had schedule a boat to take us to the Arch and then to a beach so we could relax and do some snorkling. It was an amazing day on the beach.
