Cabolinda Beachfront Luxury Co Cabo San Lucas

This is our 1st cruise port, Cabo San Lucas, Mexico.

Itīs a small village with lots of street vendors. We found a cute, small open-air bar and shared margaritas with 2 surfers, one from Vancouver Island, the other from Hawaii.

Thereīs a rock here called Landīs End and it was a beautiful sight at sunset.

Weīre in the heat and loving it!

... the way back, we see this harbour seal following a fishing boat back into port. The seal decides that it would be easier to hitch a ride back on the back of this boat, so up he goes. Damn, camera put away...

Sailing out of Cabo, we witness one of the most fiery sunsets on our trip.


It just seemed to hang there for about 30 minutes. Once the sun finally set and just before it was ...

... not that the price was good but it was considerably cheeper than it would have been otherwise. Tying up at the dock always comes with showers, and that is always a welcome advantage!

We've eaten some delicious local cuisine and have had one or two margaritas/beers. Kevin apparently was paying better attention during spanish class then he let on because he is whipping out the spanish left and right! Kevin and Zach have ...

... the night. A far cry from the 4 on 4 off that Kevin and I did on the way from Monterey to San Diego. So by the time morning came around we all had a solid 8 hours of sleep and we could enjoy the da time more.

The first 3 days were great because the Mr. Roboto (the self steering gear) actually worked and we had more freedom to do things other than sit and steer. But that quickly came to and end after we, once again, hit a patch of Kelp ...

... br>Trip was fast and seas were rough - it was a blast.

After dropping off Anthony, we went out to the point. There is a spot where the seals lay out and our guide started calling to them (was kind of freaky how accurately he sounded).

We took endless pictures - it was really amazing to see eveything up close.

Got back about 45 minutes later. Worth EVERY penny!

Not much to see in CSL - so we rode the tender back.

I feel it is important for me to write a little about what I feel to be an unfair treatment about Mexico in the news.
Tourism is the 3rd largest part of our economy, and many people depend on tourism and foreign investment.
Recently, Mexico has suffered a trifecta of bad press resulting in a huge drop in tourism revenue. I would like to address these issues one by one, separate the facts from the myths and hopefully inspire some ...

Finally made it around the Cape to cabo San Lucas.However,amazing adventures along the way.We went whale watching with Isabel and Russ 'aka El Tortugo (from the Tackle Shop,in Bahia Tortugas),plus our gang:Chris (Cruss),Tara and Sharon.We broke down in Russ' 4x4 wagon/bus,on the road to San Ignacio,in the middle of rattlesnake and scorpion desert.Guess what?A car (from Ensenada) stopped and towed us 40miles across the desert rocky road.my heart was in my mouth ...

... boat all to ourselves! It cost $10 each for the boat ride and it was so worth it. I think that El Arco is one of the most beautiful set of rocks and beaches I have ever seen. It is a protected area so there are no shops, hotels, nothing. There are Sea lions swimming everywhere and Pelicans and so many fish. We opted to get dropped off at Playa Amor (Love Beach) it links to Playa de Divorcio - hopefully I don`t need to explain that one to you! Jumping off the boat into the waves was ...

... luckily right around the Hostel where we're staying, with little taquerias and shops. It's definitely a party atmosphere around here. There are parts that are like Cancun, with someone trying to get you to come on a timeshare tour, or people asking you if you want to go on some sort of excursion. It's great if you want to do that stuff, but they're really just trying to get your money. The food is awesome. There's this one place that serves a baked ...

... Bahia Santa Maria is our very own oasis.

There are no other tents, and the gathering darkness drives away the few people who were here before us. Our only company is a luxury yacht floating above the coral in the Bay, and the guard keeping watch over the private villas that overlook the beach.

Appropriately dressed and back at the hotel, Amanda and I saddle up to the bar and make friends with the bartender. Roberto is in his early forties and makes a mean ...