Happy New Year!

Trip Start Dec 28, 2008
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Trip End Jan 04, 2009


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Flag of Mexico  , Baja California,
Friday, January 2, 2009

Holy Cow! What a racket last night. This is supposed to be the "sleepy" end of Cabo but let me tell you, these Hombres y Mujheres know how to make some noise! Last night Gina and I decided to hit the sack around 11:00 pm. MamaMia's was doing its best to put on a New Year Eve's party but after listening to the music and the MC for about 5 minutes, both of us were very glad we had not spent the $70.00 to attend (it was pretty sad...). Anyway, we're watching the ball fall in New York (on TV) when all of a sudden BOOM!! BANG!! KaBOOM!! they were setting off fireworks from the beach right out our window. What a show. And these fireworks did NOT get to the Malad, Idaho recommended altitude before exploding... like maybe only 25 feet in the air. It was quite the show (I was surprised no one got blew up). Anyway, we figured that the show was over so we hit the sack. Then the noise really started. There was singing and dancing and muchaching all around us. I finally just gave up. Then at midnight the fireworks started all over again. Wow! Happy Mexican New Year! It was cool.

Today we just hung around here reading our books, hanging out at the pool, and basically doing nothing. At around noon we did go out and brave the waves. The beach here is supposedly not safe for swimming. In fact one of the first things they tell you at first day orientation is that "Esta Playa es no Segura para nadar" (this beach is not safe for swimming). But the last couple of days I've been watching little kids riding the waves with their body boards so we figured what they hey... let's live on the dangerous side. And it wasn't. Yes there is a back tow but really it wasn't that bad. I think they just don't want to be liable for anyone getting into trouble. It was actually quite enjoyable. It was also conducive to meeting other folks like Lester and Jolie Charles, a couple from Oregon who befriended us real quick. They have been Trendwest members for about 17 years and come here quite often. It was fun talking with them about their adventures. They like it here but still think Kona is the best (I'm with them on that one... but more about that in a later posting). Anyway, they'd been fishing earlier and had caught loads of fish which they needed to offload as they're heading home tomorrow. Guess who got the fish... yep... us. Mahi Mahi out our ears. Gina gave them her old magazines in trade... something to keep them busy on their way home. The sad thing is that we probably won't be able to eat the fish they gave us as we ended up going out for Lobster tonight at a place called the Tropicana here in SJdCabo. Now THAT was a lot of fun.. we picked our own spiny lobsters and had a meal which included live entertainment which was heads and shoulders above that we heard last night at MamaMias. Check out the pics!

Tomorrow is Toda Santos and Hotel California!
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