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Headin' home to Seattle
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And so the vacation comes to an end. At the moment Gina and I are bouncing around in an AeroMexco 737 that is being buffeted by some fairly extensive turbulence. Behind me is a little girl who is alternately screaming in Spanish and kicking the back of my seat. Flying is so much fun. Let's see if I can recap our last day without emptying my stomach in the process.
Yesterday morning we cancelled our sunset cruise in Cabo and decided to spend the day at the pool and on the beach instead. There's a storm moving in and the waves were starting to get pretty formidable. Gina decided (and I whole-heartedly supported her) that today was perhaps not the best day to brave the waves so our plan changed to just hanging out at the pool. Lunch was at MamaMias (a huge cheeseburger that ranked about a "7" on the Kelly's cheeseburger scale). The afternoon was spent reading on the beach under one of the thatched umbrellas that are there for just that purpose. As evening started coming on, we caught a cab into San Jose del Cabo and went to a little taqueria called Guakamyos. This definitely ended up being my favorite "Cabo experience".
We had planned on going to a place called The Hangman which was supposedly superior to Guakamyos. However, when we went to have the front desk call a cab for us they told us that they didn't think it was open anymore and that Guakamyos was the best second choice. "It's where the locals go." And hey, after 7 days, we're as local as they get, right?
Guakamyos is in an old part of town and is basically an open garden surrounded by cinderblock walls with a ceiling that functions as a second floor. This was the only place we've been to where the waiter didn't speak any type of English very well. But it didn't matter! He was friendly and we all managed to figure out what everyone was saying. He handed us a menu with all sorts of entries many of which I really had no clue about. But what I did recognize was Taco and that is what we ordered.
Gina had two grilled chicken tacos and I had two grilled beef tacos, two grilled chicken tacos and one pulled pork tacos. My oh my... they were good. That combined with two softdrinks cost us all of about $8.00 USD. They were sooooo good! I told Gina that this is what I'd expected when we went to Todo Santos. I'll come back here if we ever come back (which if Gina has her way we will).
The downside to such is wonderful meal is that at 2;30 in the morning all the hot sause you put on the tacos comes back to visit in the form of some nasty heartburn which it did en force! Man oh man it hurt. I got up and took some Rolaids but realized that it was no use and spent the rest of the night cat-napping until around 5:00 when I just gave up. Instead, I wrapped myself up in a blanket and went out and sat on the veranda and watched the sun make a glorious entrance behind a mass of storm clouds out on the horizon. It was breathdaking; the colors finding their way through the cloud breaks were continuously changing from deep red, to orange, to fiery gold to bright yellow and then brilliant white as the sun finally broke free into the morning sky. The waves had grown in size by five -fold and were simply pounding the beach as they threw themselves onto the sand and then retreated to slam into the next set. Amazing. And out on the ocean, my favorite birds, the pelicans were alternately skimming the water's surface and crashing into then emerging from the water as they fed on the early morning fish that were foolish enough to be so close to the surface. It was an amazing show and one that I could watch over and over again if given the opportunity.
So now we're headed home and will hopefully not have too difficult of a time finding where Matt parked my pick-up (he used it while we were gone to move his and Julie's stuff to their new abode). And the time has come to pass judgement on the whole experience. Was it worth the trip? Yes and no. The resort was wonderful and ranks probably numero uno as far as places we've stayed as Trendwest members. It's definitely been an inexpensive vacation (even taking into account my experience "Bandito Buslines"). Everything we ate at the resort and the excursions we took all cost less that $250.00. However, once we got past the walls of the resort, I wasn't really overly excited. I think if I spoke Spanish better it would improve the experience but as my new friend Lester put it, "I feel like I'm in the middle of a con game and I'm the one who's always getting the short end of the stick." Next time I come (and yes, Gina, there will be a next time) I will do more before-hand research and discover the really interesting/non-tourist things to do; make some local friends, do a little fishing, exploring, and SCUBA diving. I think that's why I love going back to Kona so much - it has become a familiar place for me. I know people there who know me and it's easy to fall in rhythm with the locals. Gina prefers Cabo for the resort and I prefer Kona for the overall place in general... and because I usually get to spend time diving with my numero uno amigo/brudda
Well.. that's it! Turbulence has stopped and I still have my cookies... now if only the little girl behind me would give it a rest.... Adios Amigos!
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