Blogs from Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, Mexico, North America - page 15

The beach next to our hotel was beautiful but not the safest ocean to swim in due to the large waves and strong riptimes We were not able to truly dive in and swim but got a little bit too daring playing on the beach. We definitely went in further than we should have but paid the price only in drifts of sand filling every orifice of our body. Sitting by the pool was far more relaxing. This was also the day we listened to the wonderful merits of owning at the Royal Solaris. Might be lovely if it were about 6 hours closer to home. Alas we said no. ... read more

I´m in Cabo San Lucas happy to be in some dry heat. I spent longer than expected in Puerto Vallarta (not that I have any expectations...). Woke up and thought "I need to get out of this town." Hopped on the bus to Mazatlán in order to catch the ferry over to La Paz. I fell asleep past my stop in Mazatlán and had to take another bus back three hours. Bummer. Got to Mazatlán and stayed in the historical part of the city. It was so cute; very artsy and not very touristy. There is a world famous school of dance right near where I was staying and I got to see their end of the year show which was amazing. The audience was seated on the stage with the dancers so we were only ... read more

The next day, we rented some waverunners and set our appointment with the snorkeling tour. We redeemed the vouchers that Richard and Barbara gave us. The snorkeling trip was set for the next morning. On our way to do this, we were hit up for another timeshare. We decided that we could fit the timeshare presentation in for the next morning before our snorkeling trip. What's another timeshare for another cheap fishing trip? For dinner, we finally ate our Tuna. The Giggling Marlin prepared it quite nice and cooked it 4 different ways for us to eat. It was a huge meal and we could not finish it. We couldn't ask for more for 55 pesos. That evening, we went out and hung out in some bars. We went to a bar called the Love Shack, ... read more

The ride to Cabo from San Francisco was only three hours, so we were in paradise before we knew it. I made reservations for a shuttle before we arrived, so while we while were waiting for our luggage, we went to the "Cabo Express" shuttle desk and checked in. The people at the desk were very nice, and warned us not to speak to anyone who didn't have their "Cabo Express" logo on their shirt. He told us that people can be pushy and coerce us into going with them. So after we got our luggage, we were very soon surrounded by mad chaos of people acting like pushy salesmen, trying to get us to talk to them. We located the Cabo Express guy, and he directed us to talk to a guy while he went ... read more

Yesterday, we watched from the Observation Lounge as dolphins played near the ship. From our vantage point, it looked like they were diving directly underneath the bow and we worried for their safety. Soon, they popped out on the other side of the ship, shiny bodies arching up in the air and back into the water in a glittering show of aquatic athleticism. They were safe after all. This morning, we can hear the seals bark as the sun glints on El Arco, the rock formation at the tip of Baja California. Alan and I sip coffee on the balcony as we watch a fishing fleet leave for a day of sport fishing. The desert hills rising above the town remind us of home. Mariner is one of three ships anchored in the waters off Cabo ... read more