Blogs from Baja California, Mexico, North America - page 5

The great thing about cruising is that you can wake up somewhere different everyday. Yesterday I woke up on the floor of the Officers mess and today I woke up on top of the canopy of the bandstand in explorers lounge!!! We've had 2 full days at sea sailing down the West Coast of the USA and along the thin Baja California peninsula that starts at the border town of Tijuana and finishes up at our destination for today, Cabo San Lucas. ‘Cabo' is the Mexican equivalent to one of the ‘Costas' in Spain. It is a popular destination for college students on their ‘spring break', to get drunk, ride on a banana boat or go paragliding…usually in that order!!! The average all year round temperature in Cabo is 74ºF. Today the temperature was touching the ... read more

Renting a home in San Felipe, Mexico, has become very popular over renting hotels for several reasons. 1. San Felipe rental homes have become more popular than hotels because they offer better bargains. Many of the vacation rental homes in San Felipe are owned by Americans who bought homes during the real estate boom years and making a profit was never the primary motive for buying these homes. 2. Rental homes tend to be more spacious and give you that home away from feeling, just in a different city. 3. The best resort in San Felipe to rent a home is in Eldorado Ranch. This vacation resort has the best amenities in San Felipe including swimming pools, 18 hole golf course, tennis courts, pickle courts and lots more, all designed keep you entertain... read more

Many folks have not heard about San Felipe, it's a small town, about 30,000 residents, and is located two hours south of the California boarder. The road to San Felipe from the boarder has good signs, so it's hard to miss your way. Road condition is good, however, there are a couple of things to watch out for. - Sharp turn on highway 5 have caused many accidents, so be sure to pay attention to the signs. - Road vallies: There are 5 - 10 vallies in the road along highway 5. They are harm less as long ad you don't panic when you go through one. When the road depresses suddenly, don't start slamming on the breaks. - Road Construction: There's a 3 - 4 mile stretch of highway 5 where road construction is going ... read more

Geo: 22.88, -109.9Eat. Drink. Suntan. Swim. Repeat. And then keep on repeating until you either pass out drunk, burst your pants from overeating, turn red as a lobster, or your seven days in paradise are up. It's the mission statement of anyone that goes to an all-inclusive resort - those seeking adventure or originality need not apply! The appeal and luxury of the all-inclusive is undeniable - so easy and so simple, you don't need to have a single worry on your entire trip. What it lacks in originality, it definitely makes up for in convenience and uniformity - you know exactly what you're going to get, each and every time.But what's a positive for most is a negative for me - all-inclusives can be generic, all following the same formula. You could be in Mexico, ... read more

Geo: 28.3237, -115.994So, with all our ports of call done... we had two days at sea before our cruise finally ended. The last two sea days were a bit of a blur. We were awake before 6:30 both mornings as we needed to readjust to central time. I realized on the first sea day that I would have already been to work by the time we woke-up. We spent our time doing a little bit of this and a little bit of that...taking pictures around the ship, walking all the decks, packing, napping & relaxing. We also attended the Game of Love and Marriage (kinda like the ship's version of The Newlywed Game). It was HILARIOUS!... read more