January 25-26, 2003

January 25-26, 2003

We are escaping the cold of Chicago and flying to Cabo San Lucas for a week in the sun.  Cabo is on the southern tip of Baja California. After arrival at the airport we transfer fifteen miles east to the sister city of San Jose del Cabo and check-in at El Presidente on the beach. This resort is all-inclusive with several restaurants to choose from. We spend the afternoon soaking up the sun.

The next morning we take the shuttle bus west to check out the main tourist hub of Cabo San Lucas. We get talked into taking a time-share tour.  They give us breakfast and several gifts. We like the Huevos Mexicanos, an egg dish mixed with salsa. The hard sell was pretty soft and we enjoyed seeing the beachfront condo they were promoting. Besides a bottle of Tequila and a Mexican blanket, we get vouchers for a glass bottom boat tour and a pirate-ship cruise.  We take the boat tour while we are here. The boat motored out to see the famous rocks of Cabo. Cabo is Spanish for ‘cape’ and this rock arch is where the long peninsula jutting into the Pacific ends. We see lots of snorkelers and seals swimming in the area.