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Tuesday, March 8, 2011

Day 10 - Cabo

Another lovely day in Cabo today! Because of my new Platinum status, we were escorted to the front of the line for priority tendering and docked in Cabo in just a few minutes. We stopped in at one of the cafes on the boardwalk that offers free WiFi, bought a coffee, and spent a few minutes checking emails. While sitting there we noticed some vendors advertising van tours of Cabo, so we decided to check it out. After some discussion with the gentleman we approached, we agreed on a private 90-minute tour for the two of us for $50, and we were off. I am sorry to say that I never did catch our guide's name, but he was a perfectly lovely man who knew the answer to every question we had. He took us to some great panoramic photo spots, around the downtown area, to a cactus garden, and the glass-blowing factory. We were able to watch the glass master blow a turtle figurine, and then he let me give it a try. I think his job is safe from me!

After the glass factory we toured around a bit more while our guide provided narrative. We both agree that we now like Cabo much better after getting away from the uber-tourist areas around the boardwalk. After a little more than 2 hours, our guide dropped us off downtown, per our request, and we headed over to "El Squid Roe" for lunch, at the recommendation of our friend Melinda. In the evening, El Squid Roe is a hoppin' night club, but during the day they have fantastic fish tacos and shrimp! While we were waiting for our food, they made us a batch of fresh salsa at our table. Stuffed full of seafood, we meandered our way back to the tender dock via the shops downtown.

Once back on the ship we changed clothes and headed up to the 12th deck. Andrew laid out on the serenity deck with his iPod and I walked for an hour on the track. It was a picture-perfect day in Cabo today; about 75F with a slight breeze so it was great to spend it outside!

Just before 5 pm we headed back to the cabin and fell asleep for about an hour. With such a big lunch, we opted for a light dinner at the buffet. Afterward, we managed to make it to two of the comedy shows - a rare event for us! We rationalized that, since the crying baby kept us up until after 11 pm last night, we might as well take advantage of some of the planned entertainment instead.


View of the arch from the east side of the island

The ovens and our "glass master" at the glass factory

It will be a tortuga when it's finished!


They gave me a turn!


The rocky hills in Cabo


View from a hotel on the west side (Sea of Cortez side) of the Baja


Table side made salsa at lunch


Big ol' dog in someone's yard - I miss my boys!

1 comment:

  1. I remember all the beach dogs running amok in Cabo. They were not attractive - nor is the one above(!) - but they made me miss my Stormy. I have pictures of a couple of them sitting under a beach umbrella.

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