Recap on Cabo

Remember when I was talking about how I hoped this 2 week little trip my husband was taking to Cabo San Lucas would get the cruising bug out of his system? Well, as I am 90 percent of the time, I was wrong. Carson had the time of his life helping Debbie and Ryan take Oasis down from San Diego to Cabo. I’m afraid he was boat shopping while cruising with 150 other boats and has a “3 year plan” for doing the Ha-ha again. And really who can blame him for dreaming?

The rally/race was very well organized. They kept track of all of the boats (wow!) with a daily roll call, had organized events at each stopping point, had tons of giveaways, and had a wealth of knowledge and friendliness to share with everyone. If you haven't already found it, check out the electronic version of Latitude 38. This is the magazine that sponsored the rally. And the many of the magazine staffers were in the race too.

And the people!! Deb and Rich are sailing with some really terrific people. Very friendly, very willing to help with information or skills they have. I was really impressed with the caliber of people I met while down in Cabo. While walking around downtown Cabo, you could recognize many many HaHa people by their bright pink or blue shirts. Even when we were in Costco (provisioning for the next leg), we met fellow cruisers, and gave them a ride back to the marina.

But my review of Cabo San Lucas isn't quite so shiny. I was warned before I left that I might not like Cabo. I was told that it was really Americanized and catered to a different crowd than I was used to. Boy, were they right!!! I couldn't find a popcicle storefront anywhere, nor a panderia. I wasn't particularly happy with the food either. But life isn't always just about food, right? I liked our hotel. It was about a 5 min drive from the marina and friendly helpful staff. But enough of the review, let's see some pictures.

Here are my two boys at "Lover's Beach". We took a water taxi to get out to this beautiful place. It is just around the corner from Cabo's famous Arch. And the beach has two sides, both the bay and the ocean are accessible. We had a fantastic afternoon swimming and snorkeling.

Kyle and Carson had a great time towing each other around on the boogie board at Mango Deck.Aren't these kids cute. And so patiently waiting to go to the beach. There were a few times last weekend where I would have all four of the kids. People would look really hard at us and try to figure out if they were all brothers. Can you imagine??? The 3 oldest are only nine months apart with Ryan holding up the end at 14 months younger than Robert.