The humble side of Cabo, Mexico

If you are a long time reader of this blog, or if you go back a few posts, or if you know Marci and I very well - then you know the people we really like to seek out on our adventures are the more humble folks.  We enjoy getting to know the cleaning staff, or greeting the maintenance man, or chatting with a poor family operating a food cart among the locals.  We just seem to fit better with these folks.

In contrast, through we LOVE spending time at the infintiy pool - or tasting duck confit with a glass of Cabernet at La Roca - we’d rather chat up the bus boy than listen to the complaining US soccer mom on table fifteen.  We roll our eyes as leather skinned retirees reminisce about trips to St.John’s or how this compares to Maui - just loud enough to make sure everyone else hears the shallow conversation.  Blah!

We talked to a man in Cabo a few years ago. He wistfully spoke about working at the Grand Solmar someday.  He said it was a dream job for a local - and no one would ever mess up the opportunity if they got a job there.  He was waiting for some paperwork from the Mexican state he was raised in (Guerro) before the resort would consider hiring him.  It explains why the staff are so friendly and attentive - they REALLY want this steady income!

I like to take day trips into the town where the staff live.  To greet them and take photos.  To get a feel for the life they live.  It also reminds me how blessed we are - and that it is SO important to spend money here to support the economy and to TIP WELL!

Here are the people who make this five star resort and the whole Cabo experience possible....