Showing posts with label Baja. Show all posts
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Friday, December 26, 2014

A very Cabo Christmas - CABO day 3

MERRY CHRISTMAS!



The locals (although we've yet to meet anyone actually 'from' here) celebrate Christmas on December 24.  So we are a bit behind.  But unlike most of Mexico, Cabo revolves around tourism - and not even a high holiday will stop that engine.

We did not realize that a recent hurricane  (Odile Sept '14 ) was so devastating. But it rocked the economy and people's confidence in the great weather.  As a result, the tourism trade is working overtime to get things right again. It makes for good deals but aggressive peddlers.

Today, we are going to enjoy a couples massage and then a dinner sunset cruise after lounging on the beach.  The gift of relaxation!

Spa
Spa entrance
Dinner cruise on the Cabo Rey


Marina
Unlimited drinks included!
Dining room  
Lobster 

Sunset at the Arch

Thursday, December 25, 2014

Flying south - CABO DAY 1

Travel day.  Of course, filled with anticipation, but also chaos.

It is very cold and windy in Denver.  I-70 andI -76 are both closed due to weather.  A great time to fly south to the heat of the Baja and the Sea of Cortez!

This was the view over Central Colorado as we headed towards Phoenix to change planes.
Snowy Colorado Christmas

We had a twenty minute lay-over in Phoenix, and then an almost empty plane to Mexico.  Marci and I were able to move to the exit row and shared a ton of room and great service on our two hour flight to Cabo.




Our arrival at Cabo airport was mostly uneventful.  I say mostly because we were "randomly chosen" for Customs screening and were VERY surprised when the agent pulled an "adult oriented" game from our luggage and asked Marci about it. This was when we realized that I'd grabbed someone else's identical bag.  I had to run back and exchange it with another worried (then embarrassed) American couple.  Ughhh...

The trip from the airport to Cabo is pretty long.  It is about 45km, but very heavy traffic.  We paid $17 per person for a very new and very clean shuttle.  I highly recommend this option.  As it is Dec 23rd, there are many booths selling Christmas lights.


We arrived at our Hotel (The Seven Crown) and after struggling to locate our reservation, we checked in to a small, clean, and LOUD room for $55 night.  It is close to the Marina and very safe, so cool enough!








We walked two blocks, found a nice (but very American style) brew pub and had a great dinner. I had fresh octopus (Cabo is known for the huge variety of fresh fish).  Marci had a hamburger.  Of course we both had beer, tequilla, and sangrita.  Yumm!