Our
last stop on what has turned out to be an absolutely wonderful cruise was Cabo
San Lucas, Mexico – located at the southern tip of the Baja Peninsula. Our ship arrived quite early in the morning,
just about sunrise, on Sunday, November 9th.
We’ve
always heard a lot about this beautiful location which is well known (according
to Edward) for its fishing. So, naturally, when one of the excursions offered
included the chance to troll for big fish, it was a no-brainer that we would
choose to sign up. This trip also offered a 4 hour ride on a 70 foot yacht
complete with food and drink, the opportunity to snorkel, swim, and kayak; and
to just relax and take in the beauty of this are of the world. Spoiler alert:
there were no big fish biting that day! So Ed was a bit disappointed.
If
I can back track one day, Ed and I were waking up on Saturday, November 8th, to
a third day at sea (since leaving Nicaragua) and, as is always the practice
when on a cruise ship, we open the curtains to view the water and see what’s
happening. So this morning we expected to see the big wide ocean with the ship
cruising along but instead we saw several tanker ships anchored (along with us)
in some port? Were we in Cabo San Lucas
a day early? Did we really have that much
to drink the night before that we slept an entire day? Needless to say that those first few minutes
of being awake were a bit confusing. But the answer was simple – there had been
a medical emergency onboard during the night and the person who was ill needed
to be transferred to a hospital. So…we pulled in to Mazanillo and were met by
four medics from Mexico who came out to the ship to help transfer (along with 2
medics from the ship) the patient to land and an awaiting air ambulance. We spent about 4-5 hours anchored before
getting back underway and on our way to Cabo. Enough time is built in to the
ship’s schedule that we had no trouble arriving on time the next day. We hope
that the patient received the medical treatment needed and is okay – no updates
were shared with us.
But
back to Cabo…
Cabo
San Lucas is quite beautiful. Spectacular rock formations guard a beautiful
harbor and separate the Pacific Ocean from the Sea of Cortez. We anchored out
and were transported in to the port by both ship tenders and tenders provided
by Cabo San Lucas. We then boarded our
smaller boat for our morning excursion.
Beautiful sunshine, comfortable accommodations, food, and a friendly
crew all made for a relaxing morning.
After viewing some of the famous rock formations, including the “arch”, “lover’s
beach”, and the “Pacific Window”, we headed toward a more secluded area along
the shore so we could snorkel. We saw many beautiful fish, took the kayak for a
spin, and just enjoyed the turquoise water.
On our way back, we had a glimpse of a whale (along with a couple of
other tour boats) so we waited, hoping it would surface again. And after about
20 minutes it did – just off the stern of our boat! And I had my camera ready
and was able to catch several great pictures of the whale as its tail came up
and out of the water and back down. I
also now have to send those pictures to about 5 or 6 folks who were cruising
with us and were not able to catch the photograph – so I became a bit of a
photojournalist at that moment.
A
margarita on the way back followed by chips and salsa and another margarita on
land put the finishing touch to a fun morning. Unfortunately, we were leaving
Cabo San Lucas at 2:00 p.m. – a short visit.
We may have to return at some point.
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