WE MADE IT!

Approaching South Cape

I am wtiting this from an internet cafe in LaPaz, my first opportunity since Cabo.

The south cape doesn't look anything like the pictures that I had seen. There is a very nasty organism that is encrusting all the hillsides. I am afraid that it is a terminal condition. If there is a sandy beach anywhere within reach it is plauged as well.

The bay at Cabo San Lucas is not a place for someone who loves the serenity of nature. It is a combination of Las Vegas, Club Med and Disneyland. At first I was going to warn everyone to avoid Cabo like the plauge! We entered the  harbor to fuel up, the attendants were very nice and spoke English, but the marina was $160 US per night and we chose to anchor out in the bay (we have been told that it is the second most expensive marina in the world). DON'T do this if you can afford the marina.

We were in the middle of a three-ring circus: paragliders, glass-bottomed boats supporting the paraglider boats, jet skis circling our boat (splashing me in the cockpit @##%^!!!), fishing boats, water skiiers, and two cruise ships that seemed to be anchored in 6" of water.

I would have liked to visit the lovely beaches at the famous Cabo rocks but there were crawling with tour boats and kayakers. I had to settle just enjoying them from a distance.



Certainly not a 5-Star but I guess tourists like it.

 The next day we dinghyed into the marina where you can leave your boat for 30 pesos per day. We walked thru town in search of the Port Captain. There were "vistor activity" shops on every other corner (presumably working for commissions). They couldn't believe that we were only staying two days. The offered swimming with dolphins, horseback riding, parasailing, and dining in a 5-star restaurant.



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Hey! Where's the driver?

 After seeing the gorgous marina up close, its surrounded by beautiful landscaping, restaurants and a really upscale mall,  and walking around town I changed my mind about Cabo - but not the bay. We took the bus to a WalMart to find replacements for our two coffee carafes that had gotten beaten to death on the way down. The buses are inexpensive and  very clean.

Our next stop will be a days sail away.



Encrusting