Last Day

We started our last day in Cabo with a quick trip to Lover´s Beach. The name sounded like the appropriate place to spend our last day celebrating Jess and Sarah´s nuptials. The natural arc near the beach was so incredible. Once we got on the beach, Jess and others created this ingenious game where they all stood on the beach until a humongous wave was coming at them, then they started running as fast as they could towards dry land. The waves were ridicoulously huge and I was having too much fun watching the crowd get wiped out to participate. What a fun trip! Thanks Jess and Sarah for organizing it and letting us be a part of it.

Playa Cerritos

Our last day in Cabo was by far our favorite. Jess and Sarah shared with us a secluded beach that they had discovered on a previous trip to Cabo. The beach was a ways from Cabo and the touristy glitz and crowds. It was hard to find through all the cacti that were at least 10 feet tall, but after we did, Jess and Sarah rented us all surfboards. Rod and I tried our hand at it. I failed miserably, but Rod seemed to get the hang of it. There was a faboulous restaurant, serving margaritas and the best fish tacos I have ever tasted! It is disappointing that this beach is already being developed, but it was great to share its fleeting seclusion with twenty or so of our close friends.




After we got back, it was dinner at a Japanese restaurant and a quiet night at the Ventana Bar before heading back to our rooms. The views were incredible.

Jess and Sarah - April 12, 2008

Jess and Sarah's ceremony was so beautiful. Sarah was such a lovely bride. I really can't say anything more about it. Talking about it would just diminish how beautiful it was. Here are some pictures instead.



After the ceremony, Jess and Sarah came to recuperate with their guests at the Ventana Bar.



The night ended with drinking and dancing on a patio overlooking the ocean. It was perfect!

Cabos San Lucas: The City

Before the ceremony, Rod, Carrie, Joel, and I took a watertaxi into Cabos to get a feel for the city. The water taxi was an interesting experience. Riu is on a beach, and not a very calm one. To get on the boat, you had to wait on the sand until the wave crashed and pulled back into the ocean. Then you run as fast as you possibly can and hurl yourself into the boat, hoping that you can do this before the next wave crashes against the boat and knocks you and all your stuff into the water. This, apparently, was a justified fear. Allyson spent a good part of her morning trying to dry off from the soak she took.

Cabos was not a terribly interesting or inviting town. It was kind of sad. It was just a bunch of touristy hotels and restaurants that looked ready for a never-ending spring break. There was some good shopping though. I found a cute dress and a marionette that I had to have after the man selling it made it dance to La Cucuaracha.

Jess & Sarah

We had a great excuse for Rod's first trip out of the country: Our good friends, Jess and Sarah, were getting married in Cabo San Lucas. Although it was not the type of trip I usually take, it definitely had its perks (I mean in addition to taking a vacation with 20 of your closest friends). We left at a reasonable hour and still arrived in time for a late lunch. The hotel was huge/gorgeous/opulent, all things you expect out of an all-inclusive resort in Cabo. It was definitely not the hostel/cabina circuit I am accustomed to. We were greeted with margaritas. I was on number three within the first hour. Note to self, all inclusive = bad for diet. I drew the line at the liquor dispensers in the room. :)




We had a fiasco with the room. Apparently "double" means two single beds scooted together. Unacceptable. After an hour of complaining, we were upgraded to a room with a king bed and an ocean view. Suite!

Sarah made us the cutest welcome beach bags. After settling in, we headed over to the welcome reception at the Ventana bar. Bienvenidos a Mexico!