CABO FUN AND FROLICKING

After all that tasty food in Cabo, we had to work off those calories with some fun stuff. We decided to dress up like gangsters one day and ride through the desert on a 4-wheeler. We did a morning tour with a group that took us along a beautiful dry-river bed to a very authentic town. It was really neat to look around at the homes of real Mexican people, their church and school. We were able to hike a short way up a small waterfall, then ended the trip out by the Pacific Ocean with all the pelicans and whales off in the distance. Great fun and I'd highly recommend it to everybody.

One day, we hopped in our rent car and headed north up the Peninsula to the capital of Baja Sur, La Paz. We drove through the famous town of Todos Santos- a great artisan community with a rich history. Often a destination in itself, the sleep town looked like a fun place to stop. But we were on a mission to see Isla Espiritu Santo, in the Sea of Cortez, about an hour's boat ride away from La Paz.

Our concierge at the hotel helped us arrange a small boat to take us snorkeling on the island, near the world-famous kayaking areas. After a short, frigid swim- our 15 year old captain took us to some other gorgeous areas, including a beach where we ate lunch.

On the way back, we stopped by this lighthouse on an out-cropping, full encamped by sea lions. The young captain and my dear husband entertained me by making sea lion sounds.


One afternoon, we went on a guided Kayak tour of the Arcos. Baja Wild picked us up at the hotel and provided all equipment, along with a very knowledgeable guide. They do several different actives in the Cabo area, so check them out. H and I shared a kayak and I do NOT recommend this to anybody- they don't call them divorce kayaks for nothing!

We kayaked right up near these sea lions- they smelled really bad! The rocks are also home to thousands of birds- I guess seagulls. Yup, their poop makes some really interesting "art" on the rocks and adds to the sea lion smell!

It got rough as we went through the Arcos into the Pacific side, and then back to Lover's Beach. We walked around and explored the area a bit, had a snack and H went snorkeling until he froze.

On the last night of our Honeymoon, we decided to take a sunset sail on the intimate boat Yael operated by Cabo Sail. What a great time! The crew was amazing and we had a blast! All the wine you can drink, chips & salsa, meat & chess plate, and desert plate, all while sailing around the Arcos, watching other tourists, catching the breathtaking sunset and looking for whales. TOTALLY AWESOME!

GOOD NEWS OF THE DAY: Life is too short, sweet, beautiful and amazing to just lay on a beach!