CABO SAN LUCAS

The Arch

That evening Rijnard and Lisa invited us over to their boat for dinner. Rijnard caught a 7’ Sailfish a few days prior and had plenty to share. Lisa made chowder with the Sailfish. It was very tasty! We stayed and visited with them quite a while until our eyes could no longer stay open. We were pretty exhausted from our journey. As soon as we got back to our boat, we were in bed and asleep within five minutes!

The next day Rick and I went to our favorite eating spot, The Office on the Beach, with Rijnard and Lisa. We took the dinghy to the dinghy dock at the Marina and walked along the beach to the restaurant.  We had a delicious breakfast! The food and the atmosphere were just as I remember.

It was Rijnard's Birthday on the 7th of January so the below video shows the way the celebrate at The Office!

Since we have been in Cabo we have done more exploring and more playing around enjoying our surroundings than we have any place else. Most of our stops along the way have been more about searching for boat parts, working on boat projects, going for provisions and getting organized on the boat. I finally feel like I’m on a fun vacation!

We will only be here until Wednesday because there is a good weather window for us. Our other boater friends who are here are planning to leave the same time as we are. We all had originally planned to go to San Jose del Cabo and then making our way down to La Paz, but the weather is way too cold, windy, with large swells right now. So, we are cutting straight across to Mazatlan, which is about 190 NM (a two day sail).

Sunday morning, Rick and I paddled on the SUP boards all the way over to the Arch. It was a true test in balance due to all of the Panga’s and jet skiis zipping around causing sloppy wakes. But once we got there it was amazing…so beautiful. The water is even clearer and you can see all sorts of fish swimming underneath you. We even saw a flying Manaray along the way. Being near the Arch and surrounded by the gorgeous gigantic rock formations in the water is was so cool! I just had to stop and sit on the board for a moment to soak it all the beauty surrounding me.

Monday, mid-morning, Lisa and I were escorted in the dinghy by Rick to the dinghy dock where Lisa and I got off and headed to the bus stop. On the way to the bus stop, we stopped at a Starbuck’s to use the Internet, and then we walked a few blocks to the bus stop and headed to the Sorianna for provisions. We bought a lot of food and my large dry bag backpack and Ikea bag were full and heavy as anything. I could hardly walk without my knees buckling. Lisa had her hands full with several bags of her own. Since we were crippled with heavy bags, we called Rijnard to come and meet us where the bus stop was instead of having us walk to the Marina to meet him to give us a hand.  Once we got off the bus and Rijnard arrived I was so happy to hand him my Ikea bag full of groceries. He also carried one of Lisa’s bags. He’s such a brut. It seemed to be effortless for him to walk carrying two large bags.

Later that evening, we met up with Rijnard and Lisa at the dinghy dock and walked over to Mi Casa (my most favorite place in Cabo). We had a delicious meal there and had fun with all of the festivities the restaurant has to offer. One man dressed as a clown came to the table and made us all hats made of balloons. Then another man came with a little cage with two little canary’s inside who pick a little slip of paper with their beak that has a fortune on it. The man then hands you your fortune.  Then lastly there was a man playing the guitar who came to our table to play music. It’s all fun but of course not free.  A tip is always appreciated.

Rick, Me, Rijnard and Lisa at Mi Casa

The balloon maker snuck up on Rick and gave him a massage. Rick didn't realize it was a man at first. 

This morning we got up early and took Harley to the beach by dinghy to run around and to do her daily business. After that we ate our last home cooked breakfast for a while (since we will be making a passage tomorrow and cannot cook very easily) and then we hopped back in the dinghy and went to shore with all of our laundry to drop off at the Laundromat.  After that we stopped at the bank to cash in some more US dollars because the rate is higher that it has been. After standing in line for quite some time, we were asked for our passports and realized we’d forgotten them. So…we will make the trip to the bank later this afternoon.

One thing interesting while we were waiting in line, Rick and I were both asked to remove our hats and sunglasses. I guess we were dressed in bank robber garb.

Did I mention that in the late evening and early mornings you can hear the whales crying or calling or singing or whatever it is they do? Whatever noise they make it’s really awesome to hear! Apparently the whales are hanging out around the Arch. So they are not far away from where we are anchored.

So we are supposed to leave tomorrow and I am not really looking forward to leaving here. I really am enjoying it but I am excited to move forward and check out some new places. Our friends, Robin and Fiona are going to stay on another week. And, hopefully our friends Lisa and Rijnard will be leaving with us tomorrow. Their boat is almost 20 feet bigger and a bit faster than our boat, but we should see them when we land.

Hasta Luego!