The Cabo Rey left from the Cabo San Lucas Waterfront Marina.
I know that we should have been more sensible, but I really hate paying for
taxis at $20 when the bus is very cheap and also goes where I want it to go.
Besides, what is more fun than taking the bus? We left around 8:30 in the
morning and walked to the bus stop near the Mega. Of course, we just missed the
bus and watched it speed merrily by. That meant a 15 minute wait for the next
bus. At least this time, the sun was shining. The bus arrived with a sign in
the window indicating Cabo San Lucas so off we went for our $27 pesos. Now, you
would thing that since our last bus adventure, we would have learned a thing or
two about where the bus would stop. We thought that we had that well thought
out. And…
We were wrong.
The bus did not go to the Marina as we had anticipated.
Instead, the bus reached an overpass and decided that we should get off along
with four other passengers and he gestured to the road ahead. The sun heated
the pavement and off we trudged, as fast as trudgers can trudge. We stopped
twice to check our directions and hustled. I don’t think I have ever been so
happy to see a shopping mall. We walked into the grand mall and the air
conditioning blast was lovely. In fact, my delightful partner in crime took the
opportunity to shoe shop for closed toe shoes while I cooled off. Shoes
purchased, we headed straight around the Marina walking very fast to try and
reach the Cabo Rey dock before the boat left. Of course, the boat was docked at
the furthest mooring point. Finally, out of breath, we made it to the ship only
to discover that we were early. How did we manage that?
The Cabo Rey was fabulous. While in dock, we were able to
see the infamous sea lion playing in the harbour. Since we were early, we had
first dibs on the buffet and access to the comfy VIP seating. We relaxed under
the sunshine and after more passengers arrived, we cast off and sailed away.
First, the ship sailed along to view the glorious beaches and El Arcos. The
boat circled while we watched kayakers, snorkelers and water taxies jockey for
position around the waves around the beautiful arches. The waiter danced
attendance on my need for more than one cup of coffee and then off we sailed to
Chileno Beach.
Chileno Beach was beautiful. Ironically, while on the bus I
had pointed out the beach and it was where I had thought we might get another
beach day in to practise snorkelling. We suited up and hit the rolling waves
and the water was fabulous. The fish were stunning and all colours. There were
some that I had never seen before. I loved the blue ones but was disconcerted
when I turned to see my friend prowling the waters in a kayak instead. She preferred
to be on the water, not in it, so that was an option. In the meantime, I
shrieked underwater when I was completed surrounded by fish that were cuddling
up against me. I guess I swam into the feeding zone and had slippery fishy
bodies brushing my legs and arms and face. Since that was not my thing, I swam
further out so I could watch them from a distance. All good things come to an
end, and we were called back to the boat and sailed back to harbour.
From there, we headed back to the mall where we were met by
the Three Amigos transport. We were the first pick up and the driver headed to
a hotel where we were joined by a very rambunctious group of American tourist.
(Sorry, this is the group that gives American tourists a bad name). After
watching them drink and smoke, we sighed. It was going to be a long journey.
On arrival to the Three Amigos headquarters about 45 minutes
outside of town, we signed our waivers and got our helmets, bandanas for the
dust and found our ATV’s. Interestingly, you can also ride horses here, which
was tempting. Next time. We also learned
that we could have had a private tour …again…next time we would book that. In
the meantime, our wonderful guides gave us the rules of the road and we set
out. The rowdy crew raced off and broke every rule while those of us that had
more sense figured out to hang back and have fun.
This was SO fun. I had never ridden an ATV before but after
about 5 minutes, I was having an amazing time. The tour guides took us over the
hills, through twists and turns, down under the highway, and over to the sand
dunes. The best fun was over the beaches and down to the cove. There were two
breaks and the sun was setting as we rode the ATV’s back. This was incredible
and I would totally recommend this, despite the lecture dished out by the tour
guides to the other members of the crew. They only broke two ATV’s after all.
We were driven back to the hotel afterwards and I opted for
not cooking and having dinner out. We went to La Galleria. I have to be honest
and say I did not enjoy my meal there as much as I had hoped I would. However,
they handed me a free dessert and an apology so that made up for it. All in
all, not a bad way to end a vacation. Some wine and conversation ended the evening,
along with counting shooting stars.
The next morning saw us both on airplanes traveling back
home. I landed to snow and cold…not nearly as much fun. Next trip, back to
Disney in Florida in February. Stay tuned. ;-)
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