The trip down was fairly uneventful, although we did experience turbulence on the flight to LA. After our arrival in San Jose del Cabo, we picked up our rental car and crammed ourselves and our luggage into our compact car, which they call a standard sized car down there.
We checked into the resort (Coral Baja "WorldMark") and headed for the restaurant on site, Mama Mia's. Great food and great Margaritas. It's on the Sea of Cortez and in a great location.
Activities we participated in include: lunch at the Finesterra Hotel in Cabo san Lucas, where we'd had a brunch two years ago on our Airstream Caravan. Quite a fancy hotel just a short distance from the famous arch and we could also view the dolphin pool.
We shopped in Cabo san Lucas, but didn't buy much. As usual, they pressure tourists into viewing timeshare presentations and want us to buy anything and everything. Too bad for them we did all our shopping two years ago when we could pack everything into our trailer.
Wednesday we all headed for Todos Santos, an artist community on the Pacific side of the peninsula. Who should we run into on the street but four Airstream couples on this year's caravan. We knew Tom and Penny Angelini and John and Judy White from previous caravans and had also visited with them while we were on our "By the Sea" Caravan in January down in Chula Vista where they began their caravan and we were ending ours. This was a very warm day and I had to tell myself to stop complaining about the heat and sweat! "Just think of the poor cold people back home!"
On the way back we found a road that took us out to the ocean and what would be a beautiful beach if only it weren't also somewhat of a garbage dump. It could be a spectacular place - if only...
The girls and Bruce took off for a day of desert exploration, leaving us to hang out by the pool and beach all day. Oh well, someone had to do it! Sunday Bruce left by himself for his day of exploration and didn't return until 10:00 PM. It's kind of amazing what he can find to entertain himself. He finds things the rest of us never knew existed, even with all the travel guides, such as a waterfall. I was totally convinced there were NO waterfalls in Baja, but the pictures they took proved me wrong.
We all now look a bit like raccoons, but had to have some proof of our trip to the sunshine.
Returning home took awhile. Long lines at the aeropuerto, just as there were when we arrived.
Luckily, there were eating and shopping opportunities, of which we took advantage. The reason we couldn't leave Mexico on time was the faulty hydraulic cargo door. We didn't want our luggage falling out, did we??? And, in LA, the reason given was: plane delayed. As if that's a reason??? Then they mentioned mist in SF. Only mist??? Finally about 3 hours late, we almost missed the boarding because we were becoming so used to being delayed.
Upon arrival in SF we went into a holding pattern for about half an hour because they were stacked up. We did get somewhat acquainted with our fellow travelers, having seen them constantly for an entire day! At 2:00 AM we arrived in Santa Rosa, glad to be back in the USA, but really really sorry our vacation was over! It's going to take awhile for my Spanish to disappear from my vocabulary I fear.
Hasta Luego
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