We
weren’t due to arrive in Cabo San Lucas until noon. At 10:00 we went to a presentation on the
history, geography and culture of Mexico presented by our travel guide,
Kainoa. After the lecture there was a
“sail-in” party on the seaview deck so we decided to attend that and watch our
arrival into Cabo.
There
weren’t too many people at the party as I expect many were getting ready to get
off the ship for their shore excursions.
There was music and plenty to drink if you wanted, but we were content
to listen to the music and look at the beautiful scenery as we sailed around
the point and into Cabo San Lucas. We
actually spotted several whales as we sailed in which was pretty interesting. We planned to go ashore later in the day as
our ship would be in Cabo until 11:00 tonight.
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| We sail around the point and into the harbor of Cabo San Lucas. |
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| A humpback whale coming out of the water |
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| Another humback smacking its tail. |
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| Music at the "sail-in" party. |
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| Cabo San Lucas |
Just
before noon, the ship dropped anchor in the harbor and started the tendering
process. There are no docks in Cabo, so
the ships all anchor in the harbor and you get to shore by tenders. We returned to the room to watch the activity
from our balcony and wait for the first wave people going ashore to diminish
before we went into Cabo. The first and
only time we have been here there were three other ships anchored in the harbor
so it was very crowded, but this time we are the only one.
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| The first tender leaves the ship. |
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| The tenders are the ship's lifeboats which serve double duty. |
Around
2:00 we decided we would go ashore and headed down to the tenders. Another benefit of having a suite is you get
to go straight to the tenders without having to get a boarding number and wait
for your number to be called. Cabo was
just as we remembered it, but a lot less crowded, though there were a lot of young
spring breakers around. We browsed
through the shops without finding anything of interest and then headed to a
kind of a 7-11 Store to buy a case of water for the trip, but they wanted $20,
which I just couldn’t see paying, since it’s cheaper buying it on the ship. After that it we decided to head back to the
ship.
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| On the tender heading for Cabo. |
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| A pelican in the water. |
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| A view of the Statendam from the dock. |
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| Some of the shops around the dock area. |
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| On our way back to the ship. |
As you
can tell, we weren’t terribly excited about Cabo San Lucas. It is a beautiful spot and there is plenty to
do, especially if you are into water sports or fishing. For us the real
excitement on this cruise is ahead of us.
After returning to the ship, we spent the rest of the afternoon relaxing
on the balcony and reading.
Both Val
and I are reading a book called “The Last Days of the Incas” by Kim MacQuarrie
in preparation for our arrival in Peru and Machu Picchu. It’s the history of
the Inca Empire and the conquest by the Spanish. It’s a fascinating book and we both have our
noses buried in it whenever we get the chance, which on a cruise is a lot of
the time.
We went
up early to dinner as, Chris, a singer / guitar player we liked was playing in
the MIX Lounge. We were entertained by
him until dinner time and then after a hearty meal of Irish stew (it was St.
Patrick’s Day) we went back to our room, no casino for us tonight. We looked at the pictures we took today and
made it an early night as the time changes and we will be losing an hour of
sleep tonight. Tomorrow is the first of
two sea days before we reach our next port.
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| Night falls on Cabo San Lucas. |
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