Cabo Eating

We did a lot of eating while we were in Cabo too.  Of course we were thinking good Mexican food, but actually the local specialty is seafood because of all the fishing done in the surrounding waters.

Corona in Mexico

Now that's a platter of shrimp (including bacon wrapped)



This was at a classy little joint that had amazing atmosphere and food.

At a yummy Mexican restaurant restaurant.  It was so good we went twice!

Stevie's chile rellenos was so good he got it again the next night.

This was my dinner the second night - marinated pork, cactus, chile, chorizo, cheese, etc.

See - I told you we ate a lot!!!

Lover's beach and Divorce beach

At the end of the beach where we are staying is a huge outcropping of rocks that we were told you could climb over to get to Lover's Beach or Divorce Beach (not the same beach, but I was never able to tell which one it actually was).  I convinced Stevie to walk down the beach with me one morning before it got too hot so that we could see this fabled beach.  He agreed and we set off - him toting his fishing pole and me a back pack of water and a camera.

When we got to the end, Stevie quickly surmised that this kind of rock climbing was not for him with his bad knees and back so I was left reading on the beach while he fished a while.  I'll admit it though, I was not a happy camper, my sense of adventure was dying to know what was on the other side of those rocks!

After he threw his rod out a couple of times, Stevie suggested that I try and climb over myself.  I really didn't want to go all the way to the other beach by myself, but I did think it would be fun to scale to the top to peek.

I first tried to climb with shoes, but quickly found that the monkey approach - ie. barefoot on all fours - was the better plan.  It was fun and in no time I made it to the top to see...another beach equal in all ways to the one we were standing on.  Oh well, it was an adventure!

Half way up

Almost at the top - see the little turquoise dot?

Monkey woman!

Fishing in Cabo

The one thing Stevie decided we would do before we even left Washington was to go on a fishing charter.  Apparently Cabo is a destination spot for sport fishing and hosts one of the biggest tournaments for marlin in the world.  So on Wednesday we headed out on a 25' boat to try to catch some fish.  We were joined by a lovely couple we met at the pool on Tuesday, Chris and Chris (male and female).  The male Chris had wanted to go fishing but was hesitant to go by himself so it worked out great for us to share the boat.

The trip started off great - we got an awesome view of El Arco de Cabo san Lucas, an arch shaped rock, on the way out as well as a great view of the coast. 

Within 1/2 hour of leaving the dock we were into some serious fish and were reeling in dorado (mahi mahi) right and left.  I reeled in one, but left the others to Stevie and Chris. 

Unfortunately, this is where the fun ended for me.  Despite taking a Dramamine and then another, my propensity for sea sickness overcame me and I spent the next 4 1/2 hours feeling like I had a bad case of morning sickness.

Stevie's highlight, though, was when the captain got a marlin on the line and he got to reel it in for a minute or two.  The tricky fish then soared out of the water, performed a fantastic twist, and promptly threw the hook out of its mouth.  I know Stevie was sad, but the funny thing was the boat captain who was mad!  He reprimanded Stevie for not reeling fast enough even though he had never taught us the proper technique for reeling in a big marlin.  And it was technique - it was very impressive how the captain spotted the marlin in the waves and pursued it until he got it on the line.  It was some serious talent.

Getting the marlin on the line

The fin of the marlin



Stevie reeling the marlin

A fun part of the fishing trip was at the very end when we were pulling back into the harbor.  Pedro, the helper, took the leftover bait fish out of the tank and fed them to the pelicans and other birds.  Stevie and Chris tried too and nearly lost their fingers in their massive beaks!

 

 

Finally, when we got back to the dock, the captain asked us if we wanted any of the fish.  We asked for one of the dorado.  They then take it to a guy who fillets it right there for you, sticks it in a bag and off you go!  We knew that most restaurants would prepare the fish for you so we decided to take it back to our resort and have them cook it up.  It was a fantastic fish dinner - couldn't be any fresher!

That's our fish

Dinner!

That's someone else's marlin



Mahi mahi cooked two ways: blackened and grilled

Fresh fish for dinner.

 

Stroll on the beach after dinner

And a great sunset

 

Day 2 in Cabo

Stevie decided on our first full day there that he needed to buy a surf casting rod so he could fish anytime he wanted.  We walked into town to get a few groceries and a pole and to check out the local scene.  We walked by the famous Cabo Wabo, famous for its owner, Sammy Hagar.  We didn't see him around, although he's known to randomly perform on stage.

Have pole, will fish.

Anyone want to do a Nacho Libre impression???

Streets of Cabo

Street market

Happy Birthday, Cannon!

Believe it or not, my sweet first baby turned 13 today!  Happy birthday Cannon!

We asked Cannon for weeks what he wanted to do on his birthday but he was a bit indecisive, well he knew what he wanted to eat, but not what he wanted to do.  Which, come to think of it, may be a sign that he really is a teenage boy.

Licking the cake bowl after breakfast

 We started the day with biscuits and gravy and then had a scavenger hunt for his gifts. 

His stash of presents

All the clues he found

In the afternoon, since it was such a beautiful day, we went down to Kopachuck State Park and sat on the beach for a while soaking in the rays while the little guys played in the water.

 

That evening we were joined by our Okinawan friends, Jess, Ben and Claire Bailey.  They just moved to Washington 3 days ago so they came for dinner.  We enjoyed a yummy meals of ribs out of the deck topped off by red velvet cake.

Happy birthday to my sweet son!