We arrived back to our house and found everything pretty well in order. Peg, Koby and Jonathan who watched the pool and yard had done a good job. Mom had come over and cleaned out the fridge and dusted the furniture. The dogs knew right away that they were home. I think they missed their big back yard. It didn't take them long to settle back into the old routine.
I got the pool cleaned up pretty quickly which was good since it was hot here. We did a little sorting and preparing to pack but mostly catching up with our friends and family. We didn’t contact any realtors as we were going to be gone for a couple weeks.
Two weeks after we got back from Puerto Vallarta, it was off to Mexico again. This time we went to the Baja. Mom and Dad had arranged for them, us and my two brothers, my sister and their families to go on a cruise with Lindblad Expeditions. It was called “Where the Desert Meets the Sea.” We were to meet the group at the Los Cabos airport on Saturday afternoon. Mom, Dad, Harold and I flew to Los Cabos on Wednesday and stayed 3 nights at the Park Royal Los Cabos condos. We rented a car, which I would highly recommend for anyone visiting Los Cabos.
We spent one morning looking around San Jose del Cabo which is where the condo is located. We did a little shopping, lounged by the pool and then headed to Cabo San Lucas. We walked around the harbor area looking at the fancy boats, stopped in a few shops and wandered around the upscale mall. The weather was beautiful so we enjoyed the walk. We saw a sign for a restaurant called Señor Sweets. I thought it was just an ice cream shop, but a sign offering 50% off all menu items drew us in. This is definitely not just an ice cream shop! They offered about 20 different flavors of gelato, probably about 10 varieites of sorbet and some incredible cakes and pies. Mom, Dad and Harold all had chocolate mousse cake and I had a scoop of lemon and a scoop of strawberry sorbet. It was all fabulous. One of the owners, David Wexler, came to our table to chat. The place had only been open 4 days. He told us the shop was his post-midlife crisis project, after retiring as a Beverly Hills attorney.
The next day, I wanted to take a boat ride to see the famous Los Cabos arches. There are a number of boat companies and we just picked one at random. We had a boat to ourselves. The driver was great. He took us to see the usual things – the Pacific window, the sea lion rocks, and of course the arch. Even though I don’t think he was supposed to, he took our boat right though the arch. You know, that arch isn’t nearly as wide as you might think! We did have a couple feet clearance on each side. We chose not to stop at the beach near the arch since the beach was crowded, and the water was cold. On the way back to the dock, we were admiring a huge yacht called the Tatoosh in the harbor. Our boat driver took us over for a close look at it and the cruise ship (Carnival Pride).
After the boat ride, we drove to the town of Todos Santos. There is a Hotel California there, which may or may not be the inspiration for the Eagles song. The souvenir shop across the street sure wants you to think it is!
Todos Santos was an interesting little town. We went into some shops and galleries. Later, as we were leaving, we realized there were more galleries in another area that we didn’t see.
We returned to San Jose del Cabo to go meet my brothers, sister and their families at the airport. My younger brother Tom, his wife Val and their two daughters arrived, as did my sister Mary and her two kids. My niece Erin arrived, but my brother Rick (Erin’s dad) and nephew Reed had missed the plane. We got all the newcomers loaded in a taxi van and headed to their hotel. We all met at their hotel, the Best Western, for dinner.
The next installment – the cruise.
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