Mexico

We decided to close out our week in Mexico with the Rhythms of the Night show, which a friend back home had recommended to us.

For today, we made a lazy day of it and went back to the malecón and did a bit more shopping.

Thanksgiving isn’t exactly a major holiday in Mexico, but we managed to find some ways to enjoy our traditions while away.

A friend who lives in the area recommended we visit the Vallarta Botanical Garden. We drove to the garden today. It did not disappoint.

We’ve rented a car for a few days to explore beyond the bounds of our resort for a bit.

It’s Thanksgiving Week. Lisa and I are taking a moment to ourselves and enjoying the warmth and sunshine that’s available a few hours’ flight to our south on Mexico’s Pacific Coast.

We wrapped up our time in Baja with three nights in San José del Cabo. While Cabo San Lucas (a 30-minute drive away) is the well-known resort destination and party city, San José del Cabo is a much calmer, artsy place. (Much more our speed, really.)

This morning, we departed Cabo Pulmo on our way to San José del Cabo. Along the way, we stopped at the scenic Cañón de la Zorra (Fox Canyon) for an afternoon hike.

After lunch in Todos Santos, we got back in the car and drove to the very, very quiet coastal village. Lisa had visited Cabo Pulmo some years ago and was eager to return. It was – as promised – very remote and almost entirely off the grid.

This morning, we had one last breakfast in Cabo and headed north to the historic/arts community of Todos Santos. Both of us had been here before and we were eager to make this part of our trip.

Yesterday, we wished for more sun and today … success! We booked a two-hour sunset cruise and it was … chef’s kiss … superb!

The plan was to find a nice trail or a sunny beach and go for a hike. Now … if you’ve followed this blog for long, you know that any post that starts with “the plan was” invariably leads somewhere else.

Most of us who live in the Pacific Northwest find that there’s eventually a time when you gotta get out of town and find some sun and warmth for a few days. Lisa and I hit that point recently and so we booked ourselves a trip to the Baja Peninsula in Mexico.