16 February 2012 -- San Jose del Cabo
Darlene actually thought we were coming on a four-week "vacation" when we boarded that early morning flight out of Boise back on the 29th of January. It is sort of a vacation, isn't it? Here we are in a marvelous place - Los Cabos, Mexico -- the SAFEST tourist spot in all of Mexico, and a place that we've enjoyed coming to every year since 2003. So why isn't it like a vacation to her? After all, she has her Kindle that's loaded with lots of books, plus she can buy and download new ones instantly. I've been very busy with my books and with activities promoting them. Yes, that's a good thing, but they have pulled away from our down time together.
These photos are of the sunrise on our last morning at the Playa Grande Resort in Cabo San Lucas. The one on the right is through our bedroom curtains (it's that artistic vein in me coming out again!) Not a bad view to wake up to each morning, is it?
So what's been going on since the last posting on the 4th? I watched the Super Bowl on Sunday evening the 5th with my brother Eric at his place, while his wife enjoyed a peaceful evening with Darlene at ours. I thought the Patriots would win; both teams struggled, and the Giants played great! This is a picture from our balcony at Grand Solmar, where we moved to on the 5th. It's on the same beach as Playa Grande, just two resorts south toward the absolute tip of the Baja California penisnula.
On Tuesday the 7th, the four of us had dinner, a Full Moon Dinner, at Hacienda del Mar along the Sea of Cortez. It was a great set-course meal with accompanying wines from a Chilean wine master who was at the hotel. We had a beautiful table right at the edge of the restaurant, so we could hear the waves rolling into shore, and the gorgeous moon that started out as a bright orange slowly turned white as it rose into the sky. The overall evening was fantastic as the weather was just beautiful, and the food and wine pairings were superb!
I had a great meeting on Wednesday the 8th with the PR Director for the local government here about using my book Missing in Mexico as an item in the gift bags for the G20 Conference attendees here in June. The book is set right here in San Jose del Cabo, and it's the #1 TOP RATED Kindle book in Amazon's Mexican Travel category, so the PR people LIKE the book. Fingers are crossed!
We went to Art Walk in San Jose again on Thursday the 9th -- this time with my brother and his wife. She bought a few items, including a small piece of Mata Ortiz pottery. She bought one here last year also. After our walking around, we had dinner at Baan Thai (our second time for dinner there this trip) -- ooh, the Tom-Yum soup was so good. It's 5-star rating for spiciness is well deserved, but it is so delicious. Darlene had Pad Thai and I had Shrimp and Pineapple Curry. Yummy!!!
Eric and Kathe had to leave on Saturday, so Friday was our last day to see them. We met for lunch at Solomon's Landing, and had what seems to be our traditional table for lunch. The wives had iced tea in huge glasses that would hold killer margaritas. After stuffing ourselves on great food and saying our goodbyes (at least "hasta luego" since we'll see them in San Diego in May), they headed back to their condo and we walked down to Puerto Paraiso (the main mall).
Sunday the 12th was moving day again -- this time up to San Jose del Cabo. But before we left Cabo San Lucas, we did see a Disney ship pulling out of the marina and past us on the Pacific side heading back toward San Diego or Los Angeles. The close-up photo showed lots of people on the top deck enjoying their last look at those of us lucky enough to still be in Cabo. I was surprised that the ship was heading out of port so early in the day; most ships leave around 5 PM, but this one was heading out around 1 PM.
We are here in Cabo every year for Valentine's Day now that we spend four weeks a year here starting at the end of January or the first of February. That's okay except that it requires a little more planning ahead. Yikes -- that's not something that we guys do very well at times! Anyway, I did buy a nice card before we left home (since I didn't know if I'd find an English card here). Here is the red blown glass heart and stand that I got for Darlene; it's from Baja Blown Glass here in San Jose del Cabo -- she likes it!!!
Yesterday the 15th we went into town and bought a beautiful print at Galeria de Ida Victoria. I'll go into town tonight for Art Walk and take a picture of it and then post that picture. It is a giclee print from an original oil that Ida painted called "Woman from Chiapas," or at least I think that's the name. This piece of art will take on a new focal point in our living room replacing a print that we've had for 20+ years.
Sorry I've been so busy in Cabo -- it's a great place to be busy AND be on vacation!
Hasta luego.
Darlene actually thought we were coming on a four-week "vacation" when we boarded that early morning flight out of Boise back on the 29th of January. It is sort of a vacation, isn't it? Here we are in a marvelous place - Los Cabos, Mexico -- the SAFEST tourist spot in all of Mexico, and a place that we've enjoyed coming to every year since 2003. So why isn't it like a vacation to her? After all, she has her Kindle that's loaded with lots of books, plus she can buy and download new ones instantly. I've been very busy with my books and with activities promoting them. Yes, that's a good thing, but they have pulled away from our down time together.
These photos are of the sunrise on our last morning at the Playa Grande Resort in Cabo San Lucas. The one on the right is through our bedroom curtains (it's that artistic vein in me coming out again!) Not a bad view to wake up to each morning, is it?
On Tuesday the 7th, the four of us had dinner, a Full Moon Dinner, at Hacienda del Mar along the Sea of Cortez. It was a great set-course meal with accompanying wines from a Chilean wine master who was at the hotel. We had a beautiful table right at the edge of the restaurant, so we could hear the waves rolling into shore, and the gorgeous moon that started out as a bright orange slowly turned white as it rose into the sky. The overall evening was fantastic as the weather was just beautiful, and the food and wine pairings were superb!I had a great meeting on Wednesday the 8th with the PR Director for the local government here about using my book Missing in Mexico as an item in the gift bags for the G20 Conference attendees here in June. The book is set right here in San Jose del Cabo, and it's the #1 TOP RATED Kindle book in Amazon's Mexican Travel category, so the PR people LIKE the book. Fingers are crossed!
We went to Art Walk in San Jose again on Thursday the 9th -- this time with my brother and his wife. She bought a few items, including a small piece of Mata Ortiz pottery. She bought one here last year also. After our walking around, we had dinner at Baan Thai (our second time for dinner there this trip) -- ooh, the Tom-Yum soup was so good. It's 5-star rating for spiciness is well deserved, but it is so delicious. Darlene had Pad Thai and I had Shrimp and Pineapple Curry. Yummy!!!
Yesterday the 15th we went into town and bought a beautiful print at Galeria de Ida Victoria. I'll go into town tonight for Art Walk and take a picture of it and then post that picture. It is a giclee print from an original oil that Ida painted called "Woman from Chiapas," or at least I think that's the name. This piece of art will take on a new focal point in our living room replacing a print that we've had for 20+ years.
Sorry I've been so busy in Cabo -- it's a great place to be busy AND be on vacation!
Hasta luego.
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