Layne's Blog: Cabo: Part 1

Oh Mexico, I miss you already!

On Thanksgiving day, Clint and I got up bright and early to head to the airport for our flight to Cabo. We decided to take advantage of the days off from work to get away from the icky rainy dreary weather in Seattle.

After a quick 4 hour flight (with a stop in San Diego where I thought Clint might flee the airport to be in his hometown), we arrived in Cabo, made it through Customs with a green light, rented a Jeep, and made our way to the condo. Once we got there, vacation was really setting in. The condo was better than we expected, the weather was perfect, and we had a whole week ahead of us to just relax and enjoy ourselves.

The owner of the condo had left me and Clint (or my husband) a welcome note with beer in the fridge. We cracked those open right away and enjoyed the sunset view from the balcony.

Once we were settled, we ventured out to get food and drinks for the week. It was great having our own car. Being just outside of Cabo we really couldn't walk anywhere, but with a car we were 5 minutes away from everything.

We found a little market down the street that the condo owners had suggested to pick up some homemade guacamole and tortillas which were delicious. We even went back for more later in the week. We also got a few things for breakfast and snacks, then headed to Costco for more essentials...beer, tequila, jumbo size hot sauce, and a 50 gallon tub of ice cream.

At this point we were starving (where are your samples, Mexican Costco?), so we grabbed something for dinner. We opted for the already prepared meatloaf and mashed potatoes since it was Thanksgiving and all, but looking back we should have gone with those chicken bakes that were calling my name. We got back to the condo, unloaded our goods, and sat down for a not so traditional (and not so good) Thanksgiving feast...oh well.

After a tiring day of travel, we curled up on the couch with our tub of ice cream and watched a couple episodes of Breaking Bad. Thank goodness for wifi and streaming Netflix!

loves his ice cream

After a great night's sleep (seriously the most comfortable bed I've slept in on vacation), we got up and made breakfast burritos. We took our time getting ready for the day, then headed into town. I had done some research to find out if anywhere would have the Apple Cup game playing, and found a couple bars downtown that would accommodate us.

Good morning Cabo!

self portrait before heading out

We drove into town, found some sketchy parking where we gave the "parking attendant" $5 (he was probably just some guy walking by), and found Tango Tango. It's a sports bar by the marina that specializes in cheap American food, but we were there for the carne asada tacos. We watched the beginning of the game and ate our lunch. When the Cougars pulled ahead 10-7, we decided to do some exploring and find another bar.

Apple Cup feast

We walked through town, being harassed to buy Mexican trinkets and prescription pills, and passing by some popular spring break drinking holes. We eventually landed at Happy Ending for some more Corona and hopefully to catch some more of the game.

pharmacies everywhere

Sammy's place

drinks at Happy Ending

Unfortunately they didn't have the channel the game was on, so we finished our drinks and headed to Desperado, one of the bars I found that would most likely have it on. We lucked out when we saw that they were playing it on every tv in the place, and there were about 10 other people there all wearing purple. We were also happy to see that we pulled ahead by 18 points! But that was the only high point...from there things just got worse and we drowned our sorrows with more cervezas. But who cares about a stupid game? We were in Mexico and you live in Pullman, gross.

As we made our way back to the car, we took a walk through the marina. The sun was setting, so everything looked so pretty. There are a few fun restaurants right on the water, but we were holding out for all-you-can-eat fish night at our condo's pool bar.

Unfortunately for Clint, there was only one person
in the place...and he was not topless.

pretty marina at sunset

ginormous lobsters

Back at the condo, we headed down to the pool for dinner. Twice a week, the bartender Pepe has dinner prepared. Fridays are fish night, where they prepare catch-of-the day fish tacos. So for only $8, we had all you can eat ahi tuna appetizers, fish tacos, crab legs, and beans and rice. Not too bad. The only catch is there are a lot of retired folks living there, so their idea of a fun Friday night is to talk the ears off of newcomers. Clint and I got stuck in some conversations before we could go back up to our room, but at least the food was delicious.