Cabo San Lucas

Summer got off to a great start with us getting the chance to hit the beach. My parents offered use of their timeshare week this year and to watch Abby while we had the chance to get away. While the excitement of going to Cabo to hit the beach and relax was great, in the pit of my stomach the thought of being apart from Abby for a week, in a foreign country, and for the first time was a bit sickening. But after much thought knowing that sometime we would have to cut the cord we decided that it would be good for all. For Grant and I to have some time and for Abby to get to spend some quality time with her Grandparents, who all live across the country and don't get to see her near enough.

In order for Abby to get to be with all of her grandparents my mom flew out here and braved the flight back with Abby to take her out to Utah and Wyoming. Watching Abby leave with Mom on the plane was probably that hardest part. They flew out of Branson, MO (which is about 2 hours away) so it was a sad, lonely drive back. In another post I will share Abby's adventures she had with her grandparents, but for this one I will share some highlights of the Cabo trip.

We traveled with some wonderful friends of ours, Jill and Ricky. What a blast it was to share the experience with some great people.

Just in case we forgot where we were, we decided to write a reminder in the sand, with a bit of artistic flair suggested by Jill.

Here is Ricky, Grant and I all sitting around the fire table at our resort. This particular night it was rather warm and there was no need for the fire, but on other nights it would get a little cool and we would enjoy relaxing by the fire. They would light the rocks in the center of the table and it was quite nice. Not to mention it was also happy hour!

Grant and I enjoying a moment on our sunset cruise, or should I say sunset sail. We got on this catamaran that took us out to see the Arch, then we sailed out in the Pacific Ocean and had a bite to eat on the boat.

Here we are proving that we did see the arch. This is at the very tip of the Baja California peninsula, and is a very prominent landmark if you ever go to Cabo. The only way to get to it though is by boat, and I guess we are at high tide in this picture, because there is apparently a beach somewhere under that water.

I'm enjoying a refreshing beverage for lunch when we drove to Todos Santos. We had a very nice lunch here at a place called Cafe Santa Fe where we had, what else?? Pizza and ravioli. A bit strange for Mexico, but it was really good!! Todos Santos was a little artsy town located about a weeks drive north of Cabo (ok, only about an hour and a half, but it was a long drive on roads that were under construction).

Here is Grant looking cool in Todos Santos.

Jill and I posing for a picture with the sailboat behind us at our resort. The resort was located on the Pacific side of the peninsula, and in the early mornings and evenings we would see some boats (or ships in some cases) pass by on their way into port in Cabo.

Jill and I trying to blend in with the locals.
Grant and Ricky following our lead. The nice couple that we took these pictures with seemed to always be hanging out in the lobby of our resort.

Breakfast on the beach (literally, notice the sand behind us) at a restaurant called "The Office". It had a very good, seemingly authentic Mexican style breakfast that we all enjoyed.

One of the 5 pools (or 7, or 8, we never got a straight answer) on our resort that seemed to just stretch on out to the Pacific Ocean.

Sunrise in Cabo, very pretty, even this early in the morning! This is an example of how traveling with friends was wonderful, while the boys would sleep in Jill and I got up to grab a cup of coffee then head down to the beach to catch the sunrise. Not a bad way to get the day off to a great start.

Again at sunrise, this was our last morning in Cabo. I can tell because the last day the boys humored us and went down to catch the show.

Getting my Abby fix. They did have wireless hot spots throughout the resort. My mom and Sue did a great job at sending updates about what Abby was up to which Grant and I were very thankful!

Jill and I hanging by another one of the pools at the resort. Very relaxing!

Grant and I relaxing at the pool. One thing that we decided we definitely wouldn't have been able to enjoy if Abby were with us on this trip! We really love our daughter, but she is always on the move!!
All in all a fantastic trip, great accommodation (Pueblo Bonito Sunset Beach), wonderful company, and a relaxing getaway.