Cabo San Lucas & San Jose del Cabo
Alter sailing in more northern waters all night long, we reached Finisterra, the End of Land. Cabo San Lucas! Originally, hundreds of years ago, Cabo San Lucas was an obligatory stop for the returning Manila galleons, loaded with all types of goods from China and the Moluccas: spices, silk, tea, sandalwood, ivory and candies, those small pieces of sugar that made everybody happy. The first ship to make the shorter, easier trip from Manila to Acapulco, via de long northerly Japan current, was the San Lucas, and the name was given to this place as such.
Today it is a tourist center, with all kinds of fun, from sailing to bill fishing. We left our ship immediately after breakfast, and one group went to snorkel to Pelican Rock, where a good number of colorful tropical and temperate fish were seen, as well as a series of invertebrates. The other group boarded buses and was taken to San Jose del Cabo, the old, original town, where again the group was divided, with one group visiting the estuary and birding, the other group shopping and visiting the old town, especially the old mission, built in 1730. This mission is in perfect condition, and is the important center for Christianity in the town.
By midday we left the town, and sailed east, then north, into the Gulf of California. En route we saw some humpback whales during their mating efforts, males fighting each other, and females with calves. Breaching was obsereved quite a bit!
And on we sailed all afternoon and night...
Alter sailing in more northern waters all night long, we reached Finisterra, the End of Land. Cabo San Lucas! Originally, hundreds of years ago, Cabo San Lucas was an obligatory stop for the returning Manila galleons, loaded with all types of goods from China and the Moluccas: spices, silk, tea, sandalwood, ivory and candies, those small pieces of sugar that made everybody happy. The first ship to make the shorter, easier trip from Manila to Acapulco, via de long northerly Japan current, was the San Lucas, and the name was given to this place as such.
Today it is a tourist center, with all kinds of fun, from sailing to bill fishing. We left our ship immediately after breakfast, and one group went to snorkel to Pelican Rock, where a good number of colorful tropical and temperate fish were seen, as well as a series of invertebrates. The other group boarded buses and was taken to San Jose del Cabo, the old, original town, where again the group was divided, with one group visiting the estuary and birding, the other group shopping and visiting the old town, especially the old mission, built in 1730. This mission is in perfect condition, and is the important center for Christianity in the town.
By midday we left the town, and sailed east, then north, into the Gulf of California. En route we saw some humpback whales during their mating efforts, males fighting each other, and females with calves. Breaching was obsereved quite a bit!
And on we sailed all afternoon and night...
