Cabo San Lucas
Today was our first visit to a city in Mexico after many stops on deserted beaches and uninhabited islands. The small fishing village that “Cabo” used to be has exploded during the past 20 years into a sprawling collection of hotels, restaurants, fast food, and shopping opportunities. One part of the cape that has stood the test of time, in human terms if not geologic, are Friars Rocks. John Steinbeck in The Log of the Sea of Cortez, written with Ed Ricketts described the Friars as “a fitting Land’s End, standing against the sea, the end of a thousand miles peninsula and mountain.”
Our morning spent in Cabo San Lucas was actually spent away from town either birding near the eastern town of San Jose Del Cabo, or snorkeling at one of the many white sand beaches east of Cabo San Lucas. The birding was great with dozens of species spotted; the snorkeling was also enjoyed in the warm water surrounded by many types of fish.
The afternoon was spent at sea making our way around the southern portion of the peninsula and for the first time on our trip, heading northward into the Gulf of California—also called the Sea of Cortez.
Today was our first visit to a city in Mexico after many stops on deserted beaches and uninhabited islands. The small fishing village that “Cabo” used to be has exploded during the past 20 years into a sprawling collection of hotels, restaurants, fast food, and shopping opportunities. One part of the cape that has stood the test of time, in human terms if not geologic, are Friars Rocks. John Steinbeck in The Log of the Sea of Cortez, written with Ed Ricketts described the Friars as “a fitting Land’s End, standing against the sea, the end of a thousand miles peninsula and mountain.”
Our morning spent in Cabo San Lucas was actually spent away from town either birding near the eastern town of San Jose Del Cabo, or snorkeling at one of the many white sand beaches east of Cabo San Lucas. The birding was great with dozens of species spotted; the snorkeling was also enjoyed in the warm water surrounded by many types of fish.
The afternoon was spent at sea making our way around the southern portion of the peninsula and for the first time on our trip, heading northward into the Gulf of California—also called the Sea of Cortez.
