JAN 22, Wednesday; Los Cabos
16* @ 6am; 30*in
pm, no wind!
Well,
we got another disappointment when we got here yesterday. I went to the office to find out how much
everyone had to pay only to find the prices had gone up from $392.month which
is what I was quoted last September to $500 since January first!? Imagine my shock when he told me; I pleaded
with him in the sense of fairness but he wouldn’t budge and told us only his
boss could change that so, today, Ed, Reg and I went to see him and pleaded our
case but he also wouldn’t budge saying that his hands were tied by the
Corporate Office in the USA. We asked
him if he would phone them and plead our case and he said he would and would
have an answer for us by tomorrow. We
are NOT holding our breath on that one....Very disappointing.
There
were a few disgruntle discussion this morning about some members of the group
wanting to leave in one week. The consensus
at the start was to stay here for at least a month but now we discover that one
has to be back in BC by the end of February and a couple of others have decided
to accompany him so he doesn’t travel alone.
I think after expressing their feelings, everyone came to term with it
so we continue on: some will leave in a week and some will stay for a
month. I definitely will NOT do this
again!!!
Anyway,
today we moved to the lower part so that everyone could have power and we could
be together; a caravan moved out this morning.
We spent the day setting up, doing the internet and just plain
relaxing. Jack and Reg went to the beach
and did some snorkeling and loved it.
Very hot today!!! We had HH at
Reg’s just because some of us were already sitting there. Jack and Mim decided to go out for dinner and
have lobster tail for $19.95 US at the hotel on our grounds so we went with
them. We had fun and good conversations
then George and Dorothy showed up as they also decided to eat out. Jack and Mim ended up buying us dinner to
thank us for bringing them down this far; extremely nice of them! We were in bed by 10 pm after sitting outside
for a while...still warm too!
JAN 23, Thursday; sightseeing
19*C at 6am;
32* C and no wind
Some
of the crew did some laundry this morning.
We took George and Dorothy with us and went to the glass factory. I was here in the early ‘90’s and the place
was very much smaller; now it is a big area with a huge show room. We ended up buying some little items for the
kids back home. We then drove to the
Malecon and walked the whole thing.
Things have changed here yet they haven’t. Still lots of vendors and restaurants but the
places have been cleaned up and now the whole area is very much cleaned up and beautiful. There was a mall under construction when we
were here last and it is now open so we went in to look around. We met Ed and Judy, Reg and Sharon having
lunch on the Malecon so we joined them.
Later we met Jack, Mim, Ross and Diane on the Malecon. We got some info on fishing and going to
“Land’s End” where the Arch is situated.
They only way to get there is by boat.
We left and stopped at Walmart to pick up a couple of items then Home
Depot to pick up a pair of work gloves for me.
We came home in time for HH. The
Park manager came over to let us know that the main office called and no
deal...we have to pay the full price so we’ve decided to pay a week at the time
and maybe leave earlier; after all, there is only so much one can do here and
the commodities are more expensive for what we are used in Mexico.
Val
cooked pork chops in a mushroom sauce, potatoes and fresh carrots direct from a
local garden.
JAN 24, Friday;
20* @ 8 am; mid
30’s
I
slept in this morning and it felt good! Had a coffee, shower then went to
Walmart to find an ATM and withdraw some Denero so that we can pay our rent
(1820 Pesos = 140 US) for a week. We’ve
all decided to pay them a week at the time and maybe leave earlier than planned
and spend more time in Todos Santos and Loreto.
The crew went to the beach today while we did our laundry and checked
our e-mail. We got one mail that
announced to us that our friend, Cathy, in San Carlos, had heart problems and
had to go to Tucson, Arizona, to the hospital where they put a heart monitor
in. The doctor told her that she had to
slow down and take it easy which will be a hard thing for her as she loves to
be active and busy. We called her and
talk to her husband Craig and gave them our best wishes and said we would be in
touch again.
We
went to Home Depot then to San Jose del Cabo to find the Vet and a
groomer. We had been given direction to
one Vet but we never found him so we ended up in San Jose Centro for lunch and
we made a call to Susan in San Felipe.
She gave us a number to call for a groomer and a vet’s name which we did
and made an appointment for Tucker’s haircut and he will also give us the
direction to the Vet that Susan recommended (he speaks good English). We drove back to Cabo and home and got there
in time for HH. Friends of Jack and Mim
showed up for HH and he gave us all kinds of new idea for around San Jose. The funny thing is that he owns a condo in
the same complex where I had mine. Once again,
we never made it to Costco. Reg and
Sharon gave us more movies to watch which we do in the evening. We had a nice breeze to keep the heat down
and it was cloudy most of the day.
JAN 25, Saturday; Los Cabos
17*C @ 6:30am;
32*C and humid in pm
Sat
out with my coffee and watched the sun come up (my morning routine). Reg came over to join me a bit later. Then it was shower time and toiletries. We picked up George and Dorothy and finally
made it to Costco where we bought too much as usual. There were a lot of snacks to taste then we
had a hot dog to supplement. Afterwards,
we went to MEGA store, a huge Mexican store much like Walmart but cheaper. After picking up what we needed, we came home
and put everything away. As I was
unloading the groceries, a bottle of tequila that I had just bought, rolled out
the back tailgate and smashed on the ground...I could have cried, what a
waste. It is HOT out there (30* and
humid so probably hotter); we have both A/C’s going which meant I had to start
the generator as the power wasn’t enough to support that much amperage! We had HH at the palapa where we made plans
for tomorrow and some discussion ensued about when to go to Todos Santos. We came home for dinner; roast chicken that
we bought at Costco covered in St-Hubert BBQ sauce and coleslaw salad. We watched a movie with Matt Damon called “We
bought a Zoo”; excellent movie! To bed
by 10 pm.
JAN 26, Sunday; To San Jose del Cabo
17*C @ 6 am; at
least 34*C with humidex
I
was up at 6 and Val at 7:30 am! We
showered and were on the road with the gang by 10 am to San Jose del Cabo. We parked in the old part and walked around
to look at the hotels and the stores. We
found the tequila tasting store and had a few samples; we ended buying a couple
bottles for ourselves. We walked a
couple of streets then went to SHOOTER’S Bar by the Town Square where we had
lunch. It used to be spelled S-HOOTERS
when we were her last. From here, we
walked back to our vehicles and drove to the NEW MARINA across the Bird
Sanctuary. They built a new bridge
across and the place was absolutely beautiful.
We walked around the Marina then went to watch the Dolphin’s show which
is just beside the Marina. It looked like
a lot of fun but unfortunately it was beyond our price range. We took lots of pictures then drove out. I got lost and we drove around until we got
oriented but that’s OK because we got to see the neighborhood. We came back to our site (14 KM away), read
and rested for a while then had HH.
Dinner
was left over chicken and potatoes then we watched a movie...KIDNAPPED!
JAN 27, Monday; Relaxing day
17*C @ 6 am; 29*C
in pm
I
was up early again this morning, just can’t sleep in!? Anyway, I took the laptop to the Palapa and
checked our mail and banking then had a shower and got ready. At 1 pm, we took George and Dorothy to Costco
for him to get his eyes checked out which turned out fine then we drove around
to look at things. The rest of the gang
went to the beach and some went to the glass factory to have a look. We stopped
for beer and tacos then came home in time for HH. Cooked fish for dinner then we went back out
to listen to George play his piano. Another
great day in Paradise.
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