Cabo San Lucas to La Paz

We arrived in Cabo San Lucas to be greated by a beautiful sunrise and gorgeous rocky gliffs. After fueling and docking, we did what anyone would do who were deprived of civilization for a week. We sought out food and drinks.

We made land! Lunch at Senor Frog's

Mom and Da weren't sceduled to arrive for a couple of hours, so Justin and I set out to do errands and laundry. The laundry facilities just happened to be beside a pool with WiFi. Not too shabby!

We got to meet Allyson's Aunt Steph and Uncle Dave, who went out of their way and really made our time in Cabo San Lucas special. They took us on a tour of parts of the town we wouldn't have been able to see otherwise. My parents sat in the cab of truck with Dave and Steph, while the youngings (Justin, Allyson, Steve, and I ) sat in the box as per Mexican "tradition." Dave and Steph also took us to Walmart for supplies, which cut down significantly on our prep times. They also had us over for a lovely dinner. We couldn't be more grateful for their generosity to fellow Maritimers.

One truck and eight people, no worries. Best way to see Mexico right here.

Our lovely dinner at Dave and Steph's

The next day, we introduced Mom and Da to sailing.

Mom and Da's first sail on Just Dreaming

The Captain at the helm with his first mate

Mom and I up on the bow

Leaving Cabo San Lucas

Da at the helm at we leave Cabo

Mexico didn't let us down and provided lovely sunsets for Mom and Da

Sunset

After we exposed Mom and Da to a night voyage (yes thay did night shifts). We put anchor down in Cabo Los Frailes. Justin went snorkeling while I relaxed with my parents. Mom and Da treated us to a lovely dinner on the boat. We caught up on sleep and spent the next morning on the beach.

Beach in Los Frailes

We set out for another 24 hour stint of sailing. This time we had 20 knots of wind and we were pounding into the waves, which was a bit more exciting than my parents had anticipated. But they were troopers.

Da helping Justin take the dingy motor off the dingy and store it away before we set sail

If we're up on deck, Vada is up on deck

We then made anchor just outside of La Paz in a little bay off an Island called Isla del Espiritu Santos, which is part of the national parks system in Mexico. We made several trips to shore the night and next morning, either via kayak or dingy.