It has been a year at this point, but in the middle of the gray that is the Seattle in March our family took off for the sun in Cabo San Lucas. After more snow, rain and cold than we are used to around the Seattle it was a much needed escape. Much like our prior trip to Mexico in 2019, we booked a stay at a resort outside of the main downtown. This time we found a deal to stay in one of the mountain villas at the Pueblo Bonito Resort right on the tip of Baja California. It was the perfect combination of inclusive resort and private house rental.

Our first night there we had dinner at the Market, a food hall at the resort. Then the next morning we drove to the Walmart (my first time driving in another country!) for our groceries. We spent the trip choosing between when we wanted to use the resorts pools and restaurants, and when we just wanted it to have family time at the house. Dom spent as much time as possible in a pool or hot tub, we took two trips into downtown Cabo, and went on an AVT adventure as well.

March 6th – 9th:

In the mornings we could see boats in the Pacific Ocean tracking the whales. At times we could see the whales break the surface from our balcony.  In addition to checking out the “kids pool” with swim up bar, Mom and Dad had a date night without leaving the resort. We had a fabulous dinner at  LaFrida Restaurant. It was high-end authentic Mexican food and some very good Margaritas.

March  10th:

We had our first big adventure away from the resort! We went into downtown Cabo for the AvoCabo Food tour. There was more than enough food to try and we left with a few favorite places to eat. Never a fan of Mole I was converted with the version at El Burro Loco.

March 11th – 13th:

We spent the next few days building with legos, eating at the 50s diner at the Market, and testing out the resorts main pool right on the beach. On the West side of Baja California the beach is not safe for swimming, so we were not able to go into the water but watching the massive waves from the beach was very cool. We stood looking out at the ocean and thought about the fact that at that point of land there is nothing between us at the Antarctic but water.

March 14th:

A week into our trip we spent the day at Wild Canyon Adventures. It is a adventure park East of downtown. We went on an ATV drive through the dunes and down to the beach along the the Gulf of Baja California. It was Dom’s second ATV adventure and for the most part he liked it. He did say that a few times that while driving around the canyon Chris drove too fast. The rocks at the beach however were worth it for him, and he even did okay as we returned to the starting point by driving over a massive suspension bridge.

After the AVT adventure we had lunch then Chris and Dom went to hang out at the water park while did my first zipline course. It included 8 different lines crossing back and forth alone the canyon. Parts where a bit scary and a few times one of the guides had to go with me across, but it was awesome. The whole time at Wild Canyon was fun, and they had a photographer that followed the tours around to take photos so we ended up with a ton in the end.

March 15th & 16th:

After a whole day out adventuring we spent the next day sitting by the pool. Dom wanted to play at the kids pool, so we had some lunch there and he managed to make a few friends in the water. For dinner we tried another of the onsite restaurants, The Bistro. The next day we returned to downtown Cabo. We walked along the marina, had some brunch, and got a Margarita to go. In addition to having a Mariachi band play for us we also saw a puffer fish swimming in the marina and some very cool murals.

March 17th :

Our last day in Mexico. Dom and I went down to the beach to play in the sand for a while, then we all had to go get COVID tests for entry back into the U.S.A.. That night we had milkshakes and drinks at the 50s cafe before dinner then ate at the sports bar. It was full with people celebrating both March Madness and St. Patrick’s day.