Cabo Wabo

We recently spent a week in Cabo San Lucas on a family vacation.  It was a much needed vacation as I got to relax on the beach, read my book and get a massage in the spa.  On the downside it was on the chilly side from Saturday through Wednesday and then warmed back up to 80 degrees for Thursday and Friday.  We ended up with two gorgeous days.  At least the sun was out on the other cooler days. 

Andy and I getting some sun on one of the warmer days.

The story of my week: Relaxation!

Besides relaxing we did one adventure: deep sea fishing. 

Deep Sea Fishing
I was really looking forward to this adventure as it was something I had never done before.  Plus it would be a day to get out and about to switch things up a bit.  The day started at 6am where all eight of us met at the marina.  That was rough getting up at 5:30 in the morning.  It took 45 minutes to jet out to the fishing spot and immediately the fisherman spotted marlin so we started trolling.  Within minutes I started sweating a lot followed by me running to the bathroom where I vomited up my breakfast.  Not FUN!  I initially thought this was good cuz once I get it out I will be good to go for the rest of the day.  WRONG!  I vomited constantly for the next 4+ hours.  I have never been sea sick before and I definitely never felt this awful in my life.  I would rather live through the worst hangover ever than get sea sick again.  All I could do was crawl back to the bench in the cabin and curl up in the fetal position while I concentrated on anything but the motion of the boat.  This was interrupted periodically while I ran to the bathroom to puke again.  Others got sick on the boat too, but I was in the worse shape out of the eight of us.  Some were just nauseous and others puked too, but could still function.  Not me, I could not function at all.  I was lucky the group were catching fish like crazy.  So much that we had to go in early because nobody was left to help reel in the fish.  Of the people not sick, they were now too tired and sore to continue reeling these fish in.  I was so happy we were not out there for eight hours.  I could not handle it.  Here are photos of the fish they caught that day.  Unfortunately I did not reel in one fish and I never saw anybody reel in a fish since I spent my time going from the bathroom and the bench.

On the ride out to our fishing spot.  I was still functional here.

Beautiful ride out.

Here is a photo of Matt reeling in one of the Marlins.  Can you see the fish jumping up out of the water?

Here is one of the blue striped Marlin the guys brought in.

They caught two marlin and fifteen tuna.  The marlin were tossed back and we kept three of the tuna and took them back to the resort and had the chef cook up the tuna.  It was the best tuna I had ever had.  So fresh and so yummy.  The chef did a sashimi, ceviche and cooked tuna steaks two different ways. 

On the way back in there were these sea lions that hopped on the back of the boat and were begging for fish.  It was super cute.  I was starting to feel a little better at this point because we were out of the ocean and back in the bay where the water was more calm.

Here is Andy and I on the boat when I started to feel better right before we got back on land.

I had a rough day at this point.

Shopping and Going Out
Following my sea sickness I was not up for any other adventures that I know Andy wanted to do.  He wanted to go whale watching and others wanted to go on a sun set cruise.  Neither sounded fun to me.  I had no intention of getting on another boat the rest of the week.  Instead of being adventurous I went back to being lazy on the beach and doing a little shopping. 

Me relaxing as I watched the Mexican salesman go up and down the beach hawking their items.

I definitely enjoyed the Mexico way of shopping by laying on my lounge chair while the Mexicans came by to sell me stuff.  I never had to leave my chair.  Some find this annoying, and yes I did once in a while, but I didn't let it bother me.  They have to make a living too and it was perfect for me to shop.  I ended up with a wooden bowl that was hand painted to put on our kitchen table as a centerpiece.

Since we were at an all-inclusive resort we mainly stayed there and ate and drank.  One night we did go out for dinner and drinks.

Andy and I all dolled up and ready to go.

It was a nice vacation, but I was more than happy to return home to our fur babies.  We do not have any vacations currently planned so it might just be a quiet 2013.

Sushi happy hour at the resort before heading to dinner.