Lands End Beaches

Cabo San Lucas, Mexico

Cabo, as the locals call it, is at the end of a one thousand mile long peninsula created by an earthquake, long ago, separating Baja California from mainland Mexico and creating the sea of Cortez bewteen Baja California and mainland Mexico. Our cruise sailed from San Diego down the Pacific coast of Baja California to Cabo, our first port of call.

Cabo is a small centre whose economy is focused mainly on tourism. The beaches are spectacular and there is a wide array of water sport activities available. Deep sea fishing, parasailing, sea-do rentals, glass bottom boat tours bookings can be made at kioks right at the port.

Jan and I simply walked around the village and along the port boardwalk. We were regularly attacked by smiling pseudo-helpful timeshare salespeople pretending to be tourist representatives. "Can I help you? Do you need directions? Let me give you a map."

Then they would try to pursuade us to attend a timeshare presentation, offering all the regular inducements. "Just for visiting you'll get a $150 cash. Oh, you already own a timeshare... make that $200 cash." We resisted.

The setting is beautiful and the beaches terrific. But, if we were going for a beach holiday we'd go to Maui.