Los Cabos, Mexico

Well, here I am on vacation. This is a relatively unusual occurance (our last vacation was eleven years ago) and I'm reveling in the opportunity! We got bumped on a flight from a work trip last June, which gave us two free tickets to wherever Alaska flies, then my wonderful, amazing sister Sarah offered to watch our kids if we could go during spring break when hers were off. We had only about 5 weeks to plan the whole deal, and would you believe the only warm place Alaska flies that would take our ticket during spring break was Los Cabos, Mexico??? So with a rush to get passports and a million other details, it became obvious this trip was a God thing.
So, we watch the sun rise over the Sea of Cortez, lay in the sun by the pool/ ocean, and two days ago during lunch we saw a whale cavorting with her calf. She jumped out of the water at least nine times. It was spectacular! We went on sunset dinner cruise, compliments of the resort, on which we saw Lands' End, the window to the Pacific, and more whales. Then we watched Mexican dancers and had an amazing meal.
Yesterday we went to Cabos San Lucas on the bus, about 20 miles, with many stops, and part of it we were standing. I had just put on suntan lotion, so I was having trouble holding on. What an interesting experience that was. The resort helped us get these tickets to go on a large catamaran for a three hour tour that included a stop for snorkeling, lunch, and sea kayaking. This was very cool.
Afterward, we did the souvenier thing, still trying to learn how it all works. Tony especially disliked this part, as its tough to figure the dollar/ peso conversion while dickering, and wondering if these poor people are getting enough to stay alive. I learned to treat it like a game, and thought it was kind of fun. We ate dinner in yet another ristorante with one wall and barely a roof, but the food was decent. I must go, so I'll tell you more later.