Week Eleven- Cabo

March 15, 2020 Sun- Frank and Wendy made it up from Cabo just in time to walk to church. We treated them to Pork tacos for a snack afterwards. We decided to drive out to Balandra Beach so Frank and Wendy could see “the most beautiful beach in MX”. Unfortunately it was cloudy, cool, and breezy. We were all in jackets except Frank who said he was climitizing. LOL. We drove over to Telacote Beach where we had some amazing seafood. Frank’s shrimp looked outstanding. Bill had fried fish, I had shrimp tostada, and Wendy dined on chicken and mushroom fajitas. A nice walk down on the Malecon and ice cream rounded out the day.

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March 16, 2020 Monday- Up and down to the Malecon for breakfast at Terreza. A little walk around to see some shops but it was another holiday and things were closed. Packed up and then walked down to fish tacos. Frank really liked those. The drive to Cabo went quickly. Chatting along and looking out the windows. Frank took us to their condo after un-loading and we sat by the pool. Then off to the grocery store to get supplies. A two block walk to tacos for dinner. Nice el Pasor tacos. Yum. Starting to wonder about whether we will be able to get home in two weeks when we have flight reservations. Bill is all about a just wait and see approach while I am starting to wonder a little bit. No use in ruing our “last” two weeks here over it. Besides, why go home where everything is closed when we can stay here and enjoy all the is open!

March 17, 2020 Tues- St. Patrick’s Day! Bill and Frank had their green on. Our first trip into the “tourist” district and Marina. Bill and I were Both unimpressed. After hearing about Cabo for years we expected better. Both the Savickas and Lauers agree we would not come here again to stay. The crowds are down due to Corona Virus which is good. I can’t imagine the chaotic place this must be during a regular spring break. Everything is over priced and over sold. Hawkers every few steps. One even got nasty when I said we just wanted to be left alone. You cant see the beaches from “the strip”. Give me La Paz!! There’s a sealion at one end of the marina we got to see a gal feed. He was such a ham. Big animal. We did however have a nice visit at Hooligan’s Bar for St. Patty’s. Wendy and I got shamrock tattoos because we weren’t wearing green, we had free Pistachio and vodka pudding shots, had corned beef and the fixings for a late lunch with a Guinness chocolate cupcake for dessert. Wendy and I had giant pina colada. Yikes! Oh the calories in that one! We walked to a nice glass store where Wendy bought a couple of ornaments. Everyone was full and in need of nap by 4:30. Bill and I took a little walk to another grocery store for some exercise. La Comar has everything under the sun. Very nice and clean store.

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March 18, 2020 Wed. Moving day for Frank and Wendy. They came within walking distance of us if anyone should choose to do so. Frank and Wendy came over about 11:00 when they had to be out of their first condo. Check in time for their next one was 2:00. So we took a little walk, had some lunch at a great neighborhood joint and Wendy cut my hair. I was getting tired of putting it up everyday and it being on my neck when it wasn’t. So, off came three inches. I cooked spaghetti and garlic bread for dinner and Savicks brought the ice cream and caramel. Yum.

March 19, 2020 Thurs- Do you know the way to San Jose? It’s just north of Cabo and we took a nice ride up the coast to check it out. Turns out it is much nicer than Cabo itself. We all would have rather been staying up there. We walked the art district and Wendy bought a couple of ornaments. We had a nice lunch at the Baja Brew Co. Frank and Wen had a pulled pork sandwich and we ahd fish and chips. I hadn’t had fries for weeks and they tasted wonderful! After a little walk we found a french pastry joint that had the best chocolate cake with blackberry sauce on the bottom I have ever tasted. Yummo! We talked with many of the shop owners who are being affected by Covid-19. I feel bad that they have no customers. Their livelihood depends on tourism and there just isn’t any. Makes you wonder how long they can go on like that with no income. We got to see the Savickas condo, very nice. We walked back to our little house from there. 15 minutes. We received notice from STEP which is a State Dept. run deal for tourist that notifies you on all sorts of things. We got our get out of dodge warning. They said if we didn’t get out we could be left here indefinitely. So, at 10:30p.m. Frank and Wendy came over and we made a plan. We will all be heading out on the same flight on Sat morning. It will save us from having to get an Uber to get to the airport 35 minutes away. We have a six a.m. departure from the house set up.

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March 20, 2020 Fri- This morning was spent organizing gifts and packing up our bags. Not an easy task. I always buy too much stuff to take back home. Of course buying pottery does not help! Got all of that done and took a walk to the grocery store for some Lysol wipes and more hand sanitizer. Two stores had neither. Frank and Wendy were at our door upon returning. We walked some together and hit a place suggested to us by our land lord for lunch. We walked up and was surprised to find a huge place, packed. What great authentic food, and super service. Sure are going to miss all of this. Frank and Wendy stayed all afternoon. Just visiting. I went with Frank to buy an old license plate for his old car. All ready for morning departure.

March 21, 2020 Sat. Well, we are off to fly back the the U.S. not sure what we will be experiencing there but here we go. We were really ambivalent about leaving such nice weather, but the words infidelity really naw at me. If it was a month or so no big deal. But the idea of NOT being able to leave at all makes me nervous. So, off we go.