March 3, 2015

Cabo Activites.

While I was in Cabo recently, we ended up doing a lot of fun activities that I would recommend to anyone. I thought I’d share them all since people have been asking me what places we booked for the other adventure lovers out there!

We used Eco Tours for an awesome day snorkel trip and also an amazing sunset catamaran cruise (see below).

The sunset cruise! We liked Eco Tours because they are all open bar with fun music but not too crazy. We heard a lot about other boats that were a bit more Spring Break style.

Sunset Catamaran views.

Pesos – are they necessary? Nope! We got some for safety measures and used them but you can use American dollars pretty much everywhere. Be weary of the ATM’s! A few people used them and ended up with some credit card fraud after the fact.

The most popular restaurant in Cabo is most likely The Office. It’s colorful, festive, and fun! We came here for dinner and margarita’s where we were front and center by the stage. They played games with guests, walked around pouring tequila shots, and did dances.

One of the entertainment acts at the Office.

We rented a villa, so for good easy fun we hung out on the patio catching up and making drinks together. A good resort for this is Villa la Estancia.

We were also on the beach front area where all of the activities were. We took full advantage of these. Renting jet skis ran us $40 and was one of my favorite things we did! We rode up to the famous arches and by lover’s beach. We also jumped off the skis to swim and just bobbed along in the ocean. You have to be careful to not cross to the other side of the arches because the tides are dangerous so make sure to listen to the safety tips from the place you rent from. There are some serious tips to take note of but not to be scared of.

Water taxi’s. We took these to the harbor and to the day party @ Mango Deck where we spotted reality tv stars and overall was the most interesting people watching.

The sunsets were beyond beautiful along the beach!

The swim up pool bars were over priced but very convenient and the pool felt so nice!

There’s something about a poolside pina colada.

We rented paddle boards and loaded a bunch of us on to the boards. We tried yoga and just laughed a ton trying to balance with so many people on the boards.

Trying yoga on the paddle boards.

Underwater tea parties. We were lucky because we could swim in the ocean where we were but some places the tide is too strong so if you love the ocean like us make sure you research where you will be staying and the ocean tides!

We did a snorkel boat ride which was awesome.

On the snorkel catamaran (also ecotours), we saw tons of Humpback whales! This baby was really putting on a show jumping and twirling around.

We had a blast and really tried a ton of activities!

I’m headed to another exciting bachelorette party this weekend in Santa Barbara so I will make sure to post lots when I get back! You can follow along on instagram for live postings.

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February 17, 2015

Cabo Beautiful Blues.

Since I’d never been to Cabo, there was so much for me to take in. I loved the options pool, hot tub, and ocean. All of which I took full advantage of. With views like this, how can you say no?! Even just walking by made me want to jump in any body of water. The blues are so enticing, it would have been extremely hard to not enjoy being waterfront in Cabo.

I ate tacos of the above kind for just about every meal. We stayed at La Villa la Estancia which was not all inclusive but we had a full kitchen to cook as we pleased.

We went snorkeling although, jumping off the boat with more fun than fish watching because we didn’t see too many.

It was prime time whale season so we got quite the show by some humpback whales!

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Tagged beautiful, cabo, hot tub, humpback whales, mexico, ocean, photography, places to see, pool, snorkel, tacos, travel
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February 11, 2015

Tequila Sunrise.

Last weekend I spent four sun and fun filled days in Cabo with a large group of girlfriends celebrating a great friend, Lacey’s, bachelorette. We laughed, we explored, we had a few drinks or more, and saw the land and water that makes up Cabo San Lucas. It’s amazing how this town has forged through the massive hurricane that hit over the summer and continues to host tourists day after day. My taxi driver from the airport to the hotel was telling me some unbelievable stories about the storm and what he himself and the community endured. He huddled over his wife and kids as the roof was ripped right off of his home. Luckily, the walls were made of concrete and were able to withstand the winds. Even the airport was highly damaged but the community didn’t let tourism get affected and continued to let people come from afar after the storm while they were mending their homeland. He said the community called themselves the “unstoppables” because of the strength it took for these people to rebuild their lives and homes. So often we go on vacation unaware of the history or hardships that have hit these foreign places not realizing even further how incredible the people are to have gone through such an event and still be so happy. I had such gratitude for Cabo while there and it’s definitely a place that should be on your vacation list if you like the beach!