Hola Segale
Travel-
I spent the weekend of Sep. 17-19 in Cabo San
Lucas, hosted by Pleasant Holidays/Distinguished
Resorts,
Barcelo Resorts and Terramar
(optional tours). It was a quick turn around but well-worth the
experience!
Half of the group was from Northern
California, half from So.Cal and a few from Texas-
totaling 60. I flew from SFO on
USAIR thru Phoenix
checked
bag for Mexico and Canada
charge for checking a bag even
though the routing was through Phoenix
to clear customs. USAIR was delayed
45 minutes from SFO. Then the flight from Phoenix
to Cabo was delayed for 3 long
hours. The gate agent did make an announcement every 15
minutes
even if it was to say to say that
there was no further update to report. Second FYI on USAIR, you won’t
find
Cabo San Lucas as the destination on the airport
monitors, you won’t find it under San Jose del Cabo.
It is listed as Los Cabos. Third FYI on USAIR, from SFO to
Phoenix (2 hrs) and Phoenix
there is beverage service only, no
complimentary snacks (peanuts or pretzels), no audio, no
video.
NOTHING.
NADA.
We arrived at the San Jose del Cabo
Airport, breezed through customs and transferred to
the Barcelo Los Cabos Palace Deluxe
(all-inclusive resort). A special dinner and menu had been
arranged
by the pool, followed by
entertainment (dancers with numerous costume changes and fire
dancers
who had to have several fire
extinguishers nearby!). It must have been almost 90 degrees even
after
the sun went down. During the
evening, twice they came around with chilled towels. Nice touch.
The property has only been open for
9 months (since Dec. 2009); 547 suites. The rooms had very
modern
décor with a Mexican flair, a flat
screen TV-which if you could figure it out, could be used as a
computer
with wireless free
internet.
After 7:30 am
breakfast (plenty of Mexican specialties even at breakfast), we had a 2-hr site
inspection of
the property (spa,
workout/gym, 5 restaurants, theatre, adult pool, family pool, different room
categories/views).
At 11:00 am-the group
went different directions. Some opted for a massage/manicure/pedicure/facial on
property.
Most went on the “Baja
Discover” which visited the quaint town of Todos Santos
made this town famous
as the home of the “Hotel California”. I was part of a small group of 13; we
took a
“speed boat” out to
Lover’s Beach. It’s the only beach in the world where you can see two oceans
within just
a few steps – the
Sea of Cortez and the Pacific
Ocean . We snorkeled at Santa Maria Beach
a floating platform
(hotdogs-so American, not so South of the Border!) We had 20 minutes to check
out
the vendors and shops
in Cabo. Arrived back to the hotel in time to check out the adult pool with
adult
beverages. Then it
was time to clean up and attend another dinner and
show.
Sunday morning I got
up and tested the treadmill for three miles, grabbed some breakfast, showered,
packed and
headed for the
airport. It took 20 minutes to get to the airport. At the Cabo Airport
was opened and
hand-searched. Get to the airport early and be prepared to watch the employees
work in slow
motion. Your carry-on
luggage is searched at the gate as you line up to board your
flight.
And that was my
weekend in Cabo!
Senorita Judy
T.
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