Our second week in Cabo San Lucas (March 10 – 17) was at the first timeshare I bought (1991). Its name then was just Pueblo Bonito, but to differentiate it from the two more Pueblo Bonitos built later (Rose and Sunset Beach), it is now nicknamed Blanco for its white paint. It seems very familiar now after 22 years. I wonder if we will be using it in its final year of 2019! We have a fixed week (no.10) there in junior suite 323, but this year we were moved two stories higher to 523. The lower floors were rented to Spring Breakers who often were noisy.
An advantage of Blanco is in its proximity to downtown and its many restaurants. Sunset Beach is so remote from town that there we had dinner every evening in one of its restaurants. While staying at Blanco his year we had one dinner at the Giggling Marlin. We do not need to go there again. Newly remodeled Romeo and Juliettas was better than ever. We often split an entree as portions were large.
From our balcony we had a clear views of Medano Bay and the ships which anchor there. Two cruise ships were in this day. On other days we saw huge yachts and even a Mexican Navy vessel. In the foreground is the resort’s pool. Medano Bay is great for swimming and other water sports. Wave runners are popular, as is parasailing.
Here is the literal land’s end as seen from the beach-side restaurant at Blanco.
Jo particularly enjoys watching the dessert Strawberries Flambe being prepared, so one night we had dinner at Baja Cantina on the beach at Cabo Villas where it is served. A single lady we met poolside at Blanco went with us to dinner. Here is an early step in its preparation as the ladies (below) looked on.
Now comes some flame to heat the sauce.
The eager eaters are digging in.
One day we went out in a Panga (24 ft. open boat) for whale watching. There were just 5 of us on the boat, so we could all see well. The whales were co-operative by putting on a show for about an hour. Jo is decked out with her life vest, and in the background is a large yacht.
The first area visited was Lover’s Beach where folks may spend the day if they can take the lack of shade that long. The other end of the beach fronts on the Pacific Ocean, where undertow and rogue waves can take swimmers out to sea. That part aptly is called Divorce Beach.
Near Lovers Beach is the arch and the very tip of the Baja Peninsula. Seals hang out on a low rock just to the right of the pinnacle on the left.
We saw several signs of whales, from blows when they come up to exhale and inhale to splashes from partial or full breaches (leaping out of the water). They are hard to capture on the usual digital camera due to (for me) slow reflexes) and the delay on most such cameras between pressing the shutter button and the shutter going off. Near the end it was clear that we were following two whales, perhaps a mother and a juvenile.
I think that we are looking at the tail on this fuzzy telephoto shot.
This one is just blowing.
I got lucky on this one! The boat at the right is the same as our Panga.
The show ended when the whales went back out to sea from Medano Bay.
Our favorite restaurant now is named Puerto San Lucas, formerly Galeon. The building sports a new paint job and elevator so patrons do not have to climb a steep and long set of stairs. It is located at the marina near the pier used by cruise ship passengers. We were told that there was no change of ownership nor chef.
The same pianist has been there for years, playing mainly easy jazz.
This is about as dressy as we get in Cabo
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