Cabo links for info

People who have had and report on bad experiences in Mexico.
http://mexicovacationawareness.com/mexicostory.html

http://fulano.info/wordpress/

Drive to Cabo

Border Mex Insurance
insurance coverage info
$395 6 months

Tourist Card Info

day one. to St. George Utah. 806 miles. 12 hours.
Day 2. St George
Fairfield Inn St George. booked. done.  1/30/14-2/1/14

Day 3 Drive to San Diego 2/1/14  . 456 miles. 6 hrs 36 min.
http://www.laquintasandiegochulavista.com/
booked. done.

Day 4 Drive to Guerrero Negro. 461 miles, 8 hrs 45 min
Day 5 Drive to Cabo. 574 miles, 10 hrs 38min

OR Day 4 Drive to San Ignacio, 548 miles, 10 hrs 18 min , day 5:484 miles, 9 hrs
www.ignaciosprings.com
http://sanignaciobcs.com/smallhotels.html
http://www.casaleree.com/


OR Day 4 drive to Santa Rosalia, 592 miles-11 hrs 6 min..day 5- 438 miles, 8 hrs to cabo
Hotel El morro
http://mulege.org/

Driving insider tips
all about baja
http://www.bajainsider.com/driving-baja/firsttimemexicodriving.htm#.UryaQ7RRggp
Pet Friendly insiders.. old but might be valid and helpful
Pet Friendly Hotels
more recent pet friendly hotel link
more info about crossing and driving tips
more crossing info at ikitesurf

Guerrero Negro
Hotel List 

Mama Espinosas - 40 mi s of san quintin

Mazatlan 2013

Restaurants

Dinner:
El Mirador - The lookout.
This is the one you see when the fishing boat is leaving up high on the cliff.

El Tunel - Across the street from the theater on Carnavale

Topolo - on Constitucion. past the plaza

El Aljibe de S Pedro Constitucion 710

This photo of El Aljibe de S. Pedro is courtesy of TripAdvisor


breakfast:
Copa de Leche  1220 Olas Altas

Molika Bakery  1503 Belisario Dominguez

Te Amo Lucy (open b,l,d) - um, has been closed. Reopening the 15th.

Lunch:
Diego's
Molika Bakery  1503 Belisario Dominguez
El Bigotes Carnitas near Mega Grocery Street

This photo of El Bigotes Carnitas el Camino is courtesy of TripAdvisor


Things to do:
Juarez Flea Market- SUNDAY only
Salsa and Salsa Cooking
oh hell no.  dancing.



Cabo Cooking class

cabo san lucas yoga etc

Shanti Yoga- Los Cabos
Friday Hotel Dreams Los Cabos- on the beach yoga 10am


Prana del Mar
yoga/surf retreats

Uma Yoga Sanctuary which is run by Cristina Ponce and located on the 2nd floor at Plaza Ejidal (Local 13, Planta Alta), on the corner of Av. Lopez Mateos and Morelos

Cabo Car rental

Cabo Car Rental
avis $260-400 for 10/31-11/11

pricing standard- expedia
alamo $208
Thrifty $265
Dollar $259
Europcar $375
Payless $242

Advantage Rent a car
ch 300 $378
charger $364 ... $291 until 11/9 - only drop off at SJD :(

Budget
premium (camry) $285 10/31-11/9

Dominic- highly recommended on TA

Avis:
Can dropoff at PB ROSE
$336 for intermediate or 78,500 points on FIB

Cabo 10-31-12

Driving up the coast to Cerritos Beach at km 65
  At km 69 is Art & Beer
Cafe Santa fe on street perpendicular to the church in TS.. half a block on the right.
Playa Las Palmas at km 57

Playa los Cerritos km 54 , really, the cerritos site says 65.

Mario Surf School at Cerritos $20/day board rental

Beaches and the km markers

Dia de los muertos
The 'altar' is the most representative part of the traditional celebration of the Day of the Death. Its purpose is to act as a beacon for the souls of the those who've departed and who journey back into the realm of the living on the eve of November 2nd. It is customary to include everyday objects that were part of the lives of the relatives beings honored as part of these altars, also called offerings-ofrendas.
The elements of the altar represent the four elements in nature.
Earth represented by the flowers and fruits.
Wind represented by the tablecloths and the cut out tissue paper – papel picado.
Fire represented by the candles.
Water represented by itself.

Gringo Gazette need sub

tuna jackpot

Art Cabo in San Jose during November- Thurs eve's 5-9

Paddle Board competition in SJ

Recommendations
Stop LIght Restaurant
Maria Del Rosario - massage  chayito-uribe@yahoo.com
Cabo Pulmo Reef
Waterfalls in Santiago
Desperados Nachos- across from mall?

Vitrofusion Glass Blowing 

Sancho Panza restaurant
Taco Gardenias past the mall
Mariscos las Tres Islas --Head North on Narcisco Mendoza & on the left between Ave Revolution de 1910 & Venustania Carrunca
Los Tres Gallos.. on 20 de Novembre  at Leona Vicario

Dreams km 20ish

Playa el tule. Surf rental. Public beach at km 16

Mama's Sauces. Top right for magic jam

Termino medio - over easy

Saturday Breakfast at Mama's.

yoga- Cabo

Shanti Yoga

SATURDAY
Resort Playa Grande: Yoga on the BEACH!!! Hatha/Ashtanga 8:00 to 9:00 am - Drop in class $12 USD
Ami Holistic Center: Hatha/Ashtanga 11:30 to 1:00 pm - Drop in class $10 USD
(Corner of Miguel Hidalgo and 12 Octobre) 624-138-8125

SUNDAY
Hotel Zoetry Casa del Mar: On the BEACH!!! Hatha/Ashtanga 8:00 to 9:00 am - Drop in class $15 USD

	MONDAY Resort Playa Grande:Hatha/Ashtanga 9:30 to 10:30 - Drop in class $12 USD Ami Holistic Center: Hatha/Ashtanga 6:30 to 7:30 pm - Drop in class $10 USD TUESDAY Resort Playa Grande: Yoga on the BEACH!!! Hatha/Ashtanga 8:00 to 9:00 am - Drop in class $12 USD

cabo new eats?

Marisquería Mazatlán

• Address: Mendoza at Calle 16 de Septiembre, Centro, Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur
• Phone: 624/143-8565
• past mall then north
  

restaurant guide los cabos
los cabos dining guide

Galeon- italian with carpaccio - across from main dock at marina on marina blvd. past dolphin place.
romeo y juliet - on marina blvd before galeon

The sleepless lobster ninos heroes y zaragoza

mama's royal there is a coupon for free juice

Maria Corona on 16 de Septiembre between Morelos and Leona Vicario, Colonia Centro, one block from Puerto Paraíso Mall.

wamongo at tesoro

cabo summer 2010?

Bahia Hotel
close to PB los cabos and rose'

Los Cabos Guide

Tacos Gardenias- Taco stand on other side of marina


View Cabo San Lucas in a larger map

Cabo- What did we actually do?

Flight arrives at 4:20pm on 020610. We took a taxi (suburban) for $80 from the airport. We stopped at a grocery in SJC for water and beer. Loving that we could drink all the way there. Checked into Siesta Suites. Perfect place for the money. We were in town, close to everything. The bed was comfortable, but had a plastic cover.
Drinks at Nowhere Bar
Dinner that night was at El Coral. It had wood fire grill outside. We started with the shrimp ceviche, I had beef tacos and T had scallops- served with mashed potatoes and mexican squash. The restaurant offers free tequila shots with dinner. No thank you senior. After dinner we stopped for a drink in the courtyard backing up to Cabo Wabo, then at Salvatore's in the courtyard of Siesta Suites.

Sunday- Breakfast at Alexander; on the Marina by the Nowhere Bar. T had the fruit and yogurt plate- yum. I had what I thought would be an egg and ham croissant with avocado but was a ham and cheese croissant with a side of fries. Ended up being unexpectedly fantastic. The coffee (cafe americano) was excellent.


Lunch- searched out Gordo Lele's taco stand. It was packed with one group. Had no idea what to expect- amazing taco's could do with just one. Finding Lele's is easy if you can find the Giggling Marlin- walk 1.5 blocks away from marina.
Gordo obviously loves the Beatles and Elvis. He comes out and sings Beatles songs and mimics playing on a mini guitar, piano and harmonica. The waiter/helper there has a dog hanging out... his name is Meatball the lazy bulldog.

After lunch we went in search of a place to watch the super bowl in English. We had a drink at Pocho's (next to ole ole)- and they have an amazing looking caprese - saw it but didn't order it.
Superbowl: Taco Cantina on the main street next to that big loud casino across the street from Diamonds International. Colts vs Saints. Corona Light with limes=yum.
We ordered a crazy stupid big platter of dips and vegetables. The green dip that I thought was an avocado dip ended up being flaming hot. I had hiccups for a half hour. It had Cucumbers, salsa, cabbage, fire and chips. The bathroom key was a 2 foot painted wooden cactus.

Cabo gets cold when the sun goes down. I need to remember to bring more sleeved clothing. There was a commercial on during the Super Bowl about vampire tv shows that ended up being s Challenger commercial.
Siesta Suites:
I got up early Sunday because I had the window open and the rooster started crowing at the ass crack of dawn followed by a car alarm. So I got up and laid on the couch in the living room/kitchen to watch sun rise and read. There is a Church next door to Siesta, so you get a serenade on sunday morning and just about every night. The bathroom has a slight latrine smell you get a lot in Mexico. The room is good; small, efficient. Plenty of room to put bags and stuff. We didn't really unpack since we were moving to PBSB on wednesday. We loved the location and all the available cheap restaurants around.

cabo car?

Thrifty
Jeep for the whole trip $728
mini shitbird $230

los cabos guide

alloverbaja no jeeps

alamo los cabos
$75 per day jeep

avis - at PB sunset
2/10-2/12 Jeep $152
not available 2/13-2/15

dollar los cabos
jeep $79.90/day

payless car
no jeeps
convertible $500 weekend

national car mx
jeep $76/day

Cabo Upgrade

Because the Viking are NOT going to the uberbowl this year- we're leaving early for Cabo

Flight Changes
Sat 8:30-11:35 flight 71
Sat 1:15-4:21 flight 75 WINNER WINNER
Sun 8:30-11:35

total for changes $247.12 for the both of us

I emailed the Siesta Suites for pricing.
From the U.S. call Toll Free: 1-866-271-0952
In Cabo call (624) 143-2773
On Expedia- the room isn't available on Saturday
it is $55 per night on expedia. $249.58 total for 4 nights

or PB sunset is $250 per night. yeah right.

Panchos is right around the corner- it doesn't look like same owner as pancho's in Maz.

Pueblo Bonito Cabo- SUnset Beach

Sunset Beach PB

Cabo Adventures

Cabo Mar Dinner cruise $50 M, W, F 5p
tropicat jazz & wine with crudite $50 daily

Caborey- Dinner tour- bigger boat... means more people?
$89 dinner cruise - 5p
$45 margarita cruise- sushi, wings, chicken, beef kabob- leaves at 5p
helicopter tour $110

Baja Wild

allaboutcabo activites

Cabo san lucas.net

los cabos guide activities list

interactive map at cabo san lucas.net

Fishing:
redrum

Zipline/action
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Wild canyon at loscabosguide $85pp wild canyon at cabozipline.com
3.5 hrs- 30 min transport
9, 12, 3
longest zipline, bungee, trip advisor
downside? zip in TANDEM? wtf?

Extreme Canopy Tour $88 5 hours- 30 min transport WINNER WINNER
10 zips, tarzan swing, 180ft rappel, tequila tour
9, 12, 3 direct website Canopy Costa Azul
(011-52) 624-1059311 & (011-52) 624-1059312

Canopy Canyon Adventure $88 5 hours -90 min transport
8, 10:30, 1
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WIDE OPEN BAJA ??

2010 Plan

January 3rd- Return from Vegas (Aria- Sky Suite)
January 15th- Keystone- Trapper's Crossing - 18th
January 29th- Estes Park Ice Climbing
Nibora Ice Jam 2011 - the link goes to the 2009 site. Couldn't find 2010.. but you get the point
Cabins at http://www.niobrarariverranch.com/
change of plans.... we're going to Estes Park and climbing Jaws.
February 6th -9th extended cabo - Siesta Suites
February 10th-17th Cabo San Lucas - Pueblo Bonito Sunset
February 27th Beaver Creek- Christie Lodge
March 12-15 D to Tahoe!!!!
March 19-21 T to Tucson!!!!
March 27th-April 3rd LA-Cruise to Cabo, Mazatlan, Puerto Vallarta
April 30-May 3- Vegas!!!

Cabo San Lucas FOOD

Gordo Lele's Taco stand on trip advisor
Stand on the corner outside Gigglen Marline turn north go up the street 1 1/2 blocks- same side of the street

Mama's Royal- Breaky
corner of Zapata and Hidalgo streets

DOC wine bar and Italian
in front of a Plaza Amelia

Mi Casa
Avenida Cabo San Lucas, corner Lazaro Cardenas