Cabo San Lucas and Senor Sweets

Our most frequented port in Mexico, Cabo San Lucas, is located in the southernmost tip of the Baja peninsula. The town of Cabo San Lucas is surrounded by natural beauty: white sandy beaches, a dazzling sea and countless sunny days a year creating brilliant settings for activities on, in, and under the water.

Before the arrival of the Spaniards in the late 17th century, 3 native tribes inhabit the  wild Baja landscape. They flourished with the abundant gift of the sea, fruits of a variety of cactus, agape roots and mosco beans. The Spaniards established mission churches that still exist today. It wasn’t until the 1950’s that sport fisherman discovered the 500lbs Marlin in Cabo’s plankton rich waters. When the trans peninsular highway from La Pas was paved in 1973, resort developers saw the Cabo potential and a new luxury vacation was born. The defining feature of Cabo San Lucas is El Arco, a distinctive  granite arch at lands end which create a natural window where the Pacific meets the Sea of Cortez. 

Whale watching is a prime activity from late December to late March. Watch the great masters of the belly flap. Cabo’s underwater scenery is just as spectacular. Comfortable water temperature encourages snorkeling and scuba diving  all year round. A favorite snorkeling destination is Santa Maria Bay. A quiet cove steaming with more than dozens of species that live undisturbed in the marine sanctuary.  Depending on the condition, local dive experts will introduce you to a variety of undersea environment.  One can also soar over the sea in a Parasail adventure . 20 miles off Cabo San Lucas is San Jose del Cabo, a quaint, Spanish colonial town complete with twin steeple church and white gazebo in the town square, an excellent place to stroll and shop with local flair.

We’ve frequented Cabo San Lucas in the last quarter of 2010 and 1st quarter of 2011 (Nov 17, 22 Dec 16, 20 and 27, Jan 3,27&31, Feb7,14, 21&28, March 7,14, 21&28, April 4, 11,&18). It is Nov 23 in the Philippines and the 22nd only in Mexico when the girsl and I went for  a treat at Senior Sweets. Many reasons to celebrate, for one my 1st monthsary onboard Norwegian Star. Senor Sweets was our sponsor for our ice creams. Pistacchio and Strawberry were my flavors for the day.  Starbucks, by the main road near Paradiso, is where I spent most of my CSL time. With its free wi fi, free connection time with my family and friends, a homey atmosphere  and delicious java chip, what more can I ask for. I went exploring Cabo for unrecalled number of times with Lynn, 2x with Jenn Santiago and Cris Noriega and once with Jane Agustin-Von Stemm and Roy Kirk. And when none of them can go out with me, I went exploring CSL on my own. Dr Hector Martinez is our medical coordinator in CSL and most of my early out on ports were to endorse to him patients we have either medically debarked or are for referral. 

Cabo San Lucas is my most favoritge port outside of US due to a very long list of reasons. Ice creams @ Senor Sweets is my most loved activity in CSL. I would love to try parasailing here but due to time constraint, I can’t.