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canyonwalkerMexico Quickie Travelog #10
Cabo San Lucas · Wed, 13 May 2026. 2:30pm.
After breakfast and a walk around the resort this morning we headed back to our room for another few hours of relaxing in our private plunge pool.
Yeah, the beach is some distance away, but from here we can still see it and hear it. And the beach isn't that nice closer up, anyway. The sand is coarse, and the waves are too intense for wading or swimming. Plus, up here we don't need swimsuits. 😎
We stayed in the pool until about 11:15. That was when we'd set alarms to get out and do something else. The forcing function was that we'd scheduled housekeeping for noon. We figured that's a good time for us to head out into the city for shopping and lunch anyway. We showered and dressed, and left just before 12.
The fact that the knickknacks were all so shitty bothers me. I wanted to buy a few things as mementos... but at every store it was the same, super-cheaply made shit. Like cynically made for the stupidest possible tourists. Aren't there any stores or bazaars with good stuff? Like, the flea market/craft fair in El Valle, Panama, totally aimed at tourists, had actual artisans displaying hand-made crafts. We bought that big painted wooden eagle! And the Panama hat I bought at a store there is a quality hat. I would've worn it on this trip but it's too nice and I feared damaging or losing it! But here everything is the same 10-cent shit sold for $10 at 20 different stores.
We ordered guacamole and a couple of drinks for starters. Our waitress prepared the guac by hand right in front of us, mixing ingredients on a cart. That was cool because we were able to leave out the jalapeños (Hawk is allergic). Then we ordered one taco each and...
...The tacos came on our own personal little taco truck!
The waitress was incredulous that we only wanted one taco apiece. I assured her we'd order more if we were hungry. The reality is we're both making an effort to eat lighter. For me, it's because I'm on a GLP-1 and purposefully cutting down my portion sizes. Hawk is doing the same (cutting down portion sizes) though without a pill that punishes her if she doesn't.
Also, I was saving room at lunch because I knew next I'd be doing a tequila tasting and didn't want an over-full stomach.
Cabo San Lucas · Wed, 13 May 2026. 2:30pm.
After breakfast and a walk around the resort this morning we headed back to our room for another few hours of relaxing in our private plunge pool.
Yeah, the beach is some distance away, but from here we can still see it and hear it. And the beach isn't that nice closer up, anyway. The sand is coarse, and the waves are too intense for wading or swimming. Plus, up here we don't need swimsuits. 😎
We stayed in the pool until about 11:15. That was when we'd set alarms to get out and do something else. The forcing function was that we'd scheduled housekeeping for noon. We figured that's a good time for us to head out into the city for shopping and lunch anyway. We showered and dressed, and left just before 12.
Shopping Fizzle
In town we browsed some of the three stores the town has dozens of copies of: drugs, jewelry, and shitty knickknacks.The fact that the knickknacks were all so shitty bothers me. I wanted to buy a few things as mementos... but at every store it was the same, super-cheaply made shit. Like cynically made for the stupidest possible tourists. Aren't there any stores or bazaars with good stuff? Like, the flea market/craft fair in El Valle, Panama, totally aimed at tourists, had actual artisans displaying hand-made crafts. We bought that big painted wooden eagle! And the Panama hat I bought at a store there is a quality hat. I would've worn it on this trip but it's too nice and I feared damaging or losing it! But here everything is the same 10-cent shit sold for $10 at 20 different stores.
Our Own Personal Taco Truck
Walking through so many stores not buying anything got us hungry. Around 1:30 we stopped for lunch. I would've been happy to return to Las Guacamayas, where we ate yesterday. Hawk wanted to try someplace new. I understand. We looked at the menus in a few placs and agreed on Tequiza. It's a casual style restaurant with decent prices.We ordered guacamole and a couple of drinks for starters. Our waitress prepared the guac by hand right in front of us, mixing ingredients on a cart. That was cool because we were able to leave out the jalapeños (Hawk is allergic). Then we ordered one taco each and...
...The tacos came on our own personal little taco truck!
The waitress was incredulous that we only wanted one taco apiece. I assured her we'd order more if we were hungry. The reality is we're both making an effort to eat lighter. For me, it's because I'm on a GLP-1 and purposefully cutting down my portion sizes. Hawk is doing the same (cutting down portion sizes) though without a pill that punishes her if she doesn't.
Also, I was saving room at lunch because I knew next I'd be doing a tequila tasting and didn't want an over-full stomach.
