Lunes y Martes

Monday we spent the day relaxing poolside again, this time with much stronger SPF, reapplying religiously. We met the nicest couple lying next to us at the pool--newlyweds from Indianapolis! Abby and Eric just got married this past weekend, and they were fortunate enough to have their honeymoon go off without a hitch just after the wedding. :-)

The 4 of us really click, and we hung out again on Tuesday at the resort's "Welcome Fiesta," complete with margaritas y mariachi band!























When the host (a Mexican Adam Sandler) asked for volunteers on the stage, Abby & I both gladly volunteered our husbands. I think Wheeler and Eric were secretly excited for the opportunity, as Mexican Sandler was holding a large bottle of tequila in his hand. Mexican Sandler had one of the band members demonstrate what each contestant needed to do in order to win a bottle of Jose Cuervo...the contest included a microphone, a shot of Cuervo, and topped off with an authentic high-pitched Mexican Scream.


















It was a close competition between the 2 boys (funny enough, the 2 ladies competing both had man voices), but Wheeler won the popular vote and walked off stage with said bottle of liquor, which we all promptly poured into our previously weak (but free) margaritas. At our table, we also made friends with a couple of nice fishermen on their annual Cabo fishing trip (seen in the background of the tequila bottle photo below). I think Eric was hoping they would invite him out on their boat, but no matter how much tequila we poured, sadly...no invitation. Turns out these boats are super expensive and only fit a few people on at one time. 'A' for Effort though Eric!

































Later that night, we all changed into our bathing suits and met back at the pool for a moonlit swim/poolside night cap with our newly won bottle of tequila and our handy iPod stereo. Nothing like being able to swim outside at 9:00 at night in October!

We made it!!!

So with only a half hour of internet time per day on our resort, we have decided not to spend it posting the blogs...rather, you all will have to wait for the details and photos of the trip upon our return to the states. But in the meantime, we will document our experiences and our thoughts along the way. Enjoy!

October 3rd, 2009

After a full year of waiting our honeymoon to finally come, we have finally made it to our Cabo destination on the gorgeous resort, Hacienda del Mar! Upon our arrival, it was pouring rain, which everyone informed us only happens about 5 days a year (lucky us). It made for some HUGE puddles as we made our way in the rental car along the main highway ("The Corridor") between San Jose del Cabo and San Lucas. Our resort was just about a 10 minute drive outside of San Lucas, the energetic nightlife half of Los Cabos.

Views from the plane

Even amidst the rain, as we drove up to the resort, we could hardly believe our eyes at how incredible this place looked. Very traditional hacienda style Mexican villas, surrounded by palm trees and fountains.


During our check-in, when we told them our whole sob-story of just how long we had been awaiting this honeymoon, the nice gentleman at the front desk immediately informed us that he would be upgrading our suite to a nice 2-story suite with an ocean view! When we stepped in, it was better than we had envisioned! Complete with a full kitchen, Jacuzzi, 2 balconies, 2 full baths, etc. Loving every minute!




Our first night here, we went into San Lucas, and ate at a very authentic Mexican restaurant called Mi Casa, complete with a Mariachi band. The food and margaritas were muy delicioso!

After dinner, as we attempted to navigate our way from downtown back to our hotel, we realized that we were most certainly not in America anymore! We were surprised to find that even right there in touristy Cabo, it was pretty desolate living conditions for the locals...I admit, I kind of freaked out as we drove through a not-so-good neighborhood (neither of us having any idea where we were really going), at midnight. We drove past prostitutes, stray dogs, and kids still running around in the streets. Needless to say, I was very relieved when we made it back on the main road and back to our very gringo resort.