The Road to Baja Page 14

We have arrived in Cabo San Lucas, BCS, Mexico.  Over 3000 miles from our home in Seattle and at the very south end of Baja.  So far an excellent trip full of beautiful scenery, places and people.  Second to none. 

We officially crossed the Tropic of Cancer and entered the Zona Tropical.

 From there, our trip took us back out to the coast for the last remaining miles of The Sea of Cortez.  We watched beline whales jumping, finning and spouting much of the way down the sea and on into the Pacific.  Several nice towns and communities along the way and virtually every spot of beach had a camper or bungalow.  The tranquility of the surroundings is awesome. 

The road we had started out on was pockmarked asphalt with pot holes that you could hide a small child in.  It turned to dirt a few miles later.  That left us 50 miles or so to navigate on sand, rocks, washboard sand and almost washed out areas, that appears to have remains of the storm.  We finally found pavement after what felt like a much further trip than the odometer could confirm, only to find a road closed sign because of reconstruction follow damage by last year's hurricane.

 The GPS was coaxed into giving us an alternative route which led us to a fenced off "Private Property" sign.  We turned around and decided to ask directions at a cute cantina on the outskirts of a small community that we had passed a few miles back. 

Not only does Zac's Bar & Grill serve a great Margarita and cold cerveza, but we stumbled upon "Taco Tuesday" as well!  Oh yes, and our reason for our stop was to ask if any remaining roads existed to Los Cabos.  One road in fact did bypass the area of reconstruction.  We took that road. 

So far, our first impression has us thinking that Cabo has recovered quite well.  There is lots of construction taking place but the tourist area is in full swing.  Few signs remain of the impact the hurricane had taken, just a few months earlier. Restaurants a-buzz and people strolling, even on a Tuesday night.