Leaving Cabo
19 November 2011
Sunny but we'll be short on wind
Well, our Cabo days are over.... Wanted to jot down a few facts for those behind us. Officially it cost $13 a day to swing on your own hook and dinghy in to a dinghy dock 30 mins. away. The dinghy dock is 30 pesos a day but no one sat there and collected from us so it was one tax we didn't have to pay. The water taxi was $3 a head one way and allowed us to be dropped off closer to our friend's condo but be sure to return before dark. All bets are off as to if they'll still be running.
The check in only involved 3 stops and it was done within 3 hours. Our Sea of Cortez book had a pretty good map we could use to locate all three spots. We paid around 700 pesos for a week.
We didn't realize how lucky we were to not have cruise ships in the harbor every day. Between jet skis and water taxis and gringos on a string, we were bouncing all day long Wed-Friday. The only good part was we decided to go snorkeling while pangas were taking people over to the beach and they would feed the fish so the tourists could see them all gather and since we were in the same spot, we enjoying the fish show along side the tourists. Did get some jellyfish and mosquito stings but it could be worse, right?
Couldn't resist showing one of the flying fish that beached himself. Also have a picture of a squid that shows its massive eye.
So now we'll sail 200 miles to Mazatlan to meet up with friends on 3 other boats.