January 1

Cabo San Lucas, Mexico

[In the annals of cruising with the Super, this will long be known as the day of the sunrise . . . and of the sunset . . . ]

[It was also New Year’s Day, the Super’s 73rd birthday . . . ]

[And here comes the sunrise . . . ]

[As the first tender heads to shore . . . ]

[Here comes the sunrise . . . ]

[May we have total silence please?]

[No discussion necessary . . . ]

[But there’s Cabo (we’re on a first name basis) . . . ]

[We’re on a tender now . . . ]

[All hail the Viking Sun . . . ]

[And the cloud formation looks like a blue mountain . . . ]

[How much do you think Viking would pay to use this as a promotional photo?]

[Touristas galore . . . ]

[The blue mountain is still there and  lookin’ good . . . ]

[Looks like another ship beat us to the “A list” parking spot . . . ]

[Yes, a major vacation destination . . . ]

[Looks like it’s going to be a nice day . . . ]

[A Viking Sun tender already at the dock . . . ]

[And here we are – our friends Jack and Joanne took this photo from an adjoining tender (obviously) . . . ]

[On shore, a ready supply of Ambien, pain killers, and Viagra & Cialis?]

[This wasn’t our coach . . . ]

[But this is Libby . . . ]

[The Pink Kitty was just a drive by . . . ]

[Our energetic, enthusiastic guide (whose name escapes me) leads us on a 30-minute bus ride up the coast to San Jose del Cabo . . . ]

[And these are the views along the way.  Yes, it’s arid here . . . ]

[As previously noted, this is a vacation destination with lots of upscale new construction underway . . . ]

[San Jose del Cabo is a little slower paced with more original culture stuff . . . ]

[We’re still in the holiday season, of course . . . ]

[Felix Navidad!]

[MIssion de San Jose . . . ]

[There goes the Super, but a service was in session . . . ]

[From the church overlooking the square . . . ]

[A commercial street . . . ]

[An artsy shop . . . ]

[No interpretation necessary . . . ]

[Looking back up the street toward the square . . . ]

[Again, no interpretation necessary . . . ]

[A really neat little hotel . . . ]

[We could stay here with the little outdoor court and pool . . . ]

[It’s an artsy place . . . ]

[In fact, here’s a gallery . . . ]

[And here’s a hotel on the square (being renovated) . . . ]

[Named after my mother . . . ]

[And Feliz Navidad from the Super . . . ]

[Heading back to Cabo San Lucas, which is at the very tip of the Baja California peninsula.  San Jose del Cabo is just north on the eastern side of the peninsula . . . ]

[I must have liked this structure . . . ]

[An indigenous eatery . . . ]

[Newer and upscale – there are several golf courses, hotels and condos, with several under construction, between the two locations . . . ]

[Back in Cabo, the port and the tourist attractions . . . ]

[A known quantity . . . ]

[The Super got a cool beverage . . . ]

[And a shot in the sun . . . ]

[People watching with chow . . . ]

[The boat friends who took this were from Kansas City . . . ]

[Already forgotten their names . . . ]

[Where we noshed – I’d give it an indifferent review . . . ]

[The tenders are lined up . . . ]

[But we’re taking an apres-dining walk around the harbor . . . ]

[Kinda busy . . . ]

[Water fowl . . . ]

[Water fish . . . ]

[A barber pole . . . ]

[The big fish, again . . . ]

[Water boards . . . ]

[I forgot the import of the display . . . ]

[We are obviously tendering back to the ship . . .

[I was glad – it was a hot, sunny day and I was pooped . . . ]

[As we begin approaching the aforementioned sunset . . . ]

[Parasailing between the rocks . . . ]

[Too cool!]

[We’re on board ship, and here comes another one of our tenders . . . ]

[They unloaded, and then hauled it up for storage right under our room . . . ]

[Approaching the highlights of the sunset . . . ]

[The tenders keep coming . . . ]

[Here we go!]

[Such a day!]

[Ending with the Super’s birthday party . . . ]

[In a one-table private room . . . ]

[Thanks to Joanne and Jack for the arrangements . . . ]

I get pretty much all the exercise I need walking down airport concourses carrying bags.  ~  Guy Clark

Up Next:  Close to the end of the cruise . . .