Escape to Mexico
This escape was essential for me. My last beach holiday was two years ago in Phuket, Thailand after which I was literally home-bound. The nine months from conception to giving birth and the year after delivery had been too overwhelming to plan for a beach holiday. I love beaches. Who doesn’t! Everyone wants to get away from their daily-life monotony and take a relaxing vacation.
It was a plan made in haste or rather I should say an unplanned holiday. We decided to go for it a day before flying. This time it was Cabo San Lucas in Mexico. Popularly known as Los Cabos, this beautiful city sits on the southern tip of Mexico’s Baja California peninsula and is prominent for its amazing beaches and nightlife.
The flight was 3 hrs 10 mins from San Francisco, which was the shortest last-minute deal I could get, keeping in mind my troubling toddler. We landed on time and headed to hire a car from Hertz, where our patience was thoroughly tested. Children are known for their low endurance and both started to grumble in the two-hour-long wait. Thankfully the videos on my phone did a good job pacifying them. After the longest paperwork and verification, we finally got into our car for a half an hour drive to the resort.
The drive was picturesque and the weather perfect. All that wait was soon forgotten. This slumberous town has mountains on one side and water on the other. It is a laid-back place and everything about it is so peaceful. The view from the resort was mesmeric too. I did get to enjoy my quiet time. Children too had fun in the water. And of course, how can you come back from a beach without making a sandcastle? Yes, we did that too.
The next day we planned to see the main attraction in Cabo — El Arco. The arch is a natural rock formation and it marks the start of lands end. It is here that the sea of Cortez and the Pacific Ocean meet. All these rocks are surrounded by numerous sea-lions and they can be spotted swimming along with your boat. This place is also popular for whale-watching. The magnificent arch is absolutely a gift of nature. It looks like a dinosaur lowering its head to drink water.
I had heard that people in Thailand eat grasshoppers as a snack but saw it in Mexico. Grasshoppers are considered healthy and are high in protein. The lady informed, that grasshoppers also help kill parasites and apparently are safe to eat. She managed to sell the two bucket of crunchy, healthy grasshopper within half an hour.
Shopping was not on my agenda but I managed to do a bit of it near the downtown area. Walking along the streets of Camino Real El, we came across an Indian restaurant called Namaste India. It was already lunchtime and we were tired from all that walking. It was a small little place, quiet and clean. They had everything on the menu except Indian-Chinese. The owner, a lady, informed that they were the only Indian family in Los Cabos. I was told that they came for a holiday and settled in the quiet little town which they now call home. The cook was a Mexican and he really did a good job with Indian food.
Evenings were spent in the serene atmosphere of the resort listening to the Spanish songs and singing along. I did eat a lot of quesadillas, enchiladas and tacos and burritos were among my favorites. Well, it was a relaxing getaway and one of the best escapes I had.
