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Downtown Cabo

Once we left The Office we went in search of touristy trinkets, locally made pottery, art or jewelry.  What we discovered was block after block of street vendors, with the same inventory as the next. T-shirts, pottery, shot glasses, you name it, they had it. The only problem for us was that there wasn't anything unique about any of the outdoor shops we visited. They were all packed with the same pre-fab "stuff" as their neighbor displayed. We ended up succumbing to the realization that we weren't going to find unique, so perhaps it was time for Cabo Wabo!

One of many street shops

and another . . .

Get the picture?

Last one . . .

Yes, we actually bought some of these items . . . what were we going to do? We wanted to bring home a little piece of Mexico, but we probably ended up with items made in China with the sticker removed! We'll never know . . . now to CABO WABO . . . What is Cabo Wabo?

Sammy Hagar, legendary performer from the 1980's, opened a cantina in 1990 in Cabo San Lucas. Shortly thereafter, he went in search of a premier tequila to serve in his establishment. After an exhaustive and disappointing search, he decided to partner with a family that had been in the tequila business for more than 80 years and create his own brand . . . Cabo Wabo Tequila. As a result, The Waborita was born, and I had to try it. Charlotte and Samantha passed.

Cabo Wabo badge of courage - the Waborita

In all honesty, Cabo Wabo was just a dark, touristy bar with loud music and too many people. We never saw Sammy, but we can say we were there.  I wonder what we would have thought of Cabo Wabo 25 years ago . . . that's easy, we would have loved it! (Getting old sucks!)

See ya next time Sammy!

The rest of the afternoon was spent wandering in search of ATMs, buying little wooden animals from street children, sipping grownup cocktails at the marina with our new friend Eddie and making our way back to Pueblo Bonita, Sunset Beach, our home away from home. And of course, we were loaded down with Mexican souvenirs o'plenty! Looking back at that day now brings a huge smile . . . we were three DIVAS, walking around a foreign coastal community, calling each other Samantha, Charlotte and Carrie, without a care in the world! We made the most of this little excursion, laughing till we cried, getting lost then found, taking in all forms of humanity and returning safely to the resort. It was FABULOUS! 

Samantha keeping two young entrepreneurs in business

Marina Bar was calling out to us . . .

Us with our wares

Little wooden animals Samantha adopted

Yep, another child has found Samantha for more adoptions

Finally . . . now we really look the part . . .

Paradise!

Eddie

Anne, holding down the veranda . . .

Another wonderful day was coming to an end . . . we returned to find Anne relaxing on the veranda, waiting on us for Happy Hour. We didn't want to disappoint her so we fixed chips and dip and rested before dressing for dinner (that sounds pretty important, "dressing for dinner") enjoying the view and one more little adult beverage. (REMEMBER THE DISCLAIMER PLEASE)

Happy Hour with Anne

To be continued . . .