| It's hard to believe that a place like Cabo was | | | | for city limits. You can tell when you |
| once a drowsy little Mexican town, unfamiliar to | | | | depart Cabo, the change in scenery is instant; as |
| most other than the locals who called it | | | | if someone switched the lights on in a dark room. |
| home. Today, it is the destination for a | | | | Once outside of town we snaked along |
| tropical resort getaway; or, if you're in college, | | | | backroads, and up hills, and over |
| where you flock to come Spring. What | | | | streamlets. Our guide seemed to be a |
| little there is left of Cabo can still be found, not in | | | | pretty intelligent guy, identifying the different |
| a hotel or a club, but a little further outside city | | | | regions and indigenous wildlife. |
| limits, where the land is unspoiled, welcoming | | | | Occasionally, we would stop to explore and were |
| adventure. | | | | provided snacks to keep up moving. It |
| There is no doubt that you'll want to stay in one | | | | may sound a bit like a fieldtrip, but it was the |
| of mainland-Cabo's luxury resorts, but that doesn't | | | | complete opposite. |
| need to prevent you from breaking loose those | | | | As we reached the end of our 4-hour tour, we |
| shackles and exploring the surprisingly rugged | | | | stopped off for lunch, feasting on a buffet of |
| terrain of San Lucas. When we stayed at | | | | traditional Mexican food. We were also |
| Melia Cabo Real, we made use of the concierge | | | | taught how to properly make tortillas abd giw to |
| to arrange something "adventurous"; something | | | | drink tequila (which involved a nice round of |
| "out of the ordinary," and what we got in return | | | | tastings). |
| was the 4x4 Desert Safari. | | | | What was especially nice about the 4x4 Desert |
| Our tour began by convening at the Dolphin | | | | Safari was how accommodating it was. |
| Center at Cabo's Marina. The six of us | | | | The tour didn't force us into sacrificing an entire |
| ate breakfast, that was provided, and spend a | | | | day. We were able to see all of the real |
| few minutes perusing the displays and | | | | Cabo San Lucas and make it back to our resort in |
| aquariums. Following, we piled into a rebuilt | | | | time to take a quick dip in the fine Cabo luxury |
| Mercedes 4x4 SUV, circa 1960s, and departed | | | | pool and head out for early dinner and shopping. |