Did you ever hear of the Pericu people?? We hadn’t, either. They were the people who lived in Cabo when the Europeans arrived around 1828. But the area had been inhabited for 10,000 years, with native people subsisting on shellfish, seeds, and roots. Believe it or not, during all of that time there were no organized fishing operations, scuba diving boats, paragliding equipment, or even bars every few feet. A Japanese castaway, Hatsutaro, claimed that when he arrived in 1842, there were only two houses and 20 inhabitants.
Cabo has grown a little: along with its neighboring town, San Jose Del Cabo, there are now just over 300,000 people living here! Tourism is everything – everyone is hustling to build their water sports businesses, tours, restaurants, and retail shops. We have been here several times before, so we didn’t venture into the Old Town, which is a distance from the port where we entered.
The climate here is tropical desert, with the highest February temperature ever recorded being 98.6 degrees F. Today, it is a mere 75 degrees F, which is pretty perfect. The main beaches are Playa El Medano and Playa del Amor, and they are crowded today, likely because cruise passengers have joined the locals and other tourists.
The scuba diving is pretty good here, even though there are a lot of divers in some areas. Mike went with Manta Scuba Divers, who were very helpful and responsive. The water was a little on the cold side, requiring wet suits. One of the guides, Baptiste, who was from France, even used a dry suit. The visibility was mediocre, but there was quite a bit to see for a heavily-dived area, a boat ride of just a few minutes from the port.
While we have felt perfectly safe here during the daytime, some websites recommend that you hire security services if you want to go out to bars and nightclubs at night. Uber operates here, but it isn’t always the safest option. Taxis are safe if they are registered and certified, but how do you know that when you are just hailing a taxi at night? We don’t know, as we have only been here on cruise ships. We haven’t experienced what it would be like to vacation here for an extended period of time.
PS – a personal “Yippee!” for us – yesterday marked seven years of our nomadic, ever-traveling life. We are still happy and still in love with capricious travel. Thank you, everyone who follows us and everyone who has encouraged us over the years.💙💙
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