Wednesday, December 23rd
Today was our first port day, at Cabo San Lucas. This was the second time we visited the city. We last visited on Christmas day 2014 and found many shops to be closed even though many others were open.
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| ship anchored at Cabo San Lucas |
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This year we scheduled an excursion, "El Arco Cruise & Scenic Views."First we got aboard a catamaran boat and went out to see El Arco, the rock formation delineating where the waters of the
Sea of Cortez meet the Pacific at Land's End.We saw a few whales, sea lions and seals and lots of pelicans.
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| The famous arch at Lands End |
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| Spotted lots of great sea life |
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| Pelicans abound around the harbor |
We then transferred to a bus for a short
drive through town to a local resort where we were treated to a free soda.We were back to the pier by 10am so we strolled through the shops in the city and then stopped by a restaurant. EcoBar. We shared an order of guacamole and chips Kent had an enchilada while DeeAnn had a salad. We were a little shocked at the price of the dinner, about twice as much as we pay in the states. Food was good, but not that good!
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| Nachos at EcoBar |
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| DeeAnn's salad |
We didn't see the same number of aggressive people trying to sell us anything and everything. But we found a magnet and some shampoo. Since there was not much else to do, we tendered back to the ship and enjoyed an ice cream cone before we went to dinner.
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| Panoramic view from the resort |
"Tender" ports mean that since the harbor is too shallow for our ship, smaller boats come out and pick us up, about 200 people at a time. Since we had an excursion scheduled, we had a reserved time to be on the boat. Waters can be choppy and a challenge for DeeAnn to transfer from her chair to the boat, but we have always been able to do it in the past and did this time as well.
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| Cactus in the area, as seen through the bus window |
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| Pool at resort |
Cabo San Lucas is also known for its famous restaurant, Cabo Wabo Cantina, owned by Sammy Hagar.
We did not join our group for dinner this evening as we were provided with a free dining experience in Sabatini's, the ship's Italian restaurant. usually, one has to pay extra ($25 each) for dinner, but we were provided with an on board credit for dinner for 2. Since it was up to Princess to decide which night we got to go, this was the night. Neither of us were impressed with the service or the food. I had a stuffed pasta while DeeAnn had lobster prepared 3 ways. Interesting enough that the lobster was the same dish that was offered towards the end of the cruise in the dining room, which didn't cost anything extra!
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| Sabatini's, the Italian eatery |
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| Dinner at Sabatinis |
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| Dinner at Sabatinis |
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| Dinner at Sabatinis |
Ship Log: Ship's clocks were advanced one hour overnight to GMT -6. At 0410 pre arrival checks were commenced as we continued on a South Easterly heading towards Bahia de San Lucas. All checks were completed at 0610 and 'stand by below' was given to the engine control room as we started to reduce speed making our approach to our anchorage position. The port anchor was let go at 0633 and shortly thereafter we commenced our tender service utilizing four of the ships tenders and sour shore tenders. Noon position: anchorage number 2. Temperature 26°C (78.8°F). Wind: south westerly force 4, barometer 1016.5 and sky was Sunny. Island Princess remained at anchor with six shackles in the water throughout the day. At 1626 we commenced weighing anchor and by 1618 the Officer on the forward station reported the anchor was sighted and clear. At 1722 'full away on passage' was given to the engine room and 136 rpm was set on three diesel generators.
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