Cabo San Lucas

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We arrived in Cabo San Lucas around 8:00am this morning. The weather is perfect. It's like San Diego south. We saw lots of Frigatebirds on the way in. It's a stop that uses "tender service" which means we ride little boats in to shore from the ship. It's not as convenient as tying up to a wharf but it's a little more fun. Cabo is on the tip of the Baja peninsula. It is a desert, complete with Saguaro Cactus, just like Tucson. The mountains come right down to the beach. Along with our friends, Lloyd and Suzanne, we were signed up for an ATV tour. Carrie and Suzanne were disappointed to learn that we all got our own ATV's but after 10-15 minutes they were old pro's. Since it's so dusty here everyone wore bandanas over their mouth and nose. The ride was great. It lasted over two hours. We went though gullys, and over mountains till we got all the way to the beach. We saw a Roadrunner and a Hooded Oriole, as well as woodpeckers, ravens, gnatcatchers and, best of all, a pair of Crested Caracara!