Going into Cabo harbor was like going into a harbor you see on TV in China. It was busy and chaos. Lots of panga, water taxis, sport fisher boats and tour boats all making noise. Not to mention the jet skis etc.and all going every which way.
Debbie had got us
signed up in the Ha Ha at #11 (was trying for #10 or less), she did a fine
job. As it turns out there were 12 slips available and we got one. They said in
years past there were none to a few slips available and the prices were almost three
times higher. It was really nice to get a slip. We went to our slip and got to
it after a big hassle. The wind and the turning basin were not cooperating. We final
got into the slip and got tied up. That was as far as we got and were told we
had to move. Damn! OK, we moved to the other side of the channel and were just
happy to get a slip. Showers available and electricity/water on the dock. No moving around
like at sea and food and everything else was a short walk away. Even a Starbucks (SB)
and a shopping mall????!? Of course the marina WiFi sucked as usual and we had
to go to SB to upload videos etc.
It was about 92 deg
when we pulled into Cabo San Lucas at about 5:30 PM. The humidly was about 95 percent. 
Ironically, this was the name of the division we were in
with the Ha Ha and there was a restaurant in Cabo San Lucas with the same name,
across the street from a street taco stand we liked!
Chip, Debbie with crew, Roger and Pam.
From the stern at our slip.
The crew tried to sleep in the salon\settee are. Before they
had opened the settee and used it as a double bead. The cushions did not cooperate
and we devised a different lay out for them. At any rate the heat made the
closing of the companion way impossible and the lights from the bars and noise
was too much for them. The disco went till 5:00 AM. The next day the crew abandoned ship for a hotel room as they were staying for another couple days.
We on the other hand
have our Mermaid Marine Air (HVAC) AC. We had closed the stateroom door and head door as we decided not to AC
the head. We then put the handy dandy porthole covers Debbie made on and closed
the Shade screen blind on the hatch. We were in total darkness and nice and cool
and quiet. Thank you Mermaid for getting the AC right when we needed it.
Debbie had gotten a printer\scanner for our laptop and
we used it for printing out the insurance papers for checking in to the country.
We spent six days in Cabo and it was a great rest. We even went to Costco with Mike and Holly (our friends from San Diego who also did the Ha Ha on their new-to-them Catalina 42, "Wanuskewin"). The view from the parking lot was incredible - ocean view and sights of the arches and "Land's End". They even had the outside patio and food stand - the pizza and dogs didn't quite taste the same as in the States.
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