Cabo San Lucas

Arrived in Cabo San Lucas. Weather is much more moderate today, 68 degrees in the morning and 82 degrees by noon.  We are anchored offshore and those going ashore are doing so by tenders.  We have opted not to go ashore as both of us now have head colds, so rest and napping are going to be the order of the day.   Fortunately, we are on the shady side of the ship, so it has been a lovely day out on the deck, enjoying the warmth without being in the direct sun.

 Once again the military patrol boat

 Wave riders heading out to pick up clients

 Parasailers

 tender boats lining up

The place looks beautiful, not covered with massive resorts, rather it looks like 6 or 7 stories high is the norm here, and from what we see, not the great sprawling properties have seen in other resort areas.

Today, instead of being greeted by birds, we have been greeted with butterflies and dragonflies, all different kinds and sizes.  Not one stopped by for a visit, instead, they were just inspecting us.

About noon, we were joined at anchor in the bay by the Celebrity Eclipse, the ship we had taken to Alaska earlier this year.

 You guessed it, a pirate ship

 Military boat

We have been wondering why there was a lack of available cutlery at breakfast this morning, as the usual containers that hold about 10 sets of cutlery wrapped in a napkin were either empty or just had 2 sets.  Then when I went to get some lunch, I asked one of the servers if there was a problem with their dishwashing machines.  She just quietly said “GI”.  So, we have a Norovirus like outbreak, which was confirmed by the Captain, after everyone was on board and we were underway.  It seems it is affecting both crew and passengers.  So, to be prudent, we are going to have room service this evening, as we are both are already under the weather with our head colds.