A Tour of Baja California's Cabo Region

On November 7, 2006 Bob drove Camille, Kris, Heidi and John from the home base at Cabo Pulmo on the East Cape, north to Hwy 1, then south to Cabo San Lucas, north on Hwy 19 to Todos Santos, west across the peninsula on Hwy 1 and south back to Cabo Pulmo.

 

CABO SAN LUCAS

This is where most visitors to the Cabo region go.  Cabo San Lucas is packed with posh hotels, trendy restaurants and lots of traffic.  This is where the cruise ships come as well.

We thought the fish chef was worthy of a photograph.  Perched atop his construction spool, he seemed to be directing traffic.

 

TODOS SANTOS

 

We stopped at Pancho Banano's for lunch and had a really nice meal.  Todos Santos is known as an artist's community and there were many great places to shop.  I liked the way the road turned to dirt and wandered off into the bush.

 

The Comex building caught our eye - so bright against the blue sky.

Kris bought this beautiful (and tasty) bottle of tequila to share.

 

SUN WASHED STREETS

Kris took this picture of a cactus-lined street in Todos Santos.

The buses looked like insects because their mirrors were mounted like antennae.

Kris strides confidently into the hardware store to check out their plastic holding tanks.  We recognized the small black one to her left.  It was a 'Rotoplas' - the same kind used to store water at Cabo Pulmo.  We saw thousands of these black water tanks on the rooftops during our travels.

When Heidi got excited over these skulls, Camille realized she had met a kindred spirit.  Later on in the van, they had a good time trading skull collecting stories.

 

SAN ANTONIO

After leaving Todos Santos, we drove over the mountains to the East Cape and saw this picturesque church in the little town of San Antonio.

 

TRANSPORTA MATERIAL PELIGROSO

Bob got to follow this tanker over the thin and winding highway across the mountains.  The sign on the back says it all.  Transporta Material Peligroso means "Carrying Dangerous Material."  Click on the picture for a closer look.

 

A TYPICAL STORE OR "TIENDA"

Little shops like these were everywhere.  You never knew what they might be selling inside.  I think "Miscelanea" says it all!  They generally sold beverages, food and toilet paper and some of them had freezers with cheese and meat.  We scored heavily when we found one of the little stores at Cabo Pulmo had boxes of avocados and plum tomatoes.  Over a couple of days, we bought avocados until they were gone and then there were no more!

 

HEIDI AND CAMILLE WALK OVER TO MARY AND BUD'S HOUSE

 

Along the way Camille snapped photos of a cute sign and a home in progress, bathed in late afternoon sun.

 

PRIORITIES

The boat in the front makes the statement, "If you are planning to make your home in Cabo, one of the best reasons is to enjoy the water."

 

WORK IN PROGRESS

 

Bud gave Camille a tour of the construction project that will eventually become their residence.  Meanwhile, Mary and Bud are living in a trailer surrounded by their gardens.  The great look of these supporting posts is obtained by training vines up a tree.

 

ECO BLOCK

 

In order to maximize their insulation, Bud and Mary are using Eco Block to build their walls.  We were also taken by the roof construction which consists of palm fronds, poles and rope.

 

After the walls are tied in with rebar, they are filled with concrete.  Wire mesh is used to form the wall and finally, stucco will be applied.

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