Marina at San Jose del Cabo

11/30/14 – 12/4/14 

We both hate San Lucas with such a passion that we figured it best to try something else. San Jose is much less obnoxious, very quiet at night and a little cheaper. That said, the Marina is on the opposite side of the estuary from the town and it's a 2-3 mile walk. There are, of course, the ubiquitous school buses and overpriced taxis. Costco is much closer to San Lucas, so we didn't bother taking the long taxi ride, but there's a Walmart in San Jose, so re-supply was no problem. WiFi at the marina is excellent, but no self-service laundry, so that was a major trip to town with the hiking backpacks to get all the bedding and clothing washed at a reasonable price.

Old Town in San Jose

First day of hiking around, I was half-paying attention and stepped onto a flimsy plywood board covering one of the many exposed utility service boxes in the sidewalks around town. There's a lot of work, including night work, going on around town to repair the hurricane damage and, hey, it's Mexico, so don't expect the kid gloves of safety. My right leg fell about 3 feet into the service box, which was full of trash. Thankfully, no cuts, so no worry about infection. We spent the rest of the day hiking and then hauling 80 + lbs of goods back from Walmart in my backpack. By the time I put my feet up after dinner I had a nice big baker's cyst on the back of my injured leg and my knee was pretty seized up. Thankfully, we packed the old knee brace.

Idiot Gringo

Just the kind of thing that will heal up on passage! It's time to head out to San Benedicto, right in the middle of nowhere.