Cabo San Lucas
This fall we were finally able to join Myke’s parents on a trip to Mexico, something they’d been inviting along for a while now. Myke was excited to see what the scuba diving was like there, while James was more interested in the food. Luckily for us, there was plenty of both!
Myke ended up going on a total of seven dives, with Dive Ninjas , of which James tagged along for two. Despite Myke’s attempts to convince his parents, they instead opted for snorkeling instead. We’ve included some of the highlights here, but check out Myke’s gallery if you want even more underwater photos.
We also got to try quite a few great restaurants in the area. Mamazzita’s stood out as one of the best, and Flora Farms was also a really cute spot off the beaten path. If you want to see all the places we went, I also collected them in a guide on Apple Maps.
Just off the plane
Hotel lobby at Vidanta Resort
Lunch at Vidanta Resort
Driveway to our hotel
Looking out at the hotel pool
Dinner at 7 Seas restaurant
Sea bass with soba noodles and a soy/sesame dressing. Cucumber, avocado, ginger, lime.
View from the 7 Seas Restaurant
James and Myke at 7 Seas
Ginny and Myke at 7 Seas
Posing for a photo after dinner
Rose flower urchin (Toxopneustes roseus)
Guineafowl puffer (Arothron meleagris)
Myke's first dive site “Whale’s Head,” with a Lighthouse on the point
The famous Los Cabos Arch (El Arco) where we did our second dive
Lundenberg shipwreck which sank in 1954 and undercovered even more with the recent hurricane
Lundenberg shipwreck which sank in 1954 and undercovered even more with the recent hurricane
Underwater selfie
Deck of the shipwreck
Shipwreck with fish
Shipwreck with fish
Rusted metal of the shipwreck with a blue fish
Shipwreck
Shipwreck
Do you see the fish hiding?
Cabezon (I think) hiding in the corral
Saw several schools of fish all swimming together
Cortez Angelfish (Pomacanthus zonipectus)
Free Beer, Topless Bartenders, and False Advertising
One of the hotels along the marina
James hanging out on the dive boat
Mom and Dad Olson before going snorkingly
Another dive boat in front of Playa Pelícanos
Looking out at the blue-green harbor water
Myke’s Mom
Stone scorpionfish hiding in the rocks
James scuba diving with school of fish behind him
James after his first dive
Myke hanging out in the water
Another view of Los Cabos Arch
Pelicans hanging out on a rock by the aptly named Playa Pelícanos
Group photo after dinner at Flora Farms
A cat drinking out of a dog bowl at Flora Farms
Stone scorpionfish (look carefully)
Coral reef
White coral
Whitespotted Boxfish (Ostracion meleagris)
Coral with fish
Beach at Casa Del Mar
Myke going for a swim in the hotel pool
View from our balcony, with a built-in hot tub
Looking down from our hotel room to the beach
Looking down from our hotel room to the beach
Cute puppy who hung out with us outside of the Dive Ninjas diveshop
Sea cucumber, maybe a ribbon worm?
Starfish (maybe a Chocolate Chip Starfish?)
One of the tables at Mamazzita’s Restaurant
Dinner at Mamazzita’s Restaurant
Complementary chicharron with salsa as an appetizer
James had a seafood enchilada for dinner
Dessert was a churro pretzel with chocolate and caramel sauces
Dogs Welcome, People Tolerated at the ME Hotel... they even have doggie cabanas!
A peacock sculpture at an art sale in downtown San José del Cabo
This horse was so tall!
Mom and Dad Olson in their Can-Am X3 UTV
James and Myke in our Can-Am X3 UTV
Heading out along a trail in our UTVs
Myke instantly got the hang of driving
Leaving the parents in our dust
Myke flying down the sand dunes
Family photo on the beach (James, Myke, Mom, Dad)
A dusty James and Myke taking a break from the UTVs
Myke kicking up sand
Heading back off the beach
A poolside piña colada on our last day
Shark art we saw at an airport gift shop
Waiting for our flight home