Halperin & Christ

finally we have worked out the internet thing and can properly blog…..it’s been a bit tricky and still requires switching from one internet connection to another but we seem to have¬† regular connectivity. yeah! the wonders of modern technology.

we picked up ruben and beth at the cabo airport on saturday night and have installed ourselves in a perfect little hotel, la playita, in a little fishing village about 5 km  from san jose del cabo. the hotel is really just almost perfect, fabulous view, old mexican style, big kitchen, a tiny walk to the beach, the only problem is the construction going on next door. it is a bit sporadic though and we have learned to block the noise out. besides everything has to have some imperfection to it, otherwise who knows what would happen??? could be disastrous.

anyhow, we are glad to be away from the touristy craziness of cabo. we had a fabulous whale watching trip with our friend coleen and her friend margarita which took off right from the heart of cabo san lucas so we got the full on cabo scene. once was enough. ruben and beth will have to explore it by themselves.

the four of us have also found the perfect beach, punta chileno. it is full of lovely coves, tide pools, great rocks to climb on, palapas, not too many people, a combination of locals as well as tourists and crystal clear blue water, just warm enough to swim. we spent the whole day there yesterday and plan to return at least two more times.

we have been doing our shopping at the mega store which is slightly unfortunate but there seems to be a lack of local markets around. as we in the states try to go more and more local, farmer’s market style shopping, here the trend is towards big box supermarket stores. cabo has not only this huge mega (which we are suspicious is run by target) but a costco and a walmart! globalization is with us everywhere. it is ironic that at the mega you can find rows and rows of frozen fish that was probably fished in mexico, shipped to the u.s. for processing and trucked back here for sale. probably the same for all the canned fruits and vegetables. strange world we live in!

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