Have you ever thought about buying one of those vacation clubs? I never gave them a second thought, but on the recommendation of some dear friends in whom we have the utmost trust and admiration, JBP and I signed on the dotted line and bought into the Hilton Grand Vacation Club. With it we spent one of the best family vacations ever. Our destination - Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. En Avion! Everyone boarded the same flight, nonstop from Dallas, this was a pleasant 2 1/2 - 3 hour flight. From the airport, we rented a van and made the hour trek to our resort, the Fiesta Americana where we had reserved 2 two-bedroom condos. Overlooking the ocean, this was a little piece of heaven. Each morning, a beautiful sunrise presented itself. This is a view from our deck.
The Fiesta Americana was the perfect resort for us. Plenty of room to spread out for a little alone time, wonderful local cuisine and the pools - infinity pools everywhere! This is where we enjoyed most of our time with the babies - at the ankle deep part of the pool, honing swimmming skills in the deeper water, napping with one or the other in a hammock, even painting a piece of pottery to take home as a souvenir.
There's something in Cabo for everyone of any age and in just about any price range. Taxis are extremely expensive however and grocery stores are few and far between, so plan ahead. Cabo is known for its' sport fishing. What a sight to see each morning as the skippers of a legion of boats head out in unison for open waters. In late winter months, you can watch the whales migrating south. Golf courses abound, but again, the better ones are quite pricey. We had access to the Cabo del Sol course, designed by Jack Nicklaus.
One of the highlights of the trip was a sunset dinner cruise aboard the catamaran Rissalena. Family-owned and operated, this is a must do. A client of JBP recommended it to us - she goes regularly to Cabo and Always takes this excursion, and likewise, we have highly recommended it to several of our friends. Dinner was authentic, fresh and delicious. Drinks are included, the crew was most congenial and the guacomole was some of the best we've ever had. Close-up views of El Arco were incredible. They say that every 5-7 years the tide goes out so low that you can walk from the beach all the way out to this remarkable rock formation. The last event was in 2007, so looks like we'll have to wait a while.
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If you know anything at all about a language other than your native one, you know that somethings can't be translated, and when one tries to, it just doesn't come across as planed. Here are a few translation slip-ups that originally ran in one of Ann Lander's newspaper columns. I hope that maybe one of them brings a smile to your face :)
Rome Laundry: Ladies, please leave your clothes here and spend the afternoon having a good time.
Moscow Hotel: If this is your first visit to the USSR, you are welcome to it.
Japanese Hotel: Cold and Heat: If you want to condition the warm in your room, please control yourself.
Greece Tailor Shop: Order your summer suit. Because of the big rush we will execute customer in strict rotation.
Hotel: It is forbidden to steal hotel towels. If you are not a person to do such a thing, please do not read this notice.
Hotel: Visitors are expected to complain at the office between the hours of 9 and 11 a.m. daily.
Hong Kong tailor shop: Ladies may have a fit upstairs.
Tokyo Car Rental Firm: When passenger with heavy foot is in sight, tootle the horn. Trumpet him melodiously at first, but if he still obstacles your passage, then tootle him with vigor.
Copenhagen Airline: We take your bags and send them in all directions.
Now I'd like to share some souvenirs of my travels with kids (and their parents) - there are some good times and some bad times. There are times that they have learned, and others when I have learned. For the most part, however they've been rewarding times - I like to think of it as an investement in my future and theirs. For what it's worth, read, enjoy, and be glad that it didn't happen to you.
My Top 10 Worst Travel Experiences With Students:
10. En route from Dallas to Paris via London's Heathrow hearing, Mme Peace (Mom), I left my ticket on the plane. That was during immagration clearance and we had 15 minutes to board for France.
#9. At Père Lachaise Cemetary in Paris, two student splattered with pigeon doo!
#8. In Paris with 12 cute 15 year olds and 20 something young Sicilian males in the same hotel with rooms that would not lock! #7. Doing room-check at midnight for a girls-only trip to France and discovering size 11 mens' tennis shoes protruding from the shower curtain in the bathroom!
#6. Loading 34 students and parents onto an overnight train from Venice to Paris - we had 2 weeks each worth of baggage and were booked on couchettes!
#5. Italian Waiter dumps a bowl of hot pasta all over a student at a restaurant in Rome.
#4. Doing room-check at midnight and discovering 3 15 year old females missing in London. They begged, borrowed and stole money to go see a Dave Matthews concert on the other side of town after telling the teacher/chaperones a different story - Oh we're going to be with Mme *!!!.
#3. Turning around in the Paris metro to discover that you are 4 students short - the gendarmes had detained them for skipping through the turnstyle without verifying their tickets. (yes, they did have tickets, they just wanted to see how many could squeeze through at one time!) They were charged $60 American on the spot! And don't believe the add - American Express IS NOT EVERYWHERE YOU WANT IT TO BE. Thank you VISA!)
#2. Learning for a fact that a certain student has brought marijuana into a foreign capital city inside ballpoint pens, much to the dismay of her peers! We could have ALL been strip-searched and detained at the police station, and believe me, it would not have been a pretty sight.
#1. Discovering on the return that in a grudge match, 3 females used their roommate's toothbrush to clean the doggie-doo from their tennis shoes in Paris! They were kind enough to rinse it off before replacing it in her container for use the following morning.
Rome Laundry: Ladies, please leave your clothes here and spend the afternoon having a good time.
Moscow Hotel: If this is your first visit to the USSR, you are welcome to it.
Japanese Hotel: Cold and Heat: If you want to condition the warm in your room, please control yourself.
Greece Tailor Shop: Order your summer suit. Because of the big rush we will execute customer in strict rotation.
Hotel: It is forbidden to steal hotel towels. If you are not a person to do such a thing, please do not read this notice.
Hotel: Visitors are expected to complain at the office between the hours of 9 and 11 a.m. daily.
Hong Kong tailor shop: Ladies may have a fit upstairs.
Tokyo Car Rental Firm: When passenger with heavy foot is in sight, tootle the horn. Trumpet him melodiously at first, but if he still obstacles your passage, then tootle him with vigor.
Copenhagen Airline: We take your bags and send them in all directions.
Now I'd like to share some souvenirs of my travels with kids (and their parents) - there are some good times and some bad times. There are times that they have learned, and others when I have learned. For the most part, however they've been rewarding times - I like to think of it as an investement in my future and theirs. For what it's worth, read, enjoy, and be glad that it didn't happen to you.
My Top 10 Worst Travel Experiences With Students:
10. En route from Dallas to Paris via London's Heathrow hearing, Mme Peace (Mom), I left my ticket on the plane. That was during immagration clearance and we had 15 minutes to board for France.
#9. At Père Lachaise Cemetary in Paris, two student splattered with pigeon doo!
#8. In Paris with 12 cute 15 year olds and 20 something young Sicilian males in the same hotel with rooms that would not lock! #7. Doing room-check at midnight for a girls-only trip to France and discovering size 11 mens' tennis shoes protruding from the shower curtain in the bathroom!
#6. Loading 34 students and parents onto an overnight train from Venice to Paris - we had 2 weeks each worth of baggage and were booked on couchettes!
#5. Italian Waiter dumps a bowl of hot pasta all over a student at a restaurant in Rome.
#4. Doing room-check at midnight and discovering 3 15 year old females missing in London. They begged, borrowed and stole money to go see a Dave Matthews concert on the other side of town after telling the teacher/chaperones a different story - Oh we're going to be with Mme *!!!.
#3. Turning around in the Paris metro to discover that you are 4 students short - the gendarmes had detained them for skipping through the turnstyle without verifying their tickets. (yes, they did have tickets, they just wanted to see how many could squeeze through at one time!) They were charged $60 American on the spot! And don't believe the add - American Express IS NOT EVERYWHERE YOU WANT IT TO BE. Thank you VISA!)
#2. Learning for a fact that a certain student has brought marijuana into a foreign capital city inside ballpoint pens, much to the dismay of her peers! We could have ALL been strip-searched and detained at the police station, and believe me, it would not have been a pretty sight.
#1. Discovering on the return that in a grudge match, 3 females used their roommate's toothbrush to clean the doggie-doo from their tennis shoes in Paris! They were kind enough to rinse it off before replacing it in her container for use the following morning.
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2 comments:
This was definitely one of our favorite vacations! I think my favorite part was going out on the catamaran with you, Dad, and Christina. We can't wait to go back to Cabo!!
What gorgous pictures! Wish I could take a well deserved vacation
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