Cabo San Lucas, Mexico

Also known as Los Cabos, this port offers the iconic photo of the arches in the water. Cruise ships sail by this picturesque place, and smaller ship tours are available to get up close. As of 2017, there are travel advisories warning Americans of gang and drug related violence in the area.  That is such a shame.  It is a beautiful place and their honest economy relies on tourism.  I really hope the Mexican government can get these issues under control so that people will feel safer traveling to the area again,

In 2010, I visited this same port where whale watching was on the agenda.

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San Juan Del Sur, Nicaragua

Sometimes a local tour is great.  Sometimes not.  The ship tendered at this port, so after the tendering process, we were approached by a variety of locals selling tours.

We settled on one which was in a private taxi mini-van. Continue reading “San Juan Del Sur, Nicaragua”

Puntarenas, Costa Rica

Near the pier, we joined a group with Odyssey tours.  (about $80 per person) We drove through an area where monkeys are known to frequent, but the monkeys did not get the memo.

Our group stopped at a roadside market for fresh fruit smoothies.  Mine was pineapple-coconut. I also found my Costa Rica postcard here. There was no trouble spending US Dollars. Continue reading “Puntarenas, Costa Rica”