Cabo San Lucas is a vacation spot in Baja, California that is both famous and notorious for danger. Spring breakers flock to the Cabo sunshine, the sea, and night life.
Cruise ships filled with families drop by for the day, and the main dock is usually rife with eager sea voyagers ready to embark upon their yacht or sailboat. Whether an individual grasps the “Cabo Wabo” lifestyle or chooses to bargain for souvenirs from the local vendors, Cabo San Lucas offers something for everyone. However, the most poignant experiences I have had in this tourist “hot-spot” have actually been on the sea surrounding the port.
Cabo San Lucas is known almost universally for El Arco de Cabo San Lucas, which is a natural rock formation that is shaped like an arch. Lover’s Beach, close to where the Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Cortez kiss, is right next to the arch. As a wave begins to rise, the sky blue water leaps into the arch and sprays a memorizing light mist into the craggy formation before the wave recedes back into the calm sea. This cycle repeats itself almost continuously, reminding visitors of the visceral and beautiful natural environment of Cabo San Lucas. The rock formation in its natural essence has a presence that is significant and keeps people coming to view it. Water taxis, boats, and kayaks are available to rent in order to view the arch. The hardly sonorous noises from sea lions often erupt into the air as well, since the rocks near the arch serve as a popular meeting for these creatures.
El Arco de Cabo San Lucas is not the only alluring component of the port. There are many glass bottom boats that allow tourists to see the diverse and multi-colored fish sprinkling the ocean floor. For a closer view, Chileno Bay, a snorkeling spot just forty minutes away by boat, provides visitors with a firsthand encounter of the sea life. Vacationers can go on a guided snorkeling tour via Catamaran or to feel the breezy Cabo air as they sail through Baja California.
One of the most spectacular moments I experienced in these waters occurred on a Catamaran. I was sitting on the boat and feeling the sun’s rays warm my shoulders when I saw a whale breach from the ocean. The whale bounded almost endlessly into the sky, its whole body in view for only a moment, until it plunged back down beneath the sea. I couldn’t believe what I had just seen. It was only a hundred yards away from the boat I was on. As I was reveling in the pureness of nature, I saw another whale breach from the surface. Grey whales migrate north during the spring and pass through Cabo San Lucas almost as seamlessly as the water from the ocean constantly passes through the famous arch. Although I visited the town of Cabo as well, the most memorable moments I experienced occurred when I was on the blue sea.
