We woke a little later today. We were up a little bit "later" the night before. We kept asking Jorja what her favorite part of the wedding was and she kept answering the dancing! What a little dancing queen she was! I didn't drink much the night before so I felt great! Brian kept ordering tequila sunrises last night but he looked like he was in pretty good shape. We shower and got dressed and headed down for breakfast. We meet my family at breakfast and sit down to eat. I decide to skip the mimosa's this morning although I'm pretty sure Brian did not skip his morning vodka and OJ. Toast, bacon, fruit and coffee.....my daily breakfast. Brian keeps to his daily morning breakfast. Bagels toasted with cheese, bacon and eggs sunny side up. Not to mess with our daily routine we finish up with breakfast and head into the pool. We are becoming somewhat climatized and the pool feels like it is freezing! It takes me a few tries before I can actually get into the pool. I'm curious to see where my sister is at. I have heard she was pretty wasted at the lounge last night. I think I heard she might of tried to take over the DJ booth. Poor Nathan! Slowly everyone takes their usual place poolside. Daphne emerges from her room eventually. She definitely looks like she is in rough shape and the big oversized sunglasses she is wearing adds to her look. She gets a couple of claps from everyone as she makes her way to breakfast. I have been thinking of going into Cabo San Lucas and checking things out. A bunch of the guys went to San José yesterday but they didn't say too much about it. Apparently they went on a very long walk in search of cigars. Brian and I decide that we will go into town and head back up to the room to get ready. Brady is very hesitant to come with us so I pretty much tell him he has no choice and he is coming. Brian talks to someone at the front desk about catching the city bus. It will cost us $25 US to catch a taxi into town and only $2 US per person to catch the city bus. We decide to catch the city bus. We carefully cross the busy highway and sit at the bus stop. I am pretty sure that no one drives the speed limit here. We have been told that the bus leaves every 15 minutes so we figure it won't be long before a bus come by. It is so hot out already and it isn't even 11 yet. Finally the bus arrives. We get on the bus and quickly make our way to some seats near the back. We figured we would just blend in when we got on the bus but we were definitely the only tourists on the bus. The bus ride is pretty bumpy and I'm pretty sure that there are no shocks on this bus. We pass by a bunch of resorts and some areas where some new resorts look like they are being constructed. Brian asks me if I told them we want to go to the mall. I tell him no and he says he didn't say anything to the guy collecting fares either. I figure with a full bus that the bus will just stop at the mall. Someone else on here must be going to the mall. There are no handles to signal the driver to stop and with every bump and squeak this ride is making me more nervous. I did remember to pop some gravol before I got on the bus just in case. I look back at Jorja and Brian. Jorja looks scared and has her head in Brian's lap. I suspect that she get's a little motion sickness sometimes but not as bad as me. I notice that the back door of the bus is wide open and turn my head and face forward for the rest of the trip. There are large signs on the highway that point towards Cabo San Lucas so at least I am comforted by the fact that we are going towards our destination. We are approaching the town and the bus makes a turn to the right (away from town). As we drive away from the town the bus finally makes some type of strange U-turn and we are headed again towards Cabo San Lucas. We pass by a bunch of shops and then what looks like to be the mall across the street. The bus veers off onto some side road and stops. We wait for others to get off. No one is moving. They do however all turn around and look at Brady, Brian, Jorja and myself. I ask the lady sitting across from me if this is the mall. She smiles at me and points across the road. We quickly get off the bus and the bus quickly takes off. We make our way off the sidestreet and onto the main road. Two men are walking outside of a bar/restaurant so Brian asks them if that is the mall across the road. They tell us that it is the mall, but it is really expensive. They point to where the Marina is and tell us to continue further down for cheaper shopping. They also let us know not to venture past the main road on the side across from the mall (where the bus dropped us off). We thank them for the useful information and proceed to cross the road. We approach the large mall (Puerto Paraiso) and proceed through the revolving doors. It is so hot outside and the air conditioning inside is heavenly. I notice a trend in the people inside the mall right away. I feel like I am in a mall in Canada. Everyone in this mall is white except for the workers. We walk through the mall and take a look inside a few stores. I am still in search of a sunhat for Jorja and some gifts for her birthday on Friday. We decide not to spend much time in the mall and head outside towards the marina. Wow! The marina is beautiful and full of some of the nicest boats that I have ever seen! We are pretty hungry so we decide to eat at Johnny Rockets (a burger chain in the US). I quickly do the math and convert the pesos to US dollars and realize that this place is a little bit pricey. Well everything is pricey to my family who never goes out to eat. We order some hamburgers and fries and shakes. The food is good but the burger reminds me of a fast-food burger which I guess was to be expected. Bellies full we venture out to the marina. There is a tuna fishing contest starting tomorrow which I am guessing accounts for large amounts of super huge boats in the marina. The prizes are huge in this contest. This years winning boat took over $250,000 in winnings! We get our first experience of locals trying to sell us all types of boat trips, silver jewellery and food. It is a little overwhelming to be asked every 2 minutes but we just keep telling everyone no. We walk all along the marina and see Cabo Dolphins. Brian has been talking about swimming with the dolphins but we both know that it is too expensive and we cannot afford to do it this trip. We both later agree that Jorja would be too young for it anyways. The cost to swim with the dolphins vary depending on age. I think an adult was about $170 and children were half-price. You are not permitted to take pictures and are given the opportunity to purchase the pictures after. Photo packages start at $100 and upwards to $250. It is so hot out and we can tell that Jorja is getting tired. We buy her a whale whistle and continue our way around the marina. Finally we decide that it is time to go home but we have no clue how to take the bus home and both Brian and I tell each other later that we never intended on taking the city bus back. We find a taxi and go back to the resort. We get back to the resort and find out that Daphne and her friends are all heading out for the night. Brian and I have talked about going out but they all plan to leave before 6. We decide that we are not prepared to be leaving at 6 and because my mother is not feeling well it wouldn't be a good idea. My mother has spent most of the day in bed being sick. Not wanting to waste any pool time we head back to the pool. I decide to go back to the room to shower and get ready for dinner. My key card is demagnetized so I head down to the lobby to have it fixed. The lobby is full and I realize that there is another wedding taking place at the resort later this week. I later learn that there are 180 people here for the wedding! It is an Indian wedding so it is not surprising that there are so many guests here. Most of them are from Toronto or Texas. 6 pm arrives and we head out for dinner. We like to arrive at mealtime when the buffets first open so we can get good seats and first pick at the food. Tonights menu is Seafood! We quickly fill our plates with the largest deep fried prawns that I have ever seen. The lady is making them as fast as we are filling our plates greedily. They were so delicious. I am still very cautious about what I am eating as I open and close each lid around the buffet. I settle on some nice rice and delicious steamed vegetables and some potatoes and prawns of course. Brian has filled his full of some mussels in some sauce. My dad and uncle come back with half a deep fired snapper each. Everything is so fresh! We finish dinner and head up to our room for an early night in. Daphne has arranged for a private catamaran to take everyone out for sightseeing and scuba diving and the bus is leaving early in the morning.
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