Nightlife Rules! - in
almost any Cabo restaurant! For a moment, I think we're in Hong Kong. The noise, the congestion,
and the neon lights are all shouting at us.
After a few days of
being cuddled, coddled and pampered at the Sheraton Hacienda del Mar,
our first impression of downtown Cabo San Lucas assaults us!
Cabo San Lucas is nothing like Hong Kong!
For starters, the noise isn't about being over-crowded. It's about PARTY!
Tourists of all ages - mostly Americans - in shorts and swim suits are
swarming the streets.
Palapo style bars and
restaurants line the main street, around the corners
and along the harbor. Each has a 'human speaker' pleading with us
to eat, drink, be merry? They all have the best food, the best
deal and the best view.
They have names like Giggling
Marlin (with a sign that says "Remember, if our drinks aren't
up to your standards, please lower your standards), El
Squid Roe, Cabo Wabo and (but, of course) Margarittavilla. Jimmy Buffet
lives on!
Vendors appear from between buildings and try to sell us
car rentals, golf trips, fishing trips, sunset cruises and sightseeing
tours. They promise free drinks, breakfast and $100 off our room
if we'll just spend 20 minutes viewing their timeshare.
We laugh, after using up all our excuses - "we
already ate," "just got here," "not hungry,"
"no thanks," "just looking around." They laugh
with us and insist we take coupons for free beers, half price dinners
and come back tomorrow.
We choose drinks and appetizers at the Cabo
Wabo,
because we've heard the food is gourmet and besides, there's something
intriguing about a bar being owned by Sammy Hagar.
Our waiter suggests we
try a Waborita, - with Cabo
Wabo Tequila, of course - so we do, It arrives in a martini glass and has
different colors floating on top of ocean blue liquid.
The whole
drink is a variety of liquors, including tequila, but the flavors all
blend together and fool you - sort of like a Long Island ice tea!
Careful now.
