Three years ago at this time I was on a 47-day RV caravan in
Mexico (see archived posts from January and February of 2012). Because of
events that occurred on that trip I swore to never, ever, return to Mexico.
That was before my son and his fiancé decided to get married in Cabo San Lucas
on the southern-most tip of the Baja Peninsula. My son told me I had no choice.
I had to attend the wedding. I can assure you that we will not be traveling by
RV this time. We will fly in and out and not venture too far from the resort
area while there. So, tomorrow (Tuesday) afternoon we leave for Houston to
spend the night before boarding a Wednesday morning flight to Cabo. We will
return next Tuesday.
There should be over one hundred friends and family traveling
to Cabo for the wedding and it will be a party. Can you think of any other
reason to wed in Cabo than because it will be one big party? The wedding will
take place Saturday afternoon on the beach in front of the Sheraton Hacienda
del Mar. The rehearsal party will be the night before. The partying will
actually start on Thursday night when a bus transports the early arrivals into
town for dinner at Maro's Shrimp House followed by a visit to the Giggling
Marlin Bar & Grille (emphasis on the "Bar"). This is an establishment
whose motto is, "If our food, drinks, and service aren't up to your
standards. Please lower your standards." Poor sentence structure and all.
Return transportation to the hotel is on our own and will probably be a very
early return for me.
Cabo tourism websites boast anywhere from 300 up to 360 days
of sunshine a year with the average daily temperature being a very warm 78°F.
This time of year, however, it should be a most pleasant 72 °F to
75°F with nighttime temperatures in the mid 60's. Cabo's annual rainfall is
slightly less than 10-inches a year with only 0.08-inches of that amount
falling during the month of February. The weather for the wedding festivities
should be perfect. Right? Well, I just checked the Cabo weather report. Rain is
forecast to begin on Thursday and continue through Monday. The day with the
greatest chance of rain, a 70% to 80% chance, is Saturday, the wedding
day.
This is all my fault. By breaking the vow I made to never
return to Mexico, I have angered the gods and they are threatening to exact
their revenge on this entire event by sending a plague of rain down upon the
partygoers. Even with this threat hanging over the wedding, my attendance is
still expected and required. The bride-to-be has stated that she wants to get
married on the beach in Cabo and she was not moving the wedding indoors or
having a tent erected. The wedding will be on the beach come rain or come
shine. Let's hope it's shine.
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You should be in a safe and controlled environment. Have fun.
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