Cabo Wabo for a Nifty Fifty

Someone turns the Nifty Fifty this month 

and it was off to Cabo San Lucas Mexico to celebrate

Saturday, September 10 - We flew on American Airlines to Los Cabos, Mexico, today with a connection thru Phoenix. The flight was part of a package along with a stay at the all-inclusive Hyatt Ziva Resort there that we arranged thru Vacationstogo.com.  Three friends - Mollie, Bethany and Emily - joined us as well on the trip.  Ashlee snapped this cool pic above as we were coming into Phoenix.  We had fantastic weather for the whole trip and felt fortunate to have missed Hurricane Kaye which pummeled the Los Cabos area last weekend. 

This was our first time flying into Mexico together and our first time on the west coast of the country.  I snapped this shot as we descended into Los Cabos. 

The Hyatt Ziva Resort was a breath-taker right from the start with it's beautiful and spacious open-air lobby with a drink cart just waiting for us.  Cheers!! 

The biggest selling point for us for this resort was booking our first swim-up room ever!  It takes a lot to impress us know in regard to pools since we have our own, but this was pretty epic!  

The hotel staff was super nice and accommodating including leaving Ashlee this welcome array of birthday goodies inside our room. 

Our first food at the resort were some amazingly good quesadillas at this pool-side truck. 

The biggest surprise (and bummer) was the beach at the resort which while pretty was basically not swimmable due to massive riptides.    And it wasn't just here at this resort.  We learned later that almost all beaches are this way around here. 

The resort really shown at night especially our private swim-up room pool! 

We had a decent dinner the first night with an even better view of the bright harvest moon shining over the Sea of Cortez.  

Sunday, September 11 - Besides unlimited eating and drinking and pooling today, our highlight in Cabo today was a sunset sail on a beautiful 50' uncrowded boat from the busy harbor in Cabo San Lucas out to an around El Arco, the famous sea arch this area is known for.  

We got a very unique sunset today as well tonight with a large submarine-shaped cloud stretching for miles across the sun-dappled waves.  We got some tasty food along with our trip and unlimited drinks as well.  We also had enough wind to actually cut the motor and let the Mother Nature do the heavy lifting for us. 

The twilight glow back at El Arco was magical as we headed back in. 

Monday, September 12 - Happy Birthday, Ashlee, from Cabo!! Look who got up for her birthday sunrise!  It was a little muted due to clouds on the horizon but looked good in the infinity pool reflection where we spent a good part of the day at the swim-up bar. 

Birthday girl!  We decided to try the buffet this morning for breakfast, and it was fantastic!  How did we miss this best food at the resort! And they treated the birthday girl to a song and a cupcake as well.  We came back for lunch here and breakfast on our last day as well.  

Hi-yo! The Birthday Girl with her Cabo Gang! 

This was the view from The Club - an exclusive lounge we had access to at the resort.
 

We had a very late hibachi birthday dinner as well which was worth the wait.  Very fun and tasty! 

Our last night in Cabo was a beauty with more great moonlight and Jupiter even making an appearance.

Tuesday, September 13 - We had a late morning flight home back from Cabo back thru Phoenix again.  Everything went smooth and the Los Cabos Airport is a nice one.  

It was smooth flights home for everyone, and I even got this great shot of the Isla Espiritu Santo in the Gulf of California.  Those beaches look nice! 

We are still dreaming of those Cabo breakfast pizzas at the buffet!! 

Wednesday, September 14 - We went to see OneRepublic and NeedtoBreathe tonight in a rescheduled show at the Bridgestone Arena in some nice lower-bowl seats.  This is the fifth of five shows we snatched up $25-flat tickets for this summer, and at least this one can't be rained out like one and a half of the others.  NeedtoBreathe opened and were pretty good as usual, but OneRepublic and lead singer/founder, Ryan Tedder, were amazing.  Who knew this ultra-talented guy helped write eight # 1 songs for other artists as well as all the great songs for his own band.  

Friday, September 23 - We went to Opry Mills tonight to see the modern classic, Avatar, which is back in 3D and in IMAX theaters for a limited time in anticipation of the long-awaited sequel coming out in December.  We enjoyed it again and were impressed with how many other people were there to see it again.   

Friday, September 23 - Will backyard wonders never cease? 

Saturday, September 24 - It was a banner day here in Lebanon today as the long-anticipated Cedar City Brewing opened its doors for the first time. We went by and had a few of their tasty libations and a pizza from across The Square at Town Square Social.  Sunny even got a visit later on in the day and I think she might be the first dog ever there!