- James Bryant Conant
I don't advocate flying to Iraq in a red, white and blue bikini, but as long as you don't attempt anything quite so foolhardy, you may never have a better opportunity to travel than right now. Many people have allowed exaggerated concerns about travel safety to deter them from enjoying life, and this slackened demand has lowered prices.
We arrived at our third port, Cabo San Lucas, in the early morning, but not too early for us to enjoy a delicious breakfast before taking a tender to shore. If you're on Carnival for the Mexican Riviera, remember Cabo is a short port day, so don't sleep in! Cabo is a wonderful port, with many great options, so you wouldn't want to miss it.
We decided to take a glass bottom boat to Lover's Beach, a stretch of sand between craggy rock formations that spans the gap between the Sea of Cortez and the Pacific Ocean. I arrived at Lover's Beach with quite a splash, literally, falling into the lapping waves as I tried to take a short cut off the boat. I'd suggest simply wearing bathing suits to this beach, putting your clothes in a backpack if you must bring them.
My outer clothes dried as we put on our masks and snorkels to explore the Sea of Cortez. Plenty of fish came to check us out as we checked them out, but the highlight came when we spotted a giant sea turtle swimming gracefully below us. We followed him around, but eventually he sped away to do some exploring on his own.
