I love the magic of sunrise and most particulary that of Cabo when the morning dew sparkles and all you can hear is the soft motion of waves and a few cheerful birds. It has an especially delightfully appeal when everyone back home in Vancouver is wining about the rain and dreary days of January( I admit that is wicked of me), and I am floating in my own little heaven and oblivious to everything but the smooth sand under my toes and the intoxicating smell of the Sea of Cortez.
Most of my freinds are envious I know and I would feel the same if I was in their gumboots right about now. So why do so many of us postpone vacations for years and make the feeble claim it's all about lack of money or we can't spare the time away from our life sucking jobs? Is it really that... or maybe we don't think we have suffered quite enough dreary routine or hard work to earn the right to enjoy ourselves and relax for awhile?
It was four years ago January that my husband and I had a real holiday and bathed in the warmth of that glorious Mexican gold called sunshine! When was the last time you gave yourselves permission to do absolutely nothing but read by a pool or stare out at the glistening sand and hear the crash of six foot waves? It's like music to your ears and nourishment to the soul and yet we deny ourselves. I challenge anyone out there who hasn't been on a real vacation to give yourself a mental headshake and figure out how and not when or if you will gift that to yourself. It's soul replenishment, glorious sunshine, frothy life giving "Lava flows," Rum punches and Margueritas and so much more. I don't give a damn what the excuse is for not doing this - because I am sure it's a load of horse poop! We will die with the music still in us my amigos and this comes straight from the mouth of a raging workaholic. If I can do this then anyone can.
If my Dad was alive he would have likely chimed in with comments like "are you sure you should go right now - you are launching your business after all" or "why not wait till you have some more business and money in the bank" or the one that would really get my goat ..."didn't you just go to Santa Fe last summer?" Well all of that is true, though Santa Fe was a three day wedding with a million relatives and though it was fun, it was hardly relaxing.
I can't tell you how many people over the past few years I have heard mention that their mother always wanted to go to Hawaii and dreamed of it for so long but never went, then they got cancer and died. I know of many others who think that "some day" is actually real. I am here to remind you that it is not. If there is one thing I could pass on to anyone who still beleives in that fairytale, it would be to reccommend they do a survey of thier own that will reveal some very sad truths. Just go and ask a few elders you know if they hit all their dream spots on their bucket lists and then observe their solemn faces, desperately wishing that they could somehow turn back the clock and recapture those days.
Although it is true we must be responsible to a degree, the fact is if you make a plan and do this for yourself you will always find a way to pay for it. I just landed a gig a week before I left for Cabo that paid all my bills and gave me a bit of play money too. It came out of no where but I believe it was because we had already committed to Cabo and the Universe sent me a thank you reward . You might laugh but I know magic things happen every time I take a leap of faith and this time was no different. Even when we allowed a smooth talking salesmen at the airport talk us into one of those painfully long timeshare presentations, we earned ourselves $300. worth of vouchers for two of the finest five diamond resaturants in Cabo. So if I thought I was in heaven before - that was nothing in comparison to the delectable menus we were able to experience compliments of Hacienda Del Mar. The first meal at Pithaya's we were served by a dark and handsome team of Mexicans with starched white uniforms and lovely smiles. They were so delighted to bring us the complimentary ceviche (that was to die for) along with roasted papaya and coconut prawns and a lobster risotto that I will never forget . The other meal was right by the ocean in De Cortez famous for Mesquite gilled meats and seafood and once again a rack of lamb, and a filet mignon done to absolute perfection. Then to put the icing on the cake - my timeshare tour guy Lorne, (from Chase BC of all places) has been living in Cabo over 20 years and introduced us to his lovely wife Janet, who's an event planner just like me. We sat at Solomons Landing at the Marina in Cabo San Lucas and indulged in Pacifica Lights and yummy crabcakes while we proceeded to discuss how we can work together to bring groups here from all parts of NorthAmerica to indulge in all the amazing delights of Baja. I had pretty much completed the planning details for a Writers and Culinary Retreat this coming May before I'd even digested those terrific crabcakes!
We also met some incredible new freinds at the resort who became our daily snorkel team. One couple from Langley BC and the other from Wisconsin. In fact on our last night there we were already talking about doing this all over again next January. Oh Joy!
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| HACIENDA DEL MAR AT SUNRISE |
I am also most passionate about four things - connecting with good people, enjoying great food and travel experiences and appreciation of art and culture. Cabo has once again inpsired me to reach for what I know I can and will create. So if you are still stuck in the excuses merry-go round, then let me be your tour guide and show you how to do this. Come ride the waves with us and trust that you will not be swept out to sea and you wil not look back and wonder where time went because you wil have invested it very well. Anything is possible if you commit to yourself and your dreams. Once again, life is short, savour every moment.
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