Honeymoon Day 3

So I bought this iPad over a month ago, hid it at my house for three weeks knowing it was there the entire time I sat each night wishing so desperately to get it out and just go to town... But alas, I couldn't. And now over a week later this is one of the first times I've touched the thing since the day I bought it! So now it's my turn.  I would imagine that anyone reading our blog knows that my wife is an early riser. And by early riser I mean an ass crack of dawn, up and at em', in your face early riser. I am one of those people who wishes they were. I've tried for years to become one, but just can't make it happen. 8 or 9 is my norm, while Janna's is, well, the ass crack of dawn.  Needless to say this morning started early for the two of us. Janna was up early, I was in a coma with my mouth open on the other side of the bed and the sun was beginning to shine. I was poked, prodded and slowly drawn out of my slumber by the birthday girl. Now some of you know that when I'm up, I'm up. I get the heck out of bed and get moving. But today was Janna's day :) so the two of us shared the remainder of our Mexican doughnuts and a few granola bars while sitting in bed and watching romantic comedies on HBO. I know I'm losing man points just typing this right now, but we really enjoyed our morning in bed. We talked through our plans for the day and decided that overcast skies would be leading us away from the beach and into town. We decided that today was our exploration day. We'd hit some local shops, try a taco at every stand we saw, grab a beer here and there and enjoy a day with really no plans other than having no plans at all. It was perfect. I think we probably ate 50 tacos between the two of us (goodbye wedding diet) and popped in and out of about every store in town. We haggled with the locals, found some great deals on gifts for our devoted blog followers, and enjoyed some tequila shots and beers in the meantime.  Speaking of tequila shots... We stopped by a little bar right on the main drag called "Die Trying". Such a fun place! Our bartender was a sweet girl named Elena who told us all about her 5 brothers and 4 sisters, what it was like to live in Cabo and all about her favorite types of tequila, and we tried them all. The "two shot & two beer special" turned into the two shots, 5 beers and 4 palomas special. We posted up for over two hours talking with other passerby's including a really nice couple from Michigan.  As we talked football with our new friends I noticed a gal across the sidewalk running a small jewelry shop. She was an American turned local Cabo-an. I wondered out loud if by chance that was the lady our new friends Janet and Ed had told us about. Janna was curious and walked over to find out. Turns out it was!  Was such a sweet lady and had some really cool jewelry. Janna loved it, so of course we had to buy a pair of earrings!  She told us about some secret gems here in Cabo. So after we purchased our earrings and said by to the Michigan couple and Elena, and headed for some local tacos. They were by far the best tacos yet. After we stuffed our faces with MORE tacos, we headed back to the hotel to take a quick nap. 

 The plan was a quick 30 minute nap, a shower and then heading to a hotel called the Capella.  We were warned before we left that napping would be quite common on our honeymoon, but we had no idea how sleep deprived we'd been these last few months. So what was intend to be some quick shut eye pre dinner, turned into another two hour hibernation. Reservations were at 8, K-State game at 6, we planned on leaving at 7ish for the night but awoke at 7:45 in panic. We called and bumped our reservation to 9 and got cleaned up for dinner. Ladies and gents, what ensued is almost indescribable with words... We had been told about Capella by numerous people on our trip thus far and every person told us that this place is a must visit. "Neatest experience you'll ever have" is what we heard over and over. Excitement was building as we jumped in the cab. We were told of a tunnel that went "through" the mountain and into the foyer of the Capella. Whelp, they weren't kidding. We drove through city streets and into a beautiful terrace lined with palm trees and cacti, list shining up from the ground made the trees look 100 feet tall.  Janna and I have lived pretty charmed lives. We've been blessed to have experienced some amazing things. We've both stayed at some incredible resorts that have done a lot of things right and have seen some unique ideas. Point being, we're hard to surprise. Easy to entertain, but hard to surprise.  We made our way towards the gate of the hotel. A huge custom gate that slid back and forth into the side of the mountain we were parked below. The young man who greeted us was dressed like one of the three amigos, but a bit less, well, fruity. A bandana tied around his neck, handkerchief laced through his belt loop, traditional boots and a pretty sweet Indiana jones looking fedora. Dude was legit. He opened the gate and we made our way towards the tunnel. It must have been a quarter mile long. Brick street were lined with low lights from end to end. The walls and ceilings were as natural as the day they were formed. No bracing, no concrete supports, we were literally driving into what felt like a cave, if caves had hundreds of chandeliers hanging on chains from the ceiling. The entire length of the tunnel was lined in identical chandeliers, one after the other after the other. It was surreal! We hopped out of the cab and met one of the hotel staff. He walked us through the maze of cobble stone floors and shallow pools of water as we made our way towards the restaurant. You know how I said earlier it was hard to surprise us? Well we were amazed! Every tiny detail was meticulously maintained. There was so much thought put into this place. No two buildings were the same. Raked sand replaced grass, tiny tile designs in the sidewalks, lanterns at every turn. Trees with blown glass balls hanging, mosaic tile roofs on the spa and one of the two restaurants. The bar at this place looked like it was 300 years old, and probably was. But then we walked upstairs. As we made our way around the paths that cut turlough the side of the mountain we saw the restaurant ahead. It was built directly off the side of the cliff and overlooked the roaring pacific ocean. The piers f the restaurant were all lined with lights, the pathway leading to the restaurant had small floor lights to guide four way to the greatest dining experience of our lives. We finally made it to the greeter and were seated at our table. The waves were rolling in no more than 100 feet below us. When a big enough waive came through you could almost feel a light mist from off the ocean. We ordered wine and were given and huge lava rock bowl full of fresh guacamole and salsa. We were then told it was our turn to order, so we followed our waiter to the "menu". The menu was a giant fish market style table covered in crushed ice and samplings off each fish on the menu that night. We decided on "the bounty" which consisted of sea bass, parrot fish, Mahi Mahi, striped bass, a lobster tail and shrimp. But before we could indulge in that feast we were given a chowder soup with mussels, crab meat, shrimp, potato, corn and other veggies. Followed by fried calamari with tomato sauce, spinach salad with jicama, cherry tomatoes, pecans and a sesame vinegarette. Last was the sea bass ceviche that blew our minds.  Then our meal came. Sides of grilled corn, roasted potatoes, grilled zucchini and Spanish rice followed our seafood feast. We ate until we were sick. Then our waiter, Gamawas his name, showed up with a pineapple birthday cake with coconut whipped cream for Janna that even gave me a sweet tooth. It was awesome! We could've been rolled away in wheel chairs from the place. The ambiance, the food, the people, the atmosphere, the occasion, all made for done of the more memorable nights of our lives. In fact, as we made our way back to the lobby we sat by the ocean and soaked it all in for a bit. These sorts of experience are once in a lifetime and last one was one that we'll remember forever. It was an excellent ending to a great 25th birthday for my cradle robbing wife.

 Here is Capella's website. We ate at the restaurant on the cliff. Pictures do not do this place justice.  http://www.capellahotels.com/cabosanlucas/cabo-san-lucas-,about-en.html?gclid=CICWoY2bh6sCFSBCgwodRnXLzA