Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
Our last stop before arriving in Los Angeles and the journey back to TC.   This town feels the most familiar of all the places we visited on this trip. I guess, the newer construction, the wide roads and the presence of a Starbucks and Hard Rock cafe aid in this familiarity. The information sheet provided by our cruise ship said this small fishing village at the end of the Baja peninsula, once discovered by the well to do, became more American than Mexican. When Deb and i walked around we could feel this difference. We saw many large, large boats in the marina, lots of high profile shops and even a "Topless Sports Bar"! Didn't see that in any other stop. We hear spring break comes to Cabo as well. I might have to return.
Last little thing about Cabo. The same information sheet suggested we hire a cab if we wanted to go to town. The walk might take 15 minutes but the temperature could reach into the 90's. Well, we don't listen to a sheet of paper! We walked around the harbor and reached the downtown area. Just a long strip of boulevard style road with many local businesses. The temperature reached into the 90's as predicted but the sun... WOW! The sun just beat down with a ferocity i have never ever experienced. I even think it burned through my hat! Needlees to say, Deb and i needed immediate relief from the sun and  heat found a bar that served a very cold tasty local beer. Very nice!
Back on board for the last seaday of the trip. We dine with the same people every night. Around the table we have mixed feelings about this last seaday. The "Cruisers" know they have cruises already booked so this becomes a just another stop, albeit longer than a day, untill they go back to sea. Some of us have accepted the end of the trip and prepare for the future on dry land. I have cruised enough for this trip. I gladly pack my bags in preparation for debarkation. I know i may crusie again, however, there comes a time when you look forward to what comes. I don't have  a cruise in my future so i look to some thing else.
We experienced fair seas for all of our cruise. Hardly bumped any walls while walking from our cabin to the bars. The skies mostly cloudless. I found that the International Space Station (ISS) would make a pass over us on several dates during our voyage. So i endeavoured to plan a sighting party. Deck 9 forward. This position allowed barrier free visage of our bow and the night sky WNW to N. The exact coordinates for the ISS sighting. Now our ship, The Legend, moves through the water at 21knots. The wind coming over the bow blows at 24 mph. Make the calculations and you have aa apparent head wind of 52 mph!   After drawing on my strength to open the door to the forward viewing section, i bent into this wind for all of 2 minute before retreating to a quieter space amidships. In all we did not see the ISS once. I can only attribute this to finding sight information from a website using land based  coordinates while we carved a NW path in the Pacific Ocean.
Tomorrow, debarkation, flight to Las Vegas, a three day drive.
Travel on!