{"id":1841,"date":"2023-01-14T19:50:17","date_gmt":"2023-01-15T02:50:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/clearasmud.blog\/?p=1841"},"modified":"2023-01-14T19:52:36","modified_gmt":"2023-01-15T02:52:36","slug":"1841-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mud.webromancy.com\/?p=1841","title":{"rendered":"The Cabo Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"
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I know many of you have been waiting for a more detailed recap of our trip to the Cabo San Lucas area. If you\u2019ve read my travel posts, you know that it\u2019s never only about the travel \ud83d\ude42 I always include life lessons and epiphanies that we experience along the way and trust me there is never a shortage. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

When we looked at the calendar and realized that winter break of 2022 fell over Chanukah, we panicked just a little. We really look forward to getting away with the family and getting a break from winter. When you have nine months of winter and you live very busy lives in service of the community, it\u2019s crucial to schedule some sun and family time. Being that we are the Shluchim at Chabad Lubavitch of Montana, it\u2019s vital that we live up to our communal responsibility and celebrate Chanukah with our beloved community and the kids break and Chanukah seemed like a head on conflict. After discussing many Different options and scenarios we concluded that we can be here in Bozeman for the first few days of the holiday, celebrating Chanukah with our big Chanukah Bash, Menorah Parade and downtown lightning, Party up at Big Sky and a Chanukah event with the Governor at the State Capitol, and then we can head out with the fam. That\u2019s what we did, and it ended up working out great thank G-d. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The other thing we decided was that we wouldn\u2019t tell the kids! We don\u2019t usually tell our kids about trips until a few days before, I find that it\u2019s just much easier all around, but this time we decided not to tell them at all. Which meant that I had to figure out how to pack in secret, hide everything, all during the week of juggling Chanukah. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Before we decide where to go, my husband and I talk about what our goals are for the trip, what we are in the mood of (for example, hustle bustle touring or chill) and then we try to find a location that meets those criteria. I also love to go places that are less traveled (that\u2019s the enneagram 4 in me \ud83d\ude48) sometimes that happens and sometimes not. For this trip we were going for a more chill vibe, sun, and beach. The thing with beach trips is, and this is from experience, is that if you are not right on the water or you\u2019re in a busy popular location, it\u2019s hard to enjoy. Either your shlepping to the beach and you\u2019re there for a bit, then the kids want to go or their hungry or tired etc.\u2026 so you leave and then they want to go back\u2026.and I find it very hard to really enjoy. It can also be uncomfortable for us to hang out on the beach where our standards of modesty aren\u2019t possible, and it becomes more of a headache and stress than enjoyable. On the other hand, I love the beach, the water, the sun, the vibes, so I don\u2019t give up on it so easily. We chose to research and explore the Cabo area and see if we can find something that would meet our needs and wants \ud83d\ude09 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In Cabo proper something like that is almost impossible to find within our budget. So, we broadened our search a bit and we found that if we go a bit out of the city there are more options. Long story short, we found a home on VRBO, one hour from the airport (or so they say, we\u2019ll talk more about that) that was literally on the Sea of Cortez. Like, you walk out the door and you\u2019re on the beach, basically what dreams are made of. Many of you have asked, if I could send the link to the exact house we rented, but I don\u2019t feel comfortable doing that, I love to share our travel and adventures, but I don\u2019t think that means every single detail needs to be public. I will say is that we found this house on VRBO and it really is not hard to narrow your search to meet your needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n