Los Cabos with Los COVID-19

One week before we were scheduled to leave for a long anticipated, sun-filled escape to a beachfront resort in Los Cabos, our travel partners suddenly canceled because of the virus risk. It was the first day of March, still early in the outbreak when reliable information was scarce and uncertainty was rampant. They were from Seattle, the epicenter in the US so it was understandable. Businesses in that city were discouraging travel and the thought of leaving kids and parents behind was unsettling.

Canceling was the right choice for them and as a result, my wife and I were conflicted. The virus was starting to infect the national news cycles and the impact was projected to be severe. We are from Dallas, though, and at that time no cases had been reported in our state. Ultimately, we chose to proceed, and our friends urged us to stay safe and report back on what it was like down there.

Getting to Cabo

When we left on March 6th, the number of reported cases in the US could be counted in the dozens. Detractors were ablaze with hoax claims, conspiracies, and denials while others prophesied impending apocalyptic doom. The starting pistol for the inexplicable run on toilet paper had yet to fire.

Our plan was simple, we just wanted a sunny place to sip margaritas and, well, uh, Coronas.