Destination: Cabo San Lucas, Baja California, Mexico
In 2017 I take my longest ever Cabo vacation of over six weeks. The 2016 vacation was almost as long at six weeks and was the first since I retired. About 2/3 of the way through the vacation I learn my house was burgled and truck stolen while I was away. I continue the vacation and my stolen vehicle is recovered before I return.
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Grand Solmar, Solmar Beach Club, Playa Grande resorts, & Hotel Mar de Cortez, Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, Mexico
- Travel Days: Thursday February 23, 2017 & Tuesday April 11, 2017
- I stay at the Hotel Mar de Cortez when I first arrive and then again the days before I depart Cabo San Lucas. I take a shuttle from and to the Airport to the Hotel Mar de Cortez for $17.00 USD each way.
- I take a cab from the Hotel Mar de Cortez to the Grand Solmar and back from the Playa Grande resorts for $8 USD each way.
- I walk from the Grand Solmar to the Solmar Beach Club and take the Solmar Shuttle from the Solmar Beach Club to the Playa Grande when switching resorts every two weeks.
- I was given a Styrofoam cooler when at the Hotel Mar de Cortez initially which I gave to others on my second stay. It transferred beer and other groceries and was handled by cab drivers and bellboys between the resorts but not used otherwise.
- Switch Resorts: Saturday February 25, 2017, Saturday March 11, 2017, Saturday March 25, 2017 & Saturday April 8, 2017
- I learn my house was burgled and truck stolen
- Vacation Days: Biggest chore: Where will I eat?
Itinerary
Thursday February 23, 2017 - Fairbanks to Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, Mexico
- Delta Itinerary GDY0SV on
- Depart FAI Alaska 128 1:15 AM - Arrive SEA 5:50 AM
- Depart SEA Alaska 418 6:30 AM - Arrive LAX 9:10 AM
- Depart LAX Alaska 262 10:00 AM - Arrive SJD 1:24 PM
Tuesday April 11, 2017 - Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, Mexico to Fairbanks
- Alaska Airlines Itinerary UWQKYQ on
- Depart SJD on Alaska 231 @ 2:41 pm - Arrive SEA 8:25 pm
- Customs was at John Wayne airport in Santa Anna Orange County near Los Angeles
- Depart SEA on Alaska 127 @ 11:20 pm - Arrive FAI 1:58 am Next day arrival
Log
- Published Page location: http://cabo.lam1.us/Weeks/2017
- Wednesday, January 6, 2021 - It's been over three years since the burglary.
- As a result of the burglary while I was on the 2017 Cabo vacation the aws.lam1.us server is a clone of the website on my main server (now ak20).
- I still maintain my laptop as a clone (now ak19) as well as the old servers (ak17 and ak7).
- I am still uneasy about leaving my house on vacation.
- My 2021 Cabo trip will be the first time I have travelled since returning from the 2020 Cabo vacation because of the COVID-19 Pandemic. When I depart for Cabo I will have just completed the second of the two doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine.
- Sunday, April 16, 2017 @ 2:01:46 PM (Alaska Time) - I am back in Alaska after my vacation of almost seven weeks but not yet recovered from it.
- While on vacation I had Internet access of varying service levels but have not yet recovered from the burglary on or before Tuesday, March 28, 2017.
- My house does not yet have Internet access as the GCI Cable Modem was damaged as was my Wireless Access point and switch. I have ordered a new Wireless Access Point and switch from Amazon.
- ak16 can serve up the Cabo.lam1.us website even without Internet access and with Bk0 and Bk4 attached is my only server.
- Tuesday, February 21, 2017 @ 12:54:43 PM (Alaska Time) - Today I finished up reservations for the 2017 Cabo trip.
- I called Solmar reservations at 866-978-2578 and confirmed the Solmar and Play Grande internal trades and got the confirmation numbers:
- Week 8 at Grand Solmar - Owner fixed week
- Week 9 at Grand Solmar - Owner fixed week
- Week 10 at Solmar - Internal Owner trade - Confirmation 361917 for 3/11/2017 check in date
- Week 11 at Solmar - Internal Owner trade - Confirmation 361949 for 3/18/2017 check in date
- Week 12 at Playa Grande - Internal Owner trade - Confirmation 526965 for 3/25/2017 check in date
- Week 13 at Playa Grande - RCI Owner trade for 4/1/2017 check in date
- I called Mar de Cortez and made reservations for Sat, Sun, Mon, April 8-10, 2017
- I used 17,500 miles and $57.81 for the return trip to Fairbanks on 4/11/2017
- Depart SJD on Alaska 231 @ 2:41 pm - Arrive SEA 8:25 pm
- Depart SEA on Alaska 127 @ 11:20 pm - Arrive FAI 1:58 am Next day arrival
- I called RCI and switched the search from one more 2017 week to a search for Check in date 17-Feb-2018 or 10-Mar-2018 to add to my 2018 vacation.
- Wednesday, January 4, 2017 @ 5:18:11 PM Alaska Time) - I got an email from RCI that a Playa Grande match came in.
- I added Check in: 04/01/2017 16:00 Check out: 04/08/2017 11:00 to my 2017 Cabo vacation.
- I started a new search for one more week with a check-in date of 4/8/2016.
- I am up to a bit over six weeks with two weeks at the Grand Solmar, two weeks at Solmar, and then two weeks at Playa Grande preceded by a couple of days at the Mar De Cortez.
- Monday, January 2, 2017 @ 5:04:20 PM (Alaska Time)
- Monday, December 19, 2016 @ 12:37:04 AM (Alaska Time) - I am up to 5 weeks and two days in Cabo and have a ticket to Cabo.
- On Sunday 11/20/2016 Kathy decided to get my trip to Cabo using her Delta Miles. She wanted to use the least miles so booked a trip for Thursday February 23, 2017 and I reserved two days at Mar De Cortez prior to the 5 resort weeks I have. The trips are on Alaska Airlines but I got Delta Confirmation code GDY0SV and loaded the itinerary in my Delta App. At Mar De Cortez I got a King in room 117 at the back on the right by the main pool. A bit over a year ago they added a Breakfast at no additional charge. I had a total of $151.32 charged to my Alaska Airlines VISA. I got confirmation code 1878546.
- Thursday, October 27, 2016 @ 3:24:24 PM (Alaska Time) - I am up to 5 weeks in a row for 2017.
- My brother said he has already bought his airline tickets in the email he forwarded about the maintenance fees and asked how we will handle it.
- I will include a link to this page in my reply.
- I got weeks 10, 11 & 12 for my 2017 weeks other than the Grand Solmar which I did not trade giving me weeks 8 through 12 in Cabo.
- I will move from the Grand Solmar on Saturday March 11, 2017 after a two week stay for an additional two weeks in Cabo at the Beach Club.
- I will move from the Solmar Beach Club on Saturday March 25, 2017 to the Playa Grande for another week for a total of 5 weeks at the three resorts.
- I accepted a studio at Playa Grande even though the trade I used would have qualified for a Master Suite. It could be upgraded at a later date if a Master Suite become available.
- I have to modify the RCI searches for the new end dates of a week 7 or a week 13.
- I have an additional RCI trade so could get as many as 7 weeks if the trades come through.
- I have not yet purchased an Airline itinerary.
- I could augment with some days at the Mar De Cortez to avoid Saturday travel.
- Wednesday, September 28, 2016 @ 4:45:47 PM (Alaska Time) - I paid 2017 Solmar Beach Club and Playa Grande fees.
- I went online and paid $654.95 for the 2016 Playa Grande Resort Week 27 and $1,194.95 for the 2016 Solmar Beach Club Weeks 8 & 9. I did not pay the $1.504.95 for the 2016 Grand Solmar Land's End Resort E-6804 Master Suite.
- Tuesday, November 10, 2015 @ 4:02:07 PM (Alaska Time) - Yesterday I created this calendar and today I started a search for a week starting the 4th, 11th, 18th of February 2017 or 11th, 18th of March 2017. I will use the 21 point Playa Grande week that is valid Jul-2014 - Jul-2017. I already have a Cabo San Lucas 'No All-Inclusive' search going for 2016 but have not got a match in the month it has been going. I asked about starting a search for 2018 ans was told a search is limited to two years from the start of the vacation. I did not have to pay another $219.00 in advance to start the second search but will have to pay to keep it going once one of the searches comes up with a match I accept.
- March 13, 2015 - An earlier version that I may have manually created.
