On the Road with my Girls...

I just returned from visiting my two oldest daughters, Anna Rose and Lacey. Both live in the Bay Area. I had an incredible time with both girls, but doing completely different things.

I treated Lacey to a professional productivity conference - Getting Things Done - at the Intercontinental Hotel. We then spent time touring around San Francisco and spent quality relaxation time at Kabuki Springs & Spa. I introduced her to a college acquaintance of mine from Humboldt State University. We shopped, ate insane amounts of incredible sushi at Sushi Rock, and Thai at Osha Thai and thoroughly enjoyed each other.

Anna Rose and her husband, Chris, are adopting a child from Ethiopia and so, I wanted to travel someplace special with Anna before the baby arrived. We decided to go to Cabo San Lucas on Baja. We'd originally discussed the Yucatan, but Anna suggested the Pacific side because of numerous hurricanes threatening the Eastern (Caribbean side) of Mexico. As it turned out Hurricane Norbert hit Baja the day after we left. Ah, well...

Anna and I stayed at an all inclusive resort - Melia Cabo Real. It was lovely. But, I discovered something disconcerting about myself... I'm horrible at relaxation and could only handle about 2 1/2 days of it. What a humbling experience. I also felt uneasy having so many people wait on me with such....hmmm...humble intensity. It also felt freaky getting up from a meal without paying a bill...so freakish, in fact, that I tended to over tip, which offset the freaky feeling and made me feel better.

I very much appreciated traveling with Anna in Mexico. But next time I go back I'll likely take a more independent traveler route.