Cabo San Lucas in the 1970s

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In the early 1970s, my husband and I went to Cabo San Lucas for our honeymoon. There was ONE hotel, no condominiums, no outside restaurants or shops. The photo above is one I took of our hotel from our plane as we landed. The only way to access our hotel was to fly in on a small plane and land on a dirt runway. Some people also took their yachts down there and anchored off the coast. John Wayne was one of the famous people who often did this. The hotel was a converted monastery. There was no glass in the windows; only wooden shutters. There was a upside to this isolation, however. There were more people taking care of us than there were guests staying at the hotel. In fact, the hotel probably had fewer than two dozen guests staying while we were there. The waitresses actually were singing in the morning as they set the tables on the patio for breakfast. We were able to take out boats, swim in the pool, go snorkeling or rent tanks to go diving, and relax either on the beach or poolside without any crowds. Waiters popped up everywhere to get us whatever we wanted ... something to drink, lunch, etc. There were no lines. Reservations were not needed in the evening for the candlelight dinner. The menu was upscale, the service was cheerful, and the atmosphere was wonderful. We have not gone back, but I understand that today Cabo San Lucas is crowded, noisy, and busy. There is now a jet port rather than a dirt runway for private planes. We have no desire to go back. We love our memories of Cabo San Lucas, just the way it was. It was a romantic, beautiful honeymoon!