I have stayed working throughout the pandemic, which I am very blessed to say. Mike and I were fortunate enough to take voluntary time off during a few of the peak months of the virus (may + June), but returned to work in July. July is when a few of the countries, including mexico, opened to American Tourists.
My first flight to Mexico during the Pandemic was in August, a work trip to Chihuahua, Mexico. This was the first time i truly felt comfortable to take the risk an travel internationally for leisure. When I saw how seamless and safe the process was for work, it inspired us to start planning for Mike’s “Dirty 30!”Towards the end of September, we were itching for a leisure trip somewhere, it almost didn’t matter where! Mike was turning 30, and the big birthday bash we had originally planned was postponed. Cabo San Lucas seemed like the best opportunity to go and visit for a few days.
A few things to note when traveling anywhere right now:
SEE my blog post on air travel tips during COVID
check the COVID19 requirements for the country of interest. Some countries may require negative rapid test results before arrival. Mexico, however ,does not.
Masks are to be worn throughout your entire journey. This means in the airports at all times, during boarding, flight and deplaning.
Customs may take a long time, and take it from me, use the bathroom before entering any customs line.
when given customs forms, fill out the entire thing and keep the bottom portion with you ALWAYS. You will need it for your exit out of the country. oh, and remember a pen. People do not like to share their pens right now for good reason.
You will be given additional paperwork regarding your recent travels and any COVID19 symptoms you may be experiencing.
The lack tourism has hurt this country that depends on it so tremendously, and the locals were excited to see people traveling here again! There were hotel deals, 2 for 1 drink deals at almost every restaurant. We were able to use the day beds at Cachet Beach Club by just buying food and drinks. We ended up ordering sushi and coronas (ironic? I think not).
The steps that every establishment was taking were Temperature checks are giving when entering any building. Hotels rooms are sanitized, you are giving hand sanitizer when using the shuttle or any sort of transportation. When we returned to our hotel, they even have a UV sanitizing booth that uses UV light and a sanitizer spray, to spray you down with. It was a bit intimidating at first sight but soon became routine.
Make sure to keep your distance between you and others and enjoy yourself!