Traveling for adventure is a wonderful thing - no matter what your age.  Not everyone can hike the Himalayas or Mt Kilimanjaro, but there are many destinations that offer all kinds of unique things to do.  Stretch your imagination and consider some of the things you can do just south of the border in Cabo San Lucas, Baja, Mexico.

Bike riding too tame?  How about ATVs – even little kids ride these.  They are easy to operate and safe, unless you are prone to reckless behavior, generally.  There are several companies up and down the corridor between Cabo San Lucas and San Jose del Cabo that allow you to explore off-track desert areas, canyon trails and ocean side cliffs.  You can either operate your own vehicle, or ride tandem with another person; pricing may determine which you choose. 

At Carisuva, you will explore the vast area in which they operate as you drive along in a caravan safari.  If any member of your party is not up for the ATV, they also offer a Rhino Safari, which is in a jeep, possibly with a guide/driver if necessary.  There is something here for all ages; I personally found out that no speed is too slow.  The guides are very professional and concerned for your well-being, enjoyment and safety., and the others in your caravan eventually stop making fun of you for going so slow.

Still too tame?  How about bungee jumping and ziplining?  Wild Canyon Adventures offers both.  You can dive from a glass gondola toward the canyon below attached to your bungee cord, and if you can hang on to your breakfast after that, you can follow up with ziplining.  You shoot across heavy cables that span anywhere from 100 – 500 yards, attached with and to all kinds of guidewires, harnesses and contraptions.  You fly between the trees, over the treetops, definitely over the canyon. 

Another company, Costa Azul Canopy, offers an extreme tour, which, seasoned traveler that I am, I seemed to misinterpret when I signed my whole family up for it.  The brochure clearly shows ziplining, walking on suspension bridges, rapelling down a cliffside and sailing across the cable while spinning above the canyon.  My interpretation, as I explained to my daughter, was that we just signed up for the ziplining, regular, and I couldn’t imagine who in the world would sign up to do the other things offered; certainly not me, a grandmother!  Little did I know that in order to get from one end of the “course” to the other, you were expected to enjoy each and every activity. 

The zipping was awesome – you keep climbing up scaffolds and ladders,  higher and higher, and the cables kept getting longer and longer.  Most of them were taught, but one in particular had some slack.  Most of the people made it across themselves, but somehow the guide looked at me and assigned Jose to tandem with me so I wouldn’t get stuck in the middle.  That was a great zip!  Actually, the 180 foot rappelling was fun and I was very proud that I survived it.  I even enjoyed the spinning cable adventure – thankfully, it only spanned 50 feet.  They saved the best for last – this company produces its own brand of Tequila and they offer a “Tequila tour” at the end of the visit.  They didn’t complain when my family went through that part of the tour twice!

If you enjoy snorkeling, by far the very best place in the area is at Cabo Pulmo.  It is not an easy place to get to, or find, for that matter.  If you are driving yourself, the directions consist of  “turn left on the dirt road and when you see the blue roof, you are there”.  You can opt to take a tour from either Cabo or San Jose and arrive by boat or bus.  What makes this snorkeling unique is that you are observing the sea life with the sea lions.  They are very friendly  - no worries.  If you are a diver, that can be arranged as well; this is a living coral reef and national maritime park.

If you go to Cabo, and if you choose to do any, or all, of these adventures, you then deserve to turn your attention to evening entertainment; you have earned it.  The nightlife in Cabo can get wild, which must be someone’s interpretation of “adventure”.  You can begin the survival celebration with a sunset cruise – lots of options there from a Jungle cruise to a dinner/dancing cruise. Personally, since I have survived all of these things, I am going to investigate my next trip, to a place dedicated to gastronomy and culture.