country: Mexico
location: Baja- Los Cabos
date: oct 2000
author: anonymous 		10/06/00 I detest paying $100 roundtrip to have my boards flown to Mexico. I let the ticket clerk know this too. After delaying the innevitable, the clerk finally asks me "how would you like to pay for your boards sir? Cash or credit card?". "Actually I'd like to pay in sand dollars and sea shells if you don't mind". Needless to say it didn't work. Gone are the days when you could slip the skycap a jackson and take care of the matter...
tip: if you want to do some serious surfing in Los Cabos, stay in San Jose. It's the town between Cabo and the airport. The surfing venues are closer and there is less night life. The night life in Cabo will suck you in and the next thing you'll know you'll be waking at noon with a serious hangover and other things that will keep you from the surf. Also, the wind almost always picks up in the late morning or afternoon. Cabo is the party capital of the West Coast. Use this fact to your advantage, not your disadvantage. I love mexico. It's a country where you can smoke in the lobby of a 4* hotel. You can also drive like a madman, if you so desire.

This next photo was shot at "zippers". A popular local break near San Jose. Zippers is a fast right with a bouncy inside section. It's real competitive so if you're not up to it, you might want to try "the Rock" on a decent swell or "Old Man's".
tip: all local surfers, especially those who have a few years under their belt and have never been elsewhere to surf, should consider going to Mexico. Mexico is relatively cheap, the waves are plentiful and you don't have to wear any rubber if you go far enough south. When you shed the rubber, you can get twice the waves and double up on your water time. Los Cabos can be considered a prime destination for these reasons plus there are plenty of things to do for the non-surfer in the group. A few non-surfing activities in Los Cabos include; sport fishing, scuba diving and snorkeling, shopping/bartering at craft markets, drinking and partying. They are the immediate breaks to the West of Zippers. Old Mans is very suitable for a beginner. There are 2-3 places to rent boards and 2 surf shops in this general area.The next two photos were shot at "Old Man's". That's the break that is over looked by the point where you can park (if heading east) on the highway. It's a slow moving and consistent wave where one can get a lot of water and wave time. There are other breaks on the way to Cabo like "Monuments" and "Tules". There are plenty of secret and semi-secret breaks East of San Jose if you have a rental. If you do get a rental car, you can also drive to the Pacific side of the Baja Peninsula.
tip: get a rental car. if for some reason it's flat in Los Cabos, you can drive to the Pacific Coast of Baja and surf at Pescadero, Los Cerritos or Todos Santos to name a few. This increases your chances for good waves by a factor of two or more.
more later...