No urban myth, No Law in Mexico is alive and kickin' down here!
Turns out my good friend from High School and his girlfriend were also in Cabo San Lucas, so I had a surf buddy for a few days. Collin has been surfing for years, and knows the breaks at Cabo, so he was kind enough to show me the spots. I surfed the biggest wave of my life (a mere 8 feet!) with Collin right next to me, pretty cool.
I stayed my first three nights at Los Milagros Hotel in Cabo on the introduction of another friend who stays locally in Baja a few months a year. Cute little quiet place where the bird song overcomes the noise of the Cabo Wabo bar only two blocks away! Very nice place to stay, and a bargain at $70 per night.
This is where Collin came sprinting on to my terrace telling me he needs $20 for the cops; seems Collin was (about to be) turning onto a one-way street when a police truck beeped at him and pulled him over. "Should we visit the ATM Senor?"
After Collin settled the ticket "out of court", the officers wished him a "Nice day, FAG!" and drove off. No Law in Mexico part I.
The first week has been surfing in the mornings, lazy afternoons, and nights with lots of tequila, young spring breakers (with their MOMS!) and vendors offering anything from "Eat my Burrito" T-Shirts, to smoke, to girls and to their MOMS!
No Law in Mexico Part II.
As luck would have it, Collin was staying in a 3 bedroom condo with a two story wrap around terrace, with a hot tub and an unimpaired 180 degree view of the Cape de San Lucas. VERY NICE, may I have another? I was packed and ready to go in about two seconds.
The three of us went out on a surf safari on Saturday that took us to the eastern side of the Cape. Long, bumpy dirt roads in the middle of the 90 degree desert in a Toyota Tercel, with a liter of water, a bad case of the runs, and well under a quarter tank of Gas; this is what I will call the documentary!
Shipwrecks and 9 Palms were the spots we surfed. Big, unforgiving waves with sharp rocks on all sides and a very nasty current; this is what I will call this chapter!
Now Collin can surf. It was awesome to watch him! It must have been fun as well for the spectators on the beach that watched me go over the falls and have the fin of the board SMACK my thigh and side of the knee. WALK IT OFF yells Collin, AND (you might want to get out of the impact zone of those big, unforgiving waves!).
I was the star of the new reality show called 'Paddle for Life' . What a work out!
Having a burro step on (and hopefully break) Collin's toe was just about the highlight of the day. We drove back (and made it with Gas to spare!) through San Jose del Cabo which is a cute little town with what looked like very nice restaurants and a lively town square. I hobbled around and waited by the car parked behind us; a green Explorer with Nevada plates and expired tags from July of 2000. No Law in Mexico part III.
The two lane highway of death; that is what I will call this chapter; MAN what a drive up to Todos Santos!.
It only Took an hour and 15 minutes, but I saw two accidents, three near accidents, a dog get hit on the highway, 18 wheelers overtaking me at 75 miles an hour, pickups loaded 7 FEET over the cab, 4 goats, 2 donkeys and a few cattle (ALL CROSSING THE ROAD!!!!)
I am now just up the coast from Cabo sitting at the Todos Santos Inn. The TS Inn is built off of the actual Hacienda that was here and was home to a wealthy sugar plantation owner 140 years ago. Very nice little place with small suites and a little pool in the plaza of the hotel.
I will be here for a few days relaxing, surfing and fishing.
No worries in Mexico, part I.