Wednesday, June 21, 2006

Cabo - 2005 and 2006

I get to go down to Cabo 2-3 times a year because my parents have a condo. I go so often I stopped bringing a camera for a couple years, but that was stupid of me. These photos are in no particular order.

Cabo is incredibly beautiful after a tropical storm comes through. It's usually a brown desert with nothing but cacti and other hardy plants punctuating the desolation. But right after a hard rain the desert explodes with colors. Here's a photo taken a couple weeks after a hurricane (the road is still washed out at the bottom of the hill):


My dad and I went and did these zip lines that are strung over an arroyo near San Jose del Cabo. Here's a couple from that day:


Looking down the zipline - weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

My dad has been going down there a lot for about 15 years now, so he's shown me where all the spots are. Here's a few of him surfing at a secret spot - small waves but beautiful conditions!



Here's a flat day at a really fun spot on the Pacific side of the peninsula:


Classic Mexico - there isn't a permanent structure within a mile of this sign:


One of the problems in Cabo is the crowds at the popular breaks. The kooks have taken over because the locals coddle the donkeys: