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Cabo San Lucas is one wild and crazy jewel that gets better each time I return. If I've done anything right the night before, I'll start out my day in Cabo wearing dark sunglasses and drinking about a liter of fresh squeezed orange juice. There's a lot to do in Cabo, but not-so-curiously, the city is like a ghost town before about . I'm a camera guy, so I try to take advantage of the emptiness by catching a panga boat out to Lover's Beach and the Arch for some quality photos before the sun (and the parasailers) get too high in the sky. The Arch will be packed by noontime, but it's nice to know there are certain times of day when it seems like you're the only one in Cabo. Lunch usually finds me at one of the teeny family-run taco shops on Niños Heroes, where the fresh, golden-fried fish or shrimp tacos and accompanying salsa beat hands down anything that I'll eat in a tourist trap near the waterfront. In the afternoon I might rent a surfboard at Costa Azul with friends, about 20 minutes away, or just grab my snorkel gear and head out to commune with some friendly moray eels and sargean fish near Pelican Rock. There's surprisingly good snorkeling in the craggy shoreline, and decent water clarity despite the waves. Still not tired of that awesome view, I'll hop on a sunset catamaran cruise as the sun plunges into the sea. Dinnertime finds me sampling the delightful menu at La Fonda, and afterward, if I'm in the mood to punish the liver, I'll head to the nightclubs. If I want something quieter or sedate, well...I wouldn't be in Cabo now, would I?
Author: Ray Bartlett
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