A few more tips. The RIU fills your fridge whenever it is empty with Tecate Light and Dos Equis. The XX is better. The booze is not supposed to leave the resort, but I took it down to the beach to give locals a few beers every now and then in exchange for information, and to just hang out and pick their brains. I was looking for surf/skim information and brought stickers from NWS, and wax along with me.

Bring hooks, line and whatever from home to exchange for bait and data. They will eat it up. Most of the guys northeast of the RIU are hand-lining with heavy lead. You will have to bridge the language gap as best you can. Learn enough spanish fishing terms before you go to get the info you need.

I had a couple younger guys giving me skim lessons in the heavy shorebreak there. It was a lot of fun. I ran back to grab some beer and wax and we shared a few. They told me they were 18 and 20 years and they probably were. My wife came down to the beach and whispered in my ear "Why are you sitting down here drinking beer with CHILDREN?"

Promise to buy $350 in alcohol and you can get a private booth/table at Cabo Wabo, band starts at 10. They can be very good, CW is full of Americans, but I met a lot of interesting people there.

The best whiskey at RIU is Canadian Club and it is not good.