Hawaii or Baja? Both should rank high on the list of dream surf destinations. Perhaps someone was a bit dismissive of the Baja experience when he wrote:

Why would someone who can surf in Hawaii want to go to Mexico?

Surfer Bob responds...

Um, I can think of a few reasons, bwana:

1. Because it's really close to southern California and you can drive there from here.
2. Because the surf there gets really good sometimes.
3. Because there are 1200 miles or so of surfable coastline to explore - lots more elbow room than Hawaii.
4. Because it can be much less crowded than Hawaii.
5. Because folks speak Spanish there and it's a cool language.
6. Because you can buy a double armload of seafood and fresh tortillas there for the cost of a tiny box of cereal at the Grocery Store on the North Shore.
7. Mexico is a good place to go on a Vision Quest. (I saw God there once. She was going left. She ripped.)
8. Two words: Fish Tacos.
9. Because Mexico is full of Mexicans, some of the warmest, kindest, most funloving, friendly, delightful people on Earth.

Not to diss Hawaii or anything (Mecca of surfing and all), but it's a big world out there and those islands are pretty small. Expand you mind, mon.

Peace, Surfer Bob

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