Although we windsurfed in Cabo, the following information would be useful to kiteboarders as well.

Our first "official" kiteboarding vacation was to Hotel Cabo San Lucas which was located on a private cliff outside of the city. The hotel was beautiful and the food was exquisite. Fresh fish was abundant and the fresh salsa was to die for.

We chose this hotel because their brochure advertised windsurfing rental gear and lessons. They even had a advertisement at the front desk to sign up for lessons.

Our first morning, we ran down to the beach with excitement to begin our windsurfing adventure. We found the beach hut and told them we wanted to rent gear. The guy said, "I think we have a board around here". He finally dragged out a broken board and a torn sail, then said, "Well I guess this won't work".

At first we were pissed, then we got a lesson in relaxation. There was absolutely nothing else to do there but relax in lounge chairs or hammocks and drink margaritas. When we returned home, we realized that it was the most relaxing vacation we had ever been on.

Cabo San Lucas taught us a valuable lesson. First, check out the facilities, the wind expected at that time of year and the equipment possibilities before you book the vacation. Secondly, if you run into an unexpected problem, be open to doing other things. When there is no wind, we go kayaking, snorkeling, diving, swimming, biking, hiking, site-seeing, or whatever else there is to do. The important thing is to go with the flow and enjoy yourself.