Roberts rules of Seashell collection.

Roberts rules of Seashell collection.

With each shell found issue an immediate ear piercing shrill to alert others to the new agenda item. Straight away put in a motion for conference. When the delegates are gathered submit the initial proposition, “Isn’t this the prettiest [whitest, shiniest, smallest, etc…] shell, mama?” All delegates must then second the proposition before moving on to the next agenda item. There are roughly 4.3 million agenda item on each 1 square mile of beach and each and everyone one must receive a unanimous decision. Kill me now!

The beach in Todos Santos is unlike any I have ever visited. It is as empty and pristine as the white sands of Vietnam and as picturesque as La Jolla shores. What sets it apart is its surf. An astoundingly calm ocean ripples in without a single white cap and then within 30 feet of shore great, angry tubes rise out of the water and slam down on the shoreline like the claw of a back hoe. They stagger their break from one set to the next by more then 20 feet making it life-threatening to dip ones feet for even a moment. Swimming is out of the question. Each year several people are swept off the beach just walking in the wet sand above the surf line. When I first read this, it seems more likely a product of tequila-enhanced beach strolling but not so. The ocean here is truly awe-inspiring.