The Storm – Tropical Storm Lidia

Tropical Storm Lidia hit Los Cabos on Thursday 31 August 2017 and brought with her more than a years worth of rain in a 30 hour period.

Although Tropical Storm Lidia was not a Hurricane, the devastation caused to many of the local inhabitants was unexpected by the vast majority.  Some that lived through Hurricane Odile (3 years ago) prepared early by stocking up and battening down the hatches.  For the rest, many were unprepared for what was expected to be ‘a bit of rain’.

The amount of rain that hit this beachside community carried with it homes, cars and livelihoods for many Los Cabos Residents.  Lives were lost as the Arroyos became powerful rivers taking everything in their path.  The last 2km stretch of entry into Cabo San Lucas was completely blocked by floodwaters, slowing the rescue efforts.

The Recovery

Los Cabos community has banded together in the cleanup process and have been doing amazing work helping the community as a whole.  Clothes, food and supplies are being delivered to where they are most needed, as intense cleanup efforts are taking place.  Beach Cleanups are underway and highways are being cleared allowing traffic to flow, which is essential to the rest of the cleanup efforts.

Supermarkets are back up and running, plus Gas Stations , plus corner stores and many other locations are coming back online daily.

Power is being restored quickly to those that lost power (although some areas will be without for some time yet).  Water services are getting restored slowly as some major pipes were badly damaged.

Los Cabos is again putting in a huge effort to ensure tourists can get back to their vacations and locals can get back to their lives as quickly as possible.

Tours and Activities Updates

With tourists still coming in and many that were here during the event, Tour and Activity operators are doing their best to get back online.

As of today, Transportation is still the the biggest difficulty for many operators.

ATV Tours & Razor Tours

ATV Tours and Razor Tours are up and running as of 2 September at some locations.  Others are working to be back up and running by mid week.

Sport Fishing

The Port is open and Fishing is back up and running!  The conditions are flat calm and beautiful for a day on the water.

Sunset Cruises, Snorkeling and Booze Cruises

Although I would recommend a few more days out of the water, Sunset Cruises, Snorkeling and Some Booze Cruises resumed operations Today (Sunday 3 September), whilst others will take a little longer to get back into the action.

Zip Lines, Swing and Bungee

Wild Canyon as with all other operators are working hard to get their tours back online for you guys.  The Zip Lines and ATV Tours will be ready to go on Tuesday 5 Sept, with modified tour hours.  Tarzan Swing, Bungee and Camel Tours will take a little longer to ensure the safety of all involved.

Golf

The courses took a bit of a hit, however the main damage was Bunkers, Cart Paths and Arroyos.  The cleanup should be pretty quick, with the main Public Courses (Palmilla, Cabo Real, Puerto Los Cabos, Club Campestre San Jose and Cabo del Sol) due to open again during the early stages of this week.  Cabo San Lucas Country Club was a little more badly affected.

Dolphins & Camels

Cabo Adventures will be offering service for their Dolphin and Camel Tours starting tomorrow (4 Sept), with the rest of their tours soon to follow.

What Now?

Los Cabos is working hard to get back on track and open for our tourists.  Driving through downtown Cabo San Lucas, you will see a hive of activity with people sweeping and cleaning up the streets and stores.  Many places have opened and many more are almost ready.

We need your understanding that things take time.  Transport is not as efficient as it would normally be.  Waiting times are a little longer than normal and more activities are becoming available every day.

The Updates

Tropical Storm Lidia has moved on and over the next few days we will try to keep you updated with the latest news on transport and activities opening and conditions.

Please feel free to Comment if you are looking for specific information and we will do our best to help you out.