Blogs from Sayulita, Nayarit, Mexico, North America

We took another bus trip north to the surfing town of Sayulita. They have bigger waves here than in the protected southern part of the bay, and even host surfing competitions here in December and January. The town itself looks much like any other small Mexican town. But many of the people we saw looked more like 60's flower children and surfer types, complete with dreadlocks, bare feet and deep tans. The shops sell artsy stuff that is way above my price range, and the clothing stores stock name brand shorts and beach attire, also at a high price. In contrast, Huichol indians weave baskets and sell colorful beadwork in the square. We spent an enjoyable day there, watching the birds and the people play in the waves. The pelicans wait for each big wave to ... read more

Independent travel is often much more expensive than following the masses into all inclusive hotels. Our dream vacation was to rent a hut on the beaches of Sayalita where we would spend the days surfing and the nights revelling with vegetarian locals. However, after an extensive search, it became apparent that given flight prices, such a trip was not within our budget. However, as the minus 40 weather raged on in Regina, the allure of affordable last minute package holidays became more and more attractive. And so, we hopped on a plane and headed for the massive strip of destructive development known as Nuevo Vallarta. If this blog had readers, I would expect angry letters in droves resulting from our decision to stay at an all inclusive. And while I agree with the fact that all ... read more

Here are the pictures from our trip to Mexico where we stayed in Sayulita, about one hour north of Puerto Vallarta. Christophe and Tara... read more

Pas la ville du nord, dans l’état du “governator”, non..non…,il s’agit d’un petit village, dont le nom d’origine est San Pancho, situé à quelque 45 minutes de Puerto-Vallarta. Enfoui dans une petite baie bordée d’une plage de sable blanc et incrusté dans une enfilade de collines piquées de palmiers qui se penchent au dessus de la mer, San Pancho est certainement le plus beau coin qu’il nous a été donné de visiter dans cette partie ouest du Mexique. Juste assez loin et isolé du tapage de la ville, il semble que l’endroit soit devenu le lieu de rassemblement des nouveaux « hippies »de notre époque qui, en couple, en famille ou en solitaire s’alanguissent au soleil particulièrement brillant en observant les pélicans décrièrent de larges cercles au dessus de l’eau à l’affut de leur proies qu’ils ... read more

Well everyone that was Sayulita, it has been fun. despite countless problems with my board surfing has been fun and I´m hooked all over again. My uncle Cam and aunt Del came up here for the day with some friends of theirs and they proceeded to give us beers for breakfast wich we did not decline, half cut surfing is pretty fun. We are going to visit them on the 13th in pv as we are staying the night there before catching a bus to Mazatlan for carnival(just to keep you updated mom). I met Will in the water surfing and told him of our plans so now he is coming to mazatlan with us, he has some great stories ie. despite being straight he played on the only gay rugby team in washinton wich is ... read more