Say Hi to Sayulita

We have arrived in and acclimated to Sayulita already! The trip to Mexico is a cinch when you are flying. After having driven here, and having flown to South America, a five hour direct flight and a thirty minute cab ride to get from Puerto Vallarta to Sayulita is a breeze. Plus, we do not feel the need to "see it all" while we are here, since we have already seen so  much before, and it is easier to more quickly relax.

The flight was remarkable only for the fact that we shared the plane with a wedding party, headed for an all-inclusive in PV, along with a birthday party of which the birthday boy had discovered at the airport that his passport had expired. He and his friends had been drinking since 10 am that day so poor drunk birthday boy had to go home alone while his friends poured themselves onto the plane and laughed about their friends bad luck the whole way to Mexico.
Landing in Mexico is always a thrill for us and makes us all feel right at home. We are very excited to get to our destination and hook up with Liz's cousin, Kekine who is in Sayulita for 2 weeks surfing with friends. We have no way to reach her  and we're hungry for tacos so off we go to town and put it out to the universe that we need to meet up with her. Not 20 minutes later we see her curly haired head walking down the busy cobbled street!!

Traveling with family is fun! Kekine has quite a sweet tooth especially when it comes to the stuff they sell out of the back of the pick up trucks. This makes her even more popular with our boys.

This is our home for the next 2 1/2 weeks! It's located about a  5 minute walk from the centre of town but is very quiet at night and the rooster farm and barking dogs live way down the dirt road! We are having great sleeps.

We spend the next two days exploring, eating and thinking about surfing. Kekine likes to go early in the day before the water gets busy and Liz likes the afternoon heat so for now Liz will just pose with the board.

Monday was  a Mexican national holiday, so things were still hopping in Sayulita with lots of Mexican nationals here on vacation. As the weather was overcast and Kekine had been wanting to do it as well, we hiked from Sayulita to San Pancho (San Francisco). Part of the way was through town, part was through the jungle, and part was along the beach. we had many adventures on the beach, including the rescue of some baby turtles that had washed up on the surf. Remy rescued a very large beetle as well. The route to San Pancho was blocked at one point by the ex presidential palace so we had to do a major trespass to get past- very exciting for all of us! We spent the afternoon eating one of the best burritos yet and sipping margs and tequila sunrises while we watched the sunset. A great day.