Saturday, April 17, 2010

Sidebar: Sayulita


For a quick break and a weekend get away, we took the ferry over to a little beach resort 35km northwest of Puerto Vallarta. There we meet up with friends, and hopefully made a couple of new ones.


Notice the swimming pool size Margarita!

uh, I couldn't finish it


Assume the position - beach side, that is!


ahhhhhhhhh, so sweet


When we finally arrived after an overnight ferry trip that arrived 2 hours late, causing an extremely long bus ride to Sayulita, it was dinner hour. Being booted off the bus on the highway and told to walk that direction for town, kitty say what!, we got picked up by some nice tourist in their rental car.

First order of business, we had to find Carmen and William. No problem as we had there cell number, hotel name and directions. Easier said than done, and after walking through the hotel, well beach bungalows & yurts calling out for them, we headed to town. Maybe we could find them at dinner. After all, Sayulita is not that big.

No such luck so we ate some dinner ourselves. In a last ditch effort before we got a hostel for the night, we made another pass through the beach & sleeping area. As we called out, literally, and I meowed, a figure appeared from one of the yurts. I couldn't make out who it was since the light was coming from behind and it was totally pitch dark out, but when Carmen peaked around him and said "oh my god, you found us", we were home!

The Yurt

A peak inside - really cool

Anyhow, we had a fabulous time and it was great to be with friends. However, as usual, the time just flew by and ended way too fast. Well, we had to get back to La Paz anyhow, and start our journey which was also very exciting. First though, a quick stop in La Cruz to meet some people, pick up our puddle jump t-shirts, have dinner with good friends, and collect some valuable information for the sail over to Tahiti.

And yet another adventure begins......