Sayulita

School is finally out and all I want to do is sleep. Being back in school for the past five and a half months, taking five courses in Spanish, and student teaching has led me to feel utterly exhausted in the end. I am definitely looking forward to the next month which will consist of a weekend trip to Acapulco, my family visiting for Christmas, NYE in Cancun and studying for a week in Playa del Carmen before jetting back to the States.

This last weekend I bussed on over to Sayulita - a beach town about an hour North of Vallarta. The town is fairly small, surrounded by hills, and consists primarily of a main plaza surrounded by little restaurants, bars and stores. From here, the beach is only about a block and a half away from the main plaza. All in all, it's basically a small surf town wiht a little bay full of surfers, beachfront restaurants, sand and abundant sun.

We rented a house for the four nights which only ended up being $60 a night total! Located up in the hills and about a ten minute walk slightly uphill from the plaza, the house is quaint split between being outdoors and indoors. The dining room and kitchen were all open to the outside. The only parts actually indoors were the two bedrooms and one bath.

What did I do all weekend? I typically woke up at 9, went down to town for breakfast, walked to the beach, layed out for a few hours, went back into town for a little shopping, hiked back up to the house, showered and changed, walked back to town for dinner, and tried to be in bed by 11 each night. Although it is high season along the beaches, Sayulita is more of a sleepy surfer town. However, I did feel like I was in the US vs. Mexico with Americans overpopulating the streets.

Would I ever go back? Most likely not. It is worth seeing for a little getaway and relaxing weekender, but will not likely be putting Sayulita on my list of places to visit again.

Rating: 7/10