Exotic animal life in Sayulita, Mexico!
Parrots on a patio encountered on our walk through town.
A wild iguana in the tree in front of the house, visible from our outside shower!
A large male iguana residing in a huge sanctuary tree in the patio of a restaurant right in town, aptly named The Iguana Azul!
While we were in Sayulita we experienced their national celebration of the Mexican Revolution of 1910 on Nov. 20. There was a parade through the main streets with bands, caballeros on horseback and kids dressed as Pancho Villa and Emiliano Zapata, heroes of the revolution. The main square was filled with revelers and kids all day and into the night!
And the band played on.
Pancho Villa and Zapata!
A young girl in dancing costume on the square.
We walked all over town, up in the hills above town, down to the beaches in and out of town. One beach was accessible through the cemetery and carried the name ‘Playa de los Muertos’ – Beach of the Dead. We did some snorkeling there and saw incredible fishes, including a ray, puffer fish and a pipefish, as well as colorful purple, blue and yellow little fishes darting around the rocks. We reached another beach after a hike through the forest and were rewarded with a pristine view, unpeopled and rugged.
Down the street outside our hacienda.
the bay and main beach of Sayulita from high in the hills overlooking the Pacific.
The gateway to the cemetery on the way to Playa de los Muertos.
Pristine Carritos beach after a long, hot hike through the jungle!
Our recent trip into Mexico with the camper was a little different from our trip to Sayulita, Mexico in November, 2008. We flew from Bend into Puerto Vallarta with 3 good friends and quickly found our driver for the 35 mile drive north to the little fishing town of Sayulita. We were struck by the humidity and tropical vegetation, having come from the cold northwest! Our driver found the house we rented right in town, about 3 blocks from the beach, and we easily settled into the relaxed, comfortable and friendly atmosphere!
The first view of the house through the courtyard door at the top of the stairs down to the patio.
Looking back up the stairs to the courtyard door from the patio.
A portion of the patio, to the right there is an outdoor kitchen with grill, a built-in smoker for smoking meat & fish, and a sink!
Mavrik LOVED running on the beach, chasing anything that moved; bugs, trash and especially birds! He also learned to not drink sea water!
Mavrik at full speed!
A brown pelican in flight.
We saw quite a few flocks of pelicans, but have heard of problems in the population of brown pelicans in California. We (or rather Mavrik) found several pelican carcasses as well as 2 dead dolphins on the beach. All is not pristine in the waters of the Gulf of California.