Settling In

We are settling in at the Hotel Diamanté and adjusting to the warm weather. The last couple of days have been quite hot and humid... But we are managing to suffer through it.

There are more motorcycles on the road here now than the first time we came. Another motorcyclist from Ottawa is staying at the hotel. He is on his way south, perhaps to South America, not sure just yet. We also met another fellow from Colorado that is here for the winter with his family. He is an avid rider. He is busy mapping back roads and trails in the area. He is an active member on the ADVRider site and is hoping to do some on and off road tours. Both of these fellows are riding Suzuki DR650s.

This morning Linda bought some great fruit off the truck supplying the little store across the street. This hotel has a fridge near our room, for the use of the guests so for now we are stocked up with the basics... Fruit, granola, yogurt, ice, tequila, controy (mexican orange liqueur), limes and a big bag of ice.

We are signed up for our regular Spanish lessons with Costa Verde school. They start on Monday. Just two hours each morning. I'm looking forward to the lessons again. I'm quite comfortable speaking Spanish now in general travel situations but I don't get as much chance to practice, here in Sayulita. We always start a conversation or restaurant order in Spanish but it often transitions to English.

There are more tourist here than there were on the Baja. This weekend there were seven weddings (11/11/11) in town so that brought in quite a few additional tourists. Even so... Our hotel is more than 1/2 full and none of the guests are here for the weddings.

We spent a bit of time on the beach this afternoon but sitting still for long is not my thing so we walked the length of the beach, in and out of the water.

One of the things we like about Sayulita is the variety of tourists. There is a diverse variety of ages and activity levels. The surfing attracts the younger crowd. The variety of accommodations and restaurants attracts visitors across the economic spectrum. There is a good mix of authentic Mexican food and businesses along with some international cuisine.

Here are a few beach shots...

Surfer Dude

Looking toward the north end of the beach.

Looking back from the north end of the beach.