Still in Sayulita

We have been in Sayulita for 10 days now. Relaxing and studying some Spanish. The weather has been quite warm, with a bit of humidity but generally comfortable in the shade. We get a nice breeze blowing thought the large covered deck in front of our room. We find this hotel a comfortable home away from home. So do others. Three other rooms are occupided by returnees. We are starting to refer to the hotel as Club Diamanté.

Both Linda and I were challenged by our Spanish courses but we enjoyed them. We are planning to attend some group conversational sessions while we are here. However next Wednesday we are heading back on the road for about a week. We are taking a back road though the mountains though San Sebation del Oueste, around Guadalajara to Guanajato, a colonial city that is a UN world heritage site.

This photo is of a small beach that is only a 10 minute walk south of the main beach. It is called Playa Los Muertos.. Beach Of The Dead. Not a particularly alluring name, especialling considering Mexico's reputation in the press. Actually its name comes from it's proximity to the local cemetery. It is a nice sheltered cove, small waves and a partially shaded beach.

Last night there was a birthday party on the street outside of our hotel. The photo above and the next two are of the party. The birthday girl is the five year old in the blue prom dress. As you can see it was quite an elaborate affair. The kids had a great time whacking those Smurf apart! Who wouldn't?

Today is a national holiday... El Dia del Revolucion is the celebration the start of the 1910 Mexican Revolution. A parade is one of the events. All the school kids participate dressed in revolution time costumes. There are mock battles throughout the parade. I have a couple of great videos of them but they are stuck on my camera until I get back home.

I have made arrangements to rent a car for a day. $60 including tax and insurance. We are getting together with a couple of other hotel guests to drive out to an archeological site about an hour north of here. It is near a town called Alta Vista and was recommended to us by another hotel guests. Hopefully I'll have some interesting shots to post after the trip.


PS. We are not missing the -20 weather.