Good morning!
Buenos dias from Sayulita, Mexico.
We’re on the west coast of Mexico in this very laid back beach town.
It looks like a gorgeous day as per usual here, everyday’s paradise.
So, we’re going to walk around the town and take you with us.
This is the central plaza in Sayulita
and on one side of the plaza you can see the local church.
This beautiful white church.
And I love a good origin story and this church has a great one.
The original church here was built with a palapa so it’s built with the palm leaves
and then two neighbours were talking one day and the one said to the other,
‘Look, the day that you get married my friend, that’s the day that I will build you a church
to have your wedding in.’
Never ever thinking that this guy would bring back a fiancé.
So the story goes that the day that he brought his neighbour his fiancé and said,
‘Hey, we’re getting married!’
That is the exact day that they began construction on this church.
And they were the first couple to ever be married here so it…it’s a really nice story.
It’s a lovely church and the papel picado above is white,
which makes it stand out against all these colours.
This church is so cute and being in here, I keep thinking of those two neighbours.
One, the guy who was the first to get married here - lucky him -
and, two, his neighbour who was like, ‘Oh my god, I have to build a church now?!’
I don’t know if you guys can see this but those are pigeons
sitting up by the coconuts in the palm tree.
I don’t know about you guys but, where I’m from, pigeons do not live in palm trees.
The pigeons are in paradise, too, here.
This is by far the best place to show you the defining feature of Sayulita:
the flags above me.
In Spanish these are called papel picado.
They’re very, very traditional.
Normally they’re made with tissue paper by making little cut outs.
These, of course, live outside so they’re made of plastic
and this is the street where you see tons of people taking a selfie
so that everyone knows you’re in Sayulita.
There are two streets that you’ll wanna know about in Sayulita.
The first is called Revolución.
It’s the Main Street - goes from one end of town to the other.
This is called Delfines.
It has all the beautiful flags behind me
and it’s more affectionately known around here as ‘Slap Street’
because, the story goes, that a while ago there were a couple of guys from town
who were discussing whether they should change the street up a little bit,
make it a little bit different, and they were both very foolish and got heated
and so one of them slapped the other one and now it’s called Slap Street.
But, whatever the name is, it’s one you want to find because
it leads you right down to the beach.
Colourful flags above, delicious places to eat on either side,
palm trees, and the beach right in front of me.
That’s how you know you’re in Sayulita.
There’s a time limit on how long you should go without tacos when you’re in Mexico,
at least that’s how we feel,
so we’re here at Naty’s Cocina to get some tacos.
We got two kinds.
This is the bean and cheese and then I went up and added some cabbage,
some avocado sauce, some red onion.
And then I’ve heard the chicken mole here is really good
so Marc and I each got a chicken mole
and I got my go-to horchata
and Marc is changing things up today.
-Oh yeah. Getting some hibiscus drink.
Yeah, jamaica.
I might have to have a sip of…ooh jamaica.
Yeah.
Fun to say, fun to drink.
Exactly.
Ooh the cheese is nice and salty.
It’s good.
Such fresh ingredients and that lime.
That lime, man.
Does it every time.
Mmm so creamy and sweet.
I don’t think I’ve ever really liked mole before but this changes everything.
I agree.
It’s really good.
One thing you’ll notice when you’re walking around Sayulita
is that the main form of transportation seems to be the golf cart.
Sometimes some very blinged out golf carts, I might add.
You also see ATVs and people on motorbikes and scooters
and, if you’re really lucky, an old Volkswagen bug.
Right along the river you’ll find the Hippie Market
where there’s a whole bunch of stalls.
People are selling things like pom poms and little dolls,
and I love the little mermaid dolls especially,
little letters, keychains, Mexican blankets, and leather goods,
jewelry - all sorts of things.
It’s all handmade, local,
and really something nice if you want to take home a little bit of Sayulita.
The little girl in me who loves The Little Mermaid is having a real moment
and I feel like I can’t leave without a sirena, a mermaid.
So beautiful.
Hanging above the sidewalk here we found these great huge examples
of something you’ll see all over Sayulita.
They’re made by the Huichol,
which is the local indigenous group here,
and it’s…I believe it’s a symbol of protection.
And you’ll see them all over the place - little ones, big ones -
and it feels like the whole town is kind of protected.
Finishing off my hibiscus drink here.
It’s so hot.
Of course, you can’t come to Sayulita without going to the beach.
This is a beach town, after all.
This is an absolute must.
This is the main beach here in Sayulita
right at the end of Delfines
and you can see all sorts of people here enjoying the beach.
There’s swimming, there’s surfing, people are body boarding,
tanning, drinking, eating.
It’s just good vibes.
This main beach area is great but it’s a bit busy
so if you want somewhere a little more chill, a little less people,
there’s another beach that’s just about a ten minute walk where we’re heading now.
There’s a little pathway here up from the main beach
and I’m just passing under this little gate and there -
that’s a little hint about the name of the smaller beach
which is called Playa de los Muertos which means Beach of the Dead.
And right in front of me actually I can see why it’s named that way
because right beside Playa de los Muertos is a cemetery, as you might expect.
That means we are not too far from the beach now.
Wow, this is so cool.
So cool.
It’s so quiet in here and I love looking around cemeteries.
Shall we take a peek?
Mexico is such a colourful place and the cemeteries here are no exception.
When you’re walking around you see here we have the papel picado,
which is in the cemetery as well,
and it’s just so beautiful and it feels very celebratory.
It’s not…it’s not a place for sadness, it’s a place to come and remember
and to celebrate people that you love.
Almost there - I see another sign.
Man, I love these hand-painted signs.
Looks like we’re getting closer to the beach.
We’d heard that the beach over here was a lot smaller and quieter
but I actually didn’t expect it to be this small or this quiet, I have to admit.
This really delivers.
‘Cause the other beach is great, there’s so much happening,
but if you just want to kind of feel the zen this is amazing.
And it’s roped off for swimming, which is nice, and then
these gorgeous places on the hill over here, the rocks, like it just feels like paradise.
Wow, it really is quiet here.
I see some of the fishing boats.
It’s nice they have the swimming area kind of roped off there.
This girl’s playing with her dog, it’s so cute.
These toes need to touch the ocean.
Oh my god, that’s so nice.
So warm.
It’s time for us to put more than our toes in the water.
We are definitely ready for a swim, right?
Oh yes, we are.
But I hope that you guys enjoyed this little tour around beautiful Sayulita, Mexico.
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