February 5, 2022 - February 9, 2022
On the weekends, Bob and I usually don’t go out much. I walked in the mornings and on Saturday I cooked pasta and sauce for a late lunch. It was the first meal I had prepared in our new kitchen and I was pleased with pots, pans, and utensils available in the kitchen. On Sunday we wanted to have pizza and I walked to the pizza place nearby to pick one up. However, even though the shop was supposed to open at three they were just getting the oven ready and I wouldn’t be able to get a pizza for about an hour. I opted to order and pay for the pizza and have it delivered. It arrived about 4:30 and was quite good. I wonder why they include ketchup in the box along with the pizza in Mexico????
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| An interesting building I passed one morning on my walk. |
On Monday we decided to take a day trip to a beach further north along the ocean, Sayulita. The trip should have taken 45 minutes, but a bus had broken down in the right lane about a mile ahead of us and the traffic was at a dead stop. Apparently no one was directing traffic and the left lane continued to flow by, but the right lane remained stopped. Finally, cars started to pass the bus holding up the oncoming traffic and we were able to continue on our way. We arrived in Sayulita just in time for lunch. It is a bustling town with beach goers and shoppers everywhere. The town has a much younger vibe than Bucerias. We parked in a small parking lot and walked down to the beach where we had lunch at El Break. As we were waiting for our beverages and meal vender after vender approached our table displaying their wares -jewelry, blankets, beautifully painted wooden bowls (we bought one of these), trinkets, hair braiding service, carved wooden animals, etc. Bob was brave and bought some oysters on the half shell from a passing vender. I wouldn’t eat any, but Bob really enjoyed the oysters. There was a pleasant ocean breeze keeping us cool as we watched the surfers, swimmers and sunbathers while we wiggled our toes in the sand during lunch. After lunch we walked around the town, relaxed at the town plaza and people watched.
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| Our view from El Breaker Restaurant |
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| Surfing is big in Sayulita. |
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| After lunch we walked down to the beach. |
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| A small chapel off the town plaza |
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| The town buildings displayed beautiful colors. |
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| Fiesta flags are dancing in the ocean breeze. |
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| The colorful Sayulita sign was located in the town plaza. |
Bob has been anxious to photograph the local fishing fleet and on Wednesday we planned a trip to La Cruz for that purpose. Of course we included a nice lunch at La Bellena Blanco, a nearby restaurant.
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La Bellena Blanco was decorated with wood slab
tables and a fishing boat converted to the bar. |
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| These were the best shrimp tacos ever!!!!! |
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The public marina was filled with these traditional
fishing boats called pangas. |
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Conveniently, the fishermen could bring their catch to this
market at the marina to clean and sell their fish. |
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