Is Sayulita "All That Great"?

The quick answer to that question is "No". If you go to Sayulita with a certain image in your head I think you might be a bit disappointed. It is not a plush resort or a place where you can just vacation care free. It ain't Disney World or a resort in Puerto Vallarta. It can be crowded, loud, dirty, smelly, have too much traffic or be too slow and frustrating to many people. So what's the deal? What's the attraction? Why do people go back each year or even have made Sayulita home? It is a small, living, breathing, working Mexican coastal town. If you go to Sayulita to visit for a day or vacation for a month one should go and be willing to roll with the situation and have an experience. Locals and tourists mingle and exchange greetings, surfers hang out, drum circles jam, vendors sell, people smile, people yell, dogs wander, bands are loud, kids run, horns honk, electricity goes out, water can run out, roosters crow, you have to look before you step. Find a cold drink, sit in the plaza or pick a restaurant with a good view and just watch. One of most enjoyable things to do after dinner was to let our kids run in the town plaza and just watch as the town slowly shook off the day's heat and people came out to just sit and take in the evening. Such an experience to just watch the lights come on, the interactions take place, hear the languages spoken, see the nooks and crannies come alive all around us. To me, Sayulita is about "Living". I understand that better now after being there for more than just a week. It is a real place, with real people who really live there. If you go, learn some Spanish, be ready for the experience that is "Sayulita" and just roll with with what happens. Ozzy