As mentioned, my first day started quite early, because of the 'positive' jetlag and the days starting 7 hours later than in Germany. After having a chat with Amadeus I decided to explore the city and the beach. So I was walking around heading south at the beach until I found myself at a cemetery.
Appearing different than European ones. Colorful, decorated, more a place of happiness and appreciation. Making it a place you'd like to admire and nothing you are scared of or that makes you feel uncomfortable. I would like to find out more about the culture and the traditions around this part of life in Mexico. This is something that should motivate you to talk to locals, to understand them better, and learn about their habits. Another good reason to be able to speak Spanish.
Walking further I found a small alley at which a Mexican family was just preparing their fishing rods. Getting curious, I walked in and ended up in a beautiful bay. Playa de los Muertos. A wonderful small bay. Nobody else their apart from two Mexicans cleaning the beach. Waves crashing onto the rocky edges of the bay. I climbed up some rocks to have a glance onto the next bays and took some photos before proceeding my way back into the town. Passing through the streets of this small town during the morning sun made me understand, why it is called "Pueblo Magico" and is only one of roughly 130 towns in Mexico holding this status. Colorful paintings, lots of plants, and the air soaked up with an early ocean breeze.
After getting some banana bread at ChocoBanana (home of the 'famous ChocoBanana' as they state haha) I picked up Samantha and we went to Naty's Kitchen. A small street-food-like location close to Plaza Sayulita, which serves Tacos with multiple different fillings, reaching from vegan options, eggs for breakfast up to different meat options mixed with vegetables or special sauces (e.g. my favorites: Rajas de chile poblano; Carne de Puerco con nopales - including cactus; Pollo con Chipotle). After receiving your tacos you're able to add - as typical in Mexico - cabbage, radish, lime, and different salsas to your Taco on your own. In addition to the outstanding taste the, in comparison, big tacos are only 20$ each, which is less than 1€ or exactly 1USD. This is how Naty's got our favorite place to eat in Sayulita, especially after we found, that you do not need to take the different types of veggies/meat in a taco, but can also get just portions on your plate which made it even more affordable.
The next hours were a mix of being at the beach, trying to fix my Mexican SIM card (which did not work out for days), and preparing for a beach bonfire this evening. For the latter, I went with my other roommate Ricardo casually shopping for a Machete, which was easily possible for only 200 pesos at a small shop, selling random products on the street.
Afterwards, we went for our first (to be fair, my second after Arugam Bay/Sri Lanka) surf lesson in a small group of three. Before I compared prices at five surf shops and the one we found at El Punto included for 35€ not only the 2 hours of the lesson but also 5 hours included rental, which can be split up over days. The latter one was the most valuable part for me, making it possible to surf nearly every day for 60 to 90 min. In the end, they never noted down, who took boards at which time, so the 5 hours were most likely a random marketing number. The lesson was a total success, getting me a lot of times on the board in comparison to the last time I tried, everyone had a blast and Samantha turned out to be a natural talent.
After a shower, we packed for the bonfire and walked passed past a Falafel shop on our way to the beach - Playa Carricitos. Arrived at the beach the first thing we were able to see was a whale passing the bay. Edging the sea of Cortez around Baja California Sur, this region is considered one if not the best spot on earth to see whales in the natural habitat. January and February are considered the best times to see them in this region, usually, humpbacks, which is why this was not the last time I was able to see one from the beach.
Afterwards, we collected wood and started our fire to spend the evening and early night at the beach before leaving back to town for some late-night street tacos at Tacos De Pastor Diaz. These are rather tiny but for 17$ still affordable and tasty. This is how day 2 ended.
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