To celebrate the end of the quarter as well just take some time to relax, Greg and I arranged to visit Sayulita again this year. This time, we went with our friends Jennifer and Pat for whom we have grown close to since my moving up in the area with Greg. They are our "go to" couple, and have been very good friends to us, and Jen especially to me. She was the first friend I made, and is one of the most generous and outgoing people I know. Needless to say, we were looking forward to having an adventure with them.Our vacation started out great, the weather was in the mid 80's everyday - and it was fun to revisit a place that is very special to Greg and I. We spent most days relaxing next to the ocean, watching surfers, eating and for me reading. It had been so long since I got to read for pleasure, I wanted to fully enjoy this luxury and was able to start and finish "Committed: A skeptic makes peace with marriage," the book to follow Elizabeth Gilbert's "Eat, Pray, Love." It was a great book with some really interesting facts of the history of marriage, and her experiences with finding a place to accept it.
I would say all in all the trip was good. Not great, we had some setbacks that will somewhat taint this experience - but I still feel good overall about the trip. First, halfway through the trip Greg realized that he was missing his debit card. Come to find out, someone had picked it up at the airport upon our arrival and charged $900 onto it. Bummer. Then, Pat and Jenny kept having some issues with the food that somewhat made their experience less than what it could have been. Finally, Greg got completely sick our last day there. I'm talking cold sweats and unbearable body aches. Not to mention a vomit scene right in the middle of the town. Poor guy! Luckily it only lasted 24 hours, and he was good to go for the plane ride home.
Highlights of the trip were getting to talk with some of the locals who were extremely friendly. One guy in particular who was our server named, Chris who hooked us up on a fishing trip. He kept popping up throughout our trip and would chat with us and gave us some tips on where to go and what to do. The fishing trip was really fun, Greg got to pull in a giant fish - and the guys who ran the boat were very friendly and fun. For me, the food was great! I was the only one who didn't get sick, and gobbled up as many tacos that I could. Half of the Mexico experience for me is eating street vendor tacos and sharing some of that local flare.
Like I said, there were some bumps in the road - but all travels can't be perfect... can't wait to prepare for the next adventure!
