Was in Sayulita for a week last February with a group of 20. We did have 1 in the group get sick, not sure what it was. The locals all suggest San Pancho if you’re looking for what Sayulita was 20 years ago.Quote:
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Was in Sayulita for a week last February with a group of 20. We did have 1 in the group get sick, not sure what it was. The locals all suggest San Pancho if you’re looking for what Sayulita was 20 years ago.Quote:
Originally Posted by goCougs
Bumping this, lots of beta in here, wondering if anyone with experience in San Pancho/Sayulita have experience fly fishing?
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I spent a week in Sayulita a few couple weeks ago and I had been there 8 yrs ago, I think its a little more dialed than 8 yrs ago,
I always pack some loperamines just in case but I never got sick on the food or the booze, I was careful to not drink the water
I found a good beach bar just the other side of the creek the club Isla that was not obnoxious had a good selection of 10 decent craft beers and a good play list, a downtown the Bar the Lucid made all drinks by from scratch and had a good play list
lots of cash machines everywhere and more places take plastic but don't count on it, the exchange was better but I think prices were higher than 8 yrs ago so maybe it cost more or maybe I was throwing money around like a drunken sailor ?
What i like is that Sayulita is not an all inclusive, its cheap n easy getting to Puerto Vallarta then to get to Sayulita i just walk over the highway, ride the municipal bus for an hr, no car needed
Have you surfed in the San Jose del Cabo of Baja area by chance? My girlfriend loves it there but I’m trying to get her to join me in the PV area. Maybe it’s better in whatever ways it could be.Quote:
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I am pretty sure it only goes in the summer. Cerritos is awesome but about 1.5 hr drive.Quote:
Originally Posted by xyz
Man, for anyone thinking of going, read the Sayulita subreddit first. Sounds like the sewer pipe washed back up on the beach and everyone in town is getting violently ill.
Saw that. Gnarly.Quote:
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These up and coming Mexico hot spots can get overrun before the infrastructure catches up. Another Instagram victim.
I was there last nov and the first time maybe 8 yrs ago and i've heard back then about the beach
SO instead of going in the water at the beach in town I walk north around the point a half mile and there is almost nobody on that beach, still I would pack some loperamines just in case.
Both times I got cheap flights out of Calgary to/from Puerto Vallarta then walk across the freeway on the overpass, ride 1.5 hrs on the municipal bus I think it was $3 to Sayulita so super cheap n easy travel, early morning flight and there before dinner
the main beach is a zoo but if you hop the creek to the north there is a chill beach bar next to the creek with a pretty good play list and they serve 10 types of craft brew that are all pretty good,
the bar Lucid in town has good drinks and 2 big screens if you wana watch football
Lots of cash machines ever where and I think more places take plastic than 8 yrs ago
Loperamines....lol. We're talking about Sapo/Norovirus here, that's like carrying a band aid for an arterial bleed. And you don't have to get in the turd water to get it, it's highly contagious and hand sanitizer won't save you.Quote:
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San Jose del Cabo.Quote:
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On the baja but cerritos is blowing up. Theres surfing and good food. I might buy a retirement home there so if you guys could try to not drive up the prices that would be great.
Mexico is not cheap. Some of the air bnb prices are ridiculous. 2500 USD for a shit box studio on the Hwy. Remote workers are to blame I think. Or Instagram blowing people up with FOMO.
Even street tacos are ridiculous. We got a like 6 tacos in SJDC and it was 40 USD lol.
An oceanview modern condo is still cheaper than USA/Canada but it’s not cheap. Is what it is I guess but I would buy now rather than later.
Or look to south east Asia or Central America.
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I'm headed to Lo de Marcos for a week in late April. Curious if anyone here has any experience a little farther north than Sayulita/San Pancho.
My understanding is that the surf in Lo de Marcos can be pretty good but it's very inconsistent, so probably not a prime surf destination.
We went there to check it out on our trip to San Pancho. Very remote and quiet. No ‘scene’ that we saw at all.
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Just got back from Punta Mita. Even with no south in the water, there were waves everywhere from local wind swell. Water quality over there IMO is sketchy as best.
Just back from a week in Lo de Marcos. What a sweet little town. It was completely devoid of little shops selling cheap made in china tourist crap. It had a big enough grocery store to provide everything one would need. Plenty of restaurants. Lots of great street tacos. Best of all, by luck we were there during the annual 9 day town festival so there were bands playing all over, and the town was full of locals doing their thing. Very few gringos when we were there. The people were generally friendly. All in all we had a great time. I hope Lo de Marcos can avoid being overrun with resorts and maintain its charm.
The down side is that there was very little surf. There was decent swell on the day that we arrived but it tapered off and the water was calm the rest of our trip. I think things really go off there when the swell is right but it needs it to come from the west, not the south. I'm not a surfer but my daughter wanted to take surf lessons so her, my son, and I signed up with the local surf shop for a lesson. Because of the lack of swell locally, we jumped in their boat and scooted around the corner where there was a nice beach break pumping out beginner waves with high frequency. This beach was also accessible by car and we were the only ones there. After an hour we were thoroughly worked with smiles all around.