SAYULITA MEXICO Sunday JANUARY 2,2011

Well today I was up to go snorkelling at 645 AM. I went to  Playa los Muertos (Beach of the Dead). It is called this because it it right next to the cemetery. It was a beautiful Sunny morning. It was not a good snorkelling day as the waves were large and the sand and silt was stirred up. I still went for an awesome morning swim out into the bay.

Last night was not easy for Kathleen as the music from the town below travelled up to our place on Gringo Hill. I of course slept straight through it. The music also goes until 4 AM in the morning.

Kathleen has renamed the place we are staying as "Mildew Heaven" instead of Longboard Heaven as the rooms smell mildewy even though none of the bedding etc smells that way.

I suspect because the place has a tin roof that somehow contributes to the mildew smell.

We use essential oils to mask the smell.

Sayulita is a very busy little town. The streets are narrow and the town is still recovering from the devastating floods in Sept 2010.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4gC76ARtKhM

Here  is a picture of the bridge after the flood. If you click next or previous you can see other damage photos

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=52656&id=100001554253650

So the streets are crowded with people and vehicle. Like in parts of Thailand, there are sidewalks but most people walk on the street because the sidewalks are filled with obstacles.

We went swimming all morning in the great waves catching quite a few fun rides.

We then went for a siesta and then went for a long afternoon beach walk which was fun

And we also saw the wild iguanas in a tree outside a house on a busy street. We counted twelve.

Here is what Michelle Quinn said about the Iguana tree.

"Looking at lizards

Perhaps the best thing about Sayulita, other than talking to the locals, is watching the local wildlife: the geckos on the ceiling of the restaurant. The gulls diving into the water after a school of fish. The sand crabs and their sideways walk.

On the corner of Manuel Navarrete and Marlin is a large tree filled with iguanas. ``The Night of the Iguana'' made Puerto Vallarta famous, but this tree in Sayulita should draw crowds. Instead, no one pays attention to it, and construction is happening all around it. The tree is protected, according to a sign, as a sanctuary for a bright green iguana, but other types of iguanas, including one the size of a golden retriever, inhabit the area.

At first, you can't see the camouflaged reptiles. After watching the tree for a few minutes, your eyes adjust and you see movement. First one iguana and then another. There could be 20 iguanas in that tree at one time. It's discoveries like this that make Sayulita still feel like a secret."

Here is a link to more Sayulita iguana,beach and town photos

http://www.google.ca/images?q=iguanas+sayulita+photos&um=1&ie=UTF-8&source=univ&ei=pk8hTZISlLqxA4SviKAK&sa=X&oi=image_result_group&ct=title&resnum=1&ved=0CCAQsAQwAA&biw=1279&bih=659

Well it has been another fun day :)

Hasta  Manana Amigos y Amigas

Al:)