Spanish school and beach time

With our Spanish language classes due to start the next day, we packed up, said goodbye to our new Canadian friends (the Rempels) once again, and made the short drive south to Sayulita.

Us with the Rempels and their camper

Us with the Rempels and their camper

Our campsite in Sayulita

Our campsite in Sayulita

We had a guest sub-letting our campsite

We had a guest sub-letting our campsite

Sayulita is much different from La Peñita. It’s a surf spot so it’s a much younger crowd including young backpackers, surf bums, hippies, and retirees all sharing a very touristy but still nice and laid back beach. We heard from the Rempels after we arrived in Sayulita on Sunday afternoon; they had decided to join us the next day.

The rest of the week was spent attending Spanish classes from 9 till 1. After class the afternoon was ours to spend on the beach or just relaxing. Witt took a surf lesson one afternoon, and Quinn spent lots of time playing on the beach and in the campground with the other kids staying there. One family is here for 5 months and has enrolled their daughter in the local school.

Project time at the RV park

Project time at the RV park

Sunset on the beach in front of the campground

Sunset on the beach in front of the campground

The Spanish school was excellent both because of the quality instruction and because Quinn adored Jasmine, who looked after him while we were in class. They played games and did projects together, including making a cardboard train and beautiful piñata.

Quinn and Jasmine at the school

Quinn and Jasmine at the school

Jasmine and our La Maestra Lucia bid us farewell on Friday

Jasmine and our La Maestra Lucia bid us farewell on Friday

One highlight of the week was helping to release baby turtles. Because they’re endangered, there are many projects along the coasts to excavate the turtles’ eggs (which are laid on the beach at night), allow them to hatch, then release them into the sea. This helps more of them reach maturity, since the baby turtles are easy prey for birds when they leave the nest in the wild.

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What's this little squirmy thing?

What’s this little squirmy thing?

Go baby turtles, go!

Go baby turtles, go!

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Quinn shared the piñata he made in school with the kids in the campground.

Quinn shared the piñata he made in school with the kids in the campground.

4 Responses to 'Spanish school and beach time'

  1. Bobbie Staggs says:

    What a wonderful experience and so good to see Quinn getting to play with other kids! Jealous again!

  2. Debbie Slobe says:

    I hope you enjoyed Sayulita! That’s our other go-to vacation spot in Mexico. We love it there. Where are you off to next?

    • Witt says:

      Yeah, we love it here. There’s a family two spots down from us who is living here in their VW van for 5 months. Their daughter is in the local school. We can definitely understand the appeal! We’re tearing ourselves away tomorrow morning to head for Guanajuato, but we have a few stops to make along the way, including the town of Tequila!

  3. Annette says:

    So cool you were able to free the turtles. Quinn’s excitement is contagious. I was cheering them on from my living room. Enjoy some tequila