Day 16: La Penita & Rincon

No sooner had I arrived at the Thursday market at La Penita than a summer thunderstorm started. Everyone hid under the tarps covering the stalls until it blew over.

I started the day early catching a bus at Sayulita at 8.40 that took me to highway for 3 pesos. Met John from Wisconsin waiting for half an hour already, but the Pacifico bus arrived at 9 and for 40 pesos took about half an hour to La Penita.  These buses are not chicken buses and have real seats and air-conditioning.

I learned that La Penita had been devastated by a hurricane some years back and the beaches had never recovered. The place looks beat up and besides the market stalls selling trinkets there was not much to stay for, so I crossed the wonderfully rickety suspension bridge and walked into Rincon.

Rincon is like a larger more touristy version of Sayulita. Wonderful curved bay beach, but not as many surfers, I think Sayulita has teh better surfing. With tacky colored hotels crowding the shoreline, and an older crowd of tourists, the place looks more of a tourist destination than funky Sayuita. Took some great close up photos of the pelicans who are real scrounges on this beach.

I sat and drank a couple of beers at a bar at the end of the beach with a sweeping view along the bay. Then went exploring until the day got too hot and decided to call it quits.

Waited on the highway for nearly an hour in the intense heat. Gave up and took a taxi back to La Penita to the Pacifico bus station just in time to get a bus back to Sayulita.