Sayulita

mexico!

Click the pic above to see gorgeous pictures of Uma's first trip to Mexico!!

Hola!
Uma and I have just returned from a phenomenal trip to Sayulita, Mexico. We went with a band of merry folks including Shannon the super nanny, Luta- the grannyola, Josiah- the wonderboy, and other wonderful friends. We rented a gorgeous house for ten nights. It was called Casa des Angeles- it was a lovley casa with a gigantic yard filled with bouganvillas, coconut trees and almond trees.

Uma LOVED Mexico- she was so free and alive! She relished in her senses- tasting and touching everything imaginable. Her appetite for life is so amazing! By the end of the trip, she seemed like a real mexican kid- running around the zocolo, filthy, making friends with everyone, devouring avacadoes.....

She was an incredibly mellow traveller considering what a stinker she can be. She slept the whole way there and back, taking a bit of time to flirt, but otherwise unconscious.

The village of Sayulita was perfect for us this trip. It was filled with families and like-minded travellers ( many from Oregon). The town itself is pretty tiny and after thirteen days we felt like we knew it pretty well. Our days rolled in and out with ease. Our rhythm was pretty simple. We'd wake, eat, beach, drink, eat, explore, eat, drink, and sleep. It was perfect- days filled with flowers, sun, water, mangos, avacadoes, pineapples, japonese nuts, fish tacos and mexican doughnuts.

Uma adored the beach- she revelled in the sand. She loved the tactile experience. She chased the ocean for hours on end. She let us hold her in the waves and she delighted in spinning by the seaside. She couldn't get enough of it. It was so wonderful to see her in the elements- so alive and vibrant. In the afternoons, she would run around the city center plaza- the zocolo- chasing pigeons like a madwoman. She made up her own bird-dance as well. In the evenings she would lead us around the zocolo by hand, flirting with biggest and scariest men and making friends with tots her size as well. The mexican women especially loved her. We were stopped all the time with "Que bonita!".

After about 9 days, Uma was eaten alive by mosquitos. She had huge lumps on all over her face and arms. I felt horrible but she hardly suffered at all. By the end of the trip, we joked that she looked like a kid we found in the streets that we were taking back to the states.
She was covered in bumps, absolutely filthy, with a wild look in her eye.

On our very last day, Uma learned the word "No". Actually she says "nononononononononono" and it is frightening.
This girl is such a force. She will miss the sweet freedoms of Mexico, but she will return.