Having packed all my worldly possessions into one, extremely stuffed backpack, I jump on the Vallarta plus back to the chilled surfers haven that is Sayulita. Though I've never really surfed before, I'm determined to be able to stand up on a surfboard by the end of the week. For the first couple of nights I'm staying in the campground with my friend Gerado. The campground is idillic in that our tent faces right out onto the beach and even has a perfect spot for m...

Last day in Sayulita and also Bev's 20th birthday. We booked to go on an all inclusive boat trip with hammocks and cushions to sunbathe on, slides to jump into the water off, food, an all you can drink bar, whale and dolphin watching, snorkelling, a trip to the hidden beach of Marietta's Islands and more. Absolutely stunning weather and a great view; we saw countless whales and dolphins, and even a couple of sea turtles close by our boat to which the pictures do ...

Sayulita is a surfer town on the south west coast of Mexico. Beautiful beaches, market stalls and some delicious 10 pesos tacos (that's only 50p in sterling). The hostel we're staying at is the partner hostel to the one in Puerto Vallarta but the people here are much friendlier and on our first night we're already joining in a Pilates session by the pool which is run by a girl staying in our dorm. We collectively decided that we'd rent the surfboard from the hos...