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Greetings 6,295 El Sayulero Readers,

New Years
Happy New Years Eve to all of you. I trust everyone is enjoying his or her last day of 2010 whether it is under the shade of a Sayulita palm tree or somewhere else in the world where you are probably dreaming of Sayulita. We are running at about 82 degrees today (28 Celsius) with blue skies, light winds and a calm ocean.


Our Sayulita year is wrapping up with the village full of very happy visitors and local residents enjoying the weather, activities, food, shopping and everything else offered in this magical place. The Christmas/New Year's tourist population has been a very welcome arrival to all of our rental home and business owners, most of whom suffered not only a decrease in occupancy/sales in the Fall and early Winter but also unexpected repair and fix-up costs due to the torrential rains in October.

However, I am very thrilled to personally say that the town has never looked better! Our beach is 5X as big as last year. There is a variety of new restaurants at which to dine. New galleries line the cobblestone streets and the shopping just gets better and better. Gone are the days when someone simply throws a coat of paint on an old building and writes their business name on a sign. Many of the new and old Sayulita businesses have invested a great deal of time and funds to create beautiful storefronts (and beachfronts) appealing to the locals and visitors eating, shopping and recreating in our village. Sayulita has never offered such a plethora of QUALITY goods and services. Congratulations to all of our home and business owners.

So here is a toast to all of you who have worked so hard to create such a special town where residents and locals alike can enjoy a true paradise whether they are vacationing, working, or just living the life. Happy 2011 to all!

Pick of the week: Make sure to try out the Lucas new menu at Miro Vino where the handmade raviolis stuffed with shrimp, carrot and zucchini served with a lobster bisque are incredible.    


Ian Hodge

General Editor: ElSayulero.com

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Saludos a los 6,295 lectores de El Sayulero,
 

Feliz Año Nuevo a todos. Me imagino que todos están disfrutando su último día de 2010 que sea debajo una palma o por otro lado del mundo donde puedes sonar con estar en Sayulita. Estamos a 82 grados hoy (28 Celsius) con el cielo despejado y el mar tranquilo.

 

Estamos acabando este ano en Sayulita con el pueblo lleno de visitantes felices y residentes locales disfrutando el clima, las actividades, la comida, ir de compras y todo lo demás que este lugar mágico ofrece. Damos la bienvenida a todos los turistas que nos visitan durante estos días festivos y los negocios están floreciendo después de haber sufrido un descenso en disponibilidad y ventas durante el otoño y principios del invierno y también los gastos inesperados debido a las lluvias en octubre.

 

Sin embargo, me alegro decir que el pueblo nunca ha lucido mejor. La playa es 5 veces más amplia que el ano pasado. Hay una variedad de restaurantes donde comer. Nuevas galerías en las calles empedradas y la variedad de tiendas esta mejorando. Ya no existen los días cuando la gente pintaba un local con un letrero de su negocio. Muchos de los negocios nuevos y antiguos han invertido bastante dinero y tiempo para arreglar sus locales para que se luzcan bien para todos los turistas y locales que comen, van de compras y recrean en nuestro pueblo. Sayulita nunca ha ofrecido una gama de productos y servicios de calidad. Felicidades a todos los propietarios de negocios.

 

Salud a todos que han trabajado duro para crear un pueblo especial donde los residentes y locales pueden disfrutar de un verdadero paraíso si están trabajando, vacacionando o simplemente viviendo sus vidas.  Feliz 2011 a todos.

 

Elección de la semana: Asegúrense probar el nuevo menú de Lucas en Miro Vino donde puedo recomendar el raviolis hechos a mano y rellenos de camarones, zanahorias, y calabacitos servido con sopa de langosta.



Ian Hodge
Dueño:  ElSayulero.com
  New Years Eve Fireworks at Don Pedro's

don pedrosCome and enjoy a fireworks show at midnight, champagne toast and DJ dance party at Don Pedro's in Sayulita

Dinner Specials:
appetizers-
*grilled quail with creamy polenta
*candied golden beet salad
*duo of foie gras
*yellowtail sashimi
main dish-
*prime ribeye steak
*seabass and jumbo scallop
*muscovy duck breast with figs
dessert-
*blueberry and raspberry trifle
*pineapple and coconut napoleon
Limited regular menu will be offered as well

Contact Don Pedro's

  Special New Years Eve Dinner at Calypso

CalypsoCome to Calypso for dinner on December 31st, 2010 before ringing in the new year in Sayulita. Calypso restaurant located across from the town square is the perfect place to enjoy find dining and views of the festivities downtown.  Reservations are recommended.


Contact Calypso

  The Best Live Music in Sayulita tonight
at Don Pato's Bar on the corner of the Plaza

Don Pato'sBar Don Pato's will be alive with music and celebration the New Year's Eve in Sayulita. Always a happening place to come out and socialize with locals and visitors alike.  Come celebrate 2011 at Bar Don Pato's.


Contact Don Pato's

  Live New Years Eve Music at Mar Plata

Mar PlataJoin us at Mar Plata in San Pancho. There will be live music - dance & dinner - family style menu with the 2010 favorites. 12 grapes at 12 midnight, bubbly cocktails and much more...


Contact Mar Plata

  New Years Eve DJs at Buddha Mar

buddha marCome join the fun as Buddha Mar hosts a spectacular NYE party. Top international DJ's will be playing the best music throughout the night as we pop a toast into 2011.

Book your table early as space is limited and guarantee the best ocean views for the firework show at the crack of midnight!

Contact Buddha Mar

  Rib Eye Steak New Years Eve Dinner at Tierra Viva

tierra vivaTierra Viva in Sayulita will be serving a choice between two dinner specials including a Lobster dish and Rib Eye Steak dish served with salad and special New Years Eve dessert!  Come join us a Tierra Viva for a memorable New Years Eve dinner.

Contact Tierra Viva

  New Years Eve at
Hotel Cielo Rojo/Bistro Organico

Bistro Organico
Hotel Cielo Rojo would like to extend an open invitation to join us for dinner on December 31st. Chef Juan Diego has planned a special 3 course menu focusing on fresh seafood and local vegetables. If you're in the area, enjoy the evening in our candle-lit patio restaurant - exquisite menu and lovely ambience. Seating starts early (from 6:00PM and on) - dine early before heading to your planned New Year's fiestas!

Contact Hotel Cielo Rojo/Bistro Organico

  Kaliband Live on New Years Eve at Paz Bar

paz barPaz Bar, located right on the plaza in Sayulita invites you to ring in the new year with fresh fruit cocktails, a variety of drinks, wines and beers while enjoying the live music. Kalli Band will be playing roots rock reggae. Come join the fun.


Contact Paz Bar

  New Years Eve Traditions in Sayulita
new years eve
By: Leah Jewall

New Year's Eve is usually a family affair in Mexico, in contrast to the North American custom of partying with friends. Celebrations differ slightly, but there are a few standards that everyone follows. More

El Año Nuevo suele ser una celebración de familia en México, en contraste con la costumbre norteamericana de festejar con amigos. Las celebraciones varían un poco, pero hay unas normas que todos sigan. Mas

  Sayulitanimals Receives Microscope for
Animal Clinic
By Lindsay Walter

SayulitanimalsSayulitanimals received a special Christmas gift this year after expressing a need for a new, more up-to-date microscope at the animal clinic. Cherrie Olson who helps with fundraisers and donations for the Sayulitanimals clinic contacted Dr. Jay Harness, a medical doctor at St. Joseph Hospital in Orange, California after hearing about the need for new medical equipment.
More

Este año Sayulitanimals recibió un regalo navideño temprano después de haber expresado la importancia de tener un nuevo microscopio en la clínica. Cherrie Olson quien ayuda con las recaudaciones de fondos y donaciones para Sayulitanimals contacto a Dr. Jay Harness, un medico en el hospital St. Joseph ubicado en Orange, California cuando escucho que Sayulitanimals ocupaba nuevo equipo medico. Mas


  New Year, New Businesses in Sayulita
By Lindsay Walter

The streets of Sayulita have been bustling, restaurants are filling up by dusk and the beach is packed with visitors soaking up the sun and sand. We are in the peak high season and as Sayulita rings in a new year today, there are also new business in town to announce and even some well established businesses that can now be found on SayulitaLife.com.    More

Las calles en Sayulita estan llenas con gente, restaurantes se llenan para el atardecer y la playa tiene mucha gente disfrutando el sol y arena. Estamos en medios de la temporada alta y Sayulita celebra la bienvenida de un nuevo ano mientras nuevos negocios tambien abren sus puertas y negocios bien establecidos en el pueblo ahora se encuentran en SayulitaLife.com.  Mas

Grupo Pro Sayulita:
How I Got Involved With GPS
GPSGrupo Pro Sayulita

I'm in the final few weeks serving as 2010 president of Grupo Pro Sayulita.  How did I first get involved with GPS?  Like many of you, I had only a vague idea that a group existed. The main thing I knew was that there was an effort to raise money for the water treatment plant, and in order to help, they were holding a Fiesta-fundraiser. More


Estoy en las pocas semanas finales que sirven como 2010 presidente de Grupo Pro Sayulita. ¿Cómo primero me metí yo con GPS? Como muchos de ustedes, yo tuve sólo una idea vaga que un grupo existió. La principal cosa que supe fue que había un esfuerzo de recaudar dinero para la planta de tratamiento de agua, y para ayudar, tenían a un fiesta-recogedor de fondos. Mas



Home and Away:
Mexico Helps Us Survive Canada
Home and AwayLetitia Gumby

Winter in Montreal, Canada can be interminable.  The sun rises at 7:45a.m. and sets at 4:24p.m. these days.  The temperature right now is -17 C.  The short, cold days too early become longer, colder nights.  The husband and I disagree sometimes on what the future holds for us. More


El invierno en Montreal, Canadá puede ser interminable. El sol sale a las 7:45 am y oscurece a las 4:24 pm. La temperatura actual es -17C. Los días cortos y demasiado fríos muy pronto se convierten en largas noches aún más frías.  A veces mi marido y no estoy de acuerdo en lo que nos espera en el futuro.  Mas



Surf: A Christmas Gift
surfBy: Justin Henderson

Christmas Eve
After dinner with family, friends and neighbors

Twas the night before Christmas
And across the Pacific
Not a wave was breaking
Not even a ripple


Our boards were all waxed
And ready to ride
As we waited for waves
On the incoming tide

But there were no waves
No, not a single one
The ocean was lakelike
Gentle as a lamb
When what we wanted and needed
was a roaring lion
A raging beast of a swell
to bring it all back home   More


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  Food:
Translating Traditions, Christmas Extended
By Maria Zache
Food
We norteños sometimes have to translate a little when celebrating the holidays in our pueblo, Sayulita. The guests staying at our neighbor's house showed up brimming with the holiday spirit with full intentions to bake Christmas cookies...until realizing that their rental casa did not have an oven. No matter. Having been visiting Sayulita for the past 16 years, they quickly arranged to bake their cookies in the oven at Antonia's restaurant, just down the street. I'm guessing that Antonia's grandchildren shared a few of those gingerbread men. More
 
Nosotros norteños a veces tenemos que traducir un poco cuando celebramos las fiestas en nuestro pueblo, Sayulita. Los huéspedes que se alojaron en la casa de nuestro vecino se presentaron llenos del espíritu de festejar con intenciones de hornear galletas de Navidad ... hasta darse cuenta de que su casa de vacaciones no tenía horno. No importa. Después de haber estado visitando Sayulita durante los últimos dieciséis años, pronto se arreglaron para hornear sus galletas en el horno del restaurante de Antonia, en la misma calle. Adivino que los nietos de Antonia compartieron algunos de los hombres de pan de jengibre. Mas
  Hoppin` Juan, a Southern Supper in Sayulita
By Andrea Villarrubia

Hoppin JuanLiving in a foreign country, I find renewed appreciation for the traditions of my home, my family, my youth. There's something extra fun and rewarding about taking a ritual out of its well-known context and sharing it with those who either are completely unfamiliar, as well as those who perhaps have their own memories and experience to draw upon.  More

Vivir en un país extranjero, me parece renovado aprecio por las tradiciones de mi casa, mi familia, mi juventud. Hay algo más divertido y gratificante acerca de tomar un ritual fuera de su contexto bien conocido y compartir con aquellos que, o bien son completamente desconocidas, así como aquellos que tal vez tienen sus propios recuerdos y la experiencia para aprovechar.  Mas

  Kids: Interview with Revolucion Del Sueno
By Astrid Vanya

Revolucion Del SuenoHey guys! I know a store that is one my favorite stores, it is called Revolucion del Sueño! I wanted to know more about the store and its owners so I asked if I could interview them for the El Sayulero because as a kid it is very cool to look at things that are very colorful and I like their designs. When I got to Revolucion del Sueño these are the questions I asked:  More




Hey chicos!
Conozco una tienda que es una de mis tiendas favoritas,se llama Revolución del Sueño! Quería saber más sobre la tienda y sus dueños, así que le pregunté si podía entrevistarlos para el Sayulero porquede niño es muy bueno ver las cosas que son muy coloridos y me gustan sus diseños.Cuando llegué a la Revolución del Sueño estas son las preguntas que hiceMas



Pet of the Week:
"Loba"
Loba
Loba is all that is great about having a dog.  She is loyal, playful, and extremely affectionate.  Unfortunately, she has chosen to stay at a home that can't afford to keep her.  They have five dogs and desperately need to find her home.  She only gets the scraps of the other dogs, and that is not much, at most a few kibbles every couple days.  Her personality and desire to be loved make her worth so much more.  She is very healthy and has been spayed.  She is a small dog and loves to be with people all the time.  If you want a dog in your life and heart, she would be a perfect fit.

To adopt this pet or make a donation, please contact sayulitanimals

Loba es un ejemplo de lo grandioso que es tener un perro. Es leal, juguetona, y muy carinosa. Desafortunadamente ha elejido quedarse en un hogar donde ya no pueden mantenerla. La casa ya tiene cinco perros y tienen que encontrarla un hogar. Solo le dan de comer lo que sobra para los otros perros y es muy poco, solo unas croquetas al dia. Su personalidad y deseo para sera querida hacen que merezca mucho mas. Es saludable y ha sido esterilizada. Es una perra pequena y le encanta estar con la gente. Si quieres un perro en tu vida y corazon, ella seria perfecta.

Para adoptar esta mascota o hacer una donacion, favor de contactar sayulitanimals

Photo of the Week:
Sayulita Farmer's Market
Every Friday in Sayulita, everyone get's their shopping bags together and heads for the Farmer's Market at The Community Center. It's got everything--prepared foods & sauces, organic produce, natural beauty & cleaning products and even PICKLES!

Cada viernes en Sayulita, todos agarran sus bolsas de compras y van al mercado del pueblo en la casa de cultura. Hay un poco de todo, alimentos preparados y salsas, productos organicos, articulos de belleza y limpieza y hay pepenillos tambien!


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This Week's Sayuleroa:
Riki Kuhnert
Riki


Where were you born and how long have you lived in Mexico?
I was born in Saxony, in former East Germany and came to Mexico in 2001.

Education and work history?
I'm trained as a textile engineer and I worked for a big mail order company in West Germany, Poland and Italy.



¿Dónde naciste y cuándo viniste a México?
Nací en Saxony, en la antigua Alemania oriental, y vine a México en 2001.


¿Educación y histora laboral?
Soy ingeniera téxtil y trabajaba para una empresa grande en Alemania Oeste, Polonia y Italia.


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Ian & Kerry Hodge
Owners: SayulitaLife.com and ElSayulero.com

Gracias por leer.  Favor de hacernos saber sus opiniones, sugerencias, quejas o cualquier otra cosa que usted cree que ayudaria a hacer que Sayulita sea un mejor lugar donde vivir y vacacionar.

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Ian & Kerry Hodge
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