We took a bus from Guadalajara to Sayulita and rented a car for the week for a whopping $13. Not $13/day, but $13 for seven whole days. We stayed in La Peñita, a small town on the beach about a 40 minute drive north from Sayulita. The place was a small RV park with a few additional rooms. We were the only ones staying there besides our host Robert and his brother-in-law Byron. They’re Canadians; Robert and his wife Suzanne recently bought the place.
We spent plenty of time in the pool. The walk to town was just 10 minutes down the beach. We did a hike one day to a view point a bit south of town.
Robert and Byron had us upstairs for dinner one night where we all enjoyed great food and wine and a great sunset.