Driving to El Tuito

A short trip south of Puerto Vallarta was in order as my friend had a few days off and I felt we needed to get away from the hub hub of PV and find a tranquil quite place to retreat.  I have been to El Tuito for day trips several times before but this was my first overnight.  That means El Tuito where many Vallartans escape and spend time to relax, paint, draw, or write.  El Tuito is a quiet ranch town that happens to be the district area for many Mexican government offices and lies about halfway between PV and Tomatlan. 
We arrive after a 45 minute drive on a lazy Saturday afternoon and a few blocks from the main square is a quaint French B&B  El Jardin Del Tuito that provides just 3 guest rooms in a very nice setting with large rooms overlooking their own private backyard garden with large pool, flowers, animals, and a manicured lawn. www.jardindeltuito.com/  I do believe it is really the only place to stay in El Tuito and with breakfast included it is a great option.  Very peaceful, tranquil, and quiet....No TVs.
After we stopped at the Church to watch the entrance of wedding, we found a place for a late Mexican lunch of Chicken Enchiladas and Chicken Pasole at El Patio del Mario right next to the main plaza.  Very good and great prices!
Walking some more up the main street provides you a couple of restaurants, hardware store, grocery stores, etc. but not really any souvenir or arts & crafts places.  I was a little surprised to see the lack of souvenir shops, as I heard El Tuito has some great pottery creators. So back to El Jardin and an afternoon nap.....what else is there to do?  It was a pleasant day and I relaxed by the pool reading a book.
We decided to go back out around sunset to see if things might be happening on a Saturday night at the main square, but after sitting round watching the people.....nothing was happening.  A quick stop a taco stand for a dinner snack, we decided to go back to El Jardin.  If you are looking for a happening place, it is not El Tuito!  But we wanted a quiet relaxing place and that is what we got!
Tomorrow we go to Mayto Beach and I'm sure it will be a great place......