Comments on: “Be aware, this is not Club Med!” http://www.palapainyelapa.com/2006/09/sweet-rio/ Fri, 21 Nov 2008 01:17:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.2 Comment on “Be aware, this is not Club Med!” by: Sue http://www.palapainyelapa.com/2006/09/sweet-rio/#comment-1368 Sat, 09 Sep 2006 19:08:12 +0000 http://www.palapainyelapa.com/2006/09/sweet-rio/#comment-1368 Hola Jeremy, I've got to hand it to you, I wouldn't have the guts to visit in the summer. ( I'm a total chicken with thunder and lightening.) That said, I am shooting to visit Yelapa in every month that is "bearable" and have been in January, April and May with a trip planned for October 06 and March 07. I grew up in the big city (S.F., Cal.) and had never seen a place so rural and natural. It was just what I needed for good R and R and it has become my home away from home. How marvelous that you "broke out of the box" on your thoughts before it was too late and you were back in main stream tourist life in P.V. The more you visit Yelapa, the more you will find the people are like family. Vallarta has predictable touristy places, Yelapa has ADVENTURE! As for how you say it in Spanish, "Es mejor reír, que tener frustracíon." (It's better to laugh than to be frustrated.) I have a funny feeling you'll be back. Hope to meet you and your family some day. Sue Hola Jeremy,
I’ve got to hand it to you, I wouldn’t have the guts to visit in the summer. ( I’m a total chicken with thunder and lightening.) That said, I am shooting to visit Yelapa in every month that is “bearable” and have been in January, April and May with a trip planned for October 06 and March 07. I grew up in the big city (S.F., Cal.) and had never seen a place so rural and natural. It was just what I needed for good R and R and it has become my home away from home.
How marvelous that you “broke out of the box” on your thoughts before it was too late and you were back in main stream tourist life in P.V. The more you visit Yelapa, the more you will find the people are like family. Vallarta has predictable touristy places, Yelapa has ADVENTURE! As for how you say it in Spanish, “Es mejor reír, que tener frustracíon.” (It’s better to laugh than to be frustrated.) I have a funny feeling you’ll be back. Hope to meet you and your family some day.
Sue

]]> Comment on “Be aware, this is not Club Med!” by: Kathryn http://www.palapainyelapa.com/2006/09/sweet-rio/#comment-1367 Sat, 09 Sep 2006 02:39:05 +0000 http://www.palapainyelapa.com/2006/09/sweet-rio/#comment-1367 Wonderful! You got it, Jeremy! The Cap'n and I are outdoor people, and always have enjoyed camping. Here in Yelapa our life is half camping. Can't drink the water, everything gets dirty, frequent periods without power, food spoils quickly, bugs all over the place, etc., etc. Our favorite place to hang out is on our porch overlooking the playita. And we are extremely lucky to have our den, bedroom, and kitchen behind windows and under tile roofs with ceilings that we've had installed. Not many people here have that kind of refuge from the outside. Our computers and books stay dry in a room that is closed from the weather all night with a ceiling fan going. We have a phone line for the computers, and one for talking. Our wiring is now grounded. I use my Cuisinart, coffee-maker, crock pot, etc just like I did in California. We enjoy the life you tasted on your vacation, but with un pocito mas de los "mod(ern) con(venience)s". No mucho, though. My daughter visited recently and couldn't imagine she and her husband living in such primitive conditions. Glad you got into the rythym of it. Come back soon! Wonderful! You got it, Jeremy! The Cap’n and I are outdoor people, and always have enjoyed camping. Here in Yelapa our life is half camping. Can’t drink the water, everything gets dirty, frequent periods without power, food spoils quickly, bugs all over the place, etc., etc. Our favorite place to hang out is on our porch overlooking the playita.

And we are extremely lucky to have our den, bedroom, and kitchen behind windows and under tile roofs with ceilings that we’ve had installed. Not many people here have that kind of refuge from the outside. Our computers and books stay dry in a room that is closed from the weather all night with a ceiling fan going. We have a phone line for the computers, and one for talking. Our wiring is now grounded. I use my Cuisinart, coffee-maker, crock pot, etc just like I did in California.

We enjoy the life you tasted on your vacation, but with un pocito mas de los “mod(ern) con(venience)s”. No mucho, though. My daughter visited recently and couldn’t imagine she and her husband living in such primitive conditions.

Glad you got into the rythym of it. Come back soon!

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