Visiting Yelapa is the low season has many great rewards. The rain which is very similar to Hawaii ( we are on the same latitude) is often at night or in the early morning. The rain brings cooler temperatures and greens all floral life to the max. Cold showers are the best. The Ocean is [...]

With great displeasure I write tonight about the Swine Flu that is out and about. It sure has the ability to get you going…and thinking. As of now…we have had no positive cases anywhere in our State of Jalisco! Its good to see that precautions are in full force. A kids dream…schools closed for more [...]

as my birthday comes around… a self portrait seemed appropriate.

I cant really bring words to my thoughts tonight. One of my mentors and good friend, Isabel Jordan fell from a staircase a few days back while traveling in nearby Mexico and is in intensive care.
I walked the village tonight and she is everywhere. at Pollo Bollo…in the candle…I see her, in Paloma G. [...]

almost a month ago we celebrated/remembered our friends and family that are gone from the planet. It was a tough day as many of us had lost friends recently. Somehow for me, the ritual helped to ease some of the pain and grief. I am really lucky to be alive….

A sadness sits in Yelapa with the passing of Pablo. Many tourists knew him from the years of working the Yelapa Beach.
Pablo who was born in a nearby village , spent his entire life in Yelapa. Every single day of the 20 years I’ve known him, he looked for clients to see his property. He [...]

You can’t imagine what it’s like to work on the computer at night in an open palapa. It definitely is a learned skill and not for the insect freaked out type. Sure I use other lights for misdirection but my screen is candy for all visitors .

Vero and Danny had quite an adventure as I guided them over the familiar trail to Tuito…Having never ridden before , they both did great. What a rare treat it was to be able to travel the seldom passed road due to the rainy conditions. We saw tons of birds, wildlife and had ton [...]

Meet the master of the canoe, Roberto Ramos Castillion who was taught the art of woodwork and canoe building from his Dad, Leopoldo Ramos Tovar. This is the end of the line. Sorry to state that no one was able to learn and or to continue the art of making canoes, much to the fact [...]

Each Yelapense has to get to know the big city of Vallarta and getting problems solved quickly is a need skill.
Here are some Important numbers to keep handy….
Cornerstone Hospital-224.9400
Ameri-Med Hospital-226.2080
San Javier Hospital-226.1010
Medasist Hospital-223.0444
Hospital CMQ-223.1919
Red Cross Ambulance-222.1533
Motor Vehicle Department-224.8484
Police Department-290.0507, 290.0512, 290.0513
Emergency Line- 060
Fire Department-224.7701
Municipal Services-223.2500
Tourist Protection-223.2500 ext. 230, 232
American Consulate-222.0069, 223.0074 (after hours)
Canadian Consulate-293.0098, 293.0099 [...]

Another from the tourism killer files…bulls loose on the trails…yup, that’s right! On occasion.. we have running of the bulls on our caminos.
Traffic comes from both ways …sometimes they are bringing in bulls from Chacala and pasture and then sometimes they are bringing bulls out of town. In general you will hear the cry of [...]

I strongly agree that Yelapa and Technology are not always a match. Early yesterday morning as I began to see how the day was forming…I decided to once again stay home and work on web and emails. My family was off for yet another day of wild and crazy parties via the June 1st (mariners [...]