I'd rather have a Palapa in Yelapa than a Condo in Rodondo

Daz on the trail down from Linda's

View from Linda's

More pix from Yelapa, where we welcomed the New Year in. Ron stayed on the boat (didn't want to risk any injury to his arm, which seems to be healing) and we brought a bit of the party to him, as Daz ran into an old friend of Ron's and shuttled him and his wife to slowdance. I made friends with Linda, a local artist the day Daz, Berkley, and I took a day trip over to Yelapa and we ran into Linda on New Years eve at the yacht Club (not really a yacht club) and danced the New Year in with the locals. Enjoy some pix from Linda's cool little casa up the hill.

The crew and Trinidad at Linda's

Linda with me and Berkley

The food in Yelapa is very good. There is a little cafe at the far dock which has a healthy menu. I had a breakfast burrito with red potatoes, black beans, eggs, peppers and onions. They also had veggie sandwiches and great salads. The restaurant at the far dock which is right on the beach, had the best salsa, fish taco's and homemade chips.

Beach at Yelapa

Linda's dining room

Local hippy named lucky, spends 6 months in Yelapa when not in San Francisco

Linda's Palapa

I had a chance to go to Yelapa with my friend Susan in 1975 when we lived in Boulder Colorado, but opted not to go. Susan told me the place was beautiful and even though the town has grown, it still has no roads and no cars. The only way in is on foot or by boat! The Mexicans live side by side with Americans, which consist of hippies, artists, writers, and ex patriots.