The main tourist attraction in this village is this beach
Looking from the village onto the beach
The main form of transportation in Yelapa is horseback. There are no cars
This mule carries the supplies for either a resort or a rich gringo’s house
Lots of guest houses and private gringo homes around this point
Aldabra on a mooring in Yelapa
A view toward Yelapa village and pier
Looking up the river that flows into Yelapa
Walking along the river in Yelapa
We spent two days in Yelapa, which is south across Banderas Bay from La Cruz. There are no cars. Narrow cobblestone roads are used for walking, horseback and some used of small quads. There are lots of guest houses and various retreats. Also private palapas owned by gringos. Walking around the area, especially up the river and back is very picturesque. The beach is very touristy. People come in on boats for the day. But for those who stay for a few days, it looks like there is a night life with good food and music. The anchorage was really rolly. We were tied up to a mooring buoy at the bow and another one at the stern. But the wind direction shifts at night so the wind is pushing you one way and the swell pushing you another. It didn’t appear that there was a good place to land a dinghy so we used water taxis. But they are scarce after dark so staying on shore for the evening wasn’t an option unless one were to make some sort of prior arrangement. We returned from Yelapa to La Cruz on Thursday morning, December 8, in time for Ted to catch a flight back home.
