Yelapa to Sayulita

Published Saturday, January 30, 2010 by Dan Gainsford | E-mail this post

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Friday, January 29, 2010

So where have I been. Well after Liz left back to Colorado I headed back out to Yelapa where I stayed for a few days meditating and thinking about my film. I met some great people there who gave me some perspective and took me on a great little trip up river to the waterfall. I brought my camera’s along to shoot some footage but mostly I just sat uninspired. On the second to last day I took a hike back into the jungle and captured some nice footage of old guys carting firewood on donkeys.

There are so many images down here. So much to capture and share, but I’m proceeding slowly and with caution, feeling things out, being careful not to offend.

I found myself stuck in Yelapa by a rough ocean that prevented me from taking a panga back to Puerto Vallarta. I made it out the next day and packed up my stuff and left the city behind heading north to Sayulita. That’s where I am now, chilling in a campsite waiting for a meeting in Guadalajara on Tuesday.

What strikes me most about Sayulita and Puerto Vallarta is how Americanized they are. They are pieces of American influence in Mexico. On many levels it’s a real shame, since they were probably much more beautiful once. However, like always, there’s no black and white and with America have also come jobs, money, and 10$ cheeseburgers. The Americans (and Canadians) just keep on coming, it reminds me of a guy I met way back in Costa Rica who, as we watched a bus of tourists unload, exclaimed Carne Fresca (fresh meat). And if it weren’t for cool little surfer hangouts like this, most of them would probably never come in the first place… whether that would be a good thing or a bad thing, I’m in no place to judge.

peace,
d

pics: yelapa

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