Tatiana and Jeff run the most beautiful restaurant and gallery in Yelapa. The view and the food will delight you-as will their personalities and the art displayed. I was so satisfied and full that I needed to lean against Judith for support!
The town of San Sebastion del Oeste is a 1600’s mining town in the Sierra Madre mountains about two hours above Puerto Vallarta. Now that the road is almost completed it can be accessed by car. Prior to last year one could only take a horse, mule or airplane to this beautiful mountain town.
Coffee plantations abound and there are three museums (albeit small) in the area. It is still a sleepy village but one day in the not too distant future this will be a popular destination point for travelers to Mexico.
Cody’s bird-watching trip to San Sebastian de Oeste
was a highlight of my beautiful year. The journey
itself is a scenic time-travel experience to a Mexico
of centuries past.
The eyes are filled with a mountainous pine forest, a
village as picturesque and pristine as can be, citrus
trees, coffee plants, jacarandas and the like are
everywhere. The spirit of the place, tangible. The
ears are filled with a peace, the peace of a quiet,
industrious folk, of mountain strength and of
birdsong. The taste is filled with scrumptious fare.
Cody is the most fun, easy going, humor-filled,
capable and knowledgeable guide. I am a lifetime
birder and I, through Cody, was able to add no less
than 8 new species to my life list.
Joy and peace, expansion and knowledge, camaraderie
and loveliness.
A week’s experience in a one-night’s journey.
Thank you Cody, I would like to go with you again and
again. Claudia
It is a rare day that one gets to have one of their favorite songs sung to them by a professional musician in the comfort of their own home! Two nights ago I got to hear David Roth play “The Dutchman” a song performed by our mutual hero the late Steve Goodman and written by Michael Smith.
The Snowy Egret is one of the approximately 13 members of the heron family found in the lagoon or Rio Tuito in Yelapa. Its bright yellow feet help distinguish it from the similar-sized cattle egret (as does the fact that it is found in and near the water not in the fields with the cattle). The feet are said to be used to attract fish-one of the main sources of food for the egret.
