Cruise of the Confidence 15-Jan-2014

San Blas 21*31.373N 105*17.250W

About 95 nm from Puerto Vallarta

We decided to go into the marina for a couple of days to provision, get to a bank and sightsee. The next stop does not have any of this and will not take credit cards and has no ATM.

Sab Blas is a sleepy little fishing town and we both really like it here. It has a bad reputation because of the bugs, particularly the jejenes or no-see-ums. But I guess we were just lucky as we did not find the  bugs to be so bad. And after living in northern Ontario with the Mosquitos and black flies -  how bad could it be. But I was covered in Avon Skin So Soft. Whether that was part of it or not, who knows. I do know that my skin is soft and I smell good! David opted for the Off .The town is very neat and clean with a central market, some really good restaurants and really friendly people.

On Thursday we go up early and went on the jungle tour up the estuary. It was a wonderful morning. I hope the pictures does it justice. I said to David - after being on the open ocean with so many whales, and then Isla Isabela and now this - it really makes you realize that you are part of their world and not the other way around. This really reminded me of the river tour that I took with Susan in Belize. We saw crocodiles and egrets and boat-billed herons and tiger herons and small green turtles and green iguanas. The only part that was a. It disappointing was the fact that the restaurant was closed today. So if anyone reading this and is planning to take the tour check first. As a result there was no swimming in the fresh lagoon.

 

 

 

 

After the tour we came back to town and we went to McDonald's for breakfast. No this is not Ronnies place. Mike McDonald was a musician from the states that opened up the restaurant 20 years or more ago. I had fantastic chicken enchilada's. Then we went looking for the bakery - Panderia La Princesa. We asked 4 different people and got 4 different answers. Mexicans do not like to admit that they do not know something so they just make it up. But we finally found it. Now I am not sure if my mother would have bought anything here. It smelled wonderful and there were many different buns and donuts and such. But there were also thousands of small bees! The lady says that this goes on for about 2 months every year. So she just shoos them out of the bag ensuring that you are only getting buns and no bees. Only in Mexico! But many of the local businesses buy their goods from her so it can't be all that bad.

Then we stopped at the barbecue chicken man - Ramon's - who has been cooking chicken on an open oil drum for 23 years. So I will make a salad for supper and then warm up the chicken!

Back to the marina to do a couple of loads of laundry and then I will hose down the boat and me as it is very warm. Another disappointment - the marina has a pool but the filter is out of commition so no swimming for me. Oh well. And when will it be fixed we asked? The attendant just laughed. Definitely not during our stay. And David got on line and went shopping for boat parts to be delivered in PV if we are lucky.

0830: 16-Jan-2014 Leaving the marina and heading south to Chacala

All said and done we had a wonderful time in San Blas. Now onto new adventures.