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Crocs, Birds and Sand Flies in San Blas, Mexico

March 27, 2014 Erim Leave a Comment

Several years ago, I went down to my beloved Mexico for week or so to check out some of the coast north of Puerto Vallarta. I love this stretch of Pacific coast, and PV is not a bad town for a resort kind of place.

I spent a night in PV and then caught a bus north to San Blas in Nayarit. San Blas has been slated to be a big tourist resort for decades by the powers that be. The sticking point is that it’s chock full of little sand flies called jejenes. That tends to be a bit of a turn off for the average tourista.

Lucky for me, I’m adventurous, or dumb or something, so I’m not one to be put off by some punk-ass little bugs. And I’m not one to frequent resort towns, since traditional Mexican culture is one of the main reasons I like to visit Mexico. That’s a whacky idea, I know.

The nice thing about San Blas is that it’s still a small, sleepy town of ten or twelve thousand people. And, aside from some ex-pats from the U.S. and Canada, there really aren’t a lot of tourists to be found.

I can’t say I know the town well since I only spent a few days there. But, I remember a nice little town, a great bay, good food, cheap Negra Modelo on tap, and a really amazing estuary just outside of town full of birds and crocodiles.

It was a good trip, and I really loved my time there. The cops in Puerto Vallarta when I returned, not so much. But that’s story for another day. Enjoy.

boats in san blas
chacala cruising boat
chacala dog on beach
chacala shrimp boat and cruiser
chacala shrimp boat
estuary turtle in sun
estuary turtle sunning
estuary turtles in sun
san blas bird drying wings
san blas bird with green legs
san blas bird with orange bill
san blas bird
san blas boat
san blas crocodile head
san blas crocodile mouth open
san blas crocodile
san blas estuary bird peering down
san blas estuary stilt houses
san blas pangas

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