San Blas
Despite or thanks to the bites of the “jejenes”, San Blas is a charming fishing town hidden between ocean and jungle. A little town where every block has its mini-market, where you buy trash bags by the kilo, where there is a shop to fix plastic chair by melting the plastic, where more bikes than cars drive on the non-paved streets. And even-though the town looks pretty poor, everyone seems to have a decent standard of living.
After anchoring Plume in the estuary, we did some tourist activities with our friends from Tao, Estrella, and Caramelo: a jungle trip in panga to say hello to the local crocodiles (IMPRESSIVE!), and a visit to the old fort, reminder of the past splendor and power of San Blas. Then we spent another week living at the local pace, wandering through the town between the plaza, the market, the bakery (with delicious cakes)… and the hospital. Yes, unfortunately Kenzo ended-up getting sick and in need of antibiotics: a penicillin shot twice a day! Poor Kenzo did not really appreciate the remedy… But one thing for sure: health care is cheap in Mexico, and seems quite effective. A couple of days after the first shot, the little one had totally recovered and went to his first very mexican circus!