Estero el Pozo

We followed a flat quiet road from El Capomal to the ocean that had been recommended by our hosts. We arrived in San Blas in the early afternoon and continued our search for one of the infamous Centro Botaneros that we'd heard about from a friend who had previously cycled in Mexico. After following a few sets of directions we finally found a dirty/sleezy looking one off an alley and decided we had to give it a try. The concept is that as long as you keep buying beer they keep bringing you food, and sure enough we got a full 3 plates of ceviche/machaca/shrimp to go with our 6 miniature (210 mL) beers all for 90 pesos (around $7.50 CAD). Satisfied with our first Centro Botanero experience we worked our way toward the beach in search of a place to camp. Robert was excited to get a picture with a random plane wreck near the beach, and we soon found a restaurant that was happy to have us set up our tents under their palapa roof. We had another refreshing swim then bought dinner as a way to pay for an otherwise free campsite on the beach. We watched the beautiful sunset, then experienced the only downside of camping on the beach in San Blas: the torture of thousands of sand flies biting any exposed piece of skin!Read more