San Blas River

... joined her in a dunking of about 3 minutes before exiting as could see shrimp like beasties gathering round my feet. San Blas nightlife, apparently quite rocking in high season, was as dead as the La Tovara style doorknockers. However we were ...

 I can understand why the San Blas islands on the northwest coast of Panama are still so unspoilt having been there. The journey starts at 5am in the city with a 4WD - we stop off to buy water & groceries and again halfway through the hilly bit ...

... definitely taking midday siestas between 11 and 3pm- it is too hot and there is little shade on the beach to do anything else. San Blas is a town of around 9000 people. There are some friendly ones and a lot of not so friendly ones. Surprisingly, the ...

... and wifi (I can stand in the window of our room and get internet). Dad has joined in when they play live music there. The San Blas Social Club is a perfect spot to sit upstairs on the balcony with a delicious meal and a drink and watch plaza come to ...

Today we were picked up at 5.00 am to travel to the San Blas islands, we travelled by jeep fro about 2hrs and some of the terrain was pretty bumpy and muddy, we were glad to be in a big jeep.  The scenery on route was beautiful, lovely views ...

... into the 19th century.  Ships involved in the Manila trade routinely stopped here.  During the mid-18th century San Blas also became a shipbuilding center and was a garrison for the Spanish armada which fought French, Dutch and British ...

San Blas is famous as a laid back spot with good surf and it's pier features in a famous romantic Mexican song - all I found were some fisherman's/commercial docks - hardly romantic except in the sunset! Also notoriously buggy, but since it was dry ...

stayed in san blas from June 3rd to the 12th ish surf camp frun by Pompi, a longboarding champ, and his German girlfriend, Nikki. They have 2 dogs, Felix, a border collie mix, and Honey, a lab golden mix 3 mo puppy! great friends for buds and nucka! ...