Kayaking in the Lagoon

March 24, 2025   
On another early morning, we headed into the lagoon in our kayaks.  We had been into the lagoon once before, near the beginning of our time in Tenacatita, with our friend Gabe who visited us in the anchorage on his Dad’s boat from Barra De Navidad. 
On that trip into the lagoon we did not have very much time as Gabe's boat was departing in the early afternoon.  We took our tender in and although we took our time going in through the lagoon to the beach in the far bay, we rushed our way back and planed our way through the narrow sections of the mangroves.  
It was a great trip, but we wanted to do it again in our kayaks and take more time to look at the many birds and crabs that live amongst the roots of the mangroves. 
We took about two hours to kayak the 5km, into the lagoon, along the wide river,
and through the narrow sections where the mangroves form a full tunnel to pass through. 
It was especially cool to take our time to watch the many colourful crabs that live among the mangrove roots. 
While we were on our way we twice had to pull off of the main passageway to be passed by an oncoming panga.  At the far end we walked across the land to the beach and went for a beach walk before making our way back. 
On the way back we travelled faster and covered the distance in 1.25 hours.

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  1. ColleenApril 13, 2025 at 11:53 AM

    Looks like you would have to have a good sense of direction going through the maze of mangroves. It is amazing all the life in the waters of the mangroves.

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    1. AnonymousApril 13, 2025 at 1:18 PM

      Another fabulous adventure provided by Mother Nature :-)

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