Bocas Del Toro – Day 1

After consulting the activity desk for things to do, we decided to hire a captain with a boat who could take us around. Best decision of the day! Bolo spoke great English and was a great captain. We started the day with a breakfast of coconut crusted French toast and huevos rancheros at The Sea Monkey’s restaurant in Isla Bastimentos. This one-street town with a few eateries had authentic Caribbean atmosphere, and we loved being there.

After breakfast, we snorkeled at Crawl Bay, passing by “the sloths island” where we spotted a few sloths from our boat. Crawl Bay has two snorkeling spots. One is right off the dock, in a very shallow, calm and clear water. There is a small snack shop and a restaurant. The place is as Caribbean and chill as it gets, and only accessible by boat as are most of the places on the archipelago.

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The second snorkeling spot was a bit deeper, and had an abundance of coral and smaller fish.  We snorkeled off the boat, the water was a perfect temperature, with just a touch of a current.

We went by the Dolphin Bay, but didn’t see any dolphins, however the kids got to jump in the water and look and touch some starfish.

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When we returned, the parents were glad to relax with a glass of wine while a convenient pool kept the kids entertained.