After a week spent in the San Blas, it was nice to find a groove, hopping between the island groups as we found the places we enjoyed. Chichime provided a logical first stop, being the closest to the mainland, but had a resort on the island that hosted well over a hundred guests. We were glad to get off the beaten path with a short hop to Cayos Holandeses, two uninhabited cays split by a channel of water, and completely overgrown with coconut trees.
A washed-up chest freezer full of fallen coconuts sits by the beach in Cayos Holandeses
A young coconut sprouts on a sand bank
Self-sufficient, a coconut sprout grows out of the shell
Guna Yala footprints in the sand - note the distinct 'V' shape
Much like woven fabric, coconut tree bark peels off as a new layer grows
Cayos Holandese in the San Blas are about as covered in coconut trees as is possible, forming a dense forest
A Guna dugout canoe sits on the beach, ready for the next outing
An unfortunate trend throughout the San Blas cays, trash littered much of the beautiful beaches
Crystal-clear, green water leads back towards the mainland of Panama
