Up the Tenacatita estuary to "The Aquarium" then to the Tequila distillery - 2021

 Debbie and I, along with Bob and his son Boyd on s/v Chaos (the dinghy helmsman) took a dinghy ride up the Tenacatita estuary to "The Aquarium" anchorage.  Once there, Pancho in his truck picked us up and took us to a tequila distillery where we had some lunch etc. 

Fun time! 

Along the way, we ran into other cruisers - from  s/v Strange Byrds and s/v Eos in their dinghy.

February 2021 - Anchored in Tenacatita 

Entering the mouth of the Tenacatita estuary.  It is about a 45 min-to one hhour trip

The tide had been high at about 10:15 am. 

This area was a little dicey coming back when the tide was going out.

The wreck of what looks like an old tour boat.

Debbie 

Bob

son Boyd on s/v Chaos the helmsman

We saw many little alcoves like this one through the mangroves.

Interesting mangrove roots hanging down.  

They were a good landmark when we were returning!

Me

We saw a lot of dead roots like these.

We had to tuck in while this touring panga passed us.

Lo and behold, another cruiser dinghy...from s/v Strange Byrds and s/v Eos.

s/v Strange Byrds and s/v Eos 

Land Ho!

The dinghy "parking"!

The truck ride to the distillery.

The beginning of the beach activities at the "Aquarium"

Out of the beach area and on to the distillery.

Pancho, the proprietor of the distillery.

We ordered lunch then walked over to the area to learn about the Raicella/Mezcal.

Pancho gave an extensive lecture about the making of the mezcal, entirely in Spanish! 

(This location is strictly for promotion - nothing is actually distilled there.)

Pancho explained how the Raicella is certified pure (versus the other tequila products sold in the stores).

Pancho retrieving some of the Raicella/Mezcal for the tasting part of the tour.

The white chairs off in the back there is where lunch was later served.

Poncho also served bits of the unprocessed agave plant along with some orange slices topped with tajin spice. The agave was very sweet!

One of the best parts of the agave processing is that there are no machines used...everything virtually "by hand".

The resident parrot paid Debbie a visit.

Back in the mangroves, we were treated to other bird shows.

A pelican taking flight toward the end of our journey!