Yakin: Lagoon (part 1)

Many months ago, our neighbors told us a tale of a canoe trip where they discovered a lagoon hidden in the nearby mangrove preserve. We never forgot this story. After bringing home Inti & Paxi (our new yaks), we knew we would seek out this lagoon. This weekend, we packed up the yaks and set out on that quest...
M. had a rough start getting into his kayak. He lost his balance and SpLoOsH!

Undaunted, we continued. Within a few minutes, we were deep amidst the mangrove waterways...

We hadn't gotten too far before the water level became too low to paddle. After anchoring the yaks, we hiked on foot...right alongside birdy footprints...

Finally, we arrived at the mouth of the mysterious sparkling lagoon. We felt like we were in an Indiana Jones movie. A great heron sailed past the entry, surely inviting us in...

But as we tried to hike (wade) those last few steps, we sank into the muck -- up to our knees. Rather than risk losing our favorite Keens (or worse), we decided to turn back and have lunch at our newest and most favorite bar: the sandbar...

Although we didn't make it INTO the mysterious lagoon, we did find it. M. says the trip was a success because we had fun. I say it was a success because we made some new friends, pictured here:

So, will we ever get to swim in the mysterious lagoon? We sure hope so.

To be continued...