First, we have to wait at the water taxi dock to catch a panga ride across the channel to Barra which is really across the state line in Jalisco. We are staying at the marina which is in the state of Colima.
Then our trusty panga driver takes us over to the "taxi aquatica" dock in Barra.
The driver in the back of the panga
Kids on the bow of the panga
At the dock
On the way over we passed the large scupture on the break wall that commemorates the four hundred years during which the Phillipines and Barra acted as trading posts for the Spanish empire.
Once we get to the dock the first thing we see is the local lime distributor making his early morning delivery of limes to all the local restaurants and bars.
As we walk down the street toward the center of town we start to see the local vendors carrying their wares to market.
On the way to the central market we stopped by St. Anthony of Padua's Catholic Church which is a block from the center of town.
The inside of the church is quite beautiful.
After leaving the church we went to "shop" in the market that is held every Thursday in the town square. We found all kinds of interesting things on sale.
Mexican Train characters
As Kelly has discovered, you can never have too much jewelry.
We left the market and wandered down to the water front where we explored the scupture before heading back over to Isla de Navidad.
Before we left Barra the kids went and climbed all over the scupture we had seen when we came across the channel.
Just another typical day here in Barra.
