Sunday, April 13, 2014 – It is Palm Sunday in San Blas and it is a major holiday. On Sunday morning they held a Palm Sunday procession which wandered throughout the streets in the town. Someone rode on a Donkey as Jesus and it was obvious this carries some prestige. Palms fonds and carpets are laid for them to walk on as they proceed throughout the town in a long procession with everyone singing.  The streets are crowded with people waving intricately woven palm fonds from vendors who were doing brisk business. As the procession passes over the carpets and palm fonds they are then picked up and run to the front on the procession to be laid again for them to walk over. The procession eventually ends at the main entrance to the church.  From there, it leads down the main aisle of the church, along with the Donkey, to the alter.  There the main Palm Sunday Service begins.

We spent some time at the Social Club talking to the owner about his time working in New York as a window dresser in many of the large department stores.  From there, we headed to Lupe’s Beach Palapa for our Sunday lunch. We ran into the Canadian Gringo who was a new resident who talked about his first season hanging out in San Blas. Apparently, he was happy being in San Blas where he loved the laid-back life.