Saturday, March 4, 2017

Culebra National Wildlife Refuge/Island

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One of our highlights was taking Cayo Norte Water Taxi out to the tiny island of Culebrita, which is also home to the Culebra National Wildlife Refuge.  A 40 minute ride on a powered catamaran brought us to some isolated desert beaches. Tortuga Beach was about a 20 minute walk and I must say one of the most beautiful beaches I have ever been to!

photo by Mike G.
We walked to some rocky shorelines and saw the Melones Cactus growing very tall (about 4 feet) and walked around enjoying the fantastic views.  There is also an option to walk to an old lighthouse. We then walked about 10 minutes in the other direction to a deserted area called "Treasure Beach."




























photo by Mike G - Tortuga Beach on the right

Mike's great video of our journey and the beaches ! 


Snacks, lounging, and good snorkeling treated us for the rest of the day. I had some cheese slices in my purse that I forgot about, and after snorkeling we came back to discover about 20 hermit crabs invading my purse!

A great day and a magical place. 


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