Still recapping end of January . . . .
After Vieques, our next stop was the island of Culebra. We sailed around the east end of Vieques and then headed north, and into the inviting harbor of Ensenada Honda. There are lots of anchorages within the larger harbor and we opted for the one nearest to town, just behind Cayo Pirata.
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| Ensenada Honda |
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| Drawbridge over the canal |
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| US Post Office, Culebra |
There are many great beaches on Culebra, and we had to choose two to visit. We took the dinghy ashore and walked through the town to the ferry terminal and taxi stand, and waited for the first tourist ferry to arrive so that we could share a shuttle ride to the beaches.
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| Waiting for a ride . . . . |
First stop was Bahia Tamarindo. We hiked along a short hilly road to a quiet, mixed pebble and sand beach to go snorkeling. The bottom was grass and sand, and it wasn't long before each of us befriended and swam along side our own sea turtles! The turtles weren't the only friends made on Bahia Tamarindo:
Next stop was the more popular Flamenco Beach. Considered one of the most beautiful beaches in the Carribean, it also was once a US Navy practice range, and there are two artistically graffitied abandoned tanks on the beach.
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| On a tank mission |
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| Double Rainbow at Flamenco Beach |
The next day we departed Culebra, passed north between Culebra and Culebrita, stopping to anchor briefly near the reef off the northwest tip of Culebrita.
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| Eastern end of Culebra, on the way to Culebrita |
Since there were some north swells, we decided against anchoring overnight in Culebrita and instead sailed back east to St. Thomas.
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| West end of St. Thomas |
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| Approaching Runway 10 |
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| Charlotte Amalie Harbor |
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| Charlotte Amalie |
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| Big Boats . . . |
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| and Little Boats . . . . |
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| and Pirate Ships |
