culebrita Island

Turtle Beach - Counting Stars is in the center of the photo with blue sail bag

Early morning at Turtle Beach, Culebrita

Our last stop in Puerto Rico was the island of Culebrita to the east of Culebra.  It is an uninhabited island that is part of the Culebra National Wildlife Refuge.  After the short trip from Ensenada Honda, we arrived at Turtle Beach and picked up a mooring.  We swam to shore to snorkel and play on the beach. Later, Kendall took a paddle board to shore and hiked up to the lighthouse.  It was an incredibly idyllic spot and we found ourselves wishing that we'd come a day earlier so we could have stayed longer.  However, the weather was favorable for a mellow trip to our next destination: St. Thomas.

The view of the mooring field from the way to the lighthouse - we are the boat with the blue sail cover