Puerto Rico, day 8 - Flameno beach on Culebra
Friday was a relaxing day spent partially at the beach by our condo (actually, the first time we made it out to “our” beach) and then packing and cleaning since the rest of the crew were leaving on a flight early Saturday morning. Once we were done, they dropped me off in old San Juan where Emma and Candido picked me and took me to their place, where I was going to stay for the next two nights.
The island of Culebra is famous for having some of the best beaches in Puerto Rico. It takes about an hour to get there on a ferry boat and the problem is that it only runs three times a day and costs only $2.25. This means that people need to get in line for the tickets very early or there won’t be any space left. In fact, neither Candido, nor Emma have ever been able to get on the ferry, and they have lived on the island for 20+ years…
Long story short, after we got a couple hours of sleep, we were up at 2am, drove out to Fajardo, and got in line for ferry tickets at about 3am. After what seemed like eternity, the ticket office opened at 7, we got our tickets, and moved to another line to wait until 9 for the ferry itself, which took yet another hour to get to Culebra.
We finally made it to the island and got a ride to the beach (it was ironic that a five minute ride was more expensive than the actual ferry). Unlike the rest of the beaches we have seen on the main island, the Flamenco beach is really nice and representative of traditional image of Caribbean beaches: lots of white send and clear, warm blue water.
After enjoying the beach for a few hours, it was time to head back to get in line for the returning ferry. By the time we got back home and had some dinner, it was past 10pm and we were too exhausted and sleep deprived to go out.
The rest of my Puerto Rico posts:
- Puerto Rico, day 1 - getting there
- Puerto Rico, day 2 - scuba diving
- Puerto Rico, day 3 - sailing
- Puerto Rico, day 4 - the jungles
- Puerto Rico, day 4 cont - old San Juan
- Puerto Rico, day 5 - Arecibo telescope, Project 727, and kayaking in a bioluminescent bay
- Puerto Rico, day 6 - Ziplining
- Puerto Rico, day 9 - Bacardi tour
- Puerto Rico sights and signs