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| Mr Mac on mooring at Culebrita (Culebra in background) |
From our trip to Culebra in May:
Several friends recommended Culebra to us as a great
place to cruise. We had visited Vieques, Culebra’s neighbor, a couple of years
ago when we were first travelling from Puerto Rico to the USVIs, but didn’t get
to Culebra. We finally made up for our omission. The island is only about 20
miles from St. Thomas, and downwind, which made for a nice, easy trip over. One
great thing about cruising here is that the natural resources department has
installed moorings for cruisers and weekend visitors from mainland Puerto Rico
to use for free! Very nice. We moored in at least six spots, and anchored in a
couple more (no moorings in those places). In most cases we could snorkel right
off the boat, though we did head out to more remote sites in the dinghy. We
were amazed at the extensive stands of staghorn coral that we saw, more in one
spot than we’ve ever seen elsewhere. For wifi, we’d go to the plaza in Dewey,
the only town.
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| Elkhorn coral |
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| Typical street view in Dewey, Culebra |
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| Old lighthouse on Culebrita |
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