Snorkeling pics from Puerto Rico!!

icedgxe · 09-16-2008, 08:40 PM

Me and my family went to Puerto Rico last month and I took about 800 pics in total (land and under water). I got to snorkel on two different sides of the island and free dove a little bit also. First place I snorkeled was on the southwest side of the island. The city is named Guanica. My aunt live there and took me to a decent spot for snorkeling. If time would have permitted I would have gone to gilligans island which you can actually see from her house but I didn't get a chance to go. The second place we went was a small island named Culebra on off the southeast part of PR. The island has one of the top 3 rated beaches in the world (flamenco beach) and also two of the better spots for snorkeling on the island (tamarindo beach and carlos rosario). At our resort we found sand dollars and star fish lining a lot of spots under neath us while swimming but surf and visibility didn't allow for any snorkeling. I will post the underwater pics first and try to get the pics of the island up within a few days. Also please mind the quality of pics as it was the first time using this new camera. Anyways enough talking here are the pics....

Guanica:

(look for the scorpion fish blending in)

cannedmulder · 09-16-2008, 08:42 PM

Must have been a great trip!

{Nano}Reefer · 09-16-2008, 08:47 PM

looks beautiful!! i dont think i could ever dive in coral reefs, id be runnin out with pockets full of fish and coral

icedgxe · 09-16-2008, 08:49 PM

Culebra:

(small island we noticed when on the ferry)

Restaurant we ate at in Culebra. Tables were on a dock overlooking the water.

Flamenco Beach:

Tamarindo/Carlos Rosario Beach:

missionsix · 09-16-2008, 09:01 PM

Awesome pics gxe. I don't remember getting an invite to go

.

IBMGeek · 09-16-2008, 09:06 PM

Awesome pictures! Yeah it looks like you had a blast.

icedgxe · 09-16-2008, 09:19 PM

Thanks...Oh we had a great time! I have family and my parents have a bunch of friends in PR so it was a blast in and out of the water. I just want to take off for a few months now and go snorkeling/diving all over. SOOO much fun.

JupiterSailfish · 09-17-2008, 01:05 PM

That looks like an awesome trip. Snorkeling and freediving are probably the best things ever. I just wish we had those kind of habitats here in Florida to look at. I was amazed when I jumped in the water to see all the life when I was in the Bahamas.

Iraf · 09-17-2008, 02:08 PM

wow, TTYL headed to PR with my fragging tools

lunatik_69 · 09-17-2008, 02:35 PM

Great pics!! Been there and PR is beautiful. The Florida Keys is just as beautiful if not better( not bragging

). Hope you had a great time. WHen I went to Honduras last yr and I wish I had brought with me a hammer and chisel. So many corals to "pick" from that I was going crazy. Luna

09-16-2008, 08:40 PM	#1 (permalink)
icedgxe Spaghetti Worm Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 182 Skin: Mint Karma: 2041	Snorkeling pics from Puerto Rico!! Me and my family went to Puerto Rico last month and I took about 800 pics in total (land and under water). I got to snorkel on two different sides of the island and free dove a little bit also. First place I snorkeled was on the southwest side of the island. The city is named Guanica. My aunt live there and took me to a decent spot for snorkeling. If time would have permitted I would have gone to gilligans island which you can actually see from her house but I didn't get a chance to go. The second place we went was a small island named Culebra on off the southeast part of PR. The island has one of the top 3 rated beaches in the world (flamenco beach) and also two of the better spots for snorkeling on the island (tamarindo beach and carlos rosario). At our resort we found sand dollars and star fish lining a lot of spots under neath us while swimming but surf and visibility didn't allow for any snorkeling. I will post the underwater pics first and try to get the pics of the island up within a few days. Also please mind the quality of pics as it was the first time using this new camera. Anyways enough talking here are the pics.... Guanica: (look for the scorpion fish blending in) Last edited by icedgxe; 09-16-2008 at 09:45 PM.

09-16-2008, 08:49 PM	#4 (permalink)
icedgxe Spaghetti Worm Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 182 Skin: Mint Karma: 2041	Culebra: (small island we noticed when on the ferry) Restaurant we ate at in Culebra. Tables were on a dock overlooking the water. Flamenco Beach: Tamarindo/Carlos Rosario Beach: Last edited by icedgxe; 09-16-2008 at 09:43 PM.

09-16-2008, 09:01 PM	#5 (permalink)
missionsix 3reef Moderator Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Sun River,Oregon (Bend) USA Age: 36 Posts: 5,278 Skin: Mint Karma: 84829	Awesome pics gxe. I don't remember getting an invite to go.

09-17-2008, 02:35 PM	#10 (permalink)
lunatik_69 PICTURE POLICE ENFORCER Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Miami, FL Age: 41 Posts: 7,930 Skin: Classic Karma: 48763	Great pics!! Been there and PR is beautiful. The Florida Keys is just as beautiful if not better( not bragging). Hope you had a great time. WHen I went to Honduras last yr and I wish I had brought with me a hammer and chisel. So many corals to "pick" from that I was going crazy. Luna

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icedgxe Spaghetti Worm Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 182 Skin: Mint Karma: 2041	Thanks...Oh we had a great time! I have family and my parents have a bunch of friends in PR so it was a blast in and out of the water. I just want to take off for a few months now and go snorkeling/diving all over. SOOO much fun.

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JupiterSailfish Peppermint Shrimp Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Florida Age: 21 Posts: 422 Skin: Mint Karma: 706	That looks like an awesome trip. Snorkeling and freediving are probably the best things ever. I just wish we had those kind of habitats here in Florida to look at. I was amazed when I jumped in the water to see all the life when I was in the Bahamas.

09-17-2008, 02:08 PM	#9 (permalink)
Iraf Snowflake Eel Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Tulsa, Ok Age: 30 Posts: 2,382 Skin: Classic Karma: 16311	wow, TTYL headed to PR with my fragging tools