Culebra

This lovely island probably ended up being our favorite part of the trip-which says a lot because the whole trip was amazing!! This super cool little dude in our rental house.

 A gorgeous view on the view to Punto Soldado

 A blurry pic of the beach...maybe Flamenco beach?

 A better pic-I think this was Flamenco beach for sure.

 Probably Punto Soldado

 Ryan's fishing spot one of the mornings.

 I think this was Zoni beach...most beautiful place ever!!

 Cam took a relaxing nap and our fam was seriously one of like 2 or 3 groups there the entire day on miles of beach....totally amazing!

 Alli was absolutely loving playing in the waves.  Grandma taught her to be quite adventurous.  Oh I love love loved sitting there hanging out!!

 One of my favorite parts-burying feet in the sad and then later making a "tub" when the water would wash up and fill it up.

 This is HEAVEN!!!

 My mom went on a walk with Alli down the beach and there were 2-3 turtle nesting sites along the beach all blocked off to protect them.

 Then we went to the small airport to fly to Vieques.

 Cam was entranced watching the planes take off and land.  So much fun and so exciting!

 It was like a 12 minute flight, but it saved us taking 2 hour ferry back to Fajardo, waiting over night and then catching the ferry to Vieques.

 These two bathing beauties getting some sun outside the house in Culebra.

 A blurry pic of Punto Soldado.

 My phone was in a waterproof pouch so the pictures are terrible :(.

 but they loved having the waves come up on them!!!

 Ryan was quite the fisherman with his makeshift fishing pole he created and swam around with.  Sadly our go-pro got stolen at Zoni beach :(.  So all of his video from this beach and Tamarindo Bay with the sea turtles were gone!! Here he had a flounder come eat the squid off his hook, saw a huge ray, had an eel come out at his hook and get caught...and luckily break off, a puffer fish, and some other stuff.  The reef started like 3 feet in the water.

 He would swim around to catch the fish.

 A little snack that ended up being just a wee bit sand filled.

 There were so many cool seashells on this beach and really every beach...Zoni beach had some great ones too!

 And the cutest little beach bum!

 Flamenco Beach

 Cam became a bit braver with the waves!

 Alli was too busy running and jumping in them and going out with grandma clear up to her waist!

 Ryan went out snorkeling and found 2 conch shells with the conch still inside...gross! The current was a bit stronger out there, but he saw some more cool fish...bigger and brighter than at Punto Soldado, but again sadly it was all on the go pro!

 We boiled the conch to get the nasty suckers out. They are seriously the grossest creatures ever!!

 Getting a shave ice before we left Culebra.