We spent last night at Monkey Island. It's real name is Cayo Santiago, but most folks call it Monkey Island because there are over 500 rhesus monkeys roaming the island. A colony was originally brought here in 1939 so that scientists would have a quarantined stock of monkeys that could be used in experiments. Since then, the monkeys have had free run of the island so it's no surprise that visitors aren't allowed ashore. There were several signs warning people away and stating that the monkeys have been known to attack people. Guess we won't be going ashore to make friends. We anchored a few hundred feet off the beach and did manage to see a few of them wandering around, but other than a few glimpses we didn't see or hear much from the monkeys. Since there wasn't much to do or see, we decided to take off early this morning.
We are now in the Spanish Virgin Islands, to the east of Puerto Rico. Culebra is one of the two biggest islands in the Spanish Virgins, and has some of the best snorkeling and diving in this area. We were able to pick up a free mooring ball just 80 feet away from a spectacular coral reef, so after lunch we donned our snorkel gear and jumped overboard to have a look. This was some of the best snorkeling we've seen since last year in the Bahamas, lots of schools of fish and a field of purple and gold coral fans bowing to and fro as the current passed. There was a dive boat here when we arrived so we were able to float above the divers for a while; it's kind of a trip to see people 50 feet underwater below you.
Where we are:
Location=Culebra, PR
Lat=18 19.806
Lon=65 19.988
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