We tried to book a whale watching trip but couldn’t get one till Monday so we decided to go on a day sail across the bay to the National Park because they have ... caves. And wildlife, mangroves and beaches you can use a barbecue on.We anchored in the park and explored the coastline with the dinghy. In front of the boat was a bird island with egrets and huge black soaring birds flying and landing, flying and landing. Very busy, pretty and tuneful. The limestone rock and cave formations were interesting – we managed to find a number that looked like skulls one of which we’ve included in the photos. Finally, we pulled the dinghy up on a little beach on which there was a Ranger hut, a few palm trees, a couple benches and a sign in Spanish. Surprisingly we had to pay a park fee which was higher than the guide book indicated. This cave system was partly open to the sea through erosion and was extremely pretty: lit from outside, the sea inside rippled and reflected on the red, green, brown and white rock walls and ceilings. Again it was home to bats but also to swifts. We were unguided and alone for much of the time in the caves and could use our torches to explore and watch bats and birds high up in the ceilings. Unlike Camuy, these caves felt like they could have been home to people in the past, though we didn’t see any petroglyphs and signs of old habitation, just some recent graffiti.
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